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rare Pr ET ee eT "B) ¥. Man convicted on marijuana charge opts for jail instead of $150 fine Possession of marijuana led to a 40 day jail sentence for a 29- year-old Port McNicoll man who appeared in provincial court in criminal law dating back to 1964. At that time he was convicted of break, enter and theft, and given a suspended sentence. Later the same year he In provincial court Penetanguishene last Thursday. Rene Miron was charged on December 3 of last year at the Port McNicoll Inn, when police, acting on in- formation received, entered the Inn and searched him. They found asmall plastic bag on his person, containing about was convicted of theft, and sentenced to 30 days in jail. In 1966, he was convicted again on a count of break, enter and theft, and sentenced to six months definite and six months_--__ indeterminate. The following year he was convicted of auto theft, and sentenced to another six months definite and an ounce of marijuana. six months in- The .court was told determinate. Miron hada long record In 1969, Miron was of involvement with the convicted on a charge of Two thefts investigated Penetanguishene police had a rather busy weekend to kick off police week. Some time early Saturday morning, a bicycle belonging to Bill Fraser of 44 Maria Street was stolen from in front of Ken's Esso station on Main Street. Police are still looking for the bike, which was valued at $50. Meanwhile, they are also investigating the theft some time Saturday night of a set of hubcaps. They were stolen off a car belonging to Alfred St. Amant, of Howes' Corners, while the car was parked in the parking lot of the Hotel Brule. Police report Narcotics charge Sergeant Donald Westcott, after carrying out a routine check on Simcoe Street Saturday night, laid charges of WERE of a narcotic against a Toronto man. Charged is William Raines, 19. Assault A charge of assault causing bodily harm was laid Saturday by Constable Graham Whiteside. Charged, as a result of an incident at the variety store at 69 Peel Street, is Paul Bottineau, 28, of 44 Chatham Street. The victim of the assault was an employee of the store, 21-year-old Kenneth Bonnin, of 18 Yeo Street. robbery with a threat of violence, and given five years in jail. Another six month sentence, for break and enter, was served concurrently with that sentence. In 1973, he was con- victed of robbery with violence, and sentenced to two years less a day. Miron told the court he was receiving a disability pension from the government because he could not read or write, and that he could not afford to pay a fine. Provincial Judge Len Montgomery ordered him to pay a fine of $150 or spend 40 days in jail, and Miron replied that he would "take the days". Miron was also remanded to August 18 to stand trial on other Looking at historical artifacts charges of wilfull damage under $50 and common assault. Excess alcohol Twenty days in jail was the sentence meted out to a 31-year-old' Port MecNicoll man in provincial court Thur- sday, after he pleaded guilty to a charge of excess alcohol. Mervyn Palmateer was charged on April 30, after the car he was driving west on Highway 12 was seen to cross the centre line of the highway. He was stopped and the Ontario Provincial Police constable noticed a strong odour of alcohol on his breath. He was _ taken back to the detachment where a breathalyzer test resulted in a reading of 170. 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He was sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 20 days, to be served on an intermittent basis on weekends. In addition, the judge ordered his licence suspended for a further six months on top of the mandatory suspension. Fraud A 17-year-old Weston man discovered that an early morning meal at a restaurant cost him more than he bargained for in provincial court Thur- sday. John Robert Peterson pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulently obtaining food, laid as a result of an geta taste of what life was like in centuries past, or just enjoying the sunshine. incident at the Voyageur Restaurant in Port Severn on December 12 of last year. He and three friends entered' the restaurant at 2:30 in the morning, ordered meals with a total value of $21.55, and left without paying. The waitress, noticing this, ran out after them and took down their licence number. The police traced the number, questioned the owner and apprehended the four offenders. The court was told that Peterson and his mother, who was with him in court, were planning to go to the restaurant on their way back to Toronto Thursday to make restitution to the ordered him to pay a fine of $75 or spend 30 days in jail. Excess alcohol An 18-year-old Rexdale Man was assessed a fine in provincial court Thursday, after he pleaded guilty to a charge of excess alcohol. Anthony Bottineau was charged on April 10 while he was driving west on Highway 12. An OPP officer noticed his car cross onto the eastbound shoulder and then back into the eastbound lane, while travelling west. He was pulled over and taken back to the detachment where a_ breathalyzer yielded a reading of .240. The court was told that the car Bottineau had been driving had not been his own, and that he had been driving it because the owner had been even more impaired than he was. "Was he dead?" the meee asked, noting that is a very hig The judge then said, "whether Mr. Bottineau but when he gets behind the wheel of a JUST RIGHT FOR THE GAL THAT'S ON DUTY business." 30 days his own suspension. car it becomes everyone's He ordered Bottineau to pay a fine of $150 or spend suspended his licence for an additional nine months on top of the mandatory ee paememnensnsone owner. Judge Montgomery LOG ROLLERS These super-comfortable shoes by ) Clark, come in Tan, 398° Navy & White. 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