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r tietMl | I Hr Vf .A, 141 J O 1 | P P i I 18 11 J| s I fl V I'♦ ▼ V ^ rU v Total Market Coverage of Clarington from the Publishers of The Canadian Statesman • A James Publishing Community Newspaper Saturday, March 20, 1990 145th Year Circulation: 21,265 Tactical and K-9 Bust Teens by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer Two youths have been arrested, and. a third is being sought, after an almost four-hour stand-off at 47 Waverlcy Road in Bowmanville Wednesday. About 22 Durham Regional Police officers, including the Canine Unit and the Tactical Support Unit, were brought in after police received a call about a break and enter in progress shortly after 2 p.m. DRP Sgt. Jim Grimlcy said neighbours neighbours saw two young men enter the house, and called police, "They wouldn't respond when we gave them police challenges," said Sgt. Tim Knight. "We knew they were con cealing themselves somewhere." Just before 6 p.m., officers arrested two suspects, who were found under a . wooden deck, outside the home. "It is believed they exited from a basement window which led out under the deck," said Sgt. Grimley. A crowd of about 150 bystanders gathered on the street to watch the take-down. At least one neighbour who witnessed witnessed the event was very pleased with the way Durham Regional Police handled handled the situation. "It took a long time, but nobody got hurt, and no shots were fired," said Bowmanville resident Bill McGowan, "They (the suspects) will get their time in court, but (the police) got them out safely," he said, adding he will write a letter to DRP Chief Kevin McAlpine, letting him know how impressed he was with police handling of the situation. Two Bowmanville youths, aged 16 and 17, were arrested and charged with, a number, of counts. Police are still seeking a third suspect. The 16-year-old is charged with two counts of break and enter with intent as a result of the Waverlcy Road incident, He is also charged with two counts of break, enter and theft as a result of an incident on Lover's Lane Wednesday, and break-ins to residences on Hetherington Drive and Waverlcy Road which occurred in December. He also faces one count of robbery in rela tion to an incident in which a taxi driver driver was robbed on Concession Street on Jan. 25. The 17-year-old faces one count each of break and enter with intent, and break, enter and theft. A warrant was also put out for a third youth, who is wanted for robbery and break and enter with intent, said Sgt, Grimlcy. The youth was not on the scene at the time of Wednesday's arrests. Sgt. Grimley said the police had good reason for putting such an effort into the arrests. "We knew there was a possibility these people were responsible for more than one break-in because of the rash we've been having" in the Waverlcy Road area, ho said. "I think that's one of the reasons so much effort was put into this one." The youths were held for a bail hearing. Under the Young Offenders' Act, they cannot be identified. Independent Flyers OPSEU Strike Averted A strike by provincial civil servants, including 2,800 in Durham Region', was averted in the nick of time earlier in the week. The Ontario Public Service Employees' Union (OPSEU) was set to strike at midnight Wednesday. But, last-ditch efforts by the union and the province brought about a tentative agreement at around five a.m. Thursday. Workers had voted down a provincial provincial offer earlier this month. "This contract is the most for the Election Time? The signs of a spring provincial election arc popping up all over the place. Both the provincial Liberal and New Democratic Parties in Durham Riding have announced they will he holding nomination meetings in upcoming days. The local Progressive Conservative Party held its nomination last tall. Current MPP John O'Toole received the nod once again from his party. The NDP will nominate its local candidate at a meeting to be held tomorrow (Sunday) at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Bowmanville. The meeting will take place between 2 and 5 p.m., with a guest speaker form the NDP's national cau cus. Provincial Finance Critic Gerry Phillips will he the guest speaker at the Durham Liberal nomination meeting, which will be held March 24 at the Clarington Beech Centre. The meeting will get underway at 7:30 p.m. least," said OPSEU provincial president president Leah Cassclman in a media release. "We took on a huge, hostile, anti-worker employer and we came out ahead, We beat back all the major concessions concessions the government was after. We moved ahead in key areas, and we did it without the high price tag of a long and costly strike." According to the union's media release, workers will receive wage increases of one. percent, 1.35 percent, and 1,95 percent in successive years of a three-year deal, plus pay adjustments for 5,400 workers in specific occupations, occupations, "Backed by a solid strike vote and workplace organizing, our bargaining teams brought home a collective agreement we can all be proud of," said Cassclman, A date for a ratification vote is expected to be announced soon, /illsîaie' f Allstate (Darlene Ferguson 987-1611) % ZTOfJW. 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