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Drinking and Driving Can Distort Life. Drink and drive, and your life may never be the same again. You not only risk your life when you drink and drive, you also risk losing your license, incurring expensive fines, doing time in jail or even causing injury or death to an inno- cent bystander. With all these conse- quences facing you, driving under the influence is the worst decision you can make. Dont take chances with drinking and driving; theres always a bet- ter alternative. Acton/Georgetown, Friday, September 26, 2008 3 An Acton and Rockwood man are facing charges in connection with the theft of a 2002 Ford Windstar from Rockwood Saturday morn- ing. Wellington OPP report that at about 6:14 a.m. officers responded to a single-car accident on Watson Rd. in Puslinch Township. The collision occurred when a 2002 Ford Windstar left the road for no apparent reason and entered the ditch. The driver fled the scene. Investigation revealed the vehicle had been stolen from Rockwood at 5:45 a.m. that morn- ing. The canine unit was brought in to search the area for the driver, an Acton man, who was later found and taken into custody. Charged with theft over $5,000 and failing to comply with his probation order is Kevin Boyd Fabian, 38, of Acton. Also charged with theft over $5,000 was Christopher Glen Paton, 34, of Rockwood, a pas- senger in the van. He was taken to Guelph General Hospital where he was treated for non- life threatening injuries and released. *** Police are investigating three hit and run col- lisions in Georgetown over the past few days. On Wednesday, $500 damage was caused to a Chevrolet Blazer when it was hit by another vehicle while it was parked in the lot at Home Hardware on Guelph St. between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. A Toyota Sienna van received damage when it was struck while parked in a driveway on Roane Ave. late Sunday or sometime Monday. Approximately $900 damage was caused to a Silverado pickup truck parked at the A & P on Sinclair Ave. Monday between 10 and 10:45 p.m. when someone hit the bumper and tailgate. *** A Georgetown man was charged with having over 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood after a vehicle was seen being driven erratically in the Mountainview Rd. and Resource Rd. area Saturday evening at about 8:50 p.m. Charged is Glenn Patrick Cassibo, 39, of Webster Way, Georgetown. *** A Halton Hills man is facing charges after a single-vehicle accident at Fourth Line and Ten Sideroad at about 10:30 p.m. Friday. The vehicle rolled over several times and the driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Charged with impaired driving and refuse to provide a breath sample is Kevin James Goldie, 34, of Sixth Line. *** Police have charged a 17-year-old Georgetown male with arson in connection with a fire in a porta-potty at a construction site in the Guelph St. and Maple Ave. area on August 6. *** Police report about $200 worth of damage was caused at Georgetown Market Place when someone spray-painted graffiti on the Zellers building sometime Monday or Tuesday. A permanent marker was used to write graffiti on the inside of one of the stalls of the mens washroom at the food court of Georgetown Market Place sometime between 6 and 9 p.m. Monday. Clean-up is estimated at $200. Correction Jacob Kentner, a horseshoe competitor at the Acton Fall Fair was misidentified on the photo gallery page, pg. 13, in the Wednesday, Sept. 24 edition. The Independent Free Press regrets the error. Canine unit searched for suspect Police Blotter