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2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 14, 1999 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Street crime unit charges three swarming suspects By Rik Davie out of school all together after threats i 'Special to the Star were directed at him by an adult. 3 Members of the Durham Regional The father told The Star that assur- { Police street crime unit have arrested ances his son's studies would be seen to three young offenders on charges relat- have not been followed up with a visit by i ing to a swarming that a group of a teacher. : { masked youths attack another teen. "After we pulled him out of school the Const. Clint Cole told The Star that board said they would send a teacher to officers made the arrests late Wednesday our house," said the parent, who cannot and early Thursday of last week. be identified in order to protect the iden- The charges are the latest in a string tity of the youth, who faces charges in of arrests of students at Port Perry High the original incident. School for acts of violence. "Well, it's been three weeks and we The street crime unit has been operat- have not seen a teacher yet, and he will ing in and around Port Perry since a lose his year for sure now." Sept. 22 incident at the school in which it Police have also arrested a Port Perry is alleged that a-group of youths sur- area man and charged him with threat- rounded another student and beat him to ening bodily harm and threatening the ground. Since then, there have been death. at least three other incidents of violence Police have been working with local or threats -- including the swarming by school officials since the first incident in masked assailants, in November -- which September. Const. Mitch Martin said police believe are related to at least two that there have been street crime units specific groups of youths at the high investigating the violent incidents in an school. effort to get to the bottom of what appear All the students charged at that time to be related acts over the past two had to transfer to other schools as part of months. their release agreement with police. School board officials have stated on Parents of some students have cried = several occasions that they will support foul over what they saw as punishment police in an effort to enforce the Durham of their children before a trial is held in District School Board's zero-tolerance court. policy on school violence. One parent said he had to pull his son 3 JEFF MITCHELL/PORT PERRY STAR CHEERS! ... A grand opening was held Saturday (Dec. 11) for. Ecowater Systems in Port Perry. Franchise owner Ron Jorgansen offers a range of ser- vices, including water filtration systems, water coolers, and a fill your own jug Thi ; k Old Si h service, which costs $3 for a 22-litre (five gallon) jug of purified town water, IeVesS stri e at Cugog ome cleansed with the company's reverse osmosis technology. Ron's beside the hs : ; : . : Thieves made off with more than Durham Police say. Bank of Montreal in Port Perry Plaza. Call 985-4900. 2% $2,000 in goods after breaking into a Once inside they ransacked the Old Scugog Rd. home while the owner home and stole a television, two was away at a hockey tournament, VCRs, a camcorder, and a 35mm cam- and Compton Delivers , ~\ Q No Equi | CG Christmas Course! ares REEL TT sa BOOK NOW! Calls | = ~~ channels with say police. era. The equipment is valued at Sometime between 6:20 a.m. and approximately $2,200. 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 thieves entered Damage to the door is estimated at the home by kicking in the front door, $300. \ Oo \ more channels \.are FREE ~ ps SN Tg ZN ~ to come oo Z. yy -- power GATE" i | igh speed \ Internet" oO --" pe r fh (Competitive \f} oY \_ Rates 8 Ni [W I 11 YOUNG DRIVERS OF CANADA Call 1-888-YDC-DRIVE AVAILABILITY Compton Communications WORRY FREE TV. and we're not stopping there! (905) 985-6171 www.compton.net