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T PERRY S Volume 134 Number 50 > TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000 COPY 75¢ roc + sc asm) 28 Pages Police raid homes, arrest two local men By Rik Davie Special to the Star Charges of conspiracy involving kidnapping, wounding and armed robbery have been laid against a Port Perry man after an early morning police raid at a home here. Residents of Chester Cres. in Port Perry awoke at 6 a.m. on Friday (Nov. 3) to find heavily-armed members of the Durham Regional Police Tactical Support Unit racing to surround a home in the quiet residential neighborhood. Police entered the home and arrested 23-year-old William Raymond Zaparanuik on conspiracy, drug and firearms charges. At the same time, police entered a Sexton St. home and arrested Stephen Joseph Ball, also on conspiracy, drug and gun related offenses. The raids were the climax of a three-month under cover operation nick-named Project Extraction. The investigation involved officers from the Durham Regional Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police provincial firearms unit, the Toronto Police Service, and members of both the OPP and Durham Canine units. A neighbour of the Chester Cres. address at which Mr. Zaparanuik was arrested told The Star that heavily-armed offi- cers swooped in to make the bust. "I looked out the window and | saw these cops with the big guns and | thought, holy geez, what now?" said the resident, v Oe a Please turn to page 19 Police patrol arena for hockey hooligans By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Minor hockey officials will be looking to curtail unsports- manlike conduct at the Scugog Arena, both on and off the ice this season. The Port Perry Minor Hockey Association (PPMHA) has turned to the police to patrol the stands after incidents at the Scugog Arena involving local teens, says association president Rick Penstone. The crackdown stems from a number of incidents last month that saw local fans scream obscenities at opposing - x & ERE Cress 35 SAY es oe - A ] CHAS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR ON PATROL: Durham Regional Police in North Durham have stepped up their traffic enforcement with the formation of the new Select Enforcement Unit, which will target : : speeders in 26 Division. The unit, which includes Constables Jim Harmer (above) and Jim players. staff a nd pazoms, oss o oy co a 2Ad Hunter, will be on the road each day of the week, including holidays and weekends, moni- Eres 8 Opp > toring the speed of motorists on various roadways and streets. The officers will also have Please turn to page 18 zero-tolerance for any infraction. Please see our story on Pg. 3. a OVERRIDGE A ly, i A gi 170 Casimir St, NATURAL GAS - PF 0¢ yl PORT PERRY ol TN ra QUNJAATE