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Vol. 129 + No. 41 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1995 COPY 65¢ 1¢ = 4¢ GSD Preliminary hearing begins Robbery suspects are in court today By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The two suspects in last year's bank robbery and shoot- ings in Port Perry will be in court today (Sept. 6) for the be- ginning of their preliminary hearing. There are 20 dates scheduled for the preliminary hearing, which could see it continue through the end of October, said Assistant Crown Attorney Lori Anne Turner, who along with Michael Hill, Assistant Crown Attorney, will be handling the case. Mitchell McArthur, 42, and his brother Angus, 28, both of Kingston face a total of 43 charges in connection with the October 20, 1994 Bank of Mon- treal robbery, that left five peo- ples including three police offi- cers wounded. The men face a number of charges including attempted murder, robbery; kidnapping, forceable confinement, break and enter and weapons offenc- es,amongothers. The two were arrested in Kingston the day after the se- ries of events in Port Perry that saw two masked men enter the bank around 7:30 p.m. Alan Knight, the manager of the branch, was shot down in the bank. When the suspects emerged from the bank they opened fire, wounding Constables Warren Ellis and Mark McConkey and Detective Paul Mooy. Debra-Ann Taylor, a real es- tate agent working across the street, was wounded when a stray bullet smashed through her office window. Police say.the two men left the scene and forced their way into the home of Harry and Marjorie Pearce. After holding Mrs. Turnto Page 2 pe J PETER HVIDSTEN 7 PORT PERRY STAR "An Apple For The Teacher Thousands of children across Scugog Township returned to classrooms Tuesday morning after a long summer holiday. First year student Valerie Stowell-Smith offers her teacher, Sharalane Jeffery a big red apple as she began classes in pre-school kindergarten located at S. A. Cawker School, while little Alex MacNeill looks on. Man hurt as boats collide A Toronto man sustained head injuries after two boats collided in a driving rain Sunday on Lake Scugog. Durham Regional Police said the two aluminum fishing boats were heading for shore after a storm swept in around noon Sunday (Sept. 3). Both were about 400 metres from shore off Scugog Island, police said. A boat being operated by a Brooklin man slammed into the boat ahead of it, throwing the occupant to the floor and causing him to sustain head injuries, including a five-inch gash to the forehead, police said. He was taken to hospital in Port Perry by the other boater. Police say no charges will be laid after the collision, which occurred when visibility on the lake was very poor.