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Page THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday March lHt Charges involving police officers rose in 1988 A Halton Regional Police report released recently says on charges Involving police of ficers rose an average per cent over the last year Hie Feb report says convic tions of police charged by citizens is up per cent over while In ternal convictions charges laid under the PoUce Act of Ontario are up 30 per cent over the same period The number of charges laid against police by citizens in 1868 was S3 Of those there were 23 con- Man faces multiple charges A Georgetown man 19 faces multiple charges after be was ar rested Feb 22 for allegedly trying to cash a stolen cheque Halton Regional Police say the man was arrested at a local credit union after a clerk noticed the name signed on the cheque did not match the suspect further police investigation that the same man was a suspect in other local crimes in cluding the theft of a pickup truck from a hotel where he was residing Police have also charged the Georgetown man with break and enter in connection with the theft of 250 worth of bottled liquor from a Guelph Street hotel meeting hall The same man will face charges of impersonation in connection with a Feb incident where a customer used stolen identification to obtain a cheque cashing card at a Guelph Street grocery store The Georgetown man will face further charges including posses sion of stolen property following the January breakin at a Mississauga hotel Police say a briefcase containing company che- identification and credit cards belonging to a British Col umbia man staying at the hotel were taken from the premises A credit card belonging to the BC man was used at a Georgetown restaurant Feb 20 Police have charged the 19yearold Georgetown man with using a stolen credit card The man will also face three counts of uttering a false document and three counts of impersonation in connection with the cashing of three illegal cheques ranging from to In the last month in Georgetown The accused appeared for a b bearing Monday CRAFT SHOP MAIN STREET SOUTH ACTON 8533949 Sears Agency 8531 31 OFFICE MAGIC FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE STATIONERY NEEDS St Georgetown Available at The Herald Office in either 8x10 or Sizes jilil victkms This compares to the 198 figure where there were 18 convic tions in the charges laid But the report adds that figures for 1988 are not final because there are two charges pending There were convictions under the Police Act of Ontario 1988 a Jump over the con victions of 1987 All charges under the Police Act led to reprimands said Staff Ted Waller Police say the most common complaint by citizens was im proper conduct which indicates anything related to how an officer speaks or acts while on duty These complaints made up half of al charges against police ii The next most common com plaint was inadequate service Staff Sgt Waller said these charges are often a result of a breakdown in communication and can sometimes be resolved by sitting down with the officer and the citizen lodging the complaint There were seven complaints by citizens who alleged police used ex cessive force in carrying out their duties the report says This could mean anything from handcuffs that are too tight to be ing held too tightly to being roughed up said Staff Sgt Waller The most serious complaint from a citizen in involved a Burl ington constable who was con victed on assault charges He resigned from the police force and was dealt with In criminal court say police Charges laid by police against police under the Police Act of On tario show a 30percent Increase over last year from There were 37 charges laid in the Region last year while there were 26 In 1987 Staff Sgt Waller said all charges under the Police Act lead to some form of reprimand The most severe case in the last year was a Burlington constable who resigned from the police force said Paul Welsh Charges under the Police Act can be anything from an officer not wearing his hat to being late for court or parade to not finishing a report on time It can also cover more serious infringements said Staff Sgt Waller Generally say police reprimands range from minor punishment to forfeiture of time off Although figures for all charges show an increase in convictions over the last year police say there Is no significance In the figures An increase in charges could be the result of population growth they say The 1988 average is slightly above the numbers from said Sgt Welsh but he adds its nothing serious Back problems can begin at the feet Over the years the effective treatment and prevention of low back pain has proven difficult and costly but recent medical studies indicate that there is a relationship between low back pain and heel strike data which may give new ammunition in the treat ment of this condition affecting up to of the adult population A clinical study conducted on low back pain by Scholl Inc indicated that reducing foot shock and the pressure exerted on the low back alleviated discomfort in 79 of the studys par ticipants Based on the results of this study Inc has developed and introduced Back Guard a shoe insert with a Shock Trapper Module that significantly reduces the pressure known to the lower back Significant improvement was noted in most cases within six weeks by following an exercise regimen and using some common sense says Dr Carroll chief of orthopedic surgery Royal Victona Hospital and member of Dr Scholls Foot Health Advisory Board We recommend that patients walk do pre scribed exercises and reduce the pres sure exerted on their lower back by using a shock absorbing insert in their shoes Studies indicate that the continuous pounding of the heel on hard surfaces as we walk causes the heel to act as a transmitter sending shock waves to the lower back Especially among seden tary people who dont exercise regu larly Dr Scholls lightweight insert with its Shock Trapper Module inset builtinto the heel dissipates shock waves resulting from heel 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