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Volume 21 No. 15 Thursday, April 12, 2018 GEORGETOWN 905-877-0149 www.georgetownchrysler.ca Your Actonian connection for Great Savings! RAM • DODGE JEEP CHRYSLER C a l l P h i l Your Hometown Newspaper NEW News stand Price 40¢ + GST The 1998 - 2018 312 Guelph Street, Georgetown ON L7G 4B5 905-877-2296 iPro Realty Ltd. Brokerage IT'S WORTH THE CALL... 905-691-8934 John Goy Sn. Tr. & Doctor Moore Residents I have clients looking to move to your street. Contact me if you are thinking about selling. Thank you! Helen McLean Sales Representative since 2004 Recipient of 2017 Platinum Award by iPro Realty Ltd. 122 Mill Street E. Acton (side entrance, second door) Holding the key to your next move! On Tuesday, Apr i l 3, two males attended Food Basics stores in Georgetown, Milton and Burlington. At each location the two men, acting as a team, used distraction techniques to steal a purse from unsuspect- ing elderly females. One male engaged the elderly females in conversation asking for assistance. During this distraction, the other male stole the purses. Cash and credit cards were taken from the stolen purses and the purses were discarded. The two men then used the stolen credit cards at multiple stores close to the location of each theft. The cards were used im- mediately after the theft of each purse. At 1:35 p.m. on Wed- nesday, April 4, the same males again attended the Food Basics in George- town. Alert employees recognized the suspects and quickly contacted pol ice . The suspects left the scene in a mo- tor vehicle but witnesses were able to obtained the licence plate information and police connected the vehicle to a Brampton address. Detectives from the one district criminal in- vestigations bureau were able to stop the motor vehicle and at 4:10 p.m. arrested the occupants as they attempted to return to their residence. One adul t and one young offender, who can- not be named under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, are facing three counts of theft under. Bogdan Dymiter, 20 years of Brampton and a 17-year-old young of- fender were held pending a bail hearing. The in- vestigation is continuing into these offences and further charges are ex- pected. Halton Police wish to thank the alert Food Basics employees who quickly contacted police and obtained the vital information necessary to bring this investigation to a successful conclu- sion. Police would also like to remind members of the public to be cogni- zant of the techniques used in these types of thefts and be on guard keeping personal pos- sessions safe, secure and away from view in public places. Anyone who may have additional information concerning this inves- t iga t ion can con tac t Detective Derek Mo- yes of the One District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4747 ext: 2114. Tips can also be sub- mitted to Crime Stoppers "See something? Hear something? Know some- thing? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222- 4777 (TIPS) or through the web at www.halton- crimestoppers.ca. Please be reminded that all persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. By: Alex Hilson The Acton Citizens' Band and Acton District High School's Concert Band put on their second annual combined concert last Thursday in the Ac- ton District High School auditorium. Jeff Carr led the Citizens' Band while Bailey Dugas conducted the high school band. "Our band has at least four members that play in the high school band," sa id C i t i zens ' Band President, John Burgess. "Playing in both bands de- velops the players faster than playing in either one by themselves. The sound that both bands have when combined is much better than either band on their own." There were 53 players in the combined band, 25 from Acton High and 28 from the Citizens' Band. T h e A c t o n H i g h School's award wall has six students who achieved an Acton High School Music Award and played in both bands. The current Citizens' Band conductor Jeff Carr was the first. The bands played a wide variety of material ranging from "Novena" to "Stairway to Heaven" and refreshments were served as a bonus for audience members. Organizers are already looking at keeping the momentum going for a third show. "We have set a tentative date for next year around the last week of April that will give us lots of time to plan," con- tinued Burgess. "I enjoyed the combined pieces the most and the positive feedback from the parents of the school band." The Citizens' Band is now turning their attention to June 3 for their spring concert at Bethel Christian Reform Church. Bands combine for annual concert Alert staff aid Police Two males arrested for distraction thefts throughout Halton Region TEA PARTY: The Navy League Cadet Corps--Compass Rose held their annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party last Saturday afternoon at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197. The Tea Party is one of the Cadets' largest fundraisers with proceeds going to support the Cadets' programs and activities throughout the year. - Les Schmidt photo