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353 IROQUOIS SHORE DRIVE, OAKVILLE Ask us about bleaching for new patients FREE SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 West Nile risk Page 3 FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012 905-842-6030 90 32 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) dentistoakville.com den A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 105 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" Making the grade Victims distracted in jewelry scam By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Halton police are warning residents not to fall for a scam that involves a group of people distracting their victims in order to steal jewelry and replace it with fake pieces. On the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 26, police said a woman was walking in the area of Parklane Road when a vehicle pulled up alongside her. The male driver asked the woman where a church was located and then proceeded to cry. He told her that he and his companion were giving away souvenirs to people in memory of his late mother. Police said a female passenger in the backseat then put a ring on the woman's finger and a necklace around her neck. A short time after the vehicle drove away, the victim realized her own necklace had been swiped while she was interacting with the group. The jewelry the woman was left with turned out to be worthless. Police said a similar incident took place earlier that morning in Acton. A woman gardening in her front yard was called over to a vehicle that had pulled up to her driveway. One of the four people inside the vehicle -- a woman -- engaged the victim in conversation and, as in the other case, placed rings on her fingers and a necklace around her neck. When the vehicle drove away, the woman quickly realized her own necklace had been removed during the exchange and replaced with fake pieces. Police say the driver of the vehicle is described as male, 40-50 years of age, with short black hair and a moustache. MARTA IWANEK / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog See Similar page 3 ON LEARNING BUS SAFETY: Halton Student Transportation Services and bus operators hosted a School Bus Orientation Day, last Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic School, teaching kids bus safety before school starts next week. Here, Declan Byrne shows off his certificate of completion beside First Canada bus driver Lynn Attwell. See pages 16 and 17 for more photos from the day, and pages 5 and 9 for our back-to-school stories.