HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-01-06, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6,1999. PAGE 9.
Court handles several impaired driving cases
Several drivers pled guilty to
impaired charges in Wingham's
provincial court, Dec. 17.
Warren Hayes of RR5, Brussels
was sentenced to 90 days in jail
after pleading guilty to having over
80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of
blood.
He had been stopped by police in
Grey Twp. on Nov. 10, and having
shown visible signs of impairment
was taken for breathalizer read
ings, which were both 160, said
Attorney for the Crown Frank
Cameron.
Judge Garry Hunter was told that
Hayes had been arrested in the past
for similar charges.
As this was Hayes first appear
ance, Duty Counsel Alan Mill said
he had advised Hayes to have the
matter adjourned for one month so
that Hayes would not have to spend
Christmas in jail. The accused
chose to proceed.
Besides going to jail Hayes is
prohibited from driving for three-
years.
Ken Hopper of RR5, Brussels
also pled guilty to over 80.
Cameron said that on Sept. 27,
police observed a pickup in Brus
sels that was swerving. Upon stop
ping the vehicle they noted an
odour of alcohol coming from the
driver who also showed signs of
being impaired.
Breathalizer readings were both
160.
Defense counsel said the 44-
year-old farmer was a first-time
offender. He asked Hunter to con
sider the three-month driving prohi
bition regarding farm machinery.
Hopper was fined $750 in addi
tion to the 12-month suspension.
Steven Fogal of Wingham pled
guilty to a charge of over 80 from
Oct 7.
Cameron said that on that day an
officer had seen a vehicle strike a
pedestrian in Wingham. While
investigating the officer noticed an
odour of alcohol. He had Fogal
take a roadside test, which he
failed. Breathalizer readings were
159 and 152.
It was also discovered that the
vehicle was not insured. Mill said
the accused owns two vehicles and
had assumed his wife had paid the
premium. He hadn't driven that par
ticular vehicle in quite awhile, Mill
said.
Hunter fined the 41-year-old
$750 for the over 80 charge, in
addition to the mandatory 12-
month driving prohibition. On the
charge of no insurance he was fined
$500.
NARCOTIC POSSESSION
A Clifford man was fined $100
after pleading guilty to possession
of marijuana.
Jason Metcalfe was arrested Oct.
21 in Wingham after police saw
him throw something over a fence,
while they were checking a car
wash. The bag contained 21.7 gm
of marijuana, said Cameron.
Metcalfe has no record.
UNPAID FINES
The judge showed some Christ
mas spirit giving two men with
unpaid fines a reprieve.
Rod Adams who owes $505 to
the court will appear Jan. 21.
Hunter warned him that if the fine
was not paid by then, he would be
going to jail.
Michael Riding received a simi
lar warning after Hunter was told
that he owed $205 on a fine issued
June 19, 1997.
When he said that he had been
unable to pay the fine, Hunter
asked him if he smoked. Further
inquiries prompted Riding to admit
he spent about $15 per week on
cigarettes.
"So you can afford cigarettes but
can't pay the fine?" Hunter asked.
Riding then responded that the
fine had "slipped his mind."
Hunter adjourned the matter to
the February court. "I expect pay
ment in full or at least a substantial
payment by that dale. You know
the result if it's not paid."
FRAUD
A Londcsboro woman pled guilty
to fraud and failing to appear in
court.
Cameron said Mary Brooks
deposited a cheque in the amount
of $2,150 through an ATM
machine in early May. Over the
course of the next few days she
made several withdrawals totalling
$1,500.
On May 20 the original cheque
came back to the bank indicating
that the account had been closed for
two years.
Mill said that $657.55 was out
standing on the fraud, which the
accused's mother said would be
paid that day.
Sentencing was held over until
the January court.
Mill asked Hunter to consider
time served on the fail to appear
charge as Brooks had been in jail
since Dec. 14.
DRIVE WHILE DISQUALI
FIED
A Lucknow man will be sen
tenced Jan. 21 after pleading guilty
to driving while disqualified.
Defense Counsel Charmian Hills
asked for the delay in sentencing so
that Terry Harcourt could spend
Christmas with his family.
Harcourt was arrested June 24,
after an officer saw him driving and
believing him to be suspended ran a
check on the license.
Crimestoppers reports numerous thefts
BREAK AND ENTER
On Dec. 21 the owners of the
Heywoods Restaurant on Cone. 1,
Biddulph Twp. noticed that the
receipts from the previous day were
missing. Unknown persons had
gone into a cabinet in the backroom
and stole approximately $3,000 in
$20 bills. Also a small amount of
U.S. currency was taken.
