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PAGE 8, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1988 Whitby girls among civilians to earn police citations Two 15-year-old Whitby girls Who helped police airest a man who was later charged with attempted abduction were among 16 civilians to receive police citations at the .sixth annual Durham Regional Police awards banquet held in Whitby Friday night. 'The two, Jennifer DeVries and Cynthia Nelson, became involved when DeVries received a phone call from a man on Oct. 16, 1987, who claimed he could put her in the movies. She became suspicious when the caller told her not to tell her parents and that she would be starring opposite Burt Reynolds. "He kept repeating not to tell my parents. I was scared right after the phone call so I went to my parents," said DeVries. The caller also asked if he could call a friend of DeVries instead of calling DeVries at her home. Nelson fielded the calls, and with the cooperation of their parents, police had the two arrange a time and place to meet the caller. DeVries met the man at a donut shop in Whitby the next day. He gave her $50 and started to walk her towards his car. Police then arrested him and charged him with attempted abduction and impersonation. "I didn't know what was going to happen. The police had told me what to do but I was still scared," said DeVries. 'Tm still scared to walk along streets at night," said DeVries. Nelson said that she still gets nightmares about the calls. After receiving their awards, the two Gr. 11 students at Denis O'Connor advised anyone in a similar situation to tell their parents. "Tell your parents and call the police as soon as possible. If we hadn't, Jennifer probably would- n't be here today," said Nelson as she wrapped her arm around her friend. Also receiving a citation was an Oshawa grandmother who has been a school crossing guard for 18 years. 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Greg Johnson of Newcastle received a citation for helping police find a 70- year-oldwoman who had wandered away from a nursing home. Johnson, and a Durham Regional police officer, found her in a field and kept her warm until an ambulance arrived. On Jan. 1, 1988, Thomas Boyd of Pickering was at the inter- section of Hwy 2 and Brock Rd. when he noticed a car being driven erratically. He followed the car until the driver stopped than called police. He then waited for the police to arrive, pointed out the suspect, then went to police headquarters and gave a statement. Two Oshawa men, Ian Anderson and Barry Wormald, received citations for helping police catch a man who had jumped from his car after a police officer had forced his car to the side of the road. The two joined in the chase, with Wormald finally catching and tackling the man. On May 28, an accident took place at Montrave and Elmgrove in Oshawa. One of the drivers fled the scene. Seeing this, Edward Buzzell and Tom, Graham followed the fleeing driver and finally forced him to the side of the road. They detained him until police arrived, and charged the man with failing to remain at the scene of an accident, no insur- ance, theft and possession of stolen goods. Jeff Hayes and Ronald Miller were working at a Canadian Tire store in Oshawa when they were advised that a man who was in the store had stolen items from another store. The two located the man and observed him stealing two power drills from the hardware section of Canadian.Tire. The two caught the mant and returned him to security. He then pulled a knife and ran from the store a second time. Again the two gave chase and caught him when he attempted to steal a motorcycle. Nancy Thompson and Frank Kirzati were in a car when they observed an accident on King St. E. in Oshawa. One of the cars involved left the scene and the two followed it, eventually getting the licence number. They called police and the driver of the car was charged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident, impaired driving and refusing to give a breath test. David Maio of Oshawa was in Whitby when he noticed two officers attempting to arrest - a man. The officers were having difficulty and asked Maio for assistance. He went to the police car and radioed for help. Other officers eventually appeared to help with the arrest. On Téb. 27, officers in Oshawa were dispatched to a break and enter at a Mac's Milk on Park Rd. S. After checking the building, police found the store empty then went outside where Jamie Moore had the man in custody. He had chased him one kilometer and was able to return him to the police. The department also presented 18 officers with exemplary service medals for 20 years service and four officers for 30 years service.