If~APLEIeekend y» 1 pnoisrery RepairsL 1 Visit us at I sheld epaïrsI - iJUM0 cOuff 71MAIN ST. #1 & 2, 0 4487'.S'uer Ave I I iLToN 876-785 'Vsing Communication to BuId Better Communities", 878-2881 AMetroland Community Newspaper Vol. 144 No. 78 Friday, December 12, 2003 48 Pages $ 1.00 (GST mncluded) vFamily praying for missing man 1By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion Bamrng a significant breakthrough, it's gomng to be a difficuit Christmas for the family of a missing Milton man. Right now, ail family membera can do ia trust Clod and mnvestigating police officers to fmnd their beloved, aaid Milton resident Cindy Manchisi, aunt of Giuseppe 'Joaeph' Manchisi - who bas been missmng for a montis. "We're ail praymng for (Joseph), like everybody else," she said. "It's gomng to be a sad time this Christmnas. We're staying together and domng the beat we can." As Ma Manchisi can atteat, there's terrible fear in the unknown. And right now, Mr. Manchisi's fam- ily knows nothing. "His (Josephs) family members are like every- one else. They know no more, no lesa," se said, adding they get most of their information from newspapers. Mr. Manchisis parents are praying for their son and haven't given up hope that belIl he found safe and sound, Ms Manchisi said. This comes in light of Joseph Manchisi tise most recent - and perisapa moat daunting - information offered hy Peel Regional Police, who said 20-year-old Mr. Manchisi and ia friend Robert Grewal, 22, of Miasissauga, bave associa- tions with tise drug subculture. Neitiser of tise men bas been iseard from hy flriends or family members since November Il wisen police said tisey left in Mr. Manchisi's Honda Civic. Bots men tived wits their families. It's extreme- ly uncisaractenastic for eîther of themn to cesse com- munication witis famity members, police said. Halton Regional Police and Peel Regional Police are continuing tiseir joint inveatigation. Ms Manchisi said ase couldn't aay wisetiser her nephew was involved witis drugs. "I know my nephew as an aunt," ase said. "I wouldn't know." For nnw, sise saiti, tisere isWt mucs tise family can do except remain confident in tise abilities of tise police involved in tise investigation. "We hope everyrtiing tums out and tiat for Chrisimas there's some good news. Life goea on. That's tise agony of it ail." Mr. Manchisi ia juat a "normal" guy deapite indications tisat ise and Mr Grewal may be involved with dnaga, aaid Peel Police Det. Magdi Younan. -« POLICE on page 16 1 Mr IMzM. Comment ........ 6 Real Estate...16 Sports....... 22-26 Massiftied .... 27-30 A&E ........81 -B2 Dateline ....... Be 0 Oaumt ib 9 Fab .buu0 s a L~~ * bs pow *9 Lw0Must s ab * kluod su 1vm w 7