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Focus of OPP highway blitz on safety Contrary to what the public rnight think, say OPP brass and officers on the road, Iast week's Focus 2000 initiative was about safety, flot simply Iaying charges. That said, OPP officers issued hundreds of tick- ets and wamings a.s pars of the ongoing safety blitz launched July 17. 'Speeding and aggressive driving will no longer be tolerated," said Port Credit OPP Commander Staff Sgt. Phil Carter. Focus 2000 - the latest public safety initiative by OPP in the Greater Toronto Ares - featured 40 extra officers pasrolling the QEW and Higbways 403, 401 and 410. "lWe sometimes have to make the public undèrstand that it's not' just about charges." 3U EUflIBI JAY C. NOP The OPP heticopter aiso provided air support during thse effort to maintain highway safety in the regions. According so the OPP, the bighways are criticai commuter routes and links for Toronto's industriat and business core, and if they're shut down the et lec on hle (i A t-, dces .ot, But more than being able to keep goods moving, said OPP Superintendent Jay C. Hope, the high- ways muast remsin iafé for cveryone to travel. "We sometimes have to make the public under- stand shal it'a flot just about charges," he said. This past week's activities represented the t'sfth phase of Focus 2000, a series of community-based traflie initiatives unveiled hy the OPP in March, which will continue through October. To date, more than 6,000 contacts with drivers bave been made and more than 3,000 charges laid. T'Me Port Credit OPP patrols Hwy. 401 in Milton as far west as Guelphs Line. The Cambridge OPP also pavrois parts of Hwy. 401 in Milton. Cop's goal was to makefriends with suspilect - from MURDER on page 3 "As we went on, be (Mr. Fiorino) became more excited, unnerved. He was chain smoking, bis banda were sbaking and be coutdn't keep eye contact witb me," the officer testi- tied. In May, t1997, tise OPP received permission to..put wire tapa and probes in the homes of Mr. Fiorino as well as bis parents, Carsuine and Litian. They also tapped the phones - 80% of cycling deatis coutd be prevented by properly wearing a bicycle helmet. - Over isalf of ail cycting deatis in Canada occur in people over tise age of 20. - In 1997, 6,121 vebicte coltinions bappened in Halton resutting in 2,263 injuries sud 19 deatis. *Impnired driving accounts for aimons 40% ,of deatha on Canadian ronds. - In Canada there in a traffie collision every minute, an injury every tbree minutes and a dents every tisree boums. Source: healtis Notes for Professionat, Hatton Region Heath Department. enid as Ms Fiorino's work. To stimutate conversation, police sent undercover officer Des. Sgt. Randy Krieger 10 visit Ms Fiorino. Tise offscer posed as a biker. "The intercepts showed that Ki:nberty Fiorino spoke ber mind," Inspector Gentte exptained as to why the Des. Sgt. approacised tise wife rather than the accused. On the Auguat long weekend, thse Fiorino's went camping as Grundy Lake Provincial Park. It was there tisas the OPP used the services of another undercover officer, Constable Kennetb Watson. The jury iseard Constable Watson',s purpose was nos to, solve the crime, but to gain the friendship and confi- dence of Mr. Fiorino. ABter thse weekend, the pair contin- ued their friendsbip. They met on several occasions inctuding two ssaged meetings, -that saw the Rape crisis centre( gives victims support For women wbo bave survived tise terrora of sexual violence, tise, Halton Rape Criais Centre offert support groupa for women wbo are suffering and need to tatk. 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On September 3, the jury heard, Mr. Fionino confessed 10 the oft'scer tisas be killed Mr. Andreopoulos. But it wasn't caught on sape, said Mr. Nuttaîl. Inspector Gentle said police no longer bad permission t0 intercept private phone conversations. _The beat we have is Kennets Watson's recoltections," Mr. NutsaIt said. Mr. NuIsaIt also asked Inspector Gentie about the experience tevel of Constable Watson compared to that of Des. Sgt. Krieger. 'Were you aware sir, as the sime you sought bis services, be (Kenneth Watson) bad joined the OPP as of April, 1995? Were you aware air, tisas Kenneth Watson joined the drug enforcement (division) in October, 1996? So tiserefore, wisen you used bis assistance on Auguat 1, 1997, be bad about 10 montha' experience in the drug enforcement. ' hudleigh .osts charity olf tourney ise fiftb annuat Ted Chudleigb Charity f Toumrament is set to tee off Monday, g.21 as the Norths Halson Golf Course :eorgetown. n previous years, about $45,000 bas .n raised througb tise event for tsre iors centres Iocated in Mittoni and ton Kilts. dr. Chudteigh witt try bis hand ai tise ne, which wilt end with dinner, dessert d a fundraising auction hosted by tario Minisser of Naturat Resources n Snoboten. 'bat generatly tumas inso a side-sptitting e-man show as the minister lets toose Ishows off bis funny side, said event chair Terry Jackson. He is worth the price of admission.' said. thbout 165 golfers usuatly attend tise nt, wbic 'h coss $150 for botb tise tour- ment and a steak dinner. Dinner atone ta $50. Ait auctirm items are donated by aiea sinesses and individuats, as wetl as par- ipating golfers. ro sign up or make a donation, cati Mr. udleigis's downtown office as 878-1729 Grahams Goebette aI 877-5155.