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PAGE A2THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JUNE 13,2001 Armed bandit loots Orono gas bar ORONO - A masked bandit armed with a handgun robbed a gas station attendant in Orono and got away with cash and cigarettes, police said. Durham Regional Police said a man wearing a balaclava entered Beaver Gas, at 3545 Hwy. 35 at about 9:45 p.m. Sat urday and ordered the clerk down on the floor. The victim complied and the robber raided the cash register. register. He emptied the till, took some smokes and fled in a light-coloured older model car, possibly a Chevy Caprice, headed south. The suspect was described- as white, about 5-foot-10 with a muscular build. Anybody who may have- witnessed this incident is asked to contact Durham Regional Police robbery unit, 579-1520- or Crime Stoppers at (905)- 433-TIPS. BROKEN WINDSHIELD? GET SMART!!! WE PAY YOUR DEDUCTIBLE PLUS ... A.J. GROEN/ Statesman photo Making Cuddle Quilts The Durham Trillium Quitters' Guild was at Durham College recently, working on Cuddle Cuddle Quilts that go to Durham Regional Police and Hearth Place, and preparing for a November November quilt show. President-elect Arline Dickinson got some help from daughter Erika. Teens charged after two separate LT i i I i i i i i i i i i i i i I: I I: I 112 TEMPERANCE STREET BOWMANVILLE , ■ 623-0783 ; ^Some Restrictions Apply Offer expires June 20/01 j- Clarington This Week Canadian Statesman Visit Durham's best on-line classified advertising directory" durhamregion.com TWO AT A AUTO GLASS DW. of 3012276 Nova Scotia Limited pursuits through Durham BY STEPHEN SHAW Staff Writer DURHAM - Two 16-year-old Os- hawa boys were arrested and charged after separate high-speed police pursuits pursuits in the region, despite both chases chases being called off at various points because of safety concerns. Durham Regional Police said the first began at 3:30 a.m. Saturday when officers officers tried to stop a Dodge Neon being driven at high speed in the area of Westney Road and Hwy. 2 in Ajax. The car, which had been reported stolen, sped off at speeds of 160 km/h and was chased to Lakeridge Road, where the pursuit was called off because because of safety concerns, police said. The chase started again five minutes minutes later, when officers in Whitby spotted the stolen car near Anderson and Dundas streets. The vehicle was pursued north to Rossland Road, however, the chase was again cancelled cancelled because of traffic, said Sergeant Paul Malik, police spokesman. This time, though, the police helicopter, helicopter, Air 1, was flying in the area and spotted the car on Taunton Road. The chopper followed the suspect car as it headed south on Fallingbrook Drive and turned into a school parking parking lot. The car was ditched and the driver fled into a backyard. Air 1 directed officers officers to the area and the teenager was arrested, Sgt. Malik said. The youth faces charges of impaired impaired driving, breach of probation, possession of stolen property, dangerous dangerous driving and (light from police. In the second incident, a 16-year-old boy was arrested early Monday following following a pursuit that began in Whitby at 4 a.m. and ended in Clarington. Sgt. Malik said officers tried to stop a car being driven erratically on Thickson Road at about 4 a.m., but the driver sped onto Hwy. 401. The car was chased castbound at speeds of 160 km/h, with OPP joining the pursuit. pursuit. It was called off for safety reasons near Clarington, but officers spotted the vehicle a short time later in a plaza on Regional Road 57, Sgt. Malik said. The teen was located nearby, arrested arrested and charged with flight from police and dangerous driving among other offences. The vehicle was his father's. father's. j RILLOWTOP S/E Sîss'S%i®fl jviauress r DOukj=>43â9 Set $509 QUEEN $379 Set $569 KING $499 Set $849 RILLOWTOP S/E Single àttress PILLOWTOP.S/E Single , it'issr'^rm m DOUbLE ,>$439 Set $609 QUEEIT $479 Set $669 KING $599 Set $979 Set $719 QUEEN ,$609 Set $789 KING ' " $73 W POCKET COIL RILLOWTOP S/E Single |f DOUBtÆ>>$619 Set $819 QUEEN $709 Set $869 KING $799 Set $1249 jSttphnB»' WE MAKE gA'BÉsmi.' ANY SIZE B3'm5bk' MATTRESS ft) ü=! SIT UP AVAILABLE E or ru n fJ "«w SAfAVA/ZA/TP E» tnrr- n mo 2311 " ( AV a Y Pit use \ isil our websih ,il www.sleeptactory.vom AJAX ÔSHAWA PETERBOROUGH MON.-WED. 10-6 MON.-WED. 10-B TUES.-THUR8. THURS.-FRI. 10-8 SAT. 10-6 THURS.-FRI. 10-B SAT. 10-6 SUNDAYS SAL10-6 CLOSED •mjMON, Remember, we are the factory. pii ,i i i 11 iiiji < <■ ij 11< www.sleepfaetory.com