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Whitby Free Press, 1 Sep 1993, p. 5

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Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, September 1, 1993, PageS5 Weapons charge laiidagns youth There were some tense moments in a Whitby neighbour- hood last week when the Dur- ham Regional Police tactical unit surrounded a Whitby home after plan A worker at Douglas Steel was taken te hospital Thursday morning after being pinned bet- ween a frlift and a truck. Police say the 27-year-old Osh- awa man was using a forklift at the rear of the building. He stopped behind a truck te raise the cargo door when the forklift rolled forward and pinned his right leg. H e managed te free himself and hobble inte the plant to get help, say police. He was taken te WIhitby General Hospital with a gash te, his right ankle and a sore caîf muscle. Police say the Ministry of Labour was notified and wil investigate the incident. Remam removed f rom cemeteà--ry Vandals removed cremated human remains fromn a monu- ment at Mount Lawn Cemetery over the weekend. Police say the culprit(s) pried open a section of stene from the St. Anthony and child' monu- ment and took the remains of a 65yer-ldOshawa woman who died in April. Police are with- holding hier namne until they can notify relatives. Although other remains were entombed in the monument, they were not disturbed. The damage was discovered Sunday morning. soe tef A lone thief was surpiedby p olice early Sunday xnorning as he was leaving te Witby Cana- dian Tire store with an arrnful of hockey equipment. An oficer was dispatched te the store around 5 a.m. to inves- tigate a burglar alarm. H1e walked around the north corner of the building just as a male suspect carrying the equipment walked out aside door. The officer chased the suspect but lost him in the area behind the store. Hockey pants, skatés, a helmet and a stick were reco- vered at the soene. Nothing else appeared te be missing. a report about an incident in- volving firearins. A man was working in his garage on Melissa Crescent just, after noon when he thought he heard gnshots, says Inspecter Jim Fishley. The man went outside and saw a teenage boy, a neighbour, standing in the next' driveway holding a rifle. "The youth raised the rifle and pointed it at him,- Insp. Fishloy (we've got... W e offerawunique &practical VIalemative to the high cost of bathwoom iodellig - Aciylic, non.slip, made-tQ- measure Bathtub Liners fit snugly over existing tubs - lnstaed in 2hours or less without disturbing existing tub, walls, tiles, plwnbing or ficors -SQys, "se he went back into his garage and called police." The boy went back inte his home andthe tactical unit was called out te surround the houso. They contactod him, and he was arrosted without incident around 2:15 p.m. A 16-yoar-old boy is charged with pointing a firearm and pos- session of weapons dangerous te the public peace. Police seized a pellet rifle. 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