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PAGE 10, WHrIBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18,1988 Offiefotu üid>not ulyo insubordination after raid, JBy- Debbie Lcu On Tuesday, a police cornmittee eiedthat an OshawaÎ police officer was not, insubordinate after an unauthorized raid on an after-hours club' in an east Oshawa plaza on Mardi 21 last year. Officer Blakey of the Durham Regional Police was found not guilty of insubordination by deputy chef Trevor McGagherty. Witnesses at the scene of the raid alleged that police used excessive brutality and did not identify themselves before taking action. Police blasted open the door and inJured some patrons close to the door. They arrested four persons and thers were charged with drink-. ing in an, unlicensed premises. McGagherty presented bis dliberations on the statement of one of the charged, Michel Perron, and bis counsel, and ther information at the inquiry into the actions of Blakey on that evening. Blakey was found not guilty of insubordination to bis senior officer, Douglas Bulloch head of the criminal investigation bureau for regional police. In the presence of several detectives, a'raid was diiscussed. But Bulloc advised Blakey not to proceed until a later date. McGagherty s aid that a superior officer rarely orders a subordinate* to do anything; rather,ý there are "#positive suggestions" and goals given with direction froni super- ior officers." Blakey either decided against the advice regarding the raid or made' a gross miscalculation as to what exactly wai the advice, said McCagherty. McGagherty said that Blakey believed that if "lie was not directly ordered, lie could go ahead (and do what lie saw fit)." AIl*thougli Blakey submitted himself to a polygrapli test, the deputy chef did not accept the results. "1 have condemned the offlcer's skillful manipulation," lie said, and added that Blakey 1il. ave - to "re-earn" the trust and respect of bis fellow, officers. In investigation, apparently Blakey exhibited a low level of esteem for bis. fellow officers, according to McGaghertý. Althougli McGaherty said that police officers should take sucli "advice" as a- command or as the best action to take, lie found Blakey not guilty of insubor- dination. Technically,- an order must take the form of a command, as aIl other "orders" in SEE PAGE 15 Railroader's show THERE WERE MANY interest 'ed visitors ý,Eastdale Collegiate in Oshawa May 14. to the Pine Ridge, Rairoaders show at Free Press photo Complaints'byWest Lyndeiresidents a "saying" duriig, the war: "Bull, baffles brains. That is something We have been getting from the Town. We get niuch of 'We will report back' but nothing is done." Edwards said lie slipped and suffered a concussion because the .mini-pool on the road in front of bis bouse had frozen in February. It annoys me that when taxes increase, this is going on.", A report from the public works department notes that, at a cost of $40,000 per cul-de-sac, it would, take $1.3 million t'O repair il the streets in West Lynde. The report also noted that te roads in the subdivision are about- 18 to 19 years old and- need repairs. Dick Kuwahara, Town public works director, told residents that Whitby needs $40-million to repair ail its roads. He said $2.5 million bas been allocated in the 1988, budget for road repairs in town. . "I takelittle comfort from your remarks," said3- Edwards, who warned the Town about possible Iawsuits. "You will rule the day after seeing the resuits' of those Iawsuits. Unless this problemn is addressed I can see them coming about," he said. "We can't answer ail the problems, theire just isn't enougli dollars. It's like going to a store with 10 cents to buy a $1 worth of candy," said counicillor Marcel Brunelle. Committee niembers said they would ask the public works de- partment to further report on the problem. Residents also complained about the condition of West Lynde Park. :', "Someone take a look at that park for Heaven's sake and do something about it," said Ed- wards. Residents told committee that the park is strewn with litter while the park's liglits need replacing and repairing. Parks and recrention director Larry Morrow said the Towni *went to the park three times in the past three wooka to dlean the park but it didn't help, "The problem ia in$Ùdo the' subdivision," said Mlorrow. Residents agreed. aïing the' litter was ctiwaod 1bsy eit walking through the pAA on their way homeo fli, "omr oi way to, Henry Stroot Ilîh rhMh or West Lynde publie school, Committee mombers told rosi. ~d,,ts they Ny9uld try t4ifind an, [a *wert'tJ4ProIei,, , :"