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Vol. 133 Number 09 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1999 streets late at night. See story. " Durham Regional Police constables Rick Ross, -- 1 left, and Dave Mann were out over the weekend patrolling Lake Scugog, and the trails and roads around the township on their snowmobiles. Police and township officials are cracking down on snow- mobilers who persist in speeding along Port Perry J. PETER HVDISTEN / PORT PERRY "STAR Police out patrolling lakes and streets Crackdown on snowmobilers By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Durham Regional Police officers are: on the look-out for snowmobile riders breaking the law by riding their . machines through town late at night. Sgt. Ken Hudson of 26 Division in Port Perry said that the police have two snowmobiles at their disposal, and that hey aim to curb the late night revving and hou 2 that annoys people as they try to get some sleep. Ken Hudson He said that "numerous" complaints about sleds being run through the streets of town have come in since the snow arrived, and the snowmobile season began in earnest here. "We are going to have some enforce- ment during the peak hours of 1 to 7 o'clock in the morning, when (snowmo- biles) are restricted," e said last week. "Manpower allowing, we are going to have our machines out whenever possi- ble." Two snowmobiles are based at the station in Port Pe hours a day, said the complement o "officers in 26 'Division doesn't ies 8 allow for cops from the local WP to be on patrol, they can be assisted by officers from hw within the force, he said. , and are on call 24 . Hudson, 'While "There are several officers trained (for snowmobile patrol) within the divi- sion, and also throughout the region," said Sgt. Hudson. He said that while the police won't be able to respond to every snowmobile complaint that comes in, residents are urged to let police know when theres a problem: "If they notify us, that's the only way we can react. A bylaw passed by y, Scugog Township council in Bo restricts the hours and locations within town for snowmobile operation. It allows for fines ranging from $50 to $1,000. "There's no reason to tear around on side streets between 1 and 7 in the morning," said Sgt. Hudson. See Snowmobile Bylaw - page 8 Scugog site for summer games By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Lake Scugog will be the site of a number of watersports events when the Ontario Summer Games are held here in August, 2000. When those who had taken part in assembling the bid for the 2000 games learned last Wednesday that Durham's bid was successful, none was more excited than Brenda Robinson, Scugog's representative on the committee. She was part of a committee of representatives from the recreation departments of all eight municipal- ities that comprise Durham Region. They worked for a year on the Durham bid, and have been endur- ing the suspense of awaiting a deci- sion since their submission this fall. "We kind of sat on pins and nee- dles through the whole month of December. They told us there would be an announcement by December," said Mrs. Robinson last Thursday. "We were very optimistic, Please turn to page 5 Investigation into shooting death goes on The Special Investigation Unit's probe of the fatal shooting of a Sunderland man continues, but none of the subject officers has been inter- viewed. Gail Scala, an SIU spokesperson, reported yesterday morning that the investigation of the shooting of 44- year-old Tony Romagnuolo is ongo- ing. "The investigation is going as well as it should. There is nothing really new to report on," she said. "Every investigation gets to. the point where the investigators have Please turn to page 16 ET REN AE A AE ERIE RA EERE RIN RED: CE OVERRIDG! ATCT ETCR ETC LITE | 170 Casimir St, | PORT PERRY |