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Mfltonsa Indepedent Ptarmac *Free D.iIvesy E î *10% Senor DWsount * W B A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 140 No. 25 Fniday, June 11, 1999 32 Pages 750 (GsT included) ~~andit wields shotgun in the second robbery in three weeks By KAREN SMITH lb. Champion The west end of Main Street was closed off Wednesday afternoon as police responded to a rob- bery in progress at the Halton Community Credit Union. But the masked bandit - armed with a shotgun - fled moments before police amrved for the sec- ond robbery at the downtown batik in three weeks. Two treated totsng nylon deman A te undisc Thse nu spotsa ed tisa informi Sgt. Ji Regior bank employees were Sgt. Gordon said. for sisock afier tise gmt- In case tise cuiprit was atill in ,tdprit, wearing a black tise bank when police arrived, maak., entered tise batik inveatigators cloaed off tise area ligmoney at 1:50 p.m. and cafled in tie tactical rescue ler handed over an team. losed amount of cash. But once it was establisised iplaced tise money in a tisat tise robber had fled, tise bag and fled tise scene. canine unit attempted to track No abots fie tise suspect. Thse search was unsuccessfül. le initial reports indicat- Tise bank was also iseld up ta sisot was fired, the May 18, but Tuesday's rob- aonwas false, said Det. bery, which saw tise robber tckie Gordon of Halton point a gun ut a teller, was aipolice. more upsetting to staff. about tise robbery by two batik employees wiso were taking a smoke break at tise cour of tise building. Tise staff members iseurd screaming 'coming from tise credit union and ran to a nearby residence to cuil police, Det. "Thsis one wus a lot more emotionul tisun tise lat one," Det. Sgt. Gordon said. Police are investigatiiig tise posaibility tisat tise saie person commnitted botiscnimes. * »ue HEIST on page 9 INID Phots by GRAHAM PMJNE Anyone wiso witnessed tise collision A young, Waterloo maen wau kdlId wisan a Toyota end a gravai truck col- is asked to contact police at 878-5511, lldad ai thse Intarmacton of Hwy. 25 and No. 5 Sldaroad Wadn..day morn- ext. 5108, or Crime Stoppers at 825- lng. 8477. ATTITUN ~ ~LET PAU REIM RaUT MANAOUU AMS MTPNE ~~~ ~Louksg for a shui mmn woltio to your pick-up tuck sonda? (dus Beerware by PrecichV 8INu) Look no fusihe, call Discun Car and Tnuck Reutais today * 6oz. Fros ty for your dasbr wcely, even momdsy solution. (suie) We fetur die Gel Muge1 1999 SsveradaSienu exnted cab, "hi box, 4x4, Z71 wids aiWn ep cdiemaaniCD player. Cii "ody, donlt delayl auowMb -w 'Wase your bwdutat andi ,n'U mm rwgoI.t w go go id '2À cm Pils 45-900Ub St ML IiuSeet Me S00" 878-4131 A«i .m.ua>.aoe.a~a a * UBq FUit? (P>.VUaaF~aa WilMUt *Wêit WW (t) e ZSfl~3 Opinion Page 6 Datolino 10 Sports 23-26 Classitled 27-30 ".4