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8 economist sunirabuhei regional police news0sflftirfa4 sept 302000 4 vv i the latest dotcom success story could be you galaxy internets partnership program enables your organization to become an isp internet service provider withoutthe startup costs vfetaxecareohhewfing customer service adrrmistratwareltechrecalserviea you receive a percentage of each ssiseaers monthly fee to reinvest and grow your organization current partners include j industry sectors resgousorgaruzation sports dutjs nonprororgarcations cornrnuratygroups special interest groups schools membership based organizations to earn more with our partnership program contact galaxy internet www galaxyinternetnet 4168611031 rfrubbens partner development i cinniens fcto deuver the economist sun and tribune in the following areas 4 long island cres forty second st markville road waterbridge lane crispin court the bridle trail main st unionville couperthwaite cres loring crescent casson place elvira crescent chatelaine dr 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furnltum hwy 7 just west of hwy48 intheigapiaza mm mlm vfvaam crime by usa queen staff writer at least one member of yorks police l services board is alarmed by ballooning criminal offence rates although deputy chief armand lebarge insists trie region isnt weathering a crime wave- my question is whats happening out there bob callow said as crime fig- ures for the first six months of 2000 were unveiled at wednesday afternoons board meeting im just astounded by some of these numbers callow pointed out sexual assaults jumped 40 per cent compared to the first six months of 1999 n because of yorks rapid growth the force is now also calculating statistics based on crimes per 100000 residents on that basis sexual assaiilts have- climbed 33 per cent jr meanwhile violations causing death such as murders manslaughters and criminal negligence causing death increased 40 per cent that works out to be a33percent increase jn those types of offences per 100000 residents l robberies swelled 25 per cent the first half of this year or 19 per cent based on population but lebarge said the increased num bers dont necessarily represent a sky rocketing crime wave for example he said victims of sexu al assaults have traditionally been reluc tant to report their crimes but lebarge said the force has been taking steps with womens shelters other groups and the general public encouraging victims to come forward meanwhile because the actual num ber of cases for other crimes has been so small any increase amounts to a large percentage jump there were seven violations causing death for the first half of 2000 compared to five the previous year that represents a 40percent increase or a33percent increase based on incidents per 100000 residents while robberiesare up lebarge said there has been a significant increase in street thefts such as youths stealing l clothing or articles from other teens as opposed to armed robberies of con venience stores chief bob middaugh cautioned board members not to look at six- month statistics in isolation vox example robberies based on population are down over 1996 figures there were 3041 robberies for every 100000 residents during the first six months in 1996 compared to 2370 for the first half of 2000 other- highlights of the report include there were five attempted murders and conspiracies to commit murders from january to june this year up one oyer the same period last year police received 1799 reports of assault this year compared to 1657 last year there were 11215 crimes against property for the first six months of 2000 lip from 10756 last year while that rep resents a 43percent increase based on population those types of crimes actually decreased by 13 per cent during the first six months of 2000 there was a 145percent increase in the number of motor vehicle collisions twelve people were killed in car acci- dents compared to 16 during the same period last year however there was a 94percent increase in people suffer ing injuries in collisions joint venture notice of hwy 48 markham road hwy 407etr closures and lane reduction 407etr and the slf joint venture provide notice of the closures and lane reductions of hwy 48 hwy 407etr the schedule for these closures subject to weather conditions is as follows wednesday october 4th 2000 reduction of markham road from 4 to 2 lanes monday october 16th 2000 1000 am closing hwy407etr east bound closing access from markham rdnorth to 407 etr west bound- open detour for markham road north to 407 etr west bound monday october 23rd 2000 open traffic south bound markham road to hwy 407etr west bound thursday november 30th 2000 openmarkham road to 4 lanes middecember open hwy 407ebexit ramp with traffic lights mmwhamroao reducedtoonelane fr0m4octtor mov access to 407 w closed hw3u1b octtoil oct tfkm v i fciwxm ivk-