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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-04-23, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23,1997 Belgrave man gets 90 days in jail A Belgrave man was chastised before being sentenced to a 90 day jail term in Wingham's provincial court, Wednesday. Gordon Rinn, who had been pro­ hibited from driving for three years after a court appearance last September, was arrested Feb. 26 after police were tipped off by a Crimestoppers call, Attorney for the Crown Don Vale told Judge Grey Twp. A Grey Twp. man pled guilty in Wingham's provincial court, April 16 to a charge of impaired driving while having care and control of a vehicle. According to Attorney for the Crown Don Vale of Sarnia, an OPP officer found Ross Mitchell, RR3, Brussels, "passed out" behind the wheel of a van, which had appar­ ently gone through a stop sign at the T-intersection of County Rds. 16 and 19 in Grey Twp. and come to rest on a front lawn. Man causes $1,068 damage A fit of temper landed a Bluevale man in jail last week after a guilty plea in provincial court, Wingham. Tim MacTavish was charged Oct. 25 after he broke into an apart­ ment by smashing a window and also smashed six hydro metres. He was identified by two witnesses, Attorney for the Crown Don Vale told Judge Garry Hunter. Defense Counsel Alan Mill said the accused had been at a party, which he had left after an "alterca­ tion" with another person. "Rather than hit him, he got into this bit of foolishness," Mill said. MacTavish has started to make restitution, Mill said for the dam­ ages totalling $1,068. Judge Hunter sentenced Mac­ Tavish to 30 days to be served on weekends. He was given a 12- month probationary period and ordered to have made full restitu­ tion in six months. OPP, police services join for seat-belt campaign The Ontario Provincial Police will be joining all police services, as well as other road safety partners throughout the province, in a two- week campaign to enforce the law and educate the public on the proper use of in-vehicle restraint systems. The safety campaign, which began Saturday, April 19 and runs through to Friday, May 2, encourages drivers and passengers to consistently use their seat belt assemblies and approved child car seats for even the shortest of trips. OPP Insp. Rod Williams says the law enforcement community is committed to heightening the awareness of all violators during this time period. In 1996, the OPP investigated approximately 150 vehicle crash deaths which were, in part, attributable to the lack of use of Garry Hunter. Rinn had been leav­ ing his place of work when police caught up with him. Vale added that Rinn also had a care and control charge from 1989 and a charge of over 80 in 1993. In defense, Counsel Alan Mill said that Rinn had been told that there would not be any work that day so had cancelled his usual ride. When he was called later to come man loses license After waking him, the officer noticed signs of impairment. Vale told Judge Garry Hunter that Mitchell admitted to having con­ sumed six beers before leaving Molesworth. Joyride has man weekending in jail A winter joyride has taken the fun out of weekends for awhile for a Brussels man. Provincial Court Judge Garry Hunter sentenced Brad Mawhin- ney, 19, to serve 60 days intermit­ tently for the theft of a snowmobile on Jan. 10, when he appeared in court April 16. According to Attorney for the Crown Don Vale of Sarnia, Mawhinney had seen the snowmo­ Man pleads to charge of over 80 A festive evening cost an RR4, Wingham man $750 and his driver's license for a year, after appearing before Judge Garry Hut­ ner in provincial court Wingham on Wednesday, April 16. Tom Warner was stopped by police in the early hours of Dec. 24 just outside of Brussels. Suspicious that Warner had been drinking the officer asked him to take a roadside test, which he failed, said Attorney for the Crown Don Vale. Warner was arrested and taken to the detachment for breathalizer tests and charged with over 80. Warner pled guilty to the charges, Wednesday. restraints. Even though Ontario has a compliance rate of 92 per cent, Williams says it's "not good enough". As an example, the inspector points to the last week of March 1997 when the OPP investigated nine traffic deaths. A factor in seven of those deaths was improper use or non-use of seat belts. "Deaths and injuries associated with non-compliance are unacceptable", says Williams, who heads the Traffic Safety Section of the Provincial Traffic & Marine Safety Bureau at OPP General Headquarters in Orillia. "We seek the support of all Ontarians in reaching the goal of increased compliance with the law", says Williams, adding, "using in-vehicle restraints is to your personal benefit; it's good for you." in his driver had already left. "So he opted to drive himself, which was a foolish thing to do," Mill said. The fact that police had been waiting for Rinn, however, made Judge Hunter questioned whether this was an exclusive incident, however. "Do you remember being before The keys were on the mat, the motor was off and the van was in park, Vale said. In addition to the 12-month driv­ ing prohibition, Mitchell was fined $750. bile parked behind the hotel in Brussels, with the keys in the igni­ tion. When the owner discovered it was missing, he and a friend fol­ lowed the tracks to a field where they saw Mawhinney, who then ran away. After catching up with him, police were called. 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C itizen Queen St., Blyth 523-4792 Turnberry St., Brussels 887-9114 Our goal is to provide you with economical, attractive advertisements that sell the products & services you provide. me and me saying you could drive when you had problems getting to work?" Hunter challenged. After sentencing Rinn to a 90-day inter­ Driving drunk costs man $750 An East Wawanosh man is off the road for a year after pleading guilty to a charge of over 80 in Wingham's provincial court, Wednesday. Attorney for the Crown Don Vale of Sarnia told Judge Garry Hunter that at 10:10 a.m. on Feb. 2, police noticed a pickup truck travelling Man pleads guilty to car theft A former Brussels man will be spending his weekends in jail for a time, after pleading guilty to car theft and possession of stolen prop­ erty in Wingham's provincial court, April 16. Jeremy Pasztor, now of RR1, Wroxeter was charged with stealing a cellular phone from a motor vehi­ cle on Sept. 3. Attorney for the Crown Don Vale said Pasztor turned the phone over to police, Sept. 15. On Nov. 22, at 6:55 p.m., Pasztor took a car from a Mill Street, Brus­ mittent sentence, the judge said, "You get picked up again and it won't be an intermittent sentence, I'll tell you that." north on Hwy 4 at a high rate oi speed. The driver, Dennis Halla- han, was stopped and after the offi­ cer noticed signs of impairment, and recovered a part bottle of whiskey, was arrested and taken for a breathalizer test. The readings were 190 and 200. Hallahan was also fined $750. sels residence. He was later in an accident, after failing to stop at a stop sign. Defense Counsel Alan Mill said Pasztor, who now lives with his grandparents, is enrolled in a pro­ gram for youth employment which runs until June 6. He asked that any sentence be served on an intermit­ tent basis. Prior to passing sentence Judge Garry Hunter was told that Pasztor has a criminal record. In addition to the time in jail, Pasztor will also serve 12-month's probation.