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18 economist suntribune in our community saturday sept 21 2002 with osteoporosis a fractured hip could be a life sentence osteoporosis society ocanada call 18004636842 for more information this message brought to you as a community service of the economisttribune yorks surprising police history assembled by retired cop by terry carter special some may think the 32yearold york regional police service is too young to have a colourful past but a quick glance at the collection being assembled at headquarters for police museum reveals a different reality eight plaques one for each police officer who has lost his life in the line of duty within york regions boundaries are mounted on the wall the first dated 1804 carries the name of const john fisk of king township who lost his life when the good ship speedy sank on a voyage from toronto to the cobourg area fisk was escorting a prisoner for trial the schooner and everyone on her were lost in a storm as a chronicle of the many small police forces that existed within york the curator of the collection retired sgt glenn philips has mounted the shoul der badges of all 14 forces that were rolled into the york regional force at its formation in 1970 sgt phillips is a bit of a relic around police headquarters himself he joined the old newmarket police force as a rookie in 1956 and retired several years ago from the regional force during his career as a newmarket cop he earned the nickname hawkeye because of his ability to remember faces from wanted posters and then bust bad guys when they were passing through town he was invited join now for only the sooner you join the more money you will save expires september 30 2002 limited to the first 100 people at this location living the good ufe your guide to free 2 book come jn to discover how good life can help you reach your goals receive a free copy of the book living the good life goodlife fitness clubs 905 4795343 5000 highway 7 coed nominal dues and administration fees apply offer expires september 30 2002 back into uniform on a parttime basis he and a number of old hands are back at the station helping out with things the fulltime crime solvers dont have time for such as courier work the museum and fleet services sgt phillips growing collection of york police paraphernalia photos and other records is displayed in the recep tion area each item triggers memories and stories for sgt phillips and his fel low old boys theres an innocuous looking red light in one display case newmarket had four of those one outside the police station on market square one at the top of main street hill one at main and water streets and one at main and davis drive explained sgt phillips when the station closed for the night and the forces one dispatcher went home calls for police help were moni tored by bell telephone chief operator in newmarket annie tunney shed turn the rei lights on if a cop was needed sgt phillips said when a patrolling officer spotted the red light on hed call annie the first portable radio in york county was owned by the newmarket force in the 1960s and its in the collection must weigh about 40 lbs but it was the envy of all the other forces whenever they had anything special on theyd call up and borrow it said sgt phillips his collection has cameras that were used in police work in the 60s and 70s fingerprinting equipment and the for mal navy blue uniform worn by police men from the 1800s to the 1970s there are metal badges handforged handcuffs from the 1920s and many old photos thetirst radar used in the 1960s is also on display however sgt phillips said he needs much more material for the collection and hes hoping police families across the region will dig into attics and family archives to help fill the shelves he can be reached at york regional police headquarters by calling 1-905- 8951221 correction notice in our september 1824 2002 future shop flyer the following error occurred on page 2 the rca complete home theatre audio system with 6 speakers was incorrectly advertised at 19999 the correct price should read 39999 on page 13 the toshiba progressive scan dvd player advertised for 29999 is only available at future shop in black on page 40 the compaq intel celeron processor 1 4ghz including cicero 17 monitor adver tised for 99999 is not available at all future shop locations and is in limited quantities where available no rain checks will be issued on this product we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers be a big brother its kids stuff 9057271251 he meag brought tt jog jj i oommgnrty strviot of economd 4 stnftribo