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rack, GREAT SELECTION OF QUALITY USED VEHICLES 1989 HONDA ACCORD Exi 19IMERCGRANDMARQUE Included Included Included Included ; rime Stoppers of Halton reported an increase in the : number of cases solved durmc the first quarter of 1994, thanks to an increase in the numâ€" More tips lead to more arrests The knife had a blade about four inches long which can be opened rapidly using centrifugal force and stored in the handle when closed. Police explained it is illegal for anyone to have possession of such a weapon. In this incident, no one was threatened with the weapon and no one was hurt. charged with possession of a prohibited weapon after being caught with an unusual martial arts knife. According to Halton Regional Police, officers responded to a call from the school. After questioning a student, the suspect produced what is known as a butterfly knife. fi 17â€"yearâ€"old Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar High School student has been According to OTHS principal Keith Johnson, there are a range of punishments available under the school board‘s existing student behavâ€" ior policy. Johnson said this case was a confidential matter and declined to explain what action he might take against the student in question. The knife was seized, however, and the Oakville student â€" who canâ€" not be named under the Young Offenders Act â€" was released to appear in Youth Court in Oakville on May 25th. Possession of butterfly knife nets OTHS student court date Crime Stoppers triples success rate sutton groupâ€" people properties inc. AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER BROKER Member of the Oakville/Mitton District plus Toronto Real Estate Boards ... WITH EXPOSURE TO OVER 23,550 MEMBERS Sales Representative For all your Real Estate Needs Please call ber of anonymous tips they have received. The program, managed by civilian volunteers, has shown a 30% increase in the number of B.Ed. During the first three months of 1993, there were 50 crime related tips called in. The same period of 1994 had Crime Stoppers forward 65 reports to officers in the field for followâ€"up. There are many reasons for the program‘s value, but two of the more important may be that Crime Stoppers is a community run program, and no tax dollars are used for the rewards paid to callers whose information has lead to an arrest. The funds come from tax deductible donations and fundraising activities by members of the volunteer Board of Directors. tips received from people with information about crime, and a threefold increase in the number of cases solved. Cases solved in 1993 numâ€" bered 12. There have been 37 police files closed during the same period this year. There have been 42 charges laid after 15 arrests, with commuâ€" nity help through anonymous information called into Crime Stoppers. In 1993 there were 27 and 18 respectively. Sgt. ~Rod Cliffe, â€"Police Coordinator for the program, credits the support of all the media outlets in the Region for the improved performance.