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Today‘ s INSIDE Pair face numerous charges over instant bank teller fraud An Oakville man and woman have been charged with a total of 24 counts of fraud in connection with the cashing of insufficient fund cheques at an automatic teller over an 11â€"day period this month. Halton Regional Police report the scheme involved the drawing of insufficient fund cheques from one account and depositing them through the automatic teller machine at the Royal Bank of Canada‘s 279 Lakeshore Road branch, into other accounts. Acting Det. Sgt. Peter Hodgson said the value of the deposited cheques was approximately $5,500. the schen of insuffi one acco! through machine Paper The : between Tues.Jan. Tues.Jan. 26th. Facing 16 counts of fraud under $1,000, one count of fraud over $1,000 and one charge of breach of probation is James Robert Curtis, 24, of South Forster Park Drive. Facing seven counts of fraud under $1,000 is Renee Michele Larocque, 25, of South Forster Park Drive. Both Curtis and Larocque are slated to appear in Oakville Provincial Court March 2nd. Advice Put education first says exâ€"college hoop star SPORTS..:.........., FOCUS:mmessensecrinss FINANCIAL AD CLASSIFIED..... Changes Five new materials added to Blue Box program "I was coerced into a "confession" by a male detective while alone in a small interview room with the door to the room shut and the door possibly locked." said the woman in a Feb. 1st A 23â€"yearâ€"old woman has accused the Halton Regional Police of intimidatâ€" ing her into "confessing" she made up a story about being sexually assaulted and robbed at knifepoint by a man in Edgeware Park last November. By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff Police coerced her into recanting assault story says woman SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Shoppers Drug Mart, Woolco A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 14 TH VBN & LAS& 2 wwwom CENTRES OF ONT RIO Page 11 Page 8 transactions Fri. Jan. KesS 0 merssessessectsceccressensensiy= 0) seuvsverntoescessessesses LA KQ ADVISOR......13â€"16 I 581 Aliulloud Suite 201, Oakville Call 842â€"VEIN (8346) &2 fd 15th occurred ....17â€"19 Y i1 and Oakville 84 UUI Postponing 25¢ parking rate increase will delay parking garage to 1999 A public works proposal to delay a 25â€"cent parking rate increase for one year was approved by the town‘s budget committee last week. The recommendation will go before town council for approval at a special budget meeting on Feb. 25th. If the plan is approved, parking rates would increase to $1.25 per hour, from the current $1 per hour, effective Jan. 1st, 1995 â€" a year later than originally scheduled. "It is our recommendation we not proceed with the rate change at this time," Ray Green, director of operations for public works, told the budget committee. The committee also approved Green‘s request that $75,000 for parkingâ€"meter conversion be removed from the 1993 parking capital budget and transferred to the 1994 capital budget. Green said by delaying the rate increase, the meter conversion won‘t take place until 1994. WINTER CONSTRUCTIO| l . a f , P © lt e 9 _,.g;, 0 tcih, ’ -‘-â€"-A * w n o iA / fl? c oc & / wl 6 % y [ o $ tad 4 «e y Green said the continued slump in retail sales was a factor in the By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff A group of Fourth Line businesses are in a disâ€" pute with the Town of Oakville‘s bylaw enforceâ€" ment department over some signs which are mounted on a plywood hoarding at the corner of Speers Road and Fourth Line. The bylaw enforcement department has ordered the owners to take the signs down because they violate two sections of the town‘s sign bylaw which‘g(ohibits "billboard" signs. But tfit:\g'fr:stratcd owners say that they won‘t take the si down until the town addresses the real problem: the hoarding itself, which has surâ€" rounded the vacant lot on the corner for the last two years. "(The lot) is a real mess and it‘s dangerous," said Randy Bannister, owner of Autoâ€"Magic Shoe Repair Service, located in a plaza at 635 Fourth Line, just south of Speers. "(The hoarding) blocks the view (to the plaza) and makes it look like the slums of Oakville," said Bannister, who has been ordered by the town to remove a small (twoâ€"feet by threeâ€"feet) business The weather has been a bit erratic over the past few days but on the weekend it was perfect for making a snowman....make that snowâ€"person. And that‘s just what the Guzzo family did at Coronation Park. Susan and John help children Jenna, 4 and Steven, 2, with their handiâ€" work. (Photo by Riziero Vertoili) 20 Fourth Line businesses seeing red over unsightly hoarding on corner Town tells merchants to take down banners JAKVILLE BEAVER "After being assaulted by a man, being interrogated by a male detective alone in a room was very intimidating and frightening. My career was also threatened by the fact that if I did not "confess" I could be charged and would not be able to practice my profession in Canada or the U.S.," said the woman‘s statement. prepared statement to the Oakville Beaver. The woman has filed a formal com "Your Awardâ€"Winning Community Newspaper ce mm s oo on 20th ANNIVERSARY SALE ON NOW % O = (Upisss WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1993 plaint which is being investigated by the Halton Regional Police Service Professional Standards Bureau. Staff Sgt. Ted Waller of the Halton Regional Police Service Professional Standards Bureau said they have had complaints of insufficient or improper investigations in the