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18- PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, October 15, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Guns among haul as rash of break-ins reported in Scugog From page 1 that an outside shed was broken into, but nothing appears to be taken. 0 Durham Regional Police were called to a Heath Crescent residence on Oct. 10 after a neighbor reported seeing lights on in a home he was watching while friends were away. Police say the neighbor went outside around 9:45 p.m. and saw lights on in the home. Upon arriving, police and the neighbor searched the home and found the rear sliding door open, and saw pry marks around the door frames. Drawers had been searched through, rooms were ransacked, cabinets were open, and jewelry boxes were rummaged through and contents were thrown on the floor. Checking in the garage, police found that the igni- tion in a pick-up truck had been punched out and boxes of liquor, stereo equipment, a camcorder, some speakers and a microwave had been placed in the back of the vehicle. a Police also reported that residents of a Sexton St. home returned after being away for the holiday weekend and found that more than $1,300 in jew- elry had been stolen. They returned home and and found their rear door open and pry marks around the door frame, say police. A large quantity of jew- elry and other things were discovered missing. Police also report two SMARTLEASE > A Central Ontario Pontiac Dealers' Presentation IMU '98 Pontiac Sunfire Coupe DOWN gets you a 5-speed transmission, 2.2 litre engine, the PASSLock™ theft deterrent system, dual air bags, 4-wheel ABS, a rear spoiler, folding rear seat, reclining front bucket seats and tinted glass. Or get behind the wheel of a Sunfire GT for only $30 more a month. PONTIAC "Mo security deposit. Hacedes down payment, Is) payment plus taxes, and gos tox. No security deposit. Freight included Sunfire Coupe 154 Lease Payment® Total Due On Sign' Down Payment 50 $27 5/an 51,500 §230/an $3,000 S185 an 5402.50 52,075.75 $3,749.00 BUILT FOR DRIVERS" You shoud know this: "Based on a 36 month lease for 1998 Pontiac Sunfire Cot pe 1SA equipped as described. Annual kilometre mit: 20,000 km. $0.08 per excess kilometre Total obligation is $9.900.00. Other lease options are avadable Dealer may lease for less Frexght is ncluded. Licence, taxes and insurance not ncuded. Offer apples to the lease of 1998 new or demonstrator models. Dealer trade may be necessary Offer applies only to qualified retal customers in Central Ontario. Limited time offer which may not be combned or used with other offers. See your Dealer for detals or visit www .gmcanada com™ www. gmcanada com is a regstered trademark of General Motors Comoration ) other occurrences where thieves attempted to enter homes: 0 A Chester Crescent resident came home after the holiday weekend and found a boot mark on the front door of the home and the screen on the back door was also ripped out. There were boot prints on that door as well. Q An attempt was also made to enter a Victoria St. home sometime between 3 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 12, say police. Owners of the residence report the outer glass door on their sliding door was pried open, but a security bar prevented thieves from opening the inner door. Pry marks were also found on a window to the left of the sliding door, police say. Stolen vehicles Police report that auto thieves were out during the holiday weekend. Attempts were made to steal three vehicles, and one was taken and smashed into a building. Police say that some- time during the early morning hours Sunday (Oct. 12) thieves made their way around Shanley and John Streets, looking for vehicles. They tried to steal a 1988 Jeep Cherokee from a John St. home, but could- n't get it started, police say. They were also scared off by a man who saw them pushing the vehicle, report police. The vehicle was found in neutral with the driver's window smashed out. An attempt to steal a 1985 Jimmy from Shanley St. was foiled when a cab- bie drove by and saw the driver's door open on the vehicle. The ignition was found punched out, but nothing was stolen from inside. Police also report thieves tried to take a 1989 GMC pickup truck from a Shanley St. residence but couldn't get it started. The truck was found on the road with the ignition punched out, say police. Thieves were finally successful in stealing a vehicle after a red 1987 Chev Suburban was stolen from a John St. home. Police say the vehicle was backed into the drive- way and had a sixteen- foot bass boat, 55-horse- power Yamaha motor and trailer attached. Thieves managed to steal the truck, but could not go far as the transmis- sion was burned out and the vehicle did not work well. Police later found the truck smashed against the rear wall of Shopper's Drug Mart on Queen St. around 5 a.m. that morn- ing. The boat, motor and trailer were also found there. The truck is valued at $8,000, the boat at $4,000 and the trailer at $1,500 say police.