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Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 www. oakvillebeaver .com Kazdan, Solomon & D'Angelo www.dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.brantflorist.com/ob 905.257.9941 Buffing Out at OTMH HEALTH pg.16 905.257.9941 - 380 Dundas Street East corner of Trafalgar and Dundas 905.257.9941 - 380 Dundas Street East corner of Trafalgar and Dundas Now Open! Now Open! 905.639.7001 A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 68 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009 24 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Guns, gangs unit makes arrest here Halton police Guns and Gangs Unit sprang into action Tuesday when its members arrested a Mississauga man following a traffic stop. Police said the man was driving on Hwy. 403 near Dundas Street when he was pulled over, at which point police allegedly seized a .38-calibre revolver and a small amount of crack cocaine and marijuana. "All seized firearms The man is facing are treated as crime numerous charges relat- guns until we find ed to firearm and drug out otherwise." possession and his vehicle was also seized as Det. Jeff Leder, offence-related property. Guns and Gangs Unit, Police noted the Halton Regional Police man is facing additional charges as he is currently under two lifetime bans prohibiting him from possessing firearms due to previous criminal convictions. Benjamin Owusu Brefo, 27, has been charged with possessing a restricted firearm without a licence, possessing a restricted firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, transporting a firearm in a careless manner, possessing a firearm knowing its serial numbers had been altered, three counts of possessing a firearm while prohibited, unauthorized possession of a motor vehicle and two counts of possessing a controlled substance. Forensic experts are currently examining the seized firearm to see if it is responsible for any past crimes. "There are a lot of outstanding crimes out there," said Det. Jeff Leder of the guns and gangs unit. "All seized firearms are treated as crime guns until we find out otherwise." The guns and gangs investigators encourage the public to utilize Crime Stoppers to report on gun, gang or any criminal activity affecting the Halton community. Crime Stoppers can be reached at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Resident rallies for raccoons By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Two orphaned baby raccoons are stuck between a rock and a hard place as a big-hearted Oakville resident struggles to find a proper home for them. For the past few days, Karen Milloy has been housing the raccoons in a catcarrying case in her garage. Twice a day she slips on a pair of old work gloves and places the babies in a laundry basket so she can feed them and clean their cage. The babies, who are each about the size of a grapefruit, make small warbling sounds as they explore the strange new world around them. Despite being wild animals, they seem to have no complaints about their current surroundings and make no efforts to escape from Milloy. "They trust me," she said. "I can pick them up and they know they're not going to get hurt. I wish I could keep them, but I understand they're not pets, they're not a domesticated animal." The story of how the raccoons came to be in Milloy's possession dates back to last Wednesday when Milloy pulled onto a street near her home and noticed a dead raccoon at the side of the road. DAVID LEA / OAKVILLE BEAVER Struck by the sad sight, Milloy IN NEED OF SHELTER: Karen Milloy holds one of the baby raccoons she recently found on remembers wishing people would drive her doorstep. The two raccoons face an uncertain future as Milloy struggles to find wildlife rehabilita- slower to give animals like that a See Raccoons page 4 tors who will take them in. DORVAL DRIVE WYECROFT RD. SPEERS RD. BETWEEN KERR & DORVAL ETWEEN YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! · www.lockwoodchrysler.com Celebrating 25 years in Oakville KERR ST. TRAFALGAR 175 WYECROFT RD. OAKVILLE 905.845.6653 QEW