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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1999-07-21, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1999. Men plead guilty to possession of stolen property Curtis McKee of East Wawanosh Twp. and Jeffery Taylor of Turn berry Twp. pled guilty to posses sion of stolen property with a value of less than $5,000 in Wingham’s Ontario Court of Justice, July 15. The two were in possession of signs reported stolen from East Wawanosh roads and a township home. OPP officers Carey and Wilby pulled over a 1991 pickup truck after noticing signs in the back of it. May 15. The defense attorney told the court the men found the signs after cleaning up after a party and did not steal them, only foolishly had possession of them. Justice Austin fined the men $200 and placed them on three months probation. “This should take you through the summer party season,” he said. Trio charged Robert Kent Thompson pled guilty to mischief under $5,000 fol lowing a June 25, 1998 incident in Bluevale. After a confrontation at the Blue vale Dam, Thompson damaged a 199I Plymouth van owned by Andre Herbert by intentionally backing into it. The defense attorney told the court this was "not just out of the blue" and that there was provoca tion stemming from a shouting match. Thompson was fined $250 and placed on six months probation. Michael Harbach, 36, of Blue vale pled guilty to causing a distur bance by shouting and swearing. On June 25, 1998 an incident involving two groups from Blue vale occurred al the Bluevale Dam before moving in front of Harbach's Bluevale home. The Crown attorney entered Har bach's record as an exhibit and asked for the same $250 fine to be levied in all cases coming from the Bluevale altercation. Harbach was also given six months probation. Andre Herbert, 47, of RR4 Brus sels pled guilty to causing a distur bance by shouting and swearing in the same Bluevale incident. The same $250 fine and six month probation was given. Impaired driving Derek Crandall, 30, of Wroxeter pled guilty to having more than 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. On May 19, OPP officers Wilby and Carey pulled Crandall over for speeding and noticed the smell of alcohol on the driver. After registering a fail on the roadside test, he was taken to the detachment where he registered breath test results of 120 and 112. Crandall was fined $750 and had his licence suspended for one year. Obstruction Barry Jacklin of Grey Twp. pled guilty to obstructing a police inves tigation following a June 18 acci dent. Defending himself in court, Jack lin confirmed the Crown attorney’s report that on June 18, Jacklin’s son Wayne was driving at a high rate of speed, entered the ditch, crashed through a fence before end ing up in a driveway. According to the Crown, the son then fled on foot while the elder Jacklin remained at the scene and told police he was driving. After finding Wayne, police noted that both Jacklins appeared to be impaired by alcohol. "You lied to the police and made their job more difficult," said Jus tice Austin after fining Barry Jack lin $500. Cocaine possession Cristopher McKee, 19, of Wing ham pled guilty to possession