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stoufjvilksuntribunem wednesday dec 26 2007 5 guns gangs still key issue in york reaion byjoefantauzzi staff writer violent crime along with guns and gangs have been identified by you as two of the top public safety priori ties in york region traditionally traffic and traffic safety has been the number one concern for residents according to chief armand la barge but it now sits at number threa the others are crimes against property and drug control and enforcement whats of concern to the community obviously needs to be of a concern to us but our priorities will also take into account some of the issues weve identified chief la barge said noting mas sage parlours and marijuana grow operations as examples of problems the force has put in its cross hairs when we establish pri orities it doesnt mean to the exclusion of other concerns and issues he said its ironic when you look at our crime rate and if you were to ask anybody in the street are guns and gangs a big problem here in york region they would cer tainly say not compared to toronto but its obviously of a concern to people theyre concerned about it getting a foothold here a new area police hadnt seen previously identified as a priority before is property crimes chief la barge said when you look at all of the things together violent crime guns and gangs and drugs and then property crime theres a connection between a lot of these types of crime he said traffic will be an issue in york region forever chief la barge said if you were to survey the residents 25 years from now traffic would be a major con cern just because of growth just because of infrastructure struggling to keep pace just because of the way people drive he said while the rate of crime in york region is decreasing and police clearance rates are increasing chief la barge said the force continues to monitor perception of crime as an issue all of those crime sta tistics are technically going down yet the perception is going up part of it is a grow ing region you have less of a sense of village or commu- nitymindedness and you get that ufbanthink taking over he said another factor is some media outlets sensationalize crime if the front leading stories are about crime in toronto or crime in a community before i know it im starting to think that my community is less safe than it used to be nowa days with the gta shrinking into one were kind of feeling the impact of crime in other parts of the gta r furniture boxing week save up to 60 bedrooms dining rooms plasmalcd consoles upholstery occasional lamps prints accessories more starts thurs dec 27th 4747 hwy 7 east markham just east of kennedy 9054775524 wwwalmiracom hours thursfri 1000900 sat 1000530 2o07jeefc libera y y jcaifi njs m 8 gp k j s 6 cyl auto loadedlow low km stk uc8026 0ily s 7995 6 cyl auto loaded low km stk 27499a obof s s 9995 4x4 8 cyl hemi loaded stk uc8024 mm 2004 chrysler pac1fica ltd awd m 2007 jeepigr cherokee karedjfr 3 saturn s 5905 loaded with navigation dvd stk 281 39a 0klf loaded with navigation dvd stkuc8000 0niy sadbw s 4 cyl auto loaded stk uc7814 2006 chrysler pacifica touring awd s 6 cyl loaded with leather stk uc7999 mys 2005 chrysler crossfire ltd s 6 cyl loaded with leather roof stk uc7863 2007 dodge nitr0 sxt 4x4 0hly 38 16 bw s 6 cyl loaded stk uc7998 gilly 2005 chrysler 300c s 8 cyl hemi loaded with nav low km stk uc7858 0nlys 2007 dodge grand caravan 2004 jeep tj sport stow go loaded with alloy wheels stk uc7997 onlys sgfej s 8995 6 cyl loaded with dual top stk uc7896 omys ocmswtasat 2004 dodge durango limited 5995 8 cyl 57l hemi loaded stk uc7977 0 2005 jeep grand cherokee ltd s hemi loaded with nav dvd stk uc7903 0hlys 2006 chrysler 300c awd wsmmm imm best values just got better some vehicles not as shown all cash prices are plus admin pde gst and pst all bi weekly payments are included of all fees and zero due on delivery cost of financing of 10000 at 899 interest for a 72 month term is 373780 oac markham dodge chrysler jeep 9054711500 5426 hwy 7 east markham hwy 7 and laidlaw 4fe markham dodge hwy 7 east steelesave