Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local Winnipeg free May 2000 incident act of not a hostage taking volume of Calls blamed for tardy 911 response s 0 you think the people who live in the North end Are the Only ones who have problems with a City police car pulled up in front of a three Storey Brick and stucco Home in unwashed River Heights just before 1 police were right on time for their of you take into account that the priority 1 Call that prompted the visit was placed four Days and eight hours that How Long it had been since the 46yearold woman of the House found a Young Muddy and in her the time was Robyn Kilgour insurance company owner John was away and she had six boys aged eight to 17 sleeping in the House when she woke to the sound of first Robyn walked downstairs to find the intruder on the without a she ran upstairs to Wake her 17yearold when they returned to the Robyn took the phone from their uninvited guest and he collapsed on the As it happened he had been talking to a 911 swearing and say ing that he was being pursued by a gang of Guys who had been beating him at a House this want a hostage another newspaper called it that yesterday in typical screaming head line much to the distress of Robyn the 19yearold she found in her Kitchen and police chief Jack who looked into the in fact this was an act of open heart de kindness Given to a teenager seek ing fortunately Robyn Kilgour heart want the Only thing open that Early weekend so was her Back which is How the Young Man got he want in their Home to Hurt any although because of the unpredictability of impaired Robyn be sure of that for another hour and that when she called a cab and gave the Driver to take him at she called police to Tell them not to bother which raises a disturbingly familiar what took police so Long that what Robyn Kilgour wanted to which is How a staff sergeant took it upon herself to Call Robyn yesterday morning and make an appoint ment to drop by at 1 she said the two officers who dropped by explained what they have a priority number they give each Call and ours was a priority but because they had so Many Calls that night and because i sounded so Calm and in control the other priority 1s went she Robyn said police told her there were a couple of Domestic violence Calls ahead of her Call in District Imok with she at least she is according to what police told and Swatski later confirmed District 6 had to bring in cars from Down town and James that and they had the minimum cars she Given that there will always be times when demand by the citizen exceeds the Supply of chief Swatski believes the Kilgour Call was handled appropriately within the Cruiser car constraints the service was under at 4 last with perhaps one that would be the Way the 911 oper Ator handled the first Call from the Kilgour did i mention that there were other Calls to 911 the first was from a Neighbour who phoned because some of the 19year old intruders pals had knocked bleed ing on his Doorstep pleading with him to Call which he did at he used the word desperate to describe their at the Neighbour called Back to say the boys were the teenagers had been at a party in the area and were being attacked and four minutes later kid who found the Kilgour Oxford Street Back door open called from the when Robyn took the phone from him she was As shocked by what the operator said As she had been by see ing the stranger in her the operator told her she should Wash his Mouth out with i Felt like saying youre not the Vic Tim youre on the phone where Robyn was extremely Calm while talking to the 911 which might have Given the police employee the feeling that she didst feel threat at that she was con who be in an attempt to quietly Tell the operator she was concerned for her Robyn told the operator he was in her House and i was giving her a code that i Robyn i didst want to be agitated with the kid she said what probably came across was her concern for the kid whom she called Honey As if he were one of her own not for but then that Robyn in the chief Swatski said this there was nothing that was conveyed to us that would have caused us to elevate that Call to a higher ill leave the 911 incident from River Heights right except to say in glad i dont have to make those kinds of in even happier in this everyone 3 see Village parking Pat Doerksen left and Spring Keough enjoy the View of a 1960 thunderbird from inside Carlos Murphys in Osborne Village area businesses sponsored a classic car rally last night to promote the return of evening Street parking in the Praznik set to pull plug on tory leadership bid fundraising barriers blamed for decision by Dan Lett la Darren Praznik will confirm today he is out of the race for the leadership of the Manitoba progressive conserva sending the party scrambling to Rescue what is fast turning into a Public relations Praznik Lac Dubonnet is said to have met with key supporters last night in Winnipeg to discuss his and is expected to confirm his intentions Praznik departure leaves Only Stuart president of Domo Gas and a longtime tory backroom to seek the leadership of the party that held Power in Manitoba for 12 years up until last Falls Victory by the according to party Praznik has been openly discussing his withdrawal with supporters for More than a the possibility of a on horse race was enough to bring together a handful of senior tory Las this week in a last ditch attempt to Shore up Praznik Cam the sources said Praznik did not think this show of strength would help him to overcome the major prob lems with the leadership process As designed by the party executive in particular that it was proving impossible to raise party officials initially estimated a leadership Campaign would Cost approximately in an earlier free press Praznik was quoted As saying the party most of whom jumped on Murray were actually discouraging members from supporting Praznik neither Murray nor his Campaign manager could be reached for additional Calls to pc party executives also went nominations for the leadership close May 31 but there appear to be no Surprise Candi dates in the with Praznik announce ment there was a solemn mood in the tory there is a lot of said one tory la who asked not to be this int How we imagined the leadership tory la Denis one of the few Praznik supporters in the said Praznik departure will mean a summer of incredibly hard work for the which must sell Murray to Mani to bans without the drama and Media attention of a leadership every Plant that we sell local manager Garden Centre now open 7 am till 11 10 am till 6 8 am till 6 pm zonal geraniums 4 colours 147 each 1 Plant smart cow 1 15 pkg bag 97 each 10 hanging fio Erikg baskets choose from in Locopa others 14 each Plant smart top soil 25 litre 63 1 each Mineral based Sod 2 x 4 27 each bedding 60 2 plants per choose from Flowers vegetables i87 per pack Moss 97 potted perennials 4 Good selection to choose from 4 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