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Page 2 the HERALD Community Wednesday 1991 Numbers To Note EMERGENCY Police Fire or Ambulance Fire Information Police Emergency Hospital Distress Centre Dial 91 8771133 8771211 Youth charged Regional Police have charged a young offender from Georgetown with break enter and theft in connection with a break in at a house No Police say the person who broke into the home used a spare kev found on the premises and stole a Nintendo Game Boy and three components of a Fisher Stereo System The Game Bov mysteriously reappeared bet ween the front door of the victim s home a day later but the stereo par ts never returned The offender ill appear in Milton court Dec 20 Housewife caught stealing Police say a Brampton lfe was caught stealing perfume nail polish and shampoo by a Loss Prevention Officer employed by Zellers in Georgetown Friday The woman was charged with theft 1000 and will appear in Milton court Dec Present picker An unknown suspect put a dam per on a Glen Williams Christmas by stealing worth of wrapped Christmas presents from their home Police say the cutpnts climbed into the house through an insecure ground floor visited all the rooms disturbing their contents and stealing their Christmas presents A safety deposit box containing per papers was also stolen One present was recovered after the culprits apparently dropped it behind the home in their attempt to escape Police are continuing their investigation Superheroes snatched Over worth of hockey and basketball cards and comic books were stolen from the Mill St business Legends and Superheroes Thursday night say police Unknown culprits entered the shop through a boarded window and ac cording to police must have known exactly what they wanted because there was no damage or ran sacking Among the cards stolen was a 150 196465 Bobby tallboy card a Bobby On card a 1970 Pete card and a Ken Griffith card Missing comics include a 17 The Cult Batman and two comics from the The Amazing Spiderman Hobgoblin Series valued at and a piece Rolled Olds An Erin man demolished his Oldsmobile sedan Saturday when he hit a fence on Line and 32 Sideroad Police say the man drove into the shoulder of the road lost control and was pulled off the road into the ditch where he rolled over and hit the fence The driver minimal injuries Police laid no charges Right of way Police have charged an Acton woman with failing to give the right of way after she was involved in a twocar collision at Sideroad last Wednesday Police say the accident occurred when an Acton woman driving a 1988 Lincoln sedan was making a left turn from her driveway onto 22 Sideroad in front of a man driving a Ford coupe Her car was severely damaged while his was demolished A passenger in the Rockw man s car received minor injuries Failed to stop A Georgetown man was charged with failure to stop under the On tano Traffic Act 20 after his vehicle was invoked in a collision with another vehicle on Mountains lew Road Georgetown The man dm ing a Tern was stopped at the corner of John St and Mountain lew Rd waiting to turn southbound on According to police he let his foot off the clutch and proceeded through the intersection here he struck a man from Glen Williams a 1988 Ford The Georgetown man s was demolished and the Glen Williams man s car received minor damages Early morning assault According to Regional Police the ow of Georgetown s Mac Milk located on Moun tainview Road wasassaultedlhur sdav morning a customer The store owner asked the customer to leave after the suspect bought a cof fee and new spaper and as hanging around the front of the store The suspect acknowledge his recOest and after he went to call the police the suspect spit coffee in his face and threw the cup at him he suspect left or foot Police state the suspect is a 29year old Georgetown man The investigation is con School breakin No forced entry was found and nothing was taken when police responded to an alarm at Park Public School in Georgetown Nov Upon arrival police observed one suspect exiting a door at the north end of the school and fleeing the area A search of the area was conducted with the assistance of a Canine Unit with negative results he suspect is described as being to 20 years of age with a medium build and was wearing white clothes at the time of the break in Gas bar theft A total of in cash and cigarettes was taken from the Gas Bar Acton Nov Ac cording to police the suspect en tered the office area by breaking a hole in the front door while inside the suspect deactivated the alarm by punching in a code then removed two cash drawers and a quantity of cigarettes he suspect is believed to be a former employee of the gas bar police investigation is continuing Gym club robbed According to police unknown culprits entered the Hills Gymnastics Club the morning of Nov 19 and made off with in cash and cheques The money was taken from a donation box located in the office Police believe the culprits may have gained entry to the club by using a stoler key can lose a lot more than your licence chinking and driving Loads of Levis Detective Sergeant Michael of The Halton Regional Police Service stands in front of piles of boxes filled with Levi leans identical to the pair he holding Police zed approximately pairs of Levi leans worth an estimated from a vehicle at Hwy and 25 Friday The leans are believed to be the ones that went missing Oct 6 whc a trailer loaded with Levi jeans was stolen from Cambridge Total value of that theft was million dollars Police have charged a 48 year old Drumbo man with one count of possession of stolen property Herld Photo Check chimneys As the heating season proarhes homeowners are reminded that the National Fire Code prescribes precautions regarding the Safe maintenance of chimneys to avoid fire hazards These precautions in elude annual inspections of the in tenor and exterior prior to each heating season Under certain conditions the deterioration of a fireplace chimney can result in the development of a hazardous con Most fireplace chimneys in use today are of two types factory built chimneys built from two or more concentric metal tubes with an insulating material either air or mineral fibre masonry chimneys built from brick stone or concrete with or without clay tile liners While factory built chimneys are required to use metals which are highly resistant it should be recognized that under certain conditions corrosion may develop Recent reports have that some factory built chimneys when attached to fireplaces may be particularly prone to such deterioration The reasons for this are not fully understood at this time but the problem is under active in vestigatton It is believed that serious corrosion may lead to a safety or fire hazard For a list of certified chimney sweeps and technicians in your area or for other information please call the Canadian Wood Energy Institute at 5776 New recruits If you come across these two gentlemen In town fear not constable Brian left and Constable Dennis Dimltroff are the newest additions to Halton Regional Police 11 Division Georgetown The two constables were sworn in as official Halton Regional Police officers Friday at the new Halton Regional Police headquarters In Oakvllle Herald Photo NEW IN TOWN Let Us Put The Mat Out For You ACTON Judy 8532977 GEORGETOWN Dabble NEW ADDITION time to call your Welcome Wagon hostess She will bring congratulations and gifts for the family and the NEW BABY ATTENTION DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS The Georgetown Vehicle and Drivers Licence Office will be closed Dec 24th at 1 2 Noon until Jan 2nd 1992 Offices that will be open are Acton 51 9853441 Brampton 41 64521 1 32 41 68407433 HAVE A SAFE HAPPY HOLIDAY DAVE DARLENE