Whitby Free Press, 22 Aug 1979, p. 2

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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS Parent concere about 'justice -for unoffendig By MICIIAEL KNELL Free Press Staff *A Wbitby resident is very concerned about justice. Late in July, Mrs. Olive * Crawford's daàugbter re- ported to police tbat ber bicycle had been stolen. The bicycle was recovered and return 'ed early ini August roughly two weeks later. * The problem begins for the Crawfords 'when tbey dis- cover that the bike bas been damfaged to the extent that it is cheaper to buy another bike tban it is to have the old * one repaired. , 4"It was the first bike I ever had. 1 bougbt it Wîtb My own money," thedaughter (who does flot wa'nt bher- name used). said. I The bicycle, valued at about $140. was purchased a month before It was stolen, was the resuit of a ýsummer 's bard work as an ice cream vendor, Crawford said. Thecrawfords would like to receive compensation for the lçss but it will be diff icuit as tbe accused thief Is a juvenile. .Crawford said that police told berthat tbe 15 year old male admitted to the theft of the Medalist 10-speed bicycle Under Canadian Law, a juvenile can be bound to make restitution for damages to persons or prop- erty, as a term 0of bis prob- ationi. Crawford saÏd that'police aiso told ber tbat brackets had been put on the front and, u I Sate4~ 309 Brook St. S. Whltby S5hopping Plaza Estabished,1952 Ç,ed*eçecte#e~ I I WHITBY 668-20O81 "OAAIMIS TO, SATISFY rear of the bîke for a police radio and a battery and that the bike was used for a lookout ln the commîtting of other crimies. "She (her daughter) la on the correct aide of the law. She is flot doing anything wrong. Why ahould abe suffer?" Crawford asked. Crawford has a family of eight chlldren and none of thorn have hâd trouble with the Iaw and doeur't e why the accused shotild not pay for the damages ho dld, At tho time of the tbeft, the bicycle won bidden ln a rear <area of the bousebut was not secured with a lock. Estimates bave placed the repair costa at $150. "The wheei la ready to corne off so I'm flot going to bother rlding It," the daugbter said. " IThere isno way I'm going to ,,buy another bike wlth my own nioney, " she said. 1I guess, we're going to bave to go to' a Iawyer," ber' mother said. -"The Innocent party bas got to.be protected Tbe officer in charge of the case said that be would bring up the mutter of éompen- sation witb the family court judge trying tbe case, Craw- ford said.' I I Coibome Dunlop _______ _ -nkom 4 CYCLE' Olive Crawfordlg dâughtor with th# tikeyglo that was stolen from the back yard of her Garden Street home. 1ggiutmâto to reOlit» bleyle were as high as $150, more than the nowly purchaued machine was worth AROUND WHITBY PARKGEI'SGRANF George Ashe,, M.P.P., Durham' West, advlsed today tbat the >minister ofnatural resources has approved 'a. furtber $25,000 grant for con- tinued developrnent of Iro- quois, Beacb Park in Wbitby. This graný is being provi- ded to help the town of Whitby in i 'ts efforts to fur- ther develop the part with site illumination andelectri- cal,.supply, landscaping, tree planting and road construc- tion. Tbe grant from natural resources is in addition to 'a previous grant to the town of Whitby frorn Wintario for approximately $19,ooo allo- cated for the I roquois Beach Park project, as ,well as prevlously allocated grants under. the parks assistance act. MPHPATIENT REM4NDD 1 The Wbitby Psycbiatrie Hospital. patient cbarged with attempted murder after alledgedly- stabbing an Oshawa woman bas 'been returned from psychiatric assessment and will appear in court August 21.- ' Edward Allen Bonneil, 27, of WPH's Cottage 10 will appear in Osbawa provincial court on the charge.- Bonneil is presently in police custody. JOHN I3ANDURCIN, CIharteredI Accountant SUITE 103 MARY-BROOK.BUILDING 185-BROO'K STREET NORTH WHITBY, ONTARIO, TELEPHONE 668-4341 WHITBY, M ONTARIO 666-1464 SIGNWRITI NG SILK SCREEN PRINTING the Pentanguishene Mental Centre was- available wben be appeared in court -last week but tbe judge wbo ordered tbe report, Donald B. Dodds, was flot sitting. FROWMTjUcx Sometime during the nigbt of August 15-16 someone broke into James Snyder's truck and stole $250. worth of tools. Police said that Snyder, of 100 White Oaks, Apt. 3o3, reported to tbem that the driver's no-draft window on bis'Ford one-ton tow truck- was Pried open wbîle it was parked on the west parking lot of the building. Two tool boxes were tak*en from the cab of the truck. Police said that tbey bave no suspects at this time. Track broke the bylaw CONT'D FROM PAGE* 1 This is wbat the third condition would do to the new addition. Town officiais said that the new section of track was not allowed to operate witb'out these, and because FâmiIy Kartways operated the sec- tion witbout complying, they were asked to cease opera- tions, but on that part only. "To me the motion was quite clear and plain," said Attersley. H-e also said that he does not sympathize witb them on this count. The fulfilling of these re- quirements sbould come' through in the near future. DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC-. HARWOOD.PLACE MAL 0f. %Iugust markd)ownc 7TPC* DININGROOM SUITE MFG. >$l1870.5 SOLID OAK &1 OAK VENEERS. LIST CONSISTS: BUFFET, HUTCH, OVAL S LE $8 5 TABLE, 3 ISIDE & 1 ARM CHAIRS.S 8 5 MI-, m l' M h .4 1 rW

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