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mm C O.H.A. Provmclal Jumor ”A’ PIayoffs Spiritâ€"filled Singers with Live Orchestra Sharing Personal Testimony '/@LEB”P@?NGE@ A MUSICAL CELEBRATION! Thursday â€" March 17, 1994 Healing Mass â€"â€" 7: 15 p.m. Concert â€" 8:15 p.m. 844â€"797 1 St. Michael‘s Church 181 Sewell Drive, Oakville FREEâ€"WILL OFFERING MOHA Players Admitted FREE! Accompanied by an Adult «Wear Your Team Jersey® Halton Crime Stoppers hits milestone By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff It was noteworthy enough that a tip last month to Crime Stoppers of Halton solved 30 burglaries and resulted in four arrests. Better still, it pushed the program over the $1â€"milâ€" lion mark for drugs and stolen propâ€" erty recovered by police. "The numbers show what a great tripartite effort this is between the police, the public and the media," says Crime Stoppers coâ€"ordinator Sot. Rod Cliffe. Between its inception on Dec. 5, 1988 and the end of February, Crime Stoppers has received 1,311 tips resulting in 232 arrests, 449 charges and 664 cleared cases â€" not to menâ€" tion $1,000,116. in stolen property and narcotics. What makes these figures that much more impressive is that only $15,075 in reward money was required to achieve them. (Several $1â€"million mark usand dollars has never been claimed.) This works out to $67 worth of recovered goods for every $1 paid out by Crime Stoppers. Even sweeter is the fact rewards result from donations from businesses, charitable _ foundations _ and fundraising â€" no tax money is used. In January, a new vehicle was donatâ€" ed by the Milton Legion. Financial efficiency aside, Sgt. Cliffe maintains credit for the proâ€" gram‘s success goes to the citizens of Halton who care about their society. "It‘s really a communityâ€"based effort," said Sgt. Cliffe, adding this is particularly true of the Crime Stoppers board which draws its 18 members from just about every walk of life. "They‘re your neighbors." Crimes Stoppers started in 1976 in Albuquerque, New Mexico when a police officer decided to jumpâ€"start a stalled homicide investigation by persuading local TV, radio and newsâ€" papers to stage a reâ€"enactment and offering $200 of his own money. In a nutshell, Crime Stoppers of Halton â€" which is managed by civilâ€" ian volunteers from all over the region â€" receives information about crime from people who wish to remain anonymous then passes this along to police. A cash reward â€" decided upon by the board at its monthly meetings â€" is then paid for information that results in arrest. Although Sgt. Cliffe explained the vast majority of calls involve stolen property and drugs, Crime Stoppers has aided a wide range of investigative agencies from Customs and Excise and Revenue Canada to the Ministry of Natural Resources. Earlier this month the program nabbed four youths responsible for robbing a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint. Halton‘s success is far from isoâ€" lated, however, as worldwide statisâ€" tics compiled to the end of 1993 will attest: the 960 registered Crime Stoppers programs from Great Britain and Australia to South Africa and Guam have recovered more than $2â€"billion worth of stolen property and narcotics. In the United States (no Canadian figures are available) the conviction rate from tips is 97%. Thieves get early start on golf season Thieves got an early start on spring recently after breaking into the First Tee Golf Shoppe. According to Halton Regional Police, the Speers Road store was entered sometime between Feb. 14th and March 5th after holes were punched in the wall next to a rear door to cain access. Town conducting business study Appfoximately 30 golf clubs were taken. TheTown of Oakville is currently undertaking a comprehensive retail commercial market study for the whole of the municipality. The study will assess policy, and develâ€" op strategies, to appropriately guide and direct future commercial develâ€" opment in the municipality into the next century. This study has been prompted, in part, by the many changes in Oakville‘s existing commercial inventory, evolving trends in the commercial sector, and an uncertain and volatile economic climate. The municipality has hired the consulting firm of John Winter Associates Ltd. to undertake the study, which will analyze and proâ€" vide rationale for the planning of commercial facilities including the distribution, type, size, form and impacts of different retail uses. As part of the study, the consulâ€" tant will be conducting randomly selected telephone interviews with Oakville residents, doorâ€"toâ€"door surveys with local businesses, and seek representation and input from all segments of Oakville‘s business and residential community. The town of Oakville would like to thank everyone in advance for their cooperation in the undertaking of this study. For further information, please contact Bruce Bellows at the Town‘s Planning â€" Services Department, 845â€"6601, extension 3040. k