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A4 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday November 13, 2002 Innocent man's name cleared by w OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF By Paula Henriques ith d r a w a l of charges The cloud of suspicion that has been hovering over the head of Stan Capobianco for more than a year has been removed. On Oct. 22, charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000 against Capobianco were unconditionally withdrawn by the Crown. Capobianco, the owner of Associated Paving Limited is thankful "that justice has been served" saying that the charge caused a temporary dis ruption in his business. "We are a trusted name in the con struction industry. We're well known. We had several projects on the go durBUFFET CATERING Quality Homemade Italian Cuisine Everything M made from Scratch! 'Business Meetings Parties "Christmas Ask About Our Vegetarian Selection I t a l i a n D is h e s ·s tu ffe hom em ade ;els · m in e s tro n e soup fresh pasta · m a rin a ra sauce ing this. It definitely raised some eyebrows," said the 46year-old Capobianco. "This has changed my life. I don't know what to think or still think of it." On Aug. II of last year, Capobianco and two other employees, who had just com pleted a job using a front end loader that had been rented two months before, were surround ed by police officers with their guns aimed. He had no clue what was going on. "I've never been in trouble with the law. When I saw the cops with guns all aimed at us, I thought this has to be a setup or a hoax," he said. The charges were possession of stolen property over $5,000 specifically, the front-end loader he had rented, and a bob cat loader. All the paperwork was there for the two loaders: the lease contract and the certified cheque. But the man who rent ed the machinery to Capobianco led police to believe that Capobianco was directly involved with a con- evidence on which to proceed with the charges." "It was an agonizing year for Stan," said Donnelly. "The competitors were only too happy to tell contractors about this. I wouldn't doubt it that it has affected him financially. He has had to endure ridicule." The father of four said the charge not only affected his business life, but also his personal life. He said everyone from Toronto to Ottawa knew about.it. ASSO C IATED An Oakville resident for the past 16 years, Capobianco has owned Associated Paving Limited, a family-run business since 1982. The company employs just over 100 people and serves the golden horseshoe area. He said the charges had reflected poorly on his business since the majority of his clients are at the municipal, institu Peter C. McCusker * Oakville Beaver tional, and government levels. "I've never been in trouble with the law. I've never been Stan Capobianco beside the door of one of his company's trucks. involved with anything criminal. I just want to make the struction theft ring. Capobianco "I've been in this business public understand that I was wrongly accused." was outraged and in shock. for 20 years, and every piece of "The whole experience was equipment is paid and bought like something out of a movie," for properly," he said, he said. "I'm usually more cauIn a letter to Donnelly, the Queen's Jubilee Medal ceremony Sunday Oakville MP Bonnie Brown will present the Queen's tious (when I rent equipment), Assistant Crown Attorney, Jane but this guy was really smooth." E. Hooey wrote, "The police Golden Jubilee Medal to 20 Oakville recipients on Sunday, On the advice of his lawyer, have had the opportunity to on behalf of the Government of Canada and the Governor Brian Donnelly, Capobianco review both the transcripts and General of Canada. The commemorative medal marks the fiftieth anniversary began to tape a series of conver- audio recordings provided by of the reign as Queen of Canada. The honour pays sations with that individual, and your client on the morning of tribute Queen's to people whose achievements have benefited the eventually got his statements on the preliminary hearing. The community, the province and the country. tape. He's currently serving a investigation is now complete, The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. at the Oakville jail sentence and Capobianco is After discussions with the offi- Holiday Inn Oakville Centre, Argus Road. finally free from the questioning cers, the crown has determined eyes of police. that there is not any credible Kerr Street tree lighting ceremony Friday The Kerr Street Merchants Association is holding its ninth annual Tree Lighting Festival on Friday night. The event is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Heritage Square (Kerr Street and Florence Avenue). - The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. with a carol sing-a-long lead by Ron Shantz, John Ricconi on guitar and Andy Tullock on keyboard. 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