RINGS STOLEN
Qn Nov. 18 a resident on
Winnipeg Street in Vanastra
reported three rings missing. The
rings valued at over $12,000 were
lost sometime between 1:30 p.m.
and 5 p.m. the three rings include: a
wedding band, gold in colour; an
engagement ring, also gold in
colour; and a yellow gold lady's
diamond ring flanked by two blue
sapphires.
GENERATOR STOLEN
On Nov. 25 at about 5 p.m. a
generator was stolen from a
residence on Cone. 12, Ashfield
Twp. The stolen generator had just
been purchased and was still in the
box when thieves entered an
unlocked garage and stole the item.
Taken was a 500-watt Coleman
generator, model 5000 with a 5 HP
engine. The generator was green in
colour and was valued at over
$1,000.
TRAILER STOLEN
On Nov. 27 a theft was reported
by McGavin Farm Equipment in
Walton. Sometime in the previous
two weeks a 16-foot by eight-foot
trailer was removed from the yard.
The trailer has an Ontario plate
#S41725 on it with a vin
#2S9U7W62XV 1057486. This
dual trailer is blue in colour and has
16-inch high sides.
If you have information about
Stuck with a spare tire
around the middle?
these or any other crimes call
Crime Stoppers of Huron County,
1-800-222-8477 and you could
receive a reward of up to $1,000.
Remember crime doesn't pay
Crime Stoppers does.
Huron OPP seek applicants
The Huron Ontario Provincial
Police Detachment is now
accepting applications for
Auxiliary Officers. The application
forms can be picked up at any OPP
offices.
This is a volunteer position. To
qualify individuals must be
prepared to commit the time and
effort requited, which includes a
minimum of 10 hours per month of
patrol time and four hours a month
of training time.
The position requires the officers
to work with full time members in
a structured environment and to
maintain a high standard in the
policing profession.
The role of an auxiliary member
is to assist full-time officers in a
variety of functions.
The minimum qualifications for
an OPP auxiliary member include
being at least 18 years of age, a
Canadian citizen or a permanent
resident of Canada, have completed
an Ontario Secondary School
Diploma or equivalent, have a valid
CPR and first aid certificates, be
mentally and physically able to
perform the duties of the Auxiliary
member position, be of good moral
character, possess a valid Ontario
driver's licence and have a good
driving record and to successfully
complete the interview process.
Anyone interested who can
devote the time required, contact
the local detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police and obtain an
application for the position of
Auxiliary OPP Officer or contact
S/Sgt. George Lonsbary at Clinton
OPP Detachment, 482-9626.
Leave the car at
home and walk.
Sharing a
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Morris sees savings
The advantage of shared services
was presented to Morris Twp.
council at the Dec. 15 meeting.
Road Superintendent Lloyd
Michie reported a savings in road
maintenance costs of $18,184.26
due to service sharing with Turn
berry Twp.
With regards to policing, council
sent a letter to the county advising
that an informed decision could not
be made without a costing which
includes Wingham. Council plans
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DHC forwards recommendations
Continued from page 1
sary medical-legal safeguards.
•Integrating the Ministry’s annual
Health Professionals Recruitment
Tour with the job fairs of the medi
cal teaching centres.
•Conducting a review of the Min-
istry’s Underserviced Area Pro
gram to ensure that it continues to
have a positive impact on the sup
ply of physicians in rural communi
ties.
“The Ministry’s Undcrserviccd
Area Program was established
almost 30 years ago to assist with
the recruitment of physicians to
isolated northern communities,”
said Jim Whaley, DHC executive
director. “It’s obvious that the pro
gram needs to be overhauled to
meet the physician distribution
problems of southern Ontario.”
The DHC says the recommenda
tions it is putting forward to the
minister address only part of the
physician recruitment and retention
challenge. The government, it says,
also needs to look at basic supply
issues such as the number of physi
cians graduating from medical
schools and the number of foreign-
trained physicians allowed to prac
tice in Ontario.
In terms of retention there is also
a need to focus more attention on
the factors that have caused physi
cians to leave rural areas such as
unrealistic on-call schedules, lack
of specialist back-up and lack of
support to cover vacation and con
tinuing medical education.
According to DHC figures, both
Wingham and Clinton areas arc
two physicians short of the nine
they should have. South Huron and
Zurich and area have recently
applied to be designated as medi
cally underserviced.
Huron has 1,281 people for each
physician while the average for
Ontario is 1,093. The southwestern
Ontario average is 1,313.
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