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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 14 Jul 2006, p. 9

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Men try to use fake VISA card Tomnare Plc being sought after o i e ot r usîng a duplîcatedB l te credit card to purchase baby merchandise and attempting to use it at another store Tuesday. Police said a man, accompanied by another aduli maie, bought items for a baby totalrng $756 [rom Zellers at Milton Mail with what appeared to be a Visa card. They then went to the LCBO store on Main Street and attempted to buy Scotch whiskey. The cashier suspected the card was frauduient and went to gel it verified, at which point the suspects fled. They drove away in a dark blue or black lour-door Honda Accord and were last seen heading southbound on Bronte Street ait a high speed. It was determined the card had, in tact, been duplicaîed. The firot suspect is described as south Asian, in bis early twenties, five-foot-four so five-foot-six, with a goatee. He was wearing a white, green, blue and yeilow golf shirt and dark paints. The second suspect is in his thirties and beavy set, and was wearing a Hawaiian-type shirt. Police are continuing to, investigate. Anyone who wit- nessed the incident is asked 10 caîl the Milton police stations fraud bureau as (905) 878-5511, ext. 2419. Merehandise shoplifted Police are lookîng for two suspects who took off from Wal-Mart with carts loaded with merchandise. Tuesday ai about 8 p.m., two men went to the front of the Wai-Mart store pushing two shopping carts filled witb items such as CDs, -video games and baby food, police said. When they were about to be confronted by an employee. they led the store. unloaded the items int a Dodge Caravan and sped off. It was later discovered the van had been reported stolen to Toronto police. Police believe the same men were învolved in a simîlar incident an hour earlîer in a York region Loblaws. Tlhe same vehicle was used. Vehicie broken mbt Police are continuing to remind residenis not 10 keep their wallets or identification in their vehicles alter yet anoth- er car was broken int. Overnight lune 18, an unlocked vehicle parked as a Bronte Street apartimens building was entered. The unknown suspect took the owners drivers licence, putting him as risk of îdentity theft, police said. Police are investigating. Water Wisdom WMrh sommer warer resrioctions beoming more frequent Xeriscaping or what io more commonIy referred ro as warer wise gardeniog is somerhing rhar we as gardesiers are beoming more aware of and the op o his week's TERRA Trend. There are a sumber of things rhar gardeoers cas dlporsc keep os planrîng bor liti rhe amoor of worer rhat is being osed in rhe gardes. Firor of ai! whes planrîsg a gardes try o keep planrs togesher that like the are lavender, rhrt, sedums, spires, asd rose of shasos. When warerisg yoor gardes, be sure ru do so is rhe mornsg or rhe eoesîsg whes its sor as hor ro help aod esaporarios, The besr thisg yos cas dorso retai moitr o e coser rhe soiwirh as organic mulch 2 t03 sncIes deep, rhis w il as heIp keep rhe weed clown. Listen 10 g* CHML 1 for more Theit spree at Hydro One Halton Regional Police are asking for the publics hel1 pod to identify the people responsible for a rash of ltheft from Hydro One. The series of thefts [rom the site, located at 1260 Main St., began in August of last year with suspects forcing their way into a storage area and stealing $10,000 worth of equipment including two Honda ATVs. A second theft, later that same month, netted thieves a variety of power tools valued at $ 12,000. Over the past three months, thieves have targeted the site on three separate occasions stealing an esti- mated $50,000 worth of aluminum matenial, consist- ing of aluminum/steel conduit wire. In the latest two incidents, the suspects left hehind the oxy-acetylene tanks and torches used to cut the wire ito, easily transportable lengtbs. If you have any information that leads to an ar-est in thîs or any other maiter you may be eligible for a cash reward. You will neyer have to gîve your naine or testîfy in court. Call 1-800-222-8477 or check out Crime Stoýppers Web site ait www.haltoncrimestoppers.com. Where Should You, Dorset Park & Old Milton Homesellers, Turn To When Your Home Doesn't Sel MILTON - If your home bas just corne off the market and hasn't sold, don't be dis- couraged. The reason your home did flot seli may have nothing to do with your home or the market. In reality, your home may have been one of the more desirable properties for sale. So Why Didnt Your Home Seli? Last year almost 25% of the homes list- ed neyer sold at ahl, and many sellers found that a tremendous amount of homeowners needed to be educated on how to seli their home for top dollar in the shortest time period. Don't risk making the wrong choices and losing both time and money on your investment. Before you hire a realtor, know the right*questions to ask to save you time and money. Industry experts have prepared a free special report called "How to Sella House that Didn't Seil'> which educates you on the issues involved. To hear a brief recorded message about how to order your FREE copy of this report, cail 1-877-617-1275 and enter ID #3012. You can cadi any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Or Visit us online at www.haltonexpiredlising.com Not ineddt oii rpriscretylse o ae CopyrghtC2006. 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