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Murder hearing

A PRELIMINARY hearing began on Moniay, May 34, in connection with the death of a Filipino sailor and the robbery of his friend in North Vancouver on Qet. 24, 1991,

Ryan Allan Sncob, 25, und Geosge Stephen Jacobs, 25, both of North Vancouver, are charged with the second-degree murder of Jovito Valdueva Beguna, 36.

In addition, Jacob, Jacobs and a third man, Todd Christopher Moody, 22, also of North Vancouver, are charged with the robbery of Danilo Crisastomo, 35,

Jacob, Jacobs, and Moody sat with five family members during the first day of five scheduted days slated for the preliminary hearing.

All three men were not in custody when they appeared in North Vancouver provincial court,

The two Filipino sailors were on shore leave and hag been drinking at the Coach House Inn.

Beguna's bedy was later found in the 11G0-biock of West 26th Street.

Charges were laid one year after the alleged murder and robhery took place.

Details of the hearing may not be reported due ta a court-lssued publication ban,

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NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP are. secking public ® Aerobics — all levels assistance to find the person responsible for setting a in ! structure on fire at a playing field at Fromme elementary oe ' school, 3657 Fromme Rd. i / A police spokesman said that at about & p.m. on 5 . Sunday, May. 30, several people went to the school to 4 ‘Memberships start play baseball, A witness saw flames coming from a : . as; low as structure on the playing field. ; — While the witness went to call the fire department, ( : ’ ' other members of the baseball group were able to extin- guish the fire. A police investigation of the incident continues, information may be forwarded {0 Const. Jacobsen at 985-1314.

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Seats singed

THE NORTH Vancouver RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire (hat damayed a hockey stand seating arca near playing fields at Premier Street.

A police spokesman said a constable on routine patro! noticed the structure was burning at about I a.m. on Monday, May 31. :

The North Vancouver District Fire Department was called to extinguish the blaze. The fire caused several hundred dollars’ worth of damage to the hockey stand.

The potice are continuing their investigation.

Forward information to Const. Rave Doyle at 985- 1311.

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- Fines levied

TWO NORTH Vancouver men appeared in North Van- couver provincial couri on Thursday, May 20, after both men were charged with cocaine and marijuana posses- sion.

Nicholas Peter Logan, 32, and Theodore Robert Walker, 23, were charged in connection with incidents which occurred on Oct. 16, 1992 in North Vancouver District. /

Logan pleaded guilty to marijuana possession. His co- caine charge was stayed.

Walker pleaded guilty to cocaine possession. His mari- juana charge was stayed.

Judge Reginald Grandison fined Logan $100 and Walker $200 in connection with the offences.

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Lawyer makes final arguments

From page % someone under attack,’’ said Crown lawyer Jay Straith.

heroin were hidden in the one- bedroom apartment. But Kokanovic’s lawyer, An-

_ He said that Kokanovic jumped out the apartment window and f1- ed in a desperate attempt to avoid police detention.

He argued that Kokanovic was at least ‘‘wilfully blind’' to the narcotic activity of Pelegrin in the apartment.

According to Lawrence’s state- ment, two police officers were re- quired to lift a dresser where 45 baggies of pure China white

thony Serka, argued there was:

® no evidence of flight on the part of Kokanovic; . ®no evidence that police surveillance of Kokanovic and Pelegrin had anything to do with drugs; ®no

conclusive evidence that

Kokanovic was in the apartment right before patice broke down the door.

Missing hiker found just in time

From page 3 when he was found. Jones said normal body temperature is 37° C (98.6° F),

“Medically, he was exhausted

and dehydrated. He was mildly disoriented. If he had spent another night in the bush, it would have been a medical emergency,’’ said Jones.

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