14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, May 25,1994 Police Report Success with ARU Set up in the spring of 1993, the Durham Regional Police Alternate Response Unit (ARU) has proven to be such a success prioritizing calls in Whitby, Oshawa and Bowmanville that it has been expanded to include Ajax and Pickering. Due to increased demands placed on the police service, this new method of answering non-emergency calls was required. The goals of the ARU are to manage manage calls for service more efficiently and to improve citizen satisfaction with the police. The ARU unit is staffed by officers working out of Oshawa Police Headquarters. Headquarters. Designated police cruisers are assigned in eight municipal divisions. divisions. When an emergency call is received received at the communications centre the dispatcher there determines if the call falls within the mandate of the ARU or if the incident requires immediate immediate police presence. Area Fire Calls May 19 08:17:83 Cigas Rd., rubbish fire 11:41: Hwy. 401 eastbound at Holt Rd., assist 19:10: 163 Church St., unknown odor investigated May 20 fire 10:25: 80 Rhonda Blvd., rubbish 12:55:3767 Concession Rd. 3, rubbish rubbish fire 13:16:3864 Hwy. 2, rubbish fire 14:44: Hwy. 115 southbound at 4th Concession, grass fire 05:04: 2228 Boundary Rd., un- _ 21;49; 33 Devondale St., rubbish 1 fire May 24 10:45: Beaver St. & King St., vehi- known odor investigated 12:06: 420 Baseline Rd. W., unknown unknown odor investigated 12:12: 62 King St. W., equipment de accident malfunction 17:44:67 Duke St., rubbish fire 23:12:47 King St., Apt. 2, assist May 21 11:07: 8th Concession, east of Hwy. 57, first aid 11:30: 147 The Cove Rd,, rubbish, fire 17:35: Toronto St. S., rubbish fire 18:09: Simpson Ave. & Baseline Rd., vehicle fire 18:40: in front of 169 King St. E., assist ambulance, motor vehicle accident accident May 22 ■ 02:21:67 Rhonda Blvd., assist 09:27:11 Varcoe Rd., rubbish fire 12:36:1502 Hwy. 2, response 13:14: Main St. & Park, Orono, assist assist ambulance 13:41: 110 Mill St., rubbish fire 20:52: 59 Hartsfield Dr., rubbish fire 23:23: Old Stephen's Mill Rd., grass fire 23:32: 15 Simnick Cres., rubbish fire May 23 00:39: St. Stephen's School, rubbish rubbish fire Obituaries Ross McRoberts The sudden death, due to a heart attack, of Ross McRoberts aged 71, occurred on Saturday April 30, 1994 in Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville. Bom in Tyrone, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom McRoberts, he was educated at Tyrone Public and Bowmanville High schools. He was married October 11, 1951 to Ruth Moreland. A resident at 3088 Concession 7, Clarington, he was an employee of General Motors, retiring seven years ago. He was a member of Tyrone United Church, and of LOL 764, RBP 398 and CAW 222. Surviving are his wife Ruth, daughters Jean and husband Ron Ge- neau, Mary and husband Peter Whyte, Tammi, son Tom, and seven grandchildren, and sister Vema Chamberlain. He was predeceased by his parents, and a daughter Lynda. Funeral services were held on Monday at the Northcutt Elliott Funeral Funeral Home, Bowmanville, with Mrs. Michelle Hofman officiating. Pallbearers were Bruce Mirguay, Charlie Campbell, Paul Van Eyk, Jim Cochrane, Bob Chamberlain, and Glen Lowery. Interment Orono Cemetery. Helen Keller Syme In her 78th year, Helen Keller Syme, R.N.A. died March 7 1994, in Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville. She had been ill three years, A graduate of Woodstock N.B. High School, Business School and Victoria Public Hospital, she was bom in Woodstock, the daughter of George and Violet Boyer, of New Brunswick, Mamed to the late Alexander Grant Syme, she had resided at 40 Nelson Street, Bowmanville 20 years and at 144 Queen Street, Bowmanville Bowmanville 3 years. She had previously resided resided at Centerville, N.B. Employed as an R.N.A. for 30 years, she had been at Memorial Hospital Hospital 20 years, and at Oshawa General General Hospital one year, retiring 21 years ago. A member of the Royal Canadian Legion 1/178 and the Certified Registered Registered Nurses of Ontario, she was also a member of St. John's Anglican Church, Bowmanville. She served in Africa two years as a 1st Lieutenant with the African Medical Nursing Coro, for two years. Surviving arc her family Cheryl Wray and husband Ted Cornish, Jean Syme, James Syme and wife Pearl, Marlene Syme, Jim Martin and husband husband Ken, Alberta, and Rex Syme, five grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Funeral services were held at the Morris Funeral Chapel, Bowmanville with the Reverend Byron Yates officiating officiating and organist Harold Ellis providing providing organ music. Interment Bowmanville Cemetery. Cemetery. CLEANING UP THE WORLD STARTS AT If the call is directed to the ARU, a police officer will telephone the complainant complainant back and attempt to resolve the matter through measures • other than dispatching a cruiser. These measures could consist of giving legal advice, directing the party to another social agency or government government branch, taking an incident report over .the telephone or by fax, suggesting suggesting a person attend the police station to file the report, or any other measures measures the officer feels arc appropriate to resolve the matter. Complaints handled by the ARU may be: thefts, minor assaults, lost and found property, fraud, auto thefts, neighbor disputes, noise or barking dog complaints, property damage, obscene obscene or harassing phone calls, threat- enings, hit-and-run motor accidents, traffic or parking violations, and break and enters. If, in the opinion of the officer, the incident requires the presence of the police officer, or if a citizen insists on seeing a police officer, arrangements will be made for a designated ARU cmiser to be' dispatched. The citizen will be advised of the possible delays in a cruiser responding. Canadian Tire Parking Lot Transformed into Sports Centre The paiking lot of Canadian Tire was a flurry of sporting activities on Friday afternoon, as a number , u,u 1S v, lca uvuuu,x. of different sports games were set up for all to enjoy. A basketball net and baseball target area were just If convenient to the complainant, a couple of the attractions for customers. One of the more popular areas was the hockey nnk, where me an appointment could be made for the Perron family were having some fun. That's dad, Luc, passing the ball to son David, 6, while brother officer to attend at a later date. Matthew, 4, prepares to make the save. .
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