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Eric Crocker, an expert in fibre comparison and analysis with the Forensic Sciences Centre in Toronto, testified the similarity in fibres showed up under three different micro- scopic tests that magnify them up to 300 times their normal size. Mr. Crocker, a senior biologist and section head of the Centre's Trace Unit, said three blue acrylic fibres from the balaclava were found in the Volkswagen van, and several were found at various locations in a Camaro owned by Mitchiel McArthur. "The fibres found in these areas originated from the balaclava," he told the court. The two robbers who held up the Bank of Montreal Oct. 20, 1994 wore dark balaclavas. Police recovered one of the balaclavas in the rear yard of a residence that abuts the west Kids weren't endangered by parking lot at Community Memorial Hospital. An earlier witness testified she saw two men get into a red Camaro in the hospital parking lot and drive off along Paxton St. The witness identified one of the two men in court as Mitchiel McArthur. Court has also heard that shortly after the 7:30 p.m. robbery and shootings at the plaza, two balaclava-clad men smashed their way through the rear patio door of a home on Major St. and forced owner Harry Pearce to drive them across town in his green Volkswagen van to the rear parking lot at the hospital. Detective David Kimmerly, a senior Durham Police officer, has testified that at 8:50 p.m. that evening he saw a red Camaro make a U-turn on Simcoe St. just south of Lake Scugog Lumber and within eye-shot of a police roadblock. He noted the licence plate TEY 600, which was traced later that night by police to Mitchiel McArthur. He was arrest- ed at 8 o'clock the next morning at his resi- dence in Kingston. Mr. Crocker, who was declared by the court as an "expert" witness in fibre analysis, said other fibres, lighter blue in color, were found on the dark blue balaclava, in the Pearce van and in several areas of the Camaro. Several other fibres of various types and color were found on the balaclava and in the two vehicles, he testified. Earlier testimony by Forensic Sciences examiners indicated that DNA (mucus) on the balaclava matches the DNA sample taken from Mitchiel McArthur. Mr. Crocker told the court on Friday that head hair samples taken from both accused men do not match hair samples found in the van, and don't match a hair taken from the mirror of the Camaro. Hair samples on a green vest found by police on the robbers' escape route do not match hair of either the McArthur brothers. And defense lawyer Cindy Wasser, who represents Mitchiel, told court on Friday that a second source of DNA on the balaclava is not included in the report by the forensic examiners who testified earlier in the trial. To a question from Ms. Wasser, the witness Crocker said there is no way to completely rule out the possibility that hair or fibre sam- ples are contaminated from other sources. Owners of fishing gas leak at arena: official By Chris Hall Port Perry Star While they are not cer- tain, township officials believe a small ammonia leak at the Scugog Arena recently was caused by aging equipment. Scugog recreation co- ordinator Al Pollock said a small amount of ammo- nia escaped from a refrig- eration unit used to keep the ice on Feb. 25, some- time around 10 a.m. He said a shaft seal in a compressor gave out, allowing ammonia to dis- sipate or spread out. While there was no one using the ice at the time, Port Perry High School students had a morning program cancelled. A YMCA program was going on in the Scugog Community Centre at that time, but Mr. Pollock said the children were not evac- uated because the ammo- nia was not penetrating the play area. : The recreation co-ordi- nator said that proper pro- " cedure was followed dur- ing the incident. "We did what we were supposed to do; we can- celled any programs, called a mechanic to shut off access to the machine and exhausted the build- ing." While he says that ~NEE LISHMAN SS Spring Lines Arriving Now! "A Gallery of Functional Art" 158 Queen St., Port Perry 985-0574 there have been no final conclusions drawn on why it happened, he did state that the problem involved an older compressor. No reading was taken at the time of the accident so there is no way of telling exactly how much of the dangerous gas actually escaped. Mr. Pollock said ammo- nia can be smelled in the air when it is at the level of 100 parts per million. The gas can be fatal at 300 parts per million. He also says that this was the first time an ammonia leak had occurred at the Scugog Arena. When contacted by The Star, Scugog Fire Department Chief Richard Miller said that he did not receive a call from the arena, but that the leak should have been report- ed. ~ $185 fine or a summons to court. huts left on lake are investigated Ministry of Natural Resources officials will be investigating six ice fishing huts which were left on Lake Scugog after the removal deadline. Conservation Officer Wray McQuay said Thursday that an effort to determine the owners of the half- dozen huts still remaining on the ice after the Feb. 28 removal date is under way. Depending on the reasons they give for not taking their huts off the frozen lake, they could receive either the regular The MNR official said that if the owner has a legitimate reason for not removing the hut a fine will follow. But if there's no excuse, they will have to appear in court and would most likely have to pay a larger fine. Mr. McQuay also said that ministry officials will be looking at a hut that was set on fire Feb. 28. The remains of the hut will be sent to a forensics lab where it will be determined if all the registration numbers on the hut can be identified. Mr. McQuay says that currently there is one number from the registration clearly visible. Mr. McQuay praised an effort by local conservation and recreation groups, who took time March 1 to conduct an end-of-the-season clean-up on Scugog. @ BAGELS «BITES 29 Bacon and Egg on a Bagel & Coffee als 172 Water St., Port Perry EY NID SUNDAY BRUNCH 10:30AM TO 2:00PM Soup, Bagel 4% with Cream Cheese & Coffee ih i Wednesday & Thursday 10) Ih hY CI) 4 XO) NP Each Week Offers New Tastes! choose from S 95 3 delicous entrees... 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