Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 28, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press february 1989 Page 3 friends remember late judges police investigating child pickup Mccrae vows to investigate jailing of bereaved Mother by Randy Turner attorney general Jim Mccrae says he will investigate the Case of a Winnipeg woman who was jailed the night she found her infant son burned to its just a tragic situation and the circumstances Are really Mccrae said i would like to satisfy myself before i comment on the he opposition critics yesterday called for Mccrae to become directly involved in the which has angered women rights Liberal Justice critic Paul Edwards said Mccrae should intervene to ensure the charges against the 23yearold single Moth who is on have this woman is in a very vulnerable said i would Hope the attorney general would go Over the evidence to see if there is a Case against the because the woman has suffered enough with the loss of her nip Leader Gary doer agreed that Mccrae should become personally involved in the i think we should take a look at the incident and Why it happened from All said Rhonda Evangeline Marie was charged last Friday with one count of Crimi Nal negligence causing two counts of abandonment and two counts of failure to provide the necessities of Lauzon had apparently left her two aged 21 months and eight alone thursday afternoon at their Pacific Avenue residence while she went to a nearby Coin operated shortly before Lauzon the elder boy apparently climbed on to the stove and turned on an which set fire to his Lauzon and her younger son were treated for smoke but the elder Tot was dead on arrival at police said the woman was detained on the strength of both the charges stemming from the incident and an outstanding arrest War rant for theft under two charges of failing to appear in court and one of failing to comply with the conditions of a bail a judge agreed to release Lauzon Friday on in Marlene director of Osborne a shelter for abused has said forcing Lauzon to spend a night in jail Only hours after her son died is a symptom of a sick Lauzon has refused to comment on the Case until after her sons Friend jewel Sauve said the has taken a terrible emotional toll on the she cannot even mention her sons name without breaking said Shes just devastated mentally and who spent 30 minutes with Lauzon the night she was said police were fight Kos hotels video by Steve Lyons a championship fight has knocked out the video equipment at the Kil Donan motor a piece of a satellite receiver was confiscated by two Federal sheriffs yesterday afternoon after it was determined the hotel had used the equipment to broadcast saturdays boxing match be tween Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno without receiving permission from bal entertainment which held exclusive rights to the telecast in while the sheriffs said a further examination of the machine will be it appears the hotels receiver had the capability to de scramble satellite Sig based on the information we have at this its our opinion the machine has been tampered said sheriff Ken to de scramble the sent via the video Cypher ii a receiver must contain what is referred to As a super unauthorized use of the Chip is but it is available to satellite dish court orders delivered on 21 Winnipeg establish ments were Given copies of a Federal court of Canada injunction prohibiting the showing of the world heavyweight championship boxing match without the consent of the Toronto company obtained the injunction thursday in Federal court in local promoter Bruce act ing As an agent for sent a member of his Mike and a wit Ness to hand out the court order saturday to bars known to regularly show sporting later that Babinsky returned to the of those Given the court the Kildonan was the Only one that showed the Babinsky there were a number of other establishments that showed the but beep toss they had not been advised of the court he the Kildonan bar april admitted the hotel showed the fight but said she was unaware it was illegal and denied knowledge of the court we did not receive she i want aware we show the weve had this equipment for two years and nobody has Ever said anything to us about it before the a number of local bars had been advertising the its fairly common knowledge that sheriff Ken Foston removes de scrambler from Kildonan motor which was Given to lawyer Mark As promoter Bruce Rathbone looks most people that own satellite dishes have the capabilities to de scramble Sig said theres not much we can do about people doing it in their own but when bars Start charging people and advertising on the radio and that taking things too local bars were offered the Chance to show the fight by purchasing the but they a pumped the Brandon Keystone Centre was the Only authorized outlet to show the fight in Rathbone of Nite out entertainment said he objects to bars that broadcast events without going through proper 18 uzis legally judge told by Terry Weber at least 18 israeli made Uzi Summa Chin guns were legally allowed into Manitoba Only to be later labelled prohibited a provincial court judge was told ramp staff Ken a weapons testified the purchased by 16 gun enthusiasts around the passed both Canada Cus Toms and local registration require that inspection was super he it missed a Large num Ber of weapons that were fully automat the weapons were seized by police and ramp in Killar Ney and Morris Between april and june 1987 because the guns were not properly converted from automatic to sem Auto the uzis had been purchased from a number of including Winnipeg Supply under Federal individuals can Appeal confiscations of weapons through the under questioning by Crown attorney Rick Derendorf said Many of the 10 weapons tested in Winnipeg turned out to be capable of full automatic the rest were either inoperable or when converted to semiautomatic fir the military weapons Are classed As but can be purchased under the same rules that apply to handguns sporting Canadian Law restricts ownership of automatic weapons to the military or collectors who owned them before Derendorf said a number of the Nona somatic weapons tested could be by gun experts to fire i feel i could do it in five i he told provincial court judge Charles automatic weapons anyone that has any mechanical ability at All could do he later acknowledged to lawyer Rocky acting on behalf of the gun that most other including could also be turned into automatic converting a Shotgun to Auto Matic would be considerably More difficult than performing the same operation on a he Calendar key to u a 11 a m