Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 2, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press january pm praises late Donald parents take Home hockey loc9i businesses peppered 3y gunfire someone fired at least six bullets at two River Avenue businesses yesterday from a vacant apartment across the no one was injured in the separate shootings one at about 4 the other just after police released few but cordoned off River Avenue for about one hour last night after residents reported hearing Ray caretaker at habitat 424 said he called police about after he heard two gunshots about 15 minutes they apparently were fired from suite 415 an upstairs Belisle he added he and police found the window screen in the vacant unit pushed outward and with Bullet holes in he said police told him the Angle of the holes in the screen matched the trajectory and location of the holes in the businesses across the four rounds went through the plat Glass windows of appendage clothing and at least two rounds smashed Glass in the door and windows of design Manitoba next both businesses Are located on the main floor of a senior citizens Block at 433 Belisle said someone apparently entered suite 415 with a it had been empty for about a he said he had no idea who might have a key to the Security has been a problem and the front door key opens several suites but not Belisle Lee Keast of 424 River said he Phil free press an employee patches Bullet heard three or four shots earlier in the about 4 i was watching to and i heard it sounded almost like a fire Cracker Only about two minutes i heard two Keast didst Call police because he thought the sounds were firecrackers from a new years holes in window of appendage clothing store last some tenants said they did not of them came to my door and asked hear the gunshots last the first i heard of it was from my Bruce Phillips Shes Here visiting and she told me she get near the said Phillips of suite then i noticed there were about police officers some me if i had heard which i Alan Light of suite 601 also said he heard a said he had been doing Homework at the i was at peace just listening to the he looser building curbs considered by Patrick Mckinley the City will ease proposed restrictions on downtown development after complaints from property owners and Chris Lorenc Lorenc whose planning and Community services committee unveiled the proposals in said the City is considering scrapping proposed height restrictions for new downtown building height would be unlimited provided developers set aside enough Green space around their he the City May also ease a proposed review process that would Force developers to get City approval of building design he there has been a lot of concern expressed about the heavy hand of government determining fast Lorenc that was really not the though the City is considering objections it heard at Public meet Ings last the Basic intent has not he architects and builders will still have to design projects to har Monize with the unique characteristics of various downtown neighbor including the Chinatown and the Broadway Busi Ness As the City will insist on preserving the visibility of the legislative building by keeping tighter restrictions on the size of develop ments in that we dont want to see another Woodsworth he re Ferring to the Metal and Glass office Tower the provincial government built on Broadway near the Legisla Tive and Law courts Lorenc said City Centre fort Rouge Community committee will hold hearings on the revised propos als in about a Harold Macdonald Cory Don said that at the fall information the Manitoba association of architects was concerned about the City screening building height restrictions were another major he the cites proposed plan requires builders to tie their designs in with pedestrian use of the it also encourages enclosed walkways from building to building by allowing a bigger Structure if the design includes the proposals also Call for tight City control of downtown Riverbank a cooperative housing group recently proposed converting the Guertin coating and sealants Plant on Assiniboine Avenue to residential the City recently bought the Plant for nearly Mil Lorenc said he would like the building torn Down and the land to become part of a series of connected stretching along the red River from Stephen Juba Park to the Assiniboine and along the Assiniboine to the legislative build ing Phil free press benefits shield planned for Early Gap recipients the provincial government wants to Amend private pension plan regu lations to ensure Manitoban Arent shorted if they take Early Canada pension plan labor minister Al who is responsible for the pensions benefits said the to be proposed at the next session of the will be retroactive to Mackling said they Are necessary because of recent Canada pension plan changes allowing canadians Totake cup benefits As Early As age subject to a six percent reduction for each year they Are under the Normal retirement age of before the some private pension plans had special benefits to Bridge the years Between retirement and cup eligibility at the proposed amendments Are to ensure Early cup benefits Are not used to reduce private pension in including those special Bene its important to remember that a person aged 60 will receive Only 70 per cent of the Canada Mackling said in a Spe Cial bridging benefits will still be needed pensioners until full cup entitlement is attained at age he said cup improvements must result in pensioner not Windfall profits for private he said Quebec and Ontario have adopted Amend ments similar to those Manitoba is fire damages sends tenants to hostels about 35 people spent the night in hostels after a new years Day fire damaged three suites in a North Winnipeg apartment there were no injuries in the which broke out about at Carman 423 Burrows tenants from the 74yearold some in stocking feet and Many without waited in a Winnipeg transit bus brought to the scene after the building manager Heather Coles said she thought the fire started in electrical the building filled with smoke and Coles and her Hus band used pass keys to Clear Resi dents from the two cats and an 18monthold in Fant were among those police said health inspectors were to visit the Block today after a Hydro Crew complained of filth and re fused to reenter the premises to restore Kirk spokesman for Gunn realty which owns the said Power could not have been restored yesterday in any the electrical panel is he adding the provincial fire commissioners office is probing the cause of the Stanley said the City had issued work orders on the Block for Bath room and drywall but theres nothing in the work orders that would have anything to do with the he said it could be several Days before All the tenants can return to their first born Michael and Cheryl Bray Are the parents of Winnipeg first baby of Patricia the child parents first was born at Victoria general Hospital at weighing eight its the second consecutive year Victoria general has delivered Winnipeg new years lawyer gets fou year term for trusts theft by Bob Cox former Winnipeg lawyer Nestor Alexander Kripp began serving a fou year prison term new years eve for stealing from clients