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ae Bea By Oksana Buhel In light of the Mother’s Day Caledon crash which killed eight youths and seriously injured two others, Halton Region police are cracking down on bush parties. “They’re pretty common around here,” said Halton Region police Staff Sergeant Don Croucher. “We have lots of fields around Halton Hills. These parties become espe- cially common in the summer, with the warm weather.” To control the “drinkfests,” police will be tracking down leads ahead of time so that cruisers can be dispatched to the location to check the contents of cars entering the area. “We get tips from parents, teachers, even concerned kids,” said Croucher. Police officers are instructed to discourage youths from attending. Individuals under 19 years-of- age caught with alcohol can be Cops to crack down on bush parties viduals will be issued a “part 3” form, requiring them to appear in urt. 2 ourt. Drunk drivers, regardless of age, can be fined anywhere around $500 for their first conviction, depending on the ruling of the judge, and can face a 100%-200% increase in insurance, as well as the probability of losing their license.This is assuming they have not caused any be fined if alcohol is served to minors, regardless of whether or not the owners are aware of the event. This fine will be decided on by the presiding judge. To further decrease attendance at bush parties, police will monitor parking in the area and all unlaw- fully parked vehicles will be towed away. “The purpose of the crack-down is to heighten’ awareness,” explained Croucher, “because it’s 877-3720. Police continue to investigate an armed robbery at the Esso gas sta- tion on Mill St. in Acton, which and carrying an eight-inch hunting knife, drove up to the kiosk, entered and demanded money. The 18-year- old clerk from Rockwood, handed over several hundred dollars, accord- ing to poli The suspect was last seen heading eastbound on Young St. According to the police report, the clerk, visibly shaken after the ordeal, was still able gave an accurate description of the suspect and vehicle. A zone alert has:been issued for a white male, 5°9”, 150Ib. with brown hair and green/blue eyes, He was ‘wearing black jeans, black jean jack- et, white T-shirt and white shoes. The vehicle he was driving was described as an older model light blue Ford Tempo or Taurus with rust spots on the doors. Anyone with any information on the robbery is asked to contact Halton Region Police at 878-5511. $: in stolen Suspects broke into a home on 9-9 Saturday Marion Hogan were found enjoying a game. mation on its activities can be obtained by contacti 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 Armed robbery in Acton to you with elph St. ( 9-6 elph eae a iis eorgetown Lawn Bowling Club (located on the ‘corn Christine Wild, Ruby Rodger and fined $105. If they are intoxicated, they can expect another $105 fine. Intoxicated individuals of legal age can be fined $55 and may be kept overnight at the police station. If this is a recurring incident, the indi- dangerous. Sometimes kids are brought in who are so intoxicated, they could easily throw up and asphyxiate. We’re concerned about their health - we worry about them.” RE/MAX SUBURBAN (91) INC. 877-5211 874-3051 MICHAEL (MIKE) ADAMS AV(o) Pan RN Co) Wednesday, May 26, 1993 ‘Award Winning Sales Rep 50 cents includes G.S.T. Se "Your independent voice in Halton Hills” oe Steeles Ave, west of Winston Churchill Blvd. in Halton Hills sometime during the weekend and made off with $3,500 in goods. the family room and took the stereo, a speaker, a CD player, the televi- sion and VCR. No other rooms were touched. Police continue to investi- gate the incident. Citizen helps police A good Samaritan chased down three youths who were smashing mailboxes in the Eighth Line/32 Side Road area in Georgetown Sunday night. The man was outside with a rifle, scaring off raccoons, when he heard screams and witnessed the incident. He jumped into his vehicle and chased down the youths, who had fled in their truck seconds earli- er. The man stopped the truck and kept the teenagers restrained until police arrived. Police charged a 15- year-old Brampton youth and 19- year-old from Cheltenham with mis- chief under $1,000. The third youth was not charged. Nine mailboxes had been smashed. ‘The Demolition Derby is always a crowd-pleaser and this year’s edition was no exception at the 17th annu- al Georgetown Kinsmen Club Bang-O-Rama staged at the Fairgrounds over the weekend, photo by Colin Gibson/HHTW. Hegant 3 Head Outdoor Cast Aluminum Post Lamp 8! Height available in assorted finishes Le