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•Th e IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, A pril 10, 2014 3 e-mail: hassellsauto@bellnet.ca www.hassellautomotive.com Spring is back, and so is our 8th Annual Super Spring SpecialNOW ON!! - Oil & Filter and complete top to bottom check over (Excludes synthetic Oil) - Installation of summer tires (already on rims) included. - Tim Card - Windshield Washer Fluid EXTRAS Only $4995Call for anAppointment Craig Barrager Sales Representative Buying or Selling. Call today to find out what you need to know! REA L ESTAT E CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE DIRECT 416-704-5211 cbarrager@gmail.com The Place To Shop In Downtown Georgetown 77 Main St. S., Downtown Georgetown 905-873-1470 www.BridalSplendor.com.BridalSplendor Planning a wedding? Visit us for a selection of gowns that are SIMPLY SENSATIONAL! 905-873-1470 We're more than bridal • Casual Fashions • Daywear • Evening Attire Independent & Free Press staff writer Lisa Tallyn has won first place for Best News Story in the 2013 Halton Regional Police Service's Media Awards. The award was for her inves- tigative piece on Who killed Paavo Henttonen, published May 16, 2013. In the same competition, former Indepen- dent & Free Press photographer Ted Brown is the winner of the 2013 Best News Photo- graph for his photo of a Halton Police canine officer with his tracking dog, published Jan. 22, 2013. Brown retired in January 2014 af- ter 32 years with The Independent & Free Press. The Independent & Free Press also won second place for Best Editorial Page in the Class B (Over 20,001 non-daily/weekly) in the Local Media Associaiton 2013 editorial con- test. The Local Media Association Editorial Contest has entries from newspaper compa- nies across North America. Metroland Media Group, of which The Independent & Free Press is a member, led all the media companies with 92 awards. The IFP wins editorial awards Police are warning the public about a telephone charity scam where the callers say they are with Halton Police Service. Callers say they are fundraising for an an- ti-bullying campaign and ask for donations ranging from $1 to $2,000. Generous and unsuspecting victims are then asked to provide a credit card number to complete the donation. Halton Police Service wants the public to know they do not solicit the public for mon- etary donations related to one specific cam- paign or charity on its behalf. They say, providing personal, credit card or banking information to unknown sources people can and identity theft. To safeguard against becoming a victim of a false charity scam, consider the following precautions: • Be wary of appeals that tug at your heart  strings, especially pleas involving current events • Call the charity. Find out if the organiza- tion is aware of the solicitation and has au- thorized the use of its name •  Check  the  charity's  financial  informa- tion. For many organizations, this  informa- tion can be found online • Ask the solicitor for the registered chari- table tax number of the charity. • Question any discrepancies. Confirm the  charity's registration information through the Canada Revenue Agency (1-800-267-2384) •  Refuse  high-pressure  appeals.  Legiti- mate fundraisers won't push you to give on the spot. Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact Halton Police Fraud Inves- tigators at 905-88-5511 ext. 8739 or anony- mously 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Police issue warning on latest scam Congratulations Brenda, on being named Georgetown's Citizen of the Year You are an inspiration to your team!