The Canadiani Champion, Friday, March 7, 2008 - A3 Taking steps to combat growing graffiti problem p ,.'I By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Grtaffiti is a -groi sng clicio ,ito M t1iten t hat lo(tai authertlies arc weritng bat d te cratittate. Antd accet ding te i alteo Rcgion Polict, it sosenct bing tbat vigilant parents of i eeîhs tan aise bcilp put an end te. Thebsc ix ru aneng the nmcssages duiivcrct i\b, Oct. F enst. Jehn Puppici iast weuk at a mnccting ef tbc Milten Coentnnnrit Peliing CF eiirtotîu (iFP)tiiat letesuti en thc graffiti probleni tbat s bccn pît ktîng ui e n'i iiii ever tbc pasi severai inonthbi Peppler said poliîccbave tdentîlîud abeut livu te six ergan- îzed graffiti groups in Milton, wvitbi members ranging in agc [lic said polic aren't tlassiymg thcse groupîs as gangs, but ratier greups that arc fllexsing gang influences thc secein thtc media. i bIC gretip., bavc Ailgivcn thernielves manis andi trcatcd tLags, or a tiisnnguishabic signaturc. -\C irv toe tcnthiat tag te take away the tdcntity of that pt'tn, 'aid Pcppicr. ilaggtng is the primary ontcer or ol eicc right now as tbic havcnt bcctt tfafly instantcs of bateiui t acist gr affiti. Bceppicr said thcrc waS one recent occurrcnce whcre a x'eutii did a buncb of tags and aise put swastikas with thcm. In intervicwing the person who did it, he didi even &see RAILWAY on page Al19 Police charge trio in robbery spree Three men have been charged in connection with dozens of recent armed robberies across the GTA, including two in Campbellville and one in Milton. As a result of a joint investigation - [ollowmng several Halton-area robberies throughoutjanuary and many more in nearby municipalities - two Brampton suspects and a third from Vaughan, ail in their mid-twenties, face more than 200 charges overail and 31 related to the rohheries in Halton. Among the latter are a combined 14 counts of robbery with a firearm and one count of uttering a death threat. The local rohbenies aIl occurred on January 3 1. Both the Martin Street Esso gas station and Sunoco gas station in Campbellville were robbed, while a patron of the Mohawk Sots was car-jacked. The t.hree men were arrested hy York Regional Police atter a police pursuit following a robbery at an Esso gas station in Vaughan Fehruary 19. The suspects are scheduled to, appear in Ontario Court of justice in Newmarket today AUTO BODY (ROYAL ATLANTIC) INC. Coniplete collision repair and' rec1~isIiH5 jservices 155 Nipissing Rd., Milton (0)878-2721l--..- a g% T ~te Vjecu to et a nflW Toyota. NO SECURITY DEPOSIT ON ALI 2008 LEASES. atimited natta lease and ti tance ottets avalable tonnToyota Ftnai alServices on appovecreditLicenflit ngitrtatcon, PPSA tonsance. appicabtele t sandOtaxes are ntta MSRP of a a neaape> 20 Conna ModlR32EMB) aa tor fuellcnservation taO 9%3 9' O fiplmeonAPR agoals $378/$476 fet hennin tor 4860 nonns Cost of borrow.ngi t349/t2,660 tor a total oblgatin of t$18,144/$28,.10O te lFen APR for 48 monthos savalabte on a tata008 Cotonna Fon eampla On a neat 2008 Conolla (Model tR32tMB). monthly otynnent s t$189noth a t3,326 cdown payment on tracteeaqataalenttand f n nt ann y payoent due an lease inte ptin Total leane obigatotn s $12,399 tasat on a oMaximum of 98000 KMS Addtinal Kit change ofn$t0i tot exceos klomnetresit applcable Dealer nat oel /leasa torn Ito I Caon acko Ont, atî on n noîno tean att otsteted elgle in stock 2008 Corolla onnnîaoni leaset roin a pan ocpotino Ontario Toyota Dnalen hettaeen March t Ont 000 att Matit îlot2008 Offeno ai0e ataanded in Tt ooas nant tTht valueopittt ashakoth$50 vilthe t rnha eleaeofnthtt2008 Cotofla Cahnbak otentaepeonatntttimeofdley andooiattly atenntxesnaveen chagnon thetfullaonofnegonaed pno a ntac /lgas catt Oonnnalnt ottentalnd otoelected new and nnnitened eignla.dittock OonhaedneaonO nenntee addelnetdtton a paOiiattqOntarioaota alrttoanannnh Ist.2008 andMacho1tito2008 Ottnnonnllbc aaan ed elirm th IM ofcashbac or re-aidgas ardequvalot ad isthechoce o th cutome Th vale o th cas bak orprepai gascar eqivalnt $3 00 iththe urcaseleas o nthe 008Cauryl(xdntin Hyonni ,PCsheak hesdkeplae iaumndndliet annlliaplyalertaesnav bdtotugd n teoul aouoo ntoialttaln repad asCaOotil d miltdo te asomr ohO 0 ayaof nootîCernvlu ontl Marcon31ot 2008 atd ane onbleot to change tathout notio c inasesey u r aotitnin g Toota Dealer tonrtfull cttanîs ?0od May he enndne oratone58Govenonnant ofCanada s ecoAOTO Reotte Ptogna m For nonre tenants ant w cactnon goC irmiÉe40-if1 0 STEELES AVENUE, MILTON ToulFree: MYTYOAPAC.cOM 1-800-617-402t'5 [m 1 LT O)TOYO A 1