Kalaf Vick the produced by israeli Mili tary has an effective fir ing Range of 200 he when such weapons Are imported to they Are normally held by Cus Toms for he if they they Are then released to registered gun dealers and ultimately sold to those who meet the requirements to own the Pollack said in an interview All 16 people applying to have their uzis re turned bought the weapons one who spoke to a reporter on the condition he remain Anonymous until the end of the said Hes furious that he was allowed to Purchase the weapon Only to have it taken away by i dont think its they should have found out they were prohibited be fore they were allowed into the building Fate splits Council riverfront strip sought for development by Michael Boci Urkiw City councillors Are split Over the future use of one of the most coveted pieces of riverfront property in win Parks and culture committee voted last monday to urge demolition of the Guertin 270 Assiniboine to make room for More Park later that planning and Community services committee decided to reopen discussion on whether the building should remain a final decision on the property now appears to be several weeks giving supporters of the build ing More time to drum up support from several local groups Are waging a Battle to save the building from the wreckers the korean association of Manitoba wants to lease the building from the City for annually and turn it into a retail and cultural a local arts has proposed converting the building into residential and studio space for other proposals filed with the City Call for upscale a dance cafes and a disco Park expansion the factory building was purchased by the City in a consultant retained by the City says it should come Down to expand adjacent Bonnycastle City officials say the land is needed for a so called promenade on the which would link the Forks site to the legislative building Demol Ishing the building and turning it into Parkland would Cost the City about officials say All the proposals would require financial input from the mayor Bill Norrie and civic officials Are pushing for the building to come the groups lobbying to retain the Guertin building say the former paint factory is in Good condition and the cosite proposal would not bring passive Green space but an Active part of Winnipeg Urban land said Wendy a consultant to the lawyer John who represents the korean said his client has not Given up the fight to retain the he said the group has Access to government funds that would help turn the vacant building into a vibrant Centre for the local korean under pressure one City Hall source said Norrie is under pressure to yield to the korean association because of conces Sions made to the local chinese and ukrainian common the City has done an awful lot for the two one source close to Norrie weve Bent Over backwards for the the source added that Norrie is under pressure to satisfy Ethan cultural groups because of the coming municipal Chris chairman of Parks culture said although the korean proposal has the City should adhere to its policy of expanding Parkland along the in not convinced that the korean or any other proposal merits disposition of the Lorenc Bill Neville Tuxedo Heights said the City should investigate every possible option before slating the building for wife testifies by Kevin Roi Iason Vicki Stolar says a missing Calendar would prove her former police office husband was sick in bed at the time a witness says he helped kill Paul Clear seven years the 41yearold woman testified yesterday that the couple always kept track of Jerry Carl St Lars sick Days on a Calendar because the police department had once lost count of his time off and the couple had no proof to show the Stolar said when her husband first became a murder suspect on she referred to the Calendar and found that he had gone Home ill on she said this jogged her memory that he had been sick the night and had gone to work the next Day against her he went to bed and every couple of minutes he was in the she i could hear the toilet Flushing and the sounds of throwing she said her husband went to work the next Day but was forced to leave Early after suffering a but Stolar told defence counsel Jeff Gindin she Doest know where the Calendar is now because police seized it when they searched their Home after her husband was arrested for possessing stolen goods on july everything of his was including the Calendar and All his she Jerry has pleaded not guilty to the second degree murder of who was bludgeoned to death the evening of dears body was found in a predut grave about 40 Kilometres Southeast of Winni Stiars wife also told the six woman court of Queen s Bench jury that she remembered the Date he was ill because it was one month before her m a bookkeeper and i remember i dont remember Only she said but Crown attorney George Dangerfield accused her g of her husbands illness and the 6 Calendar to protect Hajj what interest would the police have in the Calendar if it showed your husband was ill on the 18th Dangerfield youre making this up As an Alibi for your Dangerfield also accused the woman of befriending her husbands former Dawnna Only because he was afraid of what Donison your husband wanted it and he was very frightened of he earlier in the the crowns Star testified that she watched Jerry Stolar hold dears shoulders while his former police Barry Niel bludgeoned him who was granted immunity to claimed she had remained silent since the killing because her Greg told her not to talk to anybody about court was told that Brodsky was also St Lars lawyer during his first murder trial in but Vicki Stolar said she befriended Donison because she Felt guilty about her being sentenced to three months in for possessing stolen goods along with her Jerry was in love with her and i Felt in some Way it was my fault she went to jail because if she haunt been involved with him she be in Dangerfield also asked Vicki Stolar Why she told Brodsky that her husband was sick the night of the killing instead of the if i went to the do you think they would have believed me she if the police charge my do i go to the police i go to the lawyer defending Winnipeg police Ronald Morin Testi fied that during questioning in Montreal last october Vicki Stolar told him i dont he didst do this Jerry and i have gone Over it a thousand Well fix you Guys this Morin said when Stolar was asked How her husbands fingerprints came to be found on the Back of dears and whether the couple had made up a Story about she said no i but Jerry and i Are wrestling with final arguments by Crown and defence counsel in the Case Are scheduled ;