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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 19, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Outdoor carpet Mma $96 so. It. So. Cd. 5 colors Needle punch open 7 Days a week 16miegep1ave.w. Fit Vagif Nodari 925-Roll 7655 to�frml�00-240-s144, saturday free press local saturday free press. September 19. 1998 editor. John Douglas 1697-7230 f features editor. Buzz Curriee mail City desk free dress my Ca a3 officers do duty even if off duty robbery swindle by Mike Mcintyre police reporter Bob Johnson and Don gos Selin Are two Winnipeg police officers who done to mind working overtime. The Veteran officers arrested two criminals during separate incidents thursday while they were supposed to be enjoying a Day off. Johnson a sergeant who works in the Community relations unit was having Coffee about 9 30 . With his wife in the downtown to restaurant she owns a my place pie place at Portage and Burnell a when a Man ran in saying the convenience store next door Wras being robbed. Johnson stepped into the Quik shop to find a heavily tattooed Man wielding a blood filled hypodermic Needle. A the was a big tall scary looking Guy with eyes the size of loonies. He was drugged out on something and was screaming that he had aids and was going to Stab me with the Needle Quot said Johnson. Johnson identified himself As a police officer and the Man fled the store with Cash and cigarettes head just stolen. A i chased after him and w As trying to arrest him but it was difficult because he was pointing the Needle at me a Johnson said. The big robber tried to hop on a bicycle but Johnson kicked it Down forcing him to run not pedal. While witnesses called police Johnson followed the Man a a Safe distance. Several Cruiser cars soon cornered a suspect in Vimy Ridge Park at Home Street and Vest min Ster Avenue. A because i was off duty i did no to Wayne Glowacky Winnipeg free press Johnson left and Gosselin Are always ready to combat crime. Have my gun or anything on me so i had to react like a citizen a Johnson said. He co ordinates the police counter action program., which teaches crime prevention techniques to businesses. A a lot of the things i spend my time teaching people came to mind right away for me a he said. Eli Samuel Goldstein 27, of no fixed address has been charged with robbery attempted robbery and wearing a disguise with intent to commit an offence. He is a suspect in a robbery attempt at the Maryland Street food fare just moments before the Quik shop incident. The food fare Owmer was Able to lock the door before a Man could get inside. The second off duty arrest happened thursday afternoon. Gosselin a Constable at the District 6 station was doing Yard work at his st. Vital Home. A Man claiming to be Selling juice for his songs soccer team approached Gosselin and asked him to place an order and give him $20. Gosselin remembered a scam head heard about at work involving a Man who was going around town this summer with the same Story but not delivering the goods. He knew there was a warrant out and was shocked when the Man introduced himself and he recognized the name. A i believe my Good Luck a and i believe his bad. Luck a Gosselin said. He told the Man to come Back in 30 minutes so he could get change. That bought Gosselin time to phone police. A Man was arrested in the area shortly afterwards. A that was a lot of fun a said Gosselin. A the Neighbours were having a laugh saying the Guy should be on americans dumbest it was Gosselink a second off duty bust. Two years ago he was doing his banking at a Pembina Highway credit Union when a Man stormed in with a gun. Gosselin Follo wed the robber at a distance and was Able to Lead on duty officers to him when they arrived. A you really do see All kinds of goofy stuff when you re off duty a he said. Kids suspects in $300,000 fire on Ellice five children aged four to nine believed to have set Blaze downtown by Mike Mcintyre to l ice al exporter Winnipeg police have identified suspects in an arson fire which forced hundreds to flee to o downtown High rises this w Eek a and their tender Ages Are a Shock to investigators. Five children aged four to nine Are believed to have deliberately set an abandoned Ellice Avenue Auto repair garage on fire wednesday evening causing an estimated $300, a a damage. A kids Are fascinated by fire and i remember children of Young Ages being involved in crime before. But never this Young a staff sgt. Bob Paquin said yester Day. Police have spoken to an eight year old boy and have four other suspects still to find and interview. Paquin would say Only that the children were from the area and reveal their current Home situations. None of the suspects