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i 3 1 Woman admits she hit policeman with hat A 48 year old woman charged with assaulting police testified in an Oshawa courtroom Wednesday afternoon that she swatted a police officer with a hat while trying to get his attention. - ' ~'I didn't realize, I guess I had hit him," Sandra Lindensmith. a petite woman who stands about 5' tall. told Judge Dodds. According to her testimony, Con- stable Dave Mann of Durham Regional Police was in the process of putting her son, 23 year old Brian Lindensmith, into the back of a cruiser. Brian Lindensmith is also charg- ed with assault, as is his father. Raymond Lindensmith, 53, and his friend, Louis Farkas, 24, charged with two counts of assault and one liquor offense. The charges date back to a scuf- fle on Queen Street in the early hours of March 16, 1986, following a housewarming party for Brian Lindensmith's girlfriend in an apartment above the Port Perry Pet Shop. F "He (PC Mann) was pushing him (her son) face first into the back," Mrs. Lindensmith said. 'Brian was trying to get his arms loose." At the time, she testified, she was still carrying a soft, felt fedora belonging to a friend's young son. She told the court she was trying to get the officer's attention to ask him to take it easy on her son, and fail- ing that, she admitted she hit PC Mann in the head and neck area, with the fedora. ' At approximately the same time, PC Lorne Annas was also struggling with Louis Farkas, whom Mrs. Lindensmith was worried about as well. "I was getting to a point where I was really afraid for Louie," she testified. She said she attempted to She said she met her son coming up the stairs, and "'I knew he was quite upset and I wanted to ask him what had happened." While her son went back up to the _ housewarming party, she approach- ed PC Harmer to inquire about the ticket. During the conversation, she * 'said the officer told her he thought Brian was involved in a high speed chase earlier in the evening, at ap- . proximately 8:30 p.m. "'I'said it couldn't by my son," she testified. "He was there up at the apartment at 8:30 p.m. and I was there also." . She told the court PC Harmer ad- mitted he couldn't prove it was her son, but that he'd be watching him. Following the conversation, she went back up to the party until ap- proximately midnight, when she volunteered to drive a few people home. She was already in the driver's seat of her husband's jimmy, she said, while her son Brian was in the vehicle along with a few others, and Louis Farkas was standing by the open door of the passenger side. She ~ said she wasn't sure, at that point, who she was driving home. "They'd all come out to see who was going to go first, and who was going to go second, a relay," she said. Continuing with her story, she said, "A vehicle pulled up very quickly behind us and both doors opened... Louis said, 'It's the PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 17, 1987 -- 15 police' It was almost, gee, | wonder what they're doing here. She then said Constable Annas ap- proached the passenger side where Farkas was standing, while Con- stable Mann approached her side. "The first thing he (Annas) said was, show me some ID," she testified. "Louis said to him, 'what have I done'.. He grabbed Louie and didn't give him any explanation for the question at all.. At this time | could hear Louis yelling 'what have I done?" Previous testimony revealed PC. Annas walked Farkas behind the . jimmy and the cruiser, where he was put face-first onto the back of the cruiser. PC Annas had testified he witnessed Farkas drink out of a Street scuffle trial continues mug, as well as Brian Lindensmith carrying a styrofoam cup. Mrs. Lindensmith Farkas's mug, a gift from her son, was empty, and that she saw no styrofoam cup. i "1 would not permit anyone to bring anything to drink into my truck," she said. *'I would not allow i" Mrs. Lindensmith, nervous about being on the stand, almost broke in- to tears at one point when she was asked to repeat foul language used during the scuffle. Her testimony will be cross- examined by Crown attorney Mike Gillen when the trial continues at 2 p.m. April 1st in Oshawa Provincial Court. March 3 Rcenty Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced. the $1 Billion Special Canadian Grains Program. This will help farmers hurt by low world grain 1 Details are as follows: Farmers who have a recently received a federal corn, soybean or winter (s 1 BILLION SPECIAL CANADIAN GRAINS procrav. fou Only Have Until Istto Act pick one up from: - Offices of Mémbers of ~~ . Feed mills Parliament - Farm Credit Corporation testified . and oilseed prices caused by wheat stabilization payment the trade war between the have had applications mailed get PC Annas' attention as well. 'He (Annas) had a hold of Louie with one Offices, Agriculture Canada [ hand at that point, and he turned European Community and the to them. That form must be offices and research stations around and looked at me, and he United States. : pushed me. completed and returned by * Elevators "I hit my head on the car," she continued. 'At this point my hus- band said something to him. My husband said, 'You can't do that, what do you think this is, Russia?" E Moments later. she told the court. 5 Sgt. Ken Hudson arrived. F I thought, gee. maybe I can get through to him." Mrs. Lindensmith said. 'I took his arm and said, 'Sir, Sir." ~ She then said Sgt. Hudson looked away, so she asked him *"'if he could . stop this." When he looked away again, Mrs. 'Lindensmith said she grabbed his shirt by the collar, not really realiz- ing what she was doing. Recalling the incident on the witness stand, she almost couldn't believe what she had done. . : '"His shirt did rip, and it was my hand that did it," she said. Later in the evening, she testified she apologized to Sgt. Hudson, say- ~ ing, "I'm terribly sorry ahout tear- ing your shirt, I didn't mean'it." She then said she offered to pay a March 31st. a. | 3 Eligible crops are: ? sm wheat, barley, oats, rye, a producer but haven't mixed grain, grain corn, Soy- received an application form, beans, canola, flax and 7 sunflower seeds for crushing. Pedigreed seed, high moisture | corn, high moisture barley and ' farm fed grain (except silage) / pt -- # are also covered. rd For more information contact: If you are a qualified The Administrator Special Canadian Grains Program Agriculture Canada 'Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1J3 i i» ~ Phone (613) 957-7078 | - APPLICATION DEADLINE IS for the shirt, with its ripped collar, MARCH 31st, 1987. | but was politely refused by the : Sergeant. wh ol The Government of Canada is IN . ensmithn, who resiaes in Ce } ) Picton with her husband, testified . committed to ensuring that agriculture remains a strong and vibrant part of our country's economy. The Special Canadian Grains Program is a part of that commitment. she was helping Louie Farkas move on March 15, and arrived at the housewarming party at approx- imately 8:20 p.m_ Soon after she ar- rived, she became aware of the fact that her son, Brian, was down on the street talking to Durham Police Constable Jim Harmer, who was in the process of putting a parking ticket on Brian Lindensmith's black Impala. parked several inches over the parking space on Queen St "Curiosity got the best of me, you y /L 4 f y / 1% » 4 " © could say. and I went downstairs to Government Souvernemer Cana a see what was happening." Mrs. Hf Canad: fu Canad