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The Citizen, 1994-07-13, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1994. Wingham man faces sentencing Aug. 10 A Wingham man will be sen­ tenced Aug. 10 after pleading guilty July 6 in Wingham's provin­ cial court to nine counts of break and enter and theft. Attorney for the Crown Donald Vale told Judge H. Momotiuk that Jason Kreger had been involved in a rash of break-ins, two in Bel­ grave, between Sept. 24 of last year and May 13 of this year. The first incident occurred at a Wingham residence when Mr. Kreger and his accomplices entered the home through a side door and stole $170 in cash from the bed­ room. During October two more Wing­ ham break-ins were reported with bottles of liquor reported taken. On Nov. 12, Mr. Kreger entered a Wingham home and after using lighters to look around found no liquor and left. He entered a second home through an unlocked rear door and stole four bottles of liquor. On Nov. 30 he was seen leaving a Wingham residence by a witness who notified police. After being picked up by police, Mr. Kreger gave a statement at that time, admitting to all of the break-ins, Mr. Vale said. None of the liquor, nor the cash was recovered. On Dec. 16, Mr. Kreger and another person left Wayne Ranger's home in Belgrave and went to another home in the village. Mr. Vale said that as Mr. Kreger checked through the cupboards, he was seen by the homeowner and bolted for the door. Mr. Kreger's attorney disputed this saying that his client admitted to being in the house, but says he did not see any­ one before he left. After leaving the house the pair entered a second home where they stole liquor and beer before return­ ing to Mr. Ranger's house. Mr. Kreger also pled guilty to the theft of $208 from the locker of a Madill student this past May. Mr. Kreger was attending Madill at the time; the money was from the sale of chocolate bars. It has not been recovered. Several breach of probation charges against Mr. Kreger were dropped. He has been remanded in custody until Aug. 10. Youth gets 4 months in jail for gun charge An 18-year-old Blyth youth will be spending four months in jail after pleading guilty, July 6 in Wingham's provincial court to careless use of a firearm. John Brak appeared before judge H. Momotiuk with regards to an incident which occurred in Blyth during the evening of April 7. Attorney for the Crown Donald Vale said that on that evening Mr. Brak and two young offenders had gone to the home of a person with whom they had had past confronta­ tions. According to Mr. Vale one of the young offenders shot at the house with a pellet gun from across the street, then ran away to reload. At this point Mr. Brak took the gun and fired some shots at the front window. Mr. Vale said that two pellets had penetrated one pane while one pel­ let had penetrated both panes of glass in the window. Damage was estimated at $487.60, of which Mr. Brak has paid one-third, the court was told. Mr. Vale requested a jail term, which Counsel Alan Mill asked be served on weekends so that Mr. Brak could keep his job. Judge Momotiuk, however, after giving consideration to a standdown pre­ sentence report, disagreed. Though he acknowledged jobs are hard to come by, he felt that if Mr. Brak lost his job, it would open up employment for "others who may appreciate the job more." The report, he said, indicated the accused was a problem at home, but there were positive aspects in that there appeared to be no diffi­ culty with drugs. Noting Mr. Brak's young offend­ er record Judge Momotiuk said, "This portion causes some concern -the fact that probation hadn't done enough to deter this incident. I appreciate there were problems with this person (the victim) but it doesn't warrant shooting at win­ dows. Since he has been on proba­ tion any further criminal conduct has to be nipped in the bud right now." With regard to serving a jail term on weekends, Judge Momotiuk said by making the sentence continuous he hoped to "send a message to the accused." Following incarceration, Mr. Brak will serve 12 months proba­ tion with conditions that his resi­ dence be approved by the probation officer and that he receive coun­ selling. He is also prohibited from having or using a firearm, ammuni­ tion or explosive for five years. Man pleads guilty A Fordwich man appeared in Wingham's provincial court, July 6 on charges of assault, mischief under $1,000 and driving a car without insurance. Attorney for the Crown Donald Vale of Sarnia, told Judge H. Momotiuk that Theodore Klaasen was charged following an incident in Morris Twp. on April 24. Mr. Klaasen and his wife were cutting wood at the side of the road, when a vehicle pulled up and an acquain­ tance, Brent Mills, got out to talk. Mr. Vale said the discussion became heated and when Mr. Mills returned to his car, Mr. Klaasen "took a swing" at him. He missed, striking instead the side mirror which resulted in a serious cut to Board gets new members his finger, Mr. Vale said. When Mr. Klaasen tried to leave to go the hospital, a game of cat and mouse ensued with Mr. Mills ramming the Klaasen vehicle, and the accused taking a few more punches at Mr. Mills. Eventually, Mr. Vale said, Mr. Mills rammed the Klaasen vehicle, driving it into Continued on page 19 TRY READING THIS AD WITH A BAG OF GROCERIES & A KID IN YOUR ARMS. There are good times To sell. And there are bad times to sell. The best time to sell is when a person is ready to buy. And when people are ready to buy, they turn to their newspaper. Not their mailbox. Too many times, advertising mail comes at exactly the wrong time, mixed among your important daily mail. 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