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Arrest in rash of thefts from vehicles A 26-year-old Acton man charged with 17 counts of theft under $5,000 was caught red-handed with items stolen from vehicles. On Facebook, a writer recount how his mother noticed her motion detection lights go on at 3 a.m. last Thursday and she saw someone attempting to get into their three locked cars parked in their drivew a y, a n d t h e n m o v e across the street. Her husband called police and gave chase, and Halton police arrested a suspect in the area and found he was in possession of several stolen items, which police did not identify. Police said the investigation to date involved vehicles ­ most of them unlocked ­ on Greenore Crescent, Cameron Street, Kingham Road, Church Street East, Wr i g h t Av e n u e a n d Birchway Place. Halton police said these particular crimes a r e l a rg e l y p r e v e n t able with simple crime prevention techniques including: · parking in an en closed garage or a well lit area. · never leaving valu ables in plain sight or removing them from a vehicle entirely · locking your vehicle. The News stand Price 40¢ + GST New Your Hometown Newspaper Thursday, January 10, 2013 Office: 905.877.5211 Cell: 905.873.8948 Fax: 908.877.5154 Email: npaget@remax.net Volume 16 No. 02 ALL ABOARD: Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott (top left photo) joined Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette on the inaugural GO Train from the new Acton station on Monday morning. Acton's Jean Marcoux (left bottom) a former Acton CNR station night operator was on hand to mark the significant milestone and thee was great excitement as the first train rolled into the $3.8-million station/stop ­ Frances Learment photos Protest closes Acton elementary public schools Acton elementary public schools ­ and all those in Halton ­ will be closed tomorrow (Friday) by a "political protest' by public elementary school teachers, some early childhood educators and other school staff. As some parents scrambled to find care for their children the issue of whether it was an wildcat strike or legal walkout were still being debated by the province and union leaders. At press time, no other details were available.