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By Oksana Buhel Halton Region Police Chief James Harding’s 1 extensive law enforcement experience will be put to good usé when he becomes a member of the attorney- general’s civilian watchdog } group mandated to. monitor { police shootings. Harding will be joining the Special Investigations ) Unit (STU) Dec. 1, but his 4 position has not yet been announce He was , involved with SIU proceedings November as a member of a task force which ultimately recommended the SIU needed more power to investigate alleged police wrongdoings and also have the power to lay charges against police officers. Around the same time, Harding argued staunchly that a section of the Criminal Code be modified because of its leniency towards officers who shot at fleeing suspects: $8,000 blaze “Approximately $8,000 damage was caused to the | International Protein Corp. building on Wallace St. in. Acton Wednesday afternoon = when the plastic coated sid- . ing caught fire. A company employee was welding beside the premises when ‘the accident occurred. » Halton Hills Fire + Department was called to the scene and the fire was quick- & ly extinguished. Transformer blows § Georgetown. Halton Hills Fire Department - arrived the Guelph St. Items stolen A suspect entered. an unlocked garage on McKinnon Ave. in Georgetown Sunday da: between midnight and noon and made off with a tool . box, baseball mitt and elec- tric drill. The goods were valued at $3,000. Other items were strewn over the front lawn. Police have no suspects or witnesses. Gas siphoned Suspects siphoned gaso- line out of buses at Laidlaw Transit Ltd. ) invii Rd. in . posi: and | flames. The area temporarily tecd is bound by | |, Hollow, Edward St. and Georgetown Wednesday night. Police have promised to step up patrols at the loca- tion, since this is the second incident in three days, \.Crime Stoppers pays Crime Stoppers is report- #) ing a slight increase in the = number of phone tips i received during the third q H] a quarter of 1993. Calls received in the July to September period numbered 53. This compares with 50 in {| the first quarter and 45 in the id. second. Sgt. Rod Cliffe (police coordinator for the program) is pleased with the increase, @ average of at least a call per day ty. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for anonymous tips that result in arrest. The civilian-run program is one that combines the efforts of the public, the media and the police to solve or (in some cases), prevent crimes. A recent example would be a hit-and-run accident in Milton in September emncinam (mangement re but would like to see an. 265 Guelph St. Georgetown 877-2300 Approximately $4,000 worth of damage was done to a parked car. The local news- paper ran the story and it “ resulted in a call to Crime Stoppers that suggested a possible suspect. The driver of the other car is now charged in the case, In an effort to improve the program, the coordinator is now writing stories about three crimes each week - one each for Oakville, Burlington and Halton Hills/Milton. It is hoped crimes which may be of more local interest will result in more calls which will solve more crime. Crime ppers can be reached at 1- iat 5151 or 825-TIPS. LOTTERY courtesy of ‘10 Mountainview S. 877-9741 racsoalae 973-9056 a tase Lisa eae * Sat. Oct. 16/93} 03 07 18 21 22 31 Bonus: 12 Early Bird 07 18 37 39] qc James Harding The citizens’ group has been criticized by some police forces for the length of time taken to conduct investigations, but Howard SIU. director, insisted Harding was not selected because of his policing background. Morton said Harding will not be a liaison person between the two organiza- tions, but did not explain 14" Colour TV Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, October 23, 1993 ~Page’3 —— ‘Harding is algal for SIU duty what his exact position would be. Harding’s retirement becomes official Dec. 31. If the Halton Regional Police Services Board is not able to find a new chief before Dec. 1, Harding’s position with the SIU will be limited to an investigative or administrative one, because of the potential conflict of interest. Halton Police Services Board chair Barry Quinn, also a member of the selec- tion committee mandated to select a new chief, said he was optimistic Harding’s position would be filled by 1.He did not say how many applicants are cur- rently battling for the post. “We are at a point where we can make a decision,” he said. 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