can be charged because of their Ages. Division 11 detectives will eventually turn the Case Over to the police youth division which May refer it to child and family services. A we done to know yet if this was a Case of the younger kids following the Leader inside the building and watching or if they were All passing the lighter around taking turns a said youth Insp. Ken Biener. A but this is not your typical stealth Case of hundreds of residents of 355 and 357 Kennedy st. Were evacuated because of the thick Clouds of smoke wafting from the neighbouring Blaze which began about 6 30 . At least 40 firefighters with six pumper trucks to o Aerial ladders and three Rescue vehicles battled the fire. To o Winnipeg transit buses were summoned to shelter the residents. Police say the children were Able to walk into the vacant garage formerly Complete Auto service because it was not properly secured. Once inside they took a Hose which led to an Oil Container and spread Oil on the floor. Using two lighters the children ignited several Small fires which slowly spread throughout the building. A we believe the fire was burning for a while and finally broke through a said Deputy fire chief Tom Derhak. The fire was Well involved by the time fire Crew s arrived on the scene. The roof eventually collapsed As a Large crowd of people gathered on the Street to watch. Fire officials w Ere surprised by the Ages of the alleged culprits and Hope they Are Able to get some help. A we done to want them As they get older to think this is something that is exciting to them a said Derhak director of fire prevention Roger Chamberlain said most kids Start fires out of curiosity but others do it for More serious reasons such As psychological problems or previous physical abuse. The fire department offers an intervention and assessment program for parents of Young children who come Forward with concerns. About 100 children Are spoken to every year with hundreds More being reached through classroom lectures at school he said. A usually w Ere Able to provide an educational program about the consequences of fire play and usually it changes their behaviour a said Chamberlain. In this Case the fire department will Likely be doing an assessment of the children involved he said. A it is very unfortunate that children this Young Are exposed to such a situation a he inmate found hanging police probe a inconsistencies in death staff by Mike Mill Tyire police reporter a Stony Mountain institution inmate apparently hanged himself in his cell just before 6 . Yesterday morning. Gunnar Ivans assistant Warden at the institution said foul play is not suspected in the death of 54-year old Larry Harold Hansen. Hansen was serving a life sentence for second degree murder. 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A there Are a lot of inconsistencies and questions that we have for her a agent Lydia Williams of the Oklahoma state Bureau of investigations said yesterday in an interview at ramp Headquarters in Winnipeg. A no one including mrs. Johnson has been ruled Williams and three other officers flew Here on wednesday and began gathering information about the family and those who knew them. The officers also made a Quick trip to Ottawa and Rochester n.y., but investigators wont say whom they spoke to. A a we re doing numerous interviews and have several leads to follow up a Williams said. A some witnesses we be spoken to up Here May be called to testify before the grand nearly 30 Law enforcement officials Are assigned to the unsolved Case which has taken a top priority a she said. A we rarely have a homicide of this calibre that is unsolved. But we still feel it can be Dale Johnson and his wife had gone to the clinic to organize some files on june 24. Bev claims that just before Midnight she went to the washroom w Hile Dale went to get something from his car. Bev said she heard what sounded like two men confront her husband demanding drugs. A gunshot then rang out and the doctor was killed instantly she told police. Police released a composite sketch of possible suspects but received no leads. They have several questions about a $4-million life insurance policy Dale Johnson took out shortly before his death and a woman who now lives in Ottawa who claims to have been having an affair with the doctor before he was murdered. A a it a a very interesting Case a said Williams. Dale Johnson smother still lives in Winnipeg while both of Bevy a parents also reside in the City. American investigators tried to speak with the families this w Eek but were met with resistance said Williams. The officers will return to Oklahoma today and Hope to get a break in the Case soon. 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