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As is common where he lives. in Milton â€"-â€" a suburb of Atlanta - his motorcycle was stolen from his apartment complex with a mere 4(1) miles on the odometer. He was heanhmken. ’lhat was in m. lust days ago. the ex-Marine, now working for the Milton Police lMBttment. was sitting in a local court- room when the proceedings were interrupted by a receptionist. who bum in to give him a message from York Regional Police. Being “young and stupid". as his fathet would Imer describe him. he avoided paying theft insurance on his new Yamaha 600. largeiy became it would have cost him more than the bike paymenu . uwé'sni unm'hexume'dzl hemuuydecuéd toga! a sweet bike; As a young man. Chris Ward was heavily into mom- cmss. {popular spon in his home state of (W 1114' case ended up having to come to a halt to allow her to speak up. but the news meant so, much to Mr. Ward. no one minded much. ‘ "Hwy hunmynur bike.“ she numthed to him. trying to be discrete. lmnically. it was thc kid. of theft “murmur that alkmmi investigators :0 find Mr. Ward. as he was still listed as the owner. rather than an insurance company. as muxld be the norm after a Claim was paid out. “I was so mated. malty thrilled,“ he ‘I couldn‘t get mt the phone to them fast enough? With time off granted by his boss. Mr. Wan! embarked mt a Milt-mile joumt'y to Aurora to reclaim the bike. seized by York police”; auto and cargo theft unit whiie investigating a motorcycle theft ring. “In all my 10 years and with mom than 5,000 vehicles reclaimed. l have never met a victim. let alone hand him back a set of kcys.‘ Said Bet-Sgt. [nu Mathew. who heads up the unit. “It’s (the bike) would Have! so fat. Who would‘ haw ever thought? it goes t0 show you that crime has no borders” A! the unit's Aurora headquanels Wednesday south- ern smile and all. Mr. Ward wm reunited with his beloved bike. Although J! had been partially painted orange and had more than 14.000 miles on it. the hike also had the odd upgrade. "Thanks for that.” Mr. Ward offered up to the thieves Tn top it 01?, Mr. Ward made his final payment on the bike lam month. Along with a number of Milton police patches Mr. Ward brought to give to the members of the unit. he also bmught a key to the city, which is ramiy usth on anyone. To make Mr. Ward’s visit mnrr mmfonahk‘. Hlitm [Owing threw in free deiivery. Yamaha donated lube and arm‘vmn'rx and the ank Regional Pnlin- Aunriatinn pm him up for the night and hosu‘d a small (‘clohmtmn "this was given to me by our mayor after he heard the story.” he added. "It's not much. but it's a token of our appreciation.’ Should anyone from the York force ('VCI’ visit the whâ€" urb. Mr. Ward said they would rcwiw a king’s welcome. Although the officer responsible for thcvfind cannot be named. due to the natum of her role. Ikt.-Sg!. Mal- hcuf praisai hm wmk in the raw. “She started with nothing and. through hard work. it blossomed into 25 bikes.” he pmudly said. ‘hfimnmflfihmflmfim MWIMWMMI WMMMMMaMMw IV mum GRINALDI ygnmnldufiwmg mm Yuri Regional Police DON T MQSS OUT! VISIT THE NEW SAVECA TODAY TO START SAVING - GREAT COUPONS ON AMAZING PRODUCTS. SENT RIGHT TO YOUR HOME OR PRINTER. =-:fOV€.CO 905-505-7469 wwmmnmthmndmanmm bubfim‘h mkfimkxx bâ€"v-bâ€"*-¢m~ nu...“-