Trust As his broke into sheriffs officers led Kripp from the courtroom shortly after provincial judge John Enns imposed the sentence at a Brief morn ing session the term was within the fourth five year Range suggested by the but at least one of Kripps victims labelled it four years is an ridiculous said Denise who almost lost her Yale Avenue Home because of Kripps people who get hit for drunk driving get nailed for More than giving Kripp four i is an insult when i have had three years of breaking my Back trying to save something that he almost Cost me that was mine in the first Kripp took mortgage payments Dawes gave him for the which was in his and used the Money instead of turning it Over to the credit Union holding the his sentencing hearing was in one Kripp deposited part of a Cheque into his personal Bank account and used the rest for other clients and to pay interest on a personal court was Crown attorney Phil Schachter said Kripp illegally took from but Dawes said she has lost thou Sands More since the thefts and is still paying because her mortgage is twice As Large As it should the credit Union tried to foreclose because it want receiving any pay ments although that was narrowly Dawes said she had to raise her mortgage by her business and health have also she Hes going to have eight months of Ive had three years of nearly killing myself Over my is that fair because Kripp has no criminal he will be eligible for Day parole after eight months one sixth of his sentence and full parole after serving a third of or 16 Enns said the amount Kripp stole was not As important As the fact he breached his clients who Practised under the surname pleaded guilty to 12 charges of criminal Kripp breached Trust breach of Trust for thefts Between 1979 and Schachter told the sentencing hearing there is almost no Chance of Kripp repaying the still owed to Kripp was disbarred for professional misconduct in 1984 and went bankrupt the same year with a net debt apart from the missing Trust fund Money of As there still Are outstanding lawsuits against Enns said Kripps guilty saving a lengthy and expensive trial in which the Crown expected to Call More than 80 was a Factor in his the judge rejected arguments that Kripp should get a Shorter time behind bars because police took so Long to investigate the Kripp was suspended As a lawyer in March but criminal charges we rent Laid until last his Gavin argued the judge should consider the delay and the fact that Kripp had rebuilt his life since being disbarred and might have to do so All Over again if punished too Enns agreed with Schachter that ramp investigators needed the time to sort through hundreds of Kripps client Schachter said the files were a and a lengthy probe was Nec Essary to uncover Kripps deception and determine if there was a pattern to the misuse of Kripp successfully covered his tracks from fellow lawyers and auditors for years through the use of false Ledger entries and letters in clients court was Law society considers reimbursing funds the Law society of Manitoba is considering a request to reimburse soviet citizens for almost stolen from them by former City lawyer Nestor Alexander Graeme the society chief executive said the to scow based College of in asked about a year ago through a local Law firm to be reimbursed for Money Kripp took from trusts belonging to soviet who Practised Law under the surname began serving a fou year prison sentence new years eve after pleading guilty to 12 charges of criminal breach of much of the Kripp took from clients came from the estates of canadians who left property and other valuables to relatives in the soviet court was As part of his Law Kripp obtained Powers of attorney for the soviets through after the estates were he was to turn the Money Over to incur Collegia to distribute to the appropriate court was Kripp began using Money from soviet and other trusts for his own purposes in 1979 when he faced bankruptcy due to a Large tax bad investments and Loans to 10 charged in credit card frauds Winnipeg police have arrested 10 people in connection with More than in fraudulent credit card Pur Wayne King said wednesday 62 stolen credit cards were used in the illegal most of the cards were pilfered from lockers at City Golf clubs and fitness King although several school teachers also had cards stolen from their the stolen cards were used in a variety of he adding the most common involved recruiting Gas station attendants to assist in fraudulent some of the stolen cards were sold to other persons who used he King said the purchases were made during a oneyear and the arrests were made after a lengthy police since credit card purchases can be it is usually easy to piece together the path of a stolen he you leave a paper the police investigation into the credit card thefts and use is continue and anyone who had a card stolen from a locker or school should Contact the fraud King Donald John is charged with 21 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card Leland Dale is charged with nine counts Richard Frank with 41 counts and Bradley Shane with six six other All Gas station have been charged with a total of 64 counts of fraudulent use of a credit but their names have not yet been King said credit card fraud is a growing and serious problem that is often overshadowed by violent its an expensive he noting fraud of All types Cost City merchants and Banks close to million in King cited the Case of Donald James Monroe As an example of How lucrative credit card fraud can Munroe was sentenced in october to three years in prison after using cards to buy More than Worth of trips and cars for five adopted Munroe operated for two years before finally being arrested As a result of a crime stoppers clients who never repaid the Law which has a reimbursement fund for victims of Dis honest lawyers who dip into Trust paid about to two of Kripps former clients after Dis bar ring Garson said the society has asked for More information about How Kripp was handling the trusts and his relationship with incur Collegia and the soviet heirs before ruling on the compensation provincial judge John who sentenced suggested the fact that the Money was destined for the soviet Union might have made it easier for Kripp to steal a lawyer prepared to steal from clients might suspect the once inside the soviet would be heavily taxed by the government and leaving just a Small portion for the rightful Enns that might make him feel More comfortable about dipping into the he Kripps Gavin agreed the nature of the Trust funds made them easier to but not because the Money was destined for the soviet Kripp found them easier to steal from because he held the Money for Long periods of Wood he had absolute Power of attorney while estates were being so he could take Money in the Hope of putting it Back before payments were Wood Garson said any of Kripps former clients with legitimate claims still can apply to the Law society for the society will consider any application by the victim of a Dishon est lawyer at any but the sooner the application is made after a loss the he the Law society reimbursement financed by annual levies on totals about it has insurance to cover an additional million in ;