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Page THE HERALD Wednesday February IM1 Numbers To Note EMERGENCY Pofice Fire or Ambulance Dial 91 Fire Information 8771 1 33 Police NonEmergency Hospital Distress Centre 8771211 Female faces charges Regional Police ar rested a 22yearold Acton woman on Friday afternoon and charged her with theft under use of a stolen credit card six counts and uttering a forged document six counts Police say the woman stole her roommates credit card and went to a Milton shopping centre where she used it six times for purchases totalling about She was released on the fraud charges which will be addressed in Milton Court on March 18 but sent to the HamiltonWentworth Detention Centre for outstanding committal warrants unpaid fines in the amount of She had the op tion to either pay the fines or spend 30 days jail Cash stolen Police say unknown thieves stole in cash from Country Lane Line in Georgetown Saturday night after chopping a hole in the wall at the back of the store Police say the suspects probably used an axe to break through several layers of wood insulation and panelling to make a hole approximately three feet by three feet in the wall Police say the suspects knew exactly where to make the hole because It led directly to the room where the money is kept Once inside the suspects took in rolled coin and In paper bills Hie room itself isnt alarmed because the door to the room is and the owner didnt think there was any other way to enter that room ex cept through the door Because of the precise location of the hole police suspect the thieves may be past or present employees of the establishment The store has been broken into several times and on one occa sion unknown suspects came through the front window and opened the door to the back room where the money is kept but the alarm was sounded and nothing was stolen Police are continuing their investigation of the inn dent Major injuries Three people suffered major in juries after three cars collided on Winston Churchill Boulevard at Steeles Avenue last Saturday Police say a Mississauga man driving a 1966 Nissan car was travelling north on Winston Chur chill when he struck a snow drift and lost control of the car He car struck headon a Hyundai sedan which was travelling south on Winston Churchill Another vehicle a 1980 Chev driven by a Mississauga woman saw the cident but was unable to miss hit ting the Nissan car after she lost control of her vehicle due to a snow The driver of the Hyundai along with two passengers in the car received major injuries while other people in the car received minor and minimal injuries No charges were laid by police The Hyundai TANNING TONING Sun Tinning Exercise LathBrow run 8734013 The Indoor Mall was totalled the Nissan severely damaged and the Chev wasnt damaged Car stereo stolen Police say a Georgetown mans car stereo equipment valued bet ween and was stolen from his Cadillac overnight Feb 13 Police say it appears a slim jim was used to pry the door of the car open Owner of the car a Georgetown man is in the stereo business and had his car well equipped Includ ed among the stolen items were an Alpine car stereo Alpine com pact disc player equalizer par equalizier divider amps crossover units speakers tweeters dynamic horns a cellular phone cassettes com pact discs and mounting units and cables Police are continuing their investigation into the inci dent Sports equipment stolen A full set of Jack NicMaus golf clubs and worth of baseball equipment was stolen from a Georgetown residents garage between Feb and Feb 21 police say The garage was unlocked when unknown suspects I entered and stole the golf clubs and a duffle bag containing numerous baseball bats and gloves Property damage Police are continuing to in vestigate an incident that took place on Feb where damage was caused to a persons property on 5th Line near Steeles Avenue when a vehicle drove through their property Police were able to seize a broken headlight grill pieces and a GMC logo Car vandalized A vehicle narked on Confedera tion Street overnight on Feb 22 was wilfully damaged after unknown culprits smashed eggs on the exterior of the car and ground eggs and potato chips into the cars interior Police say numerous similar incidents have occurred over the past year Car window smashed Police say a 1985 Dodge Station Wagon was damaged Saturday night Police were told by the owner of the car that his wife had awoke in the middle of the night after she heard three loud bangs She looked out the window and saw a black mid sized car speed away but assumed the car was back firing and went back to sleep The next morning the family noticed the back window of their station wagon was smashed in Police are in vestigating Community Forum Should Mulroney call an election John Douglas Acton It wouldnt be smart for him to call one now He shouldnt because this country is experiencing so much turmoil now we dont need the added turmoil of an election He should wait until the Gulf war is over Dave Dorsett Hamilton Yes Get the guy out as quick as ble hes just too much of a wimp not as spear headed as President Bush We need a more powerful leader Ron Gallagher Acton No were too far in debt now to spend another to million on an election Id like him to go but I can wait until his term is over Were suffered with him this long what does another couple of years matter Builder facing scrutiny over building of cottage ByBENDUMMETT the Herald Georgetownbased builder Don Ricciuto built a cottage in the Silver Creek Valley that is in nonconformity with the Credit Valley Conservation Authority setback policies the Herald has learned CVCA Manager of Resources Marilyn Egar said Friday Mr will be required to move the cottage back from the creek to conform with the 25 foot setback limit or be faced with the possibility of having to tear down the building When contacted Friday Mr Ricciuto said he had been in con tact with the CVCA and he has no problem with moving the cottage back Asked why he built the cottage in contravention of the authon setback regulations Mr Hie auto said he was unaware of there being a problem with the buildings location He explained his cottage replaced another cot tage that was built in the same location Mr Ricciuto therefore assumed he could build his cot tage in the same location SAME DAY TAX RETURNS St Georgetown 8772217 The cottage has also come under scrutiny by the Niagara Escarpment Commission The NEC is investigating why Mr Ricciuto was not required to obtain development permits before constructing the cottage NEC Acting Senior Planner David Johnston said Friday the commission has obtained new in formation indicating that Mr Ricciuto may have been required to apply for development permits before constructing the cottage The NEC exempted Mr Ric ciuto in 1989 from required development permits At that time Mr in formed the NEC his cottage was to be the exact same size of the one it was replacing On that basis the exemption was granted said Mr Johnston He explained the commission recently obtained plans of the original cottage that show it had floor size of 700 square feet The NEC is concerned Mr Ricdutos cottage is larger than that size said Mr Johnston Mr refused comment on the NECs concerns saying he bad not yet talked with Mr Johnston Frame Maker If 232 Guelph Street I Royal Bank Plaza Georgetown 25 CUSTOM FRAMING FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH Member of Professional Picture Framing Association Offering More Than Just Framing Learn to Drive and Survive with Young Drivers of Canada SPECIAL MARCH BREAK PROGRAM 4 DAYS MARCH 11 12 13 14 900 pm 8770751 16 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD S SUITE 302 GEORGETOWN 350000 GRADUATES RECOMMEND YOUNG DRIVERS OF CANADA