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3 & E *> fi A SE ES IT oad A he I ; i & = Hl ¥ 3 E 2 Foy Crime Stoppers re-enacts case (From page 15) obtained, Sgt. Ryrie looks for a loca- tion for the filming, something that is similar in many aspects to the rea) scene of the crime. He then must arrange for actors and "extras' such as ambulance crews 'or police cars. When everything is arranged, the camera men at CITY-TV come in to direct + and film the 30 second clips. Pedro Zucchet has filmed 56 Crime Stoppers segments, a job he does on top of his regular work at CITY-TV as a cameraman on daily . news stories. It's a job he loves, partly because he's playing detective, helping police re-create a crime that actual- ly happened, and partly because he is allowed to be a creative director- -something that rarely happens in the news department of a big city television station. Last Thursday January 22, Mr. Zucchet found himself in a house on Simcoe St. North, Oshawa, the re- enactment scene of the murder of * Beverly Smith. The Oshawa home, owned by a police. dispatcher, has many similarities with the actyal murder scene. Both houses are white, with back doors and big kitchens. Although real actors are usually . called in to play the roles of victim and suspect, this time two police of- ficers were called upon to do a lit- tle amateur acting. Elaine Hayes, 18, the second cadet ever hired by the police force, was asked to play the part of the victim, Beverly Smith. Jim Smith, works in the Pickering Detective of- fice, -was asked to play the anonymous Killer.-Both did the work free of charge, as everything done" by Crime Stoppers is done on a volunteer basis. Filming began shortly before 8 p.m. after Mr. Zucchet had set up lights and prepared the sef for taping. The first shot involved an am- bulance and its two man team, since it was still on call if an emergency came up. Cadet Hayes was placed on a stretcher inside the house, then car- ried out and into the waiting am- bulance while 'reporters' snapped pictures of the scene as if it was really happening. It was at this point that Sgt. Ryrie turned to the camera @e Hearin Elid Centre of Port Perry 24 Water St S| Plaza. Port Perry. Ontario LOB 1NO ~~ KAWARTHA REGION "I" CONSERVATION AUTHORITY -- Pima the TOWNSHIP of MARIPOSA | invite you to a SLIDE SHOW & TALK on conservation in the Kawarthas TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd -- 7:30 P.M. Miller Memorial Church, Pleasant Point THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12th -- 17:30 P.M. Oakwood Community Centre -- Oakwood Dr E Mueller"s Office "who and gave a rehearsed speech in- troducing the particular case and describing the Crime Stoppers program. Director Zucchet told everyone the scene might have to be acted out "two or three more times, but everything went smoothly and after "two takes, the scene was wrapped up. The ambulance crew left, and the action started at the beginning, with the killer walking up to the back door, a .22 rifle hidden behind his back. From what police know about the case, the killer didn't break into the house. Beverly Smith knew her assassin and let him in willingly. In the re-enactment, she opened the door with a smile on her face, let him in, and disappeared into the kit- chen, probably to butt a cigarette. With her back turned, the killer raised the hidden weapon and fired one shot into the victim's head. Beverly Smith fell to the ground, where she was discovered by neighbours. For Cadet Hayes, who had the most demanding acting role, the job "wasn't easy. She practised falling several times before the scene was filmed. Her cue was the sharp retort of a starter's pistol, fired by Sgt. Ryrie. And although there was much kib- ~ butzing and jokes as the -re- enactment progressed, there was also an eerieness to the scene. For onlookers, there was a sense of ac-. "tually watching the murder take place. Sgt. Ryrie hopes the scene will in- ~ still the same sense of eerieness in TV. viewers, enough to trigger some memory, no matter how vague, about the night of Beverly Smith's untimely death. He's hoping a Crime Stoppers tip, .. as well as the hard work and dedica- tion of detectives Bernie Fitzpatrick and Tony Turner, will bring the killer of this 12 year old murder case to trial. Anyone with any information about the case is urged to call Crime Toronto) or 1-800-387-8477 (toll free - for all calls). The re-enactment of the murder of Beverly Smith will be shown on CITY-TV on Thursday February 5 at 6 p.m. and again at 10 p.m. It will also be shown on CHEX and CKVR stations on Friday February 6. Dennis J Hogan aHD Hearing Ard Consultant he 985-3003 985-9192 CITY-TV cameraman and director Pedro Zucchet applies some phony blood to the face of PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 27, 1987 -- actress/police cadet Elaine Hayes. The details of 5 the Crime Stoppers re-enactment are frighten- ingly real. 1 ' Crime Stoppers program is paying off for police As you are well aware the Crime Stoppers Program has been operating within the Region of charged them with Second Degree Murder and other related offences. 2.) In October 1985, an Armed 'Durham for just over eight months. - Robbery was reported at a Gas Bar To date, tips have lead to the arrest persons for crimes which include Murder, Robbery, Burglary, Assaults, Theft and Drug Trafficking. Crime Stoppers is a co-operative effort between the Public, Media and Police in the fight against crime. Often when difficult in- vestigations grind to a halt, in- vestigators turn to Crime Stoppers. - Its great success lies in keeping the identity of the caller anonymous and that extra incentive of a Cash Reward.. Obviously, the public can provide a wealth-of information to assist police in doing their job more effi- ciently. When a person call$ Crime Stoppers with information regar- ..ding..a. Criminal. Offence .a..Code... Number is assigned to the Tipster. - _This is the only means of identifica- 'tion the caller will have for further contact with the Program. The Co- ordinator's office then screens the information, matches it to outstan- ding files and forwards it to the Criminal Investigator for his action. When a case is solved through in- formation received and an arrest is made, the caller becomes eligible for a cash reward, which is decided upon by the Civilian Board on the recommendation of the Co- "ordinator. Rewards are paid in cash and not by Police. Many times casual witnesses who are not aware:.that what they saw was pertinent to a crime, will call after seeing; reading or hearing "'about a crime. Fading memories are jogged by the media coverage and this provides valuable informa- tion which "might otherwise be rm ee dimen SE "forgotten: Examples of our success are as follows: 1.) On August 7th, 1982, Walter Clark Major of Brooklin, attempted to stop persons.in a van stealing . tires from the front of his residence He was dragged by the van and eventually fell to his death After 31, years of investigation this Crime Television and profiled by newspaper and radio. Shortly thereafter, a call was received by Crime Stoppers. This information was passed over to the Criminal In vestigation Dept. who, after a 4 week investigation, arrested all per sons involved in this offence and was re-enacted on in Pickering. The allegation was that a youth wielding a knife had taken about $900 in cash. In December 1986, investigated. This showed that the alleged victim had made the story up. He and'an associate were charg- ed with Public Mischief and Theft. The following is a Total Statistical picture of Toronto and Regianal Crime Stoppers since its inception , In July 1984.: Persons Arrested.......... peel dens 649 Cases Cleared......................... 735 Charges Laid......................... 1692 Property Recovered. ....... $638,815 Drugs Seized......,..-...$12.7 Million (14 months - later), a tip was received which was Phone calls received.............. 6123 Also a statistical picture for the year 1986 with a corgparison to 1985: 1986 | Persons Arrested.................... 424 Cases Cleared........... IESE.) 1 Charges Laid......................... 1049 Prop. Recovered. TRA? $510,446 Drugs fied, ntriernne 1$10,495,092 Phone Calls.......................... 3453 1985 Persons Arrested................... 175 Cases Cleared.........................24] Charges Laid... .............. e007 Prop. 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