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.Th4 Canadian.Cham4pion, Fnday, Oetoohu. 1Uffl 7 «Polic seek cuiprits in risky railway incident Halton Regional Police are determineti to apprehend the careless cuiprits who lefi two vehicles parked along the railroad tracks on Bronte Street Monday. The lime had to be shutdown briefly that evening while a 1983 Pontiac and 1992 Dodge Caravan - stolen from Milton andi Orillia respectively - were oemoved. "Not only did these people endanger lives in the community through a possible explosion, but they also could have caused a derailmnent and put those aboard a train in jeopardy," said Det. Sgt. Jackie Gordon of Halton Regional Police. "This is just sheer stupidity. We're going to work vigorously and diligently on this investigation. We will catch these people." Car theft spree Milton motorista are urged to lock their doors and avoid leaving spare keys in vehicles. The reminder cornes in light of a rash of car thefts in town recently. Occurrences are as follows: - On Tuesday evening a 1984 Chrysler Laser was removed from in front of Wings Up on Main Street. It was stolen around 7:45 p.m. The keys had been left in the ignition. e A 1993 Dotige Shadow was taken from the rear parking ares at 192 Main St. E ovemnight Sunday. e At Knox Preabyterian Church, a 1984 Oldamobile was stolen between 9 p.m. last Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday. The owner waited to report the theft because he mni- tially believeti the car had simply been towed. - A 2000 Chrysier Neon - reported stolen in Burlington anti allegedly useti during a robbery in Hamilton - was recovereti in a ditch along. Regional Roati 9 in Campbellville. The vehicle hati exten- sive damage. -Taking precautionary measures won't completely solve this problem, but it wilI minimize the risk of having your car stolen," saiti Det. Sgt. Gotrdon. Mail boxes busted Police are also reporting a mail box break-in spree that began recently in other parts of Halton bas now made ils way to Milton. The Woodward Avenue/Wilson Drive Canada Post mail box was broken mbt, likely by a aletigehammer, antheb contents were removeti between Il arn. Saturday anti 8 arn. Montiay. Roughly $500 tiamage was causeti dur- ing the incident. Also, $400 to $700 damage was sus- tainedti o a mail box on Laurier Avenue Police Blotter overnight September 22. This was the second such incident involving this particular mail box. The ini- tial occurrence happeneti three weeks earli- er. Police are investigating. Cash stolen Approximately $600 in cash and bank card transaction receipts was stolen during a break-in at McKinnon Landscaping. Sometime between 8:50 p.mn. Tuesday anti 1:24 p.rn. Wednesday, an unknown suspect shattereti the front door glass before ernptying a register. Sirnilar incidents occurreti jusb after miti- night Wednesday at Carniage House Cleaners and Bomar Bargain Barn, Det. Sgt. Gordon saiti. About $900 was taken frorn Bornar while an undiscloseti ainounb was rernoveti frorn the dry-cleaning establishmnenb. Police are invesbigating the three inci- dents. like to r_