past, but this is the first time a complainant has said they were coerced into a confession. The incident began Nov. 13th, of last year, when the woman told police she Men‘s & Women‘s 1992 Boots, Shoes and Handbags o OFF Bannister said he mounted the sign because he was concerned the plaza was no longer visible from Speers. But if Bannister and the other businesses don‘t comply with the bylaw, the town could take legal action against them. sign, which he mounted on the hoarding "My sign‘s a small issue, the real issue is that mess over there," he said. "I have the right and responsibility to protect my business interests, even if that business is very, very small. In these tough economic times, I can‘t afford to be disadâ€" vantaged in any way whatsoever by (the vacant property)." Bev Kiesewetter, owner of Bev‘s Beauty Boutique, also located in the Fourth Line plaza, said she mounted about six signs on the hoarding facing Speers Road. Kiesewetter said her husband John, who runs a landscaping business from his home, also mounted a sign on the hoarding. They were told to remove the signs, but the Kiesewetters say they won‘t give up without a fight. decision to delay the parking rate increase. He said discussions were held with members of the Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) before bringing the recommendation forward. Delaying the increase, however, will also delay the town‘s plans to construct a second parking garage in 1997. "By delaying the rate increase (until 1995) we will not be building reserve funds for a second parking garage in 1994," he said. Green said the increase would have added $200,000 in revenue in 1994 for the parking garage reserve fund. With the delayed increase, the additional revenue won‘t be realized until 1995. "One of our concerns is the parking garage will have to be entirely funded by debt," Green told the committee. j More than $7.5â€"million has been earmarked in the nineâ€"year capiâ€" tal budget forecast for the second parking garage. Construction of the parking garage will have to be delayed until 1999. (See ‘New page 2) he Apple Logo is a Trademark of Apple Computer, Inc Canadian Computer Sales, Service, Software, Support E Training was knocked down, robbed and sexually assaulted by a knifeâ€"wielding man while walking her dog on a path in Edgeware Park in Oakville‘s Iroquois Ridge area. But on Jan. 20th, police issued a statement advising "The victim‘s entire account of the assault and the descripâ€" tion of the attacker was found to be fictiâ€" tious." ag Outlet Police said no charges would be laid ainst the woman. ‘I just want people to know I did not Halton‘s finance director told to pare tax increase to 1.5% Police told to knock $400,000 off budget By ROB KELLY Special to the Beaver spending tee has al police | authors‘ was promf Monday‘ meeting t done over trim the p tax increa more tion. "Governments today not only have a problem, they are a probâ€" lem," said Burlington councillor Ralph Scholtens. "We are becomâ€" ing a major factor in creating the ww k © y AUTO MAGIC _ & R *4 $ 7 SHQE;B;ELQ l & S (% ?%;.’Zg 3 5 = '; it B £ earil N h *A ) V_Z # 2", Randy Bannister, of Autoâ€"Magic Shoe Repair Service on Fourth Line and ‘offending‘ sign. (Photo by Peter McCusker) increase despite e than twice the alton regional finance director Joe Rinaldo has been told to go back to the drawing board to find ways of dropping the proposed 3.6% tax hike for 1993 to 1.5%. planned ‘s budget comn that nothing has r the last few we planned 3.6% prc we scal activity realization at committee the rate 52 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) weeks to property : fact it‘s : of inflaâ€" Tel:416â€"849â€"0737 Fax: 416â€"849â€"0918 131 Trafalgar Rd., Oakville, ON, L6J 3G4 #4 been lie," said the woman in an interview with the Beaver at the Halton Rape Crisis Centre, Tuesday afternoon. "The (news) papers made it sound like I was a psychologically disturbed person. I‘m not. I‘m wellâ€"adjusted, I‘m planning on moving to the States. I have no reason to make up something like this," said the woman, a health care worker who has completed her formal education and is employed on a casual basis in the field. FIRST DAY FREE ON A 3â€"DAY WEEKEND =â€"Buoget == EAST * 1012 South Service Rd. 842â€"7644 WEST * 636Fourth Line 842â€"1610 | "We‘re going to be taking a look at funding for capital proâ€" jects for hospitals," Halton regional chairman Peter Pomeroy warned. "It‘s something the hosâ€" pitals should start thinking about." problem."In 4 addition _ to | # outright telling | / f Rinaldo and Car. police officials _ i# that changes | * ’d need to be [ _ «@" /7 made now, the | _ % %%/ committee |a _i £ made it clear _ yoE RINALDO to area hospiâ€" tal administrators that Halton may pull back on financing those instiâ€" tutions. Historically, Halton has funded oneâ€"third of hospital expansion projects while the provincial govâ€" ernment contributes the remainâ€" der. There are approximately $24 million in planned capital expenâ€" ditures from 1993 through 1997 at three of the four area hospitals â€" Joseph Brant Memorial in Burlington, Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar Memorial and Georgetown and District Memorial. Pomeroy said he wanted to "put up a red flag" so hospital administrators could do continâ€" gency planning. "If we‘re going to say to the hospitals, ‘look, you‘ve got to try and find this money somewhere else,"‘ we have to at least have a period of diaâ€" togue." : â€" _\ 6: Authorized Dealer (See ‘Assault‘ page 5) (See ‘Tax‘ page 2) w d d h //’ "% 4 4# J * C n c T > &