Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 8, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba B6 City / District Winnipeg free press thursday july 8, 2004 police on routine Call uncover stolen goods suspect charged with trading drugs for merchandise by Bruce Owen w hat do an autographed Bob Essensa Winnipeg jets Jersey a Brand new 51-Inch projection to and 143 one Gram packets of Mari Juana have in common for City police they re allegedly linked to a break and enter scam run out of a North end House where thieves would Trade stolen goods for drugs. Winnipeg police spokesman const. Bob Johnson said police found out about the criminal Enterprise monday when officers were called to a ramshackle Aberdeen Avenue Home on an unrelated Domestic Call. Johnson said officers noticed several items that they believed to be stolen. Detectives were brought in and soon $20,000 Worth of stolen property ? including the framed Essensa Jersey ? was recovered. Police also arrested a 22?year-old Man and seized a sawed off .22?calibre Rifle. Police put some of the items on Dis play yesterday in the Hope of tracking Down the rightful owners As some of them May not have been reported stolen yet. They include a Large pair of jul speakers a Small Black fridge Golf clubs two machetes a handful of Vars Home and car stereo equipment and assorted Power tools. Johnson said police also seized a Large Hitachi projection to and its Box. They believe the suspect had just bought it ? its Worth More than $2,000 ? with proceeds from his pot for stolen goods business. Officers also confiscated 143 individually packaged packets of marijuana Worth about $1,500 on the Street. No one was at the House yesterday. Winnipeg police const. Bob Johnson with stolen property found at Aberdeen ave. Residence. Police were responding to a Call about a Domestic disturbance. Empty Beer cans soiled stuffed toys and garbage littered the Small backyard and garage. Neighbours said the people who lived at the House had Only moved in during the past few weeks. Johnson said its not known yet whether the stolen items were taken just from Homes in North Winnipeg or from around the entire City. Police also have not charged anyone with the thefts. Derek Paul Richard remains in Cus Tody charged with possessing goods obtained by crime possessing proceeds of crime and a number of firearms and drug related offences. manslaughter suspect is released on bail by Mike Mcintyre a Man charged with killing his Friend by accidentally firing a Shotgun during a House party was released on bail yesterday. Jesse James Anderson 20, will return to the Community under a series of court ordered conditions after spending nearly three weeks behind bars at the Winnipeg remand Centre. Provincial court judge Judith Webster freed Anderson yesterday despite opposition from the Crown. Anderson is charged with manslaughter in the death of Cynthia Lafleur. The 25-year-old woman died instantly after being shot in the head by a gun Anderson believed was unloaded according to defence lawyer Martin Glazer. Anderson and another male at the party allegedly fled the scene leaving Lafleur a six year old son to discover her body when he awoke. The boy has been emotionally traumatized by the ordeal family Mem Bers say. They were Glazer said his client Best committed no crime friends. He and deserves to have the Case dropped. Is upset he plans to file a for that she smal application with dead the court seeking to have the Case against ? defence Anderson dismissed lawyer Martin for Lack of evidence. Glazer he believed he had an unloaded weapon when it went off. This was purely a tragic Accident. Under the criminal Law of Canada an Accident in to an unlawful act said Glazer. The police admit in their own report this was an Accident. My client had no reason to kill her. They were Best friends. He is upset that she a Glazer believes police Only charged his client because of his prior Back ground. An otherwise Model citizen would never be dragged through the Legal process he said. He said fleeing the scene after the shooting May be morally wrong but does to constitute a crime. Anderson had been banned from own ing a firearm for 10 years by Madam jus Tice Brenda Keyser of court of Queens Bench last Jan. 29. He was also ordered to provide a Dan Sample to police. He had been implicated in a May 11, 2002 forcible entry in which a former Girlfriend was threatened with a base Ball Bat and knife. Anderson had served More than six months in custody and was also ordered not to have any Contact with the woman. The new charge against him is Only an allegation and he must be considered innocent until proved otherwise in court. legals in the matter of the bankruptcy of Winnipeg Christian schools inc. Of a Keystone Christian school of the City of Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba notice of first meeting notice is hereby Given that Winnipeg Christian schools inc. Of a Keystone Christian school of the City of Winnipeg made an assignment on the 30th Day of june 2004 and that the first meeting of creditors will be held on the 16th Day of july 2004, at 2 00 p.m., at the office of the trustee at the City of Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba. Dated at Winnipeg this 2nd Day of july 2004. Lazer Grant inc., trustee in bankruptcy 400-309 Mcdermot Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba ;