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-- Vol. 2, No. 38 Tuesday, March 30, 1993 CIRC. 11,600 28 pages Rifles stolen from Queen St. home Durham Police are asking for help from the public after nine rifles were stolen from a Port Perry residence Sunday afternoon. A police spokesman said the Queen Street residence located near Cornish Schoo was entered between 3:00 ahd 4:00 PM The owner of the home, a member of the Durham Police force had just left to work the evening shift. The nine rifles with trigger locks were in a locked cabinet in the basement of the home A chain was smashed to get into the cabinet. The rifles include a Mausberg 22; CIL 22; 303 Lee Enfield, Anschutz 22; and a Polish made Nangant, Czech V2 and Egyptian Rashid, all 7.62 mm calibre. The bolts from these rifles were not stolen as they had been removed and placed under lock and key elsewhere in the home. Several other items including stereo equipment, VCR, 356 mm camera and a quantity of rolled coins were stolen as well Entry into the home was gained by smashing through a wooden door in the garage Because the officer had just left for work when the robbery occurred, Police feel the house was being watched by those responsible for the break-in Anyone with any informatie that could assist police with the investigation should call 26 Division Detectives Paul Mooy or Paul Hamilton at 579-1520 * "A 138700 "2" Police test new system to handle non- emergencies Durham Region Police are testing a new way to deal with non-emergency calls. The Alternate Response Unit (ARU) went into operation in the southern part of Durham last week and will be expanded to all Adam Allen of 2nd Scugog Cubs paid a visit to the Mayor's office last week seeking support for Trees for Canada planting program. Mayor Howard Hall was only too happy to suppor the program and also pledged a personal donation to kick off a door to door canvas during the month of April. See story below. Scouts start canvass Adam Allen has his work cut out for him. Adam is a member of the 2nd Scugog Cub Pack, and in April, he'll be joining Cubs and Scouts from all over Pine Ridge District in a door-to-door fund raising canvass for money that will be used to assist Scouting in the community, the development of campsites and for programs to help Scouts in the Third World Then on May 1, he'll be working with other Scouts planting 6,000 Trees For Canada in several logations Last week, Adam paid a Visit to Scugog Mayor Mbward Hall (a former leader himself) who ded his support for the Trees for Canada venture and dippediinto his wallet for a donation to kick off the door-to- door fund raising campaign Trees for Canada is a nation wide initiative designed to give all members of Scouting the chance to demonstrate their concern for this country Since 1972, some 38 million trees have been planted by Scouts and Cubs nation-wide This year, another two million trees will go into ground, helping to insure that Canada stays green for generations to come Over 30,000 Canadians Scouts and Cubs will be planting trees this spring Here in Pine Ridge District, Scouts taking part wi ° from numerous communities including ~~ Cartwright, Cannipgtén, Goodwood, Gréeibank, Manchester, Port "Perry, Prince Albert, Scugog Island, Sunderland and Uxbridge As well as helping to insure that Canada is green, the tree planting program gives the young people practical training in conservation and re. forestation. And of course as the years ago by, they will see the results of their efforts. In the door-to-door canvass which will be held through the month of April, the Scouts will have Trees for Canada pledge sheets with them. They will attempt to canvass each household once. However, if you would like to participate in this program, please contact 985-8693 to insure that & canvasser calls on yop Adam Allen snd his fellow Cubs apd:Scouts extended theis-#incere thanks to the Mayor of Scugog for his support in helping to kick off the 1993 Trees for Canada campaign areas early in 1994, said Sgt. Gord McKechnie who's in charge of this new unit. What this new system will do is channel non-emergency calls to a team of officers trained specifically to deal with these kinds of calls. In many instances, he said, officers will be able to resolve the problem over the phone without having to send an officer to the scene. Sgt. McKechnie cited an example of somebody arriving home from work in the evening to find the house or apartment had been burglarized The immediate reaction is to call police. However, it is not necessary for an officer to immediately arrive at the scene "All the information can be given over the phone," he said Other examples are nuisance complaints about loud music or a barking dog In the case of frauds or certain thefts, the speed with which the call is answered is not as important as the quality of the later investigation. The reason for setting up this ARU is because Durham Police are getting more and more calls for service, while the number of officers is not being increased because of restraints on the budget With the ARU handling the routine or non-emergency calls, it will free officers to respond to gmergency calls that require immediate police presence Initially, this Alternate Response Unit will be staffed at all times by at least four officers. This new system is part of the gradual move by the police into what is known as "community based policing." necessary Elementary teachers with the Durham Separate School Board have applied for mediation in their efforts to reach a th Mediator sought "The Board is hopeful that » settlement will be reached soon...and believes it is important to reach an However, in a statement Monday, the Separate Board warned that "limited funds are available for increases in compensation packages due to the current tough economic times ag pe d to be fair to its ratepayers and on . The Board statement says that "some progress" was made when the two sides last met on March 23. Is DAFFODIL DAY! PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY