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tt 14 economist suntribune police saturday april 6 2002 jiabo mothers against drunk driving 1800665madd this message brought to you as a community service ot the economist suntribune from page 4 change ours apart from being a police officer const saunders sees the marijuanagrowing pro liferation from a taxpayers point of view buttonville fairways golf practice centre where the golf pros practice always 1st quality spalding golf balls washed daily all grass tecs chipping putting greens cpga ro leone decaire eric hui fluent in chinese mandarin and cantonese s located at major mac mccowan 9054724235 now open 6 e cd 3 o o o 5 m t e- co to s major mackenzie dr hwy7 theyrestealing millions of dollars in hydro he said thats costing all of us money then it was off to industri al areas where air2 slowly circled over buildings its searchlight looking for any untoward activity in king township a van was seen driving slowly beside a small industrial site before it stopped near a driveway keeping watch with his infrared const saunders called for a cruiser to investigate and then directed it to the hard- to locate area from above the crew watched as two cruis ers lights flashing pulled up to the van no problem it belonged to a security guard doing his rounds it was an example however of the teamwork required between air2 and ground forces another example came when air2 responded to a possible y breakaridenter in a resi- dential area of markham arriving before ground officers const saunders used both his searchlight and infrared to scan the area around the house a couple of minutes later the bright white images of police offi cers could be seen searching around the house another false alarm it seemed a rela tive of the home owners had placed a birthday congratu lations sign on the front door crisscrossing the south end of the region listening to the constant radio clicks beeps and calls from dis patchers cruisers and air traffic controllers at both buttonville airport and pearson international airport const saunders and his pilot checked known biker gang clubhouses more industrial areas and circled over cruisers that had stopped vehicles for traffic violations jnsfallatipn hardwood laminate flooring vselefeted horizon f custprri dra it makes the officer on the ground feel more secure knowing were up here he said nevertheless with the air2 program less than two years old const saunders said ground officers and dispatchers still need to be more aware of the helicopters uses and avail ability to that end he makes his pres ence known to dispatchers as he moves from one district to another the unit comprises const saunders and const mark baggatt the two full- time observers three pilots and three alternate observers if youre doing the job properly you can barely walk out at the end of the shift he said its a phys ically demanding job it sucks a lot of energy out of you but it has its special moments such as the night last fall a 78yearold woman suffering from parkinsons dis ease and paranoia was reported miss- ing from a retirement home in richmond hill air2 used its infrared scanning equipment to locate the wohian approximately 300 feet from the home and direct officers on the ground to the location she was lying under thick brush wet and semiconscious due to the darkness of the night and the density of the brush it was impossible to see her from the ground if we save one life its worth it said const saunderswas a peacekeeper in a foreign land he served with the canadian forces in cyprus i had to keep reminding myself why we were there its the same here he said the helicopter unit has proved itself to the forcebut were only scratching the surface of what we can do when answering fugitive calls air2 can set up an aerial perimeter and also marshall forces on the ground to appro priate check points that can force people to go to ground and let us get the canine unit in he explained and then there are the perks that occasionally show up during patrol such as observing a number of deer qui etly gazing just yards away from homes in the bayyiew 16th avenue area or just taking in the breathtaking view of the greater toronto area spread out below like a carpet of brilliant lights such moments are brief however as const saunders said theres always something to do moored paints moored paints moorcykc paints mksa moorcy paints w igv- w moicjk paints msrp 4995gal msrp 4595gal msttp 4295gal msrp 5095gal msrp 3495gal sale 3795gai sale 3495 sale 3295 sale 3895 sale 2695gai save 1200gal save 110 0gal save 1000gal save 1200gal save800gal markham 2000 decorating centre 4451 hwy 7 e- unionville tel 90s s 131 6s 7 fax 90s s1309s3 tinting charges may apply ofter expires april 30 2002 trrnnitlrtnttlritrt garden sheds wood or maintenance free custom decks fences backyard specialists 416 3016400 hap i r ii based on the story of moses presented by imagiscap3e theatre april 27 200 730 pm st philip si 6n pay what you can at the door 9055136122 f 1 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