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economistsurtfdibune police thursday mctrtft30 2000 eighth man arrested in robbery ring by kathleen griffin staff writer an eighth man has been charged and warrants issued for two others in the bizarre case of a rob bery gang impersonating police allegedly with the help of a toronto officer carl leroy jones 30 of toronto was accompa nied by his lawyer when he turned himself in at the york regional police richmond hill station monday night he joins seven others arrested march 10 includ ing tornoto officer darin cooper and faces one count of conspiracy to commit robbery one of the men charged earlier this month elie salama 31 of toronto has been implicated in the feb 1 driveby shooting on hwy 404 and charged with attempted murder along with 14 other charges including conspiracy robbery and per sonating police two men inside the 97 chevrolet tahoe escaped injury in the 10 pm shooting but were held by police for questioning for 18 hours the bullets shattered three windows in the truck and demolished three tires lead investigator randy home said the eight men already charged with more than 60 offences between them will likely face further charges as the joint forces investigation winds down the armed robbery scheme involved suspects using fake police identification and bulletproof vests to rob victims of luxury vehicles and cash one police source said on some occasions the gang would pretend to be executing a search war rant while robbing their victims but as has been the case since the initial arrests police are releasing few details its a long long involved story home said we cant get into any specifics only some of the accused impersonated police during holdups he said in some robberies three men were involved in others up to six participated some accused face charges of forcible confine ment all face at least one count of possession of a prohibited weapon as a result of search warrants executed march 9 officers seized police identification badges body armour 25 handguns 12500 worth of marijuana 130000 cash and six luxury vehicles cooper who lives in whitby is suspected of being the ringleader and faces a total of 16 charges including breach of trust importing a controlled substance forcible confinement and assault when he made his first court appearance the day of his arrest his scalp was smeared with blood two other accused mike wassilyn 27 and kristopher dellapia 22 also had visible cuts and bruises fatal car crash witnesses wanted york regional police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash on 16th avenue at village gate drive in markham friday tyron kan 68 was pronounced dead at markham stouffville hospital after his car was t- boned by an 18yearold markham girl driving a pontiac police said kan was proceeding on a green light from village gate on to 16th avenue when he was struck his car plowed into two others stopped for the red light kans wife and twoyearold granddaughter were in the car with him they suffered non-life- threatening injuries in the crash as did the young driver police want to speak with anyone who saw events leading up to the collision or the crash itself if you can help call 8811221 ext 7703 rgsttirr shops on steeles 404 ililgiiiii plus everyday good values sale prices in effect from friday march 31 to thursday april 6 2000 while quantities last all sales are final no exchanges returns or price adjustments what a pant sale save sfl an additional ffl off the lowest ticketed price on selected womens regular vi peti image size pants excludes santand ikeda- levis levis silver tab an additional wlar off the lowest ticketed price on all womens jessfatf footwear an additional j off the lowest ticketed price on childrens size 26x girls size 816 adidas apparel an additional 40 the lowest ticketed price on all purses wallef s backpacks just arrived dreamland pillows standard size 4 mens western boots some with steeltoe csa approved was 12999 then 7799 now 11188 pair an additional 4k off the lowest ticketed price on boys size 81 6 licenced nba nhl apparel includes jackets pants sweatshirts tshirts toronto raptors each mens selected brooks casual pants was 3499 then 2499 now io caps many styles to choose from 6 each each 1 just arrived great buys on all mens womens childrens spring jackets shop often save big on sears quality surplus from our catalogue and retail stores plus special buys source and factory closeouts and everyday good values regular and was prices shown are sears prices we reserve the right to limit quantities persorkilshoppiitkionlym visit our surplus page at wwwsearsca for more hot deals use your sears card and collect sears club points they can add up to free sears merchandise or even travel call 18002653675 for details 4 i 3 i i i sears store hours mondayfriday 1 0 am 9 pm saturday 930 am 600 pm sunday 12 noon 500 pm sea5ts catalogue shopping is available at sears outlet centre to place an order 24 hrs call 1 800 26 sears 1800 2673277 copyright 2000 sears canada inc