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Two Acton men and one from Georgetown remain be- hind bars in connection with charges stemming from a mini crime spree cracked by Halton police last week. Police laid 28 charges against four men and one Young Offender and recov- ered stolen property, includ- ing a Browning 7-mm semi- automatic handgun allegedly stolen by one of the suspects a Q = 9 Oo Gg MOTOR PRODUCTS 1995 Sierra SL _Rockwood « 856-22 Only the steel skeleton of the old arena remains standing, a tribute to the builders of an edifice pro- fessionals said was unsafe. Sce-demolition photos on age 3. The Beatrice Aeros Were in Acton last Friday to give a big boost to wom- en's hockey and sign auto- eraphs: See story on Page Although these Mus- tangs didn't win a volley- ball title their male coun- terparts from McKenzie- Smith Bennet school are vying for the county-wide crown tonight(Thursday). See story on page 15 2 Whats) Students t Don't forget the Acton Blood fi |Donor Clinic at the Legion Hall next Thursday. See Page 16. from a relative's home. The gun was found hidden on the 'ormer Beardmore property in Acton. The arrests began at 3:30 a.m. last Monday when a Churchill Road South resi- dent called police about a suspicious man loitering in an apartment building park- ing lot. Police found two sus- pects removing coins from the building's laundry ma- chines and arrested one man . at the scene. The other fled but was arrested four hours later at an Acton home. Over the next 48 hours Halton police made addi- tional arrests. The following are before the courts: Jason Waterworth, 19, of Highway 7 in the Silvercreek area faces 17 charges including possession of an unregistered restricted weapon, theft of a vehicle from Tyler Transport, three counts of attempted theft of a vehicle, seven counts of break and enter, theft, mis- chief, possession of stolen roperty, wilful damage and bresch of an undertaking. Waterworth has been in cus- tody since his arrest and ap- pears in a Milton court to- morrow (Friday) for a bail hearing. Ryan Hill, 18, of the Acton area faces 6 charges including possession of a unregistered restricted weapon, mischief, theft of a vehicle from Tyler Transport, theft, and breach of proba- tion. Hill has been denied bail and will be back in court December 14 to set a date for trial. Devon Fraser, 18, of Acton is charged with break Longterm care centre for town Halton will get more new long term care beds to ac- commodate the elderly and infirm, part of the Ontario government's new program to look after those who can no longer take care of them- selves. One 96-bed centre will be located in Halton Hills. Long Term Care Minister Cam Jackson of Burlington | announced the program and the award of 650 beds in the first phase on Monday. Fa- cilities will be built in Halton Hills as well as Burlington and Oakville. Halton now has the fewest | long term care beds in On- tario, 55.2 beds per 1,000 seniors over the age of 75. The provincial average is 91.2 beds per thousand eld- erly. The government has se- lected three organizations to develop facilities for 650 peo- ple at five sites. Halton Health Care Services, which operates Oakville Trafalgar Hospital and Milton Hospi- tal will build a new 96-bed long term care centre in Halton Hills. The centre will focus on people undergoing dialysis treatment and those requiring psychogeriatric care. There will also be spe- cialized programs for younger residents with physi- cal disabilities. The location for the Halton Hills centre has not yet been bought, only inancing is in place, said MPP Ted Chudleigh's office. Continued on Page 2 ae HEARTY CREW: Despite freezing weather the Acton High school Grade 12 En- vironmental Studies students who went wilderness camping last month had a great time applying classroom theories in the fi eld. The campers included: Back, left to right, Sandra Banjac, Ryan Oudesluys, Josh Campbell, Adam Bosch, Geoff MacLeod and Ian Banfield. Middle: Crystal Wooldridge, Melissa Young and Tannis Wade. Front: Vicki Burgoyne and Brook Lindsay. Front: Mark Kovich (teacher). -- Frances Niblock photo An Acton youth faces three charges in connection with a robbery at Jug Milk on Mill Street East, Wednesday morning. Police say the 17-year-old entered the store wearing a balaclava around 7:15 a.m. and demanded money and cigarettes from the lone clerk, Salim Ahmed. He then left the store by the side door and climbed onto a school bus. Store owner Qazi Ahmed said his clerk recognized the youth because he shops in their store reounly When he went to the bus the clerk followed him and told the driver he had been robbed and the police had been called. The youth then left the bus, returned the stolen property and entered the bus again. Police arrested him from the bus. Ahmed said in the two years he has owned the store this is the first time it has been robbed. "And the sad part he is just a school boy," Ahmed said. Although no gun was seen during the rob- bery, the youth was charged with robbery, wearing a disguise with the intent to commit an indictable offence and using an imitation firearm while committing an indictable of- fence. z He will appear in Milton Youth Court on and enter in connection with the Churchill Road south laundry room incident. He was released and appears in court January 11, 1999, A 16-year-old Young Of- fender from Acton is charged with possession of a re- stricted unregistered weapon and appears in court on Janu- ary 8, 1999. Jamie Bradberry, 18, of Georgetown faces three charges. 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