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w w w .in si de H A LT O N .c om O A K V IL LE B EA V ER W ed ne sd ay , A ug us t 2 4, 2 01 1 1 2 A 40-year-old Oakville man is in hospital in serious condition following a brutal motorcycle crash in Burlington on Saturday. Police said the incident took place at around 3 p.m. when a Kawasaki 750 motor- cycle, operated by the Oakville man and traveling northbound on Snake Road, lost control on a curve and fell on its side. The motorcycle and rider slid from the northbound lane into the path of south- bound car, striking the front left corner of the car before finally coming to a stop. The Oakville man was taken to Joseph Brant Hospital and later transferred to a Hamilton hospital with serious injuries. The female driver and passenger of the car were not injured in the collision. Police said alcohol was not a factor in the crash, however, speed and loss of control, on the part of the motorcycle, may have con- tributed to the collision. The Halton Regional Police Service Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing to investigate this incident and anyone with information about it is asked to contact Detective Constable Dave McDougall at 905- 825-4747 ext. 5142. y j gOakville motorc clist in ured in Burlin ton crash An Oakville man is facing 22 charges in connection with a series of underground parking lot thefts, which occurred in Oakville and Burlington over the last several months. Police said that between fJanuary and August, a series o parking lot thefts occurred where the suspect would forcibly gain entry to apartment buildings and proceed to the underground park- ing lot area. Once there the suspect would steal bicycles or items from vehi- cles. Police made an arrest on Thursday, Aug. 18, after examin- ing video surveillance images, which were recorded at some of the parking lot locations. Hassan Kocsis, 31, of Oakville has been charged with two counts of break and enter with intent, five counts of break and enter to com- mit theft, break and enter to com- mit mischief, theft under $5,000, two counts of fraud under $5,000, possession of credit cards obtained by crime and 10 counts of breach- ing probation. Kocsis will appear in a Milton court on Sept. 14, at 9 a.m. Suspect charged with parking lot break-ins If channel surfing is your only form of exercise, see your doctor about diabetes today. www.diabetes.ca 1-800-BANTING (226-8464) may lead to diabetes Warning: