More crime in Halton bu By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff While there has been an increase ; in a variety of crimes in the region â€" particularly those of a violent nature â€" Halton Regional Police‘s success rate in solving them is among the Make Your Own Wine From French Or California Premium Concentrates Ready in 4 Weeks With Coupon *Batch Equivalent to 30 Bottles of 750 mL. PÂ¥ s s eE 4 4 T Make Your 0 highest in Ontario. In a recent address to Town Council, Police Superintendent Richard Kivell explained his staff solved 45.9% of reported crimes committed in the region in 1993 compared to 41.5% the year before. This, he added, was "significantly y I I Brew Your Own Batches Starting at $70°°/batch With Coupon *all taxes included Ready In 2 Weeks wn WINE Equivalent to under per T60 mL FOURTH LINE higher" than the provincial average of between 37% and 39%. Three of four murders in Halton in 1993 murders, for example, have been solved says Media Relations Officer Sgt. Joe Martin. The lone outstanding case involves a man gunned down near Burloak Drive $ WHEN YOU BREW OFF : YOUR NEXT BATCH OF WINE Not valid with any other discount. Expires March 12/94 JUST BREW IT! 407 SPEERS T UNIT D LAKESHORE RD. Unit D, Oakville 849â€"6087 â€" 1,679 Frozen Locks _ Thank You With January‘s record cold, the Hamilton Auto Club received an allâ€"time record number of emergency road service requests and hundreds of miscellaneous emergencies from flat tires to frozen cooling systems. To all our members who waited patiently while we worked around the clock to provide service, a huge Thank You for your understanding. To our dedicated staff of professionals who worked tirelessly to provide that service â€" we can‘t thank you enough! THE OAKVILLE BEAVER late last year. (Murders in Halton actually doubled over 1992, with one taking place in Acton and three in Burlington.) Two of three attempted murders were unravelled, while the case on 1,011 of 1,163 assaults was closed. All but six of Halton‘s 348 domestic assaults (down 4.4%) were solved. While there were 208 sex offences (up 6.1%) in 1993, police resolved 175. Robberies â€" which actually went down almost 14% over 1992 â€" saw police solve 37 of the 74 incidents which occurred. According to Sgt. Martin, this success was a direct result of information sharing between several police forces and Metro Toronto Police which coâ€" ordinates the effort. "The sharing of information is paying off great dividends for us," said Sgt. Martin. While police solved 298 of Halton‘s 846 auto thefts, this particâ€" ular crime jumped an alarming 56% over 1992. The blame, explained Sgt. Martin, rests mainly with the onâ€"going problem of "knitted groups" of thieves from Hamilton who favor stealing cars from neighâ€" boring Burlington for use in other crimes. The vehicles are not abandoned right away, however, but are actualâ€" ly used again and again. If spotted by police, Sgt. Martin said the thieves "routinely" force officers into highâ€"speed pursuits. "They have no fear. They take tremendous chances," he said. "We‘re quite concerned." Always a distressing problem, break and enters also decreased 5% from 1,732 in 1992 to 1,643 last year. Police, however, managed to solve only 768. In Oakville â€" which fortunately had no murders or attempted murâ€" ders in 1993 â€" police solved all but one of its 120 reported domestic assaults. The file was closed on 313 of 354 assaults while 46 of 61 sex offences were solved. In addition, half of the town‘s 22 robbery invesâ€" tigations ended successfully. Despite everâ€"restrictive budgets which effect all levels of police work, Supt. Kivell vowed to keep Feb. 16, 194 t police solving more cases too the peace. "Heading into 1994 I can state it‘s my promise to you to maintd the control strength of officers the field," he told Council. The police themselves ca under scrutiny as well, with 71 p lic complaints registered against force. Of these, 15 were withdra by the complainant and 22 resolved informally. There were 15 complaints excessive force; 34 of improg conduct; 15 of neglect of duty; fi of abuse of authority and two harassment. Of the 22 complaints adjudicat by the Chief of Police, 17 wel deemed to require no further acti while five were seen as "frivolo vexatious or made in bad faith." Five of the Chief‘s decisio were reviewed by the Poli Complaints Commissioner at t complainants‘ requests. So far, thr were ruled to require no furth action while a pair are still und review. Eight public complaints fro 1993 are still under investigation. I NCR E D L. E *‘75 MILLION I NV ENTORY J ELLâ€"OFEF T NOW SAVE * UP L oolco Low Prices, First And Always ON SELECTED MERCHANDISE STOREWIDE OFF THE LOWEST MARKED PRICE ON SELLâ€"OFF MERCHANDISE. 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