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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, OCTOBER 2,2002 PAGE 7 investigating escape of accused murderer Police still POLICE from page 1 one guy had escaped from Oshawa court last year. This was no coincidence," coincidence," said one officer. Sgt. Malik said the information from Toronto was sketchy, did not indicate indicate a specific escape plan and was forwarded to detectives to be investigated investigated that day. Court officers speaking on condi tion they not be identified said they are "furious" they weren't told of the arrests. arrests. "Our boss was only being told about (the arrests) during a conference call Friday morning - at the same time the escape went down," said another constable. "This was crucial information that wasn't passed on. We could've had two officers walking into a shootout, Midway added to festival MIDWAY from page 1 dog guide program. The fifth annual antique car show, a craft market and many more family activities activities will also be held in the downtown downtown core. The midway runs Thursday from noon until 9 p.m. then Friday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Memorial Park (King Avenue East, across from the fire hall). "It's more of a family event and over the years it gets bigger and bigger," Ms. Kay says. "Newcastle always likes to give back to the community and support local businesses in the area. Whatever we can give back to the community we like to and that's just part of the Fall Festival." Festival." Admission to Saturday's events is free and everyone is invited. meanwhile our guys had the information information since 4 a.m.. It's disgusting. We could've had two guys killed," said the officer. Had the unit known of the arrests, Durham's tactical support unit would have been called out to assist with the prisoner transfer as a precaution, he said. Unlike other court facilities in Durham and Greater Toronto, Whitby does not have a secure compound to unload prisoners, who arc led from the parking lot to a rear door, through a public hallway and into basement holding cells. ""We would have looked at who's in court. There were only two prisoners going to Whitby that morning, and both arc on first-degree murder charges," said one of the officers. Even with vague details, he said the appearance of a murder-accused in Whitby would've raised red flags, given the facility's security deficiencies. deficiencies. "We would've called for the heavy artillery (tactical unit). If you're going to make a break, 605 (Rossland) is the place. At 242 (King St. E.) you have a garage and at 850 (King St. W.) you've got a cage. At 605 prisoners walk in the open in the parking lot," said the court officer. "If I was a resident of Whitby, I'd be screaming. There is absolutely no protection at all." Who knew what and when will form part of an internal police probe into the escape, said Chief McAlpine, BOWMANVILLE - An equipment failure left most people in town without power for up to six hours Friday night. The power went off in Bowmanville around 9:30 p.m. following a failure, which shorted out the feeder sub-station, says George Armstrong ofVeridian Connections Connections Inc. It took service technicians hours to find the equipment responsible for the who has ordered an immediate increase increase in court security for high-risk prisoners, including use of additional body restraints. Chief McAlpine has also ordered an "extensive audit" of prisoner transportation transportation procedures, to be overseen by Deputy Chief Rod Piukkala. He said "hindsight is easy" and wouldn't speculate "whether or not specific information should have or would have triggered" beefed-up security security Friday. outage, says Mr. Armstrong, who adds. customers were brought back on line in batches and most properties had power restored by 1:30 a.m. The last customers to be reconnected had power by 3:30 a.m., he says. During the work, power in Newcastle was accidentally knocked out for about a half-hour beginning at 11:45 p.m., he adds. Power cuts out Friday night Correction An incorrect date for the Durham Region Health Department's Department's Prenatal Health Fair was published in the Sept. 29 edition. The fair will take place Saturday, Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Durham College, College, 2000 Sim- coe St. N. For more information information call the health department department at 1-800- 841-2729, ext. 2296. This Week regrets the error. 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