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www.independentfreepress.com Ted Brown............... 7 Sports ........... 16, 17 Directory .......22, 23 Classifieds ....24, 25 Calendar ............... 26 50 Cents (+ GST) Circulation: 22,800 SIGN OF THE TIMES TransCanada Energy's Town sign nets design honour PAGE 4 WHEELS.CA Check out the latest news from the automotive world 8-PAGE SECTION 56 Pages Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS A 20-year-old Georgetown man is in OPP custody after pulling a knife on his parents, wrecking their car and hijacking another in a series of police chases across Halton Region and Wellington County. Halton Police say Wellington County OPP arrested the Georgetown man in Wingham late Tuesday. Acting Halton Police Staff Sergeant Jeff Foster said there was a physical altercation between a mother, a father and their son as they were driving near Temple Road and Ewing Street in Georgetown about 7 p.m. Tuesday. The son pulled "a small pocketknife" on his father, causing superficial cuts, police said. When the small SUV stopped, the son jumped into the driver's seat and roared away, smashing into several parked cars. Foster said the parents called police and paramedics, but the couple did not require medical treatment. About 10 minutes later, the THURSDAY, April 7, 2011 Man in custody after wild chase ends in Wingham man ran the family car off the road, smashing through a sign for the village of Glen Williams and plunging into a steep ditch in the area of Confederation Street and Wildwood Road. With the vehicle immobilized, the man, who was apparently not injured, confronted a woman nearby who was walking to her own car. Grabbing the keys, the man took her 2009 Black Toyota Venza and sped away. Police said no weapon was used in the carjacking and the woman was not injured. A Halton Police canine officer spotted the Venza a few minutes later, heading westbound on Highway 7 into Acton. He chased it for a short distance but backed off around Queen Street and Churchill Road for safety reasons. The big SUV was last seen speeding northbound on Main Street in Acton and Halton Police warned Wellington County OPP it was coming their way. See POLICE, pg. 3 Halton Police and Wellington OPP officers were led on a wild chase that began in Georgetown and ended in Wingham Tuesday night. According to police, a 20-year-old Georgetown man crashed his parents' car (above and right) in Glen Williams, taking out the village sign, after pulling a knife on his father. The man then hijacked the car of a stranger and led police on a more than hour-long chase before finally being apprehended in Wingham. Photos by David Ritchie 7e HANDLE ALL INSURANCE work. Georgetown Volkswagen 203 Guelph Street 9 0 5 . 8 7 7. 5 2 8 5 georgetownvw.com Thinking of buying or selling? sTruck Accessories s5PHOLSTEry s(Eavy %QUIPMENT 'LASS s7INDow 4INTING 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown (905) 873-1655 0% APR up to 36 months* on our most popular models Dir: 416-991-4247 EFFIEatDIMOU 905-456-1000 at Sales Representative www.georgetownrealty.ca edimou@georgetownrealty.ca at Call Effie Dimou for all your real atneeds. at 905-456-1000 905-456-10 905-456-1 at estate 905-456-1000 Realty Services Inc. Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated *see Georgetown Volkswagen or georgetownvw.com for details. SO LD