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THE HERALD Wednesday April 1991 Numbers To Note EMERGENCY Police Fire or Ambulance Dial 91 1 Fire Information Police NonEmergency 1 Hospital 8770111 Distress Centre 8771211 Assault with a weapon Halton Regional Police have charged a Georgetown man with assault with a weapon after his father was allegedly threatenec with a crowbar by his son Sun day Police say father and son became involved in an argument when the son thrwlened he would get his father He was holding a crowbar at the time say police who were called to the scene by the father When police arrived the son was gone but he was later arrested at Division The 21- yearold unemployed son ap peared in Milton court Tuesday Personal injury accident Police were called to in vestigate a personal injury acci dent at a Georgetown plant Fri day after an employees ankle became trapped in a machine Police say the employee is a truck operate who at tempted to release obstructing produce from a paletizer machine a fully automated unit which places wooden pallets in a receiving area when his ankle got trapped between the machine and a pallet The pallet continued to press against his ankle and rode up his leg before breaking The employee was taken to Georgetown District Memorial Hospital where he was treated for bruising and released Basketball mishap Police are investigating an in cident that occurred overnight Friday when a pool of blood was found beneath a broken basket ball net at a Georgetown residence Police say the basket ball net was damaged by one male suspect who apparently jumped up grabbed the rim and broke the backboard Police suspect the accident occurred during an act of mischief Car breakins A string of car breakins on Webster Way and Argyll Road in Georgetown Saturday night have police looking for suspects Twelve vehicles parked in that area were entered that night Better breathing If you or someone you know suffers from chronic shortness of breath the Lung Associations Better Breathing Club can help The club is led by a qualified physiotherapist and is under the direction of Dr Haddon medical advisor to the Lung Association Weekly meetings of the club provide information about lung disease such as how to control episodes of breath essness how to correctly use medication and what causes shortness of breath In addition a part of each pro gram is devoted to improving physical fitness with exercise programs which are tailored to the needs and abilities of the par ticipants Many members of the club believe that the opportunity to meet and talk with other people in the same situation is another valuable part of the program The Better Breathing Club begins April in Burlington and Milton and April 10 1991 in All meetings of the club take place in the physiotherapy gym of the local Hospital The Lung Association often this program free of charge as it is supported by the Community through donations to the Christmas Seal Campaign To register please contact the Lung Association Halton Region at 6328499 police say In most vehicles the glove box was ransacked but nothing was stolen Only one I vehicle owner reported that two cassettes were stolen Police are continuing to investigate Theft from car Unknown persons made off with a black leather jacket and gold bracelet worth that was in a- Nissan sedan park ed in the owners driveway over night Saturday Police are conti nuing to investigate the incident Vehicles damaged Two vehicles parked at a Nor- val club Saturday night received hundreds of dollars in damage police say One car a 1985 Pon- had its ignition assembly snapped off along with its signal indicator by unknown culprits say police This along with scrat ches to the door caused damage to the oar The other vehicle a 1990 Jeep sustained damage when it was scratch ed along the left side Purse stolen Police say a womans purse containing personal cheques and indent if that was left in the back seat of a car was stolen while the woman watched the Lions Club Crazy Boat Race Saturday afternoon The car was parked on Confederation Road in Glen Williams House damaged Police report a home on Gage in Georgetown was egg ed Saturday night causing damage to the front door bricks and patio entrance Care and control charge Police arrested a Hornby man Saturday night after he was found sleeping in his vehicle parked at Hwy and No 17 Sideroad in Acton Police say they arrested the man for having care and control of a vehicle while impaired man was then taken to 11 Division and ask ed to give a breath sample Police say the suspect provided the first sample but refused to give a se cond sample and was also charg ed for refusing to give a breath sample He will appear in Milton Court April 29 on both charges Community Forum Who will win the Stanley Cup Jackie Georgetown think the Montreal Canadiens will because they looked good after their first playoff game Norm Kelman Georgetown The Vancouver Canucks because theyre coming from behind They have a good quality team with some good young players Pauling Georgetown Montreal because they are the best Town prepared to pursue people who dump illegally A Halton Hills resident played a game of musical dumping with Halton Hills Bylaw Enforcement f Ron Stein and lost Fred McLaughlin was found guilty Thursday during a Milton court hearing for illegally dump ing on two of his properties said Mr Stein Thursday The judge gave Mr McLaughlin a month to cleanup the properties before deciding on an appropriate fine The max imum fine Mr McLaughlin faces is a total of In response to a public com plaint Mr Stein investigated Mr McLaughlins property on Highway near Sideroad 22 last summer and found it to be clut tered with wood derelict vehicles household waste and furniture among other items Mr Stein subsequently receiv ed another public complaiU about a property located on the Town Line south of 15 that was full of litter After investigating this proper ty Mr Stein learned that McLaughlin also owned this pro perty and was transferring litter from the Highway 7 property to the Town Line property in an at tempt to skirt the Town littering bylaw The charges were laid said Mr Stein after several warnings to clean up the properties went unheeded Mr Stein said this case represents one of similar cases he investigates at any one time The number of people using their property as dumping grounds hasnt increased over the past several years said Mr Stein What has increased is peoples intolerance for seeing this type of action go unpunished Meanwhile Mr Stein said the number of people living outside the community using property in Halton Hills as dumps is on the rise He is currently investigating several complaints which couldnt be revealed at this time Mr Stein attributes the in crease to the lack of available dumping areas in communities surrounding Halton Hills Fire calls Grass fire battle Halton Hills firefighters battled a grass fire in Acton for over an hour last Thursday after a fair sized field was 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