Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba As local Winnipeg free May 2000 joyriding the aim of most car thieves Byse Andrasy most vehicles and licence plates stolen in Winnipeg Are taken for not police the majority of vehicles stolen Are taken for said Randy Harris of Winnipeg police ser vices stolen vehicle the High percentage of vehicles that Are stolen Here in Winnipeg Are being recovered and that Means that they Arent being stripped and sent to Montreal As part of a smuggling this past two separate joyriding incidents killed two left three in critical condition and hospitalized five others As Drivers made panicked errors at High joyriding reached its Peak in the Early 1990s when theft rates skyrocketed by 300 per cent in just a few and although the theft rates have decreased slightly since thieves still prey on the you tend to notice your car gone before your said ramp Steve will steal plates from a vehicle and put them on a stolen vehicle that resembles the police Check Call May not come Back As reported stolen because most people dont look at their plates All the once a vehicle is the trend is often to head out of since the vehicle of Choice among thieves these Days is often the joyrides like to test the limits on rougher terrain before abandoning Solh 54 x108 White plastic table covers buy plus Many other inshore specials now open thursday until pm 657 Century Street North of Ellice 7867900 officer kept following death car Chase officially Over but lights still flashing by Mike Mclntyre ramp were closely following a Speed ing stolen car with their emergency lights flashing when it crashed on the trans Canada Highway killing a teenage girl and injuring three other occur despite keeping the car in the mounties maintain they were not actively chasing it when the tragedy staff Andre Arsenault of the Steinbach ramp said yesterday the officer from his detachment was just trying to keep tabs on the car she had began chasing near he conceded the Only difference Between her actions during the Chase and those leading up to the crash were her Speed and the distance Between her Cruiser and the stolen it extended quite a but she did stay fairly said he was unsure whether the 19yearold Driver of the car was even aware the Chase had been called off at deacons Corner because of High speeds and heavy traffic youd have to ask the he police have not been Able to interview John Burton because he remains in Hospital in critical con two other teenage two boys aged Are in stable condition in last the ramp Public complaints commission slammed the mounties penchant for High Speed pursuits in a study which found chases responsible for a disturbing number of following a number of Public the Marc Gallant Winnipeg face press police interview female ramp officer involved in Chase near crash scene police watchdog concluded that Over a five year nearly of All chases in Canada resulted in it found 19 people lost their lives Over that and that 14 per cent of All chases resulted in Arsenault estimated the officer stayed with in a mile of the Art 18yearold female passenger in the Andrea Catherine was killed the three other occupants spent More than 30 minutes trapped inside the crushed car before being Winnipeg police and ramp Are continuing to investigate the incident and Haven ruled out laying criminal police say it appears both the car and the licence plate on it had been stolen in separate incidents earlier in the ramp Are also conducting an internal review of the Chase to ensure proper procedures were Arsenault said the officer appears to have acted appropriately and will remain on Active in in i i the 2ooo jeep Trail sales lawyers trying to untangle warriors trial by Mike Mclntyre lease for or choose q month for 36 plus downplay Mem or equivalent Trade and Security freight i Purchase financing up to 48 2000 grand Cherokee Laredo 26e package includes 16 engine 4speed automatic transmission full time 4wd system air 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will be focused on the controversial Manitoba when lawyers gather this morning and attempt to sort out the tangled mess it has numerous issues will have to be settled before Canadas first test Case of new Federal gang conspiracy legislation can go Lead Crown attorney Bob Morrison sent a letter earlier this week to defence lawyers involved in the Case outlining How his department plans split the 15 remaining accused to smaller groups of nine and among those included in the larger group of nine which the Crown is seeking to continue prosecuting in the multimillion Dollar courthouse built to House the trial Are alleged president William Pangman and treasurer Isadore Justice Ruth Krindle ruled earlier this week the largest number of accused she and a jury could realistically handle is meaning further tinkering May be the possibility exists that both the Crown and defence could attempt to strike As was the Case last fall and Winter with 20 of the original 35 to further reduce the workload and any accused who Are severed from the trial will have their cases sent Back to court of Queens Bench and face the Prospect of starting from defence lawyers say they would Likely move quickly to make new bail Applias All of the have been in custody since their november 1998 arrest for weapons and conspiracy one of the biggest questions facing the Case is if kindles ruling Means to the new Federal legislation which politicians have touted As their new weapon in fighting Large criminal the Crown had argued it was Neces sary to keep All of the accused together in Pufler to prove the networking and business joke approach which involved in a conspiracy correction Page 3 save 2540 All Lewes petites Feer pants and save Story is incorrect and should read save Page 4 Price women ornament slide illustration is we regret to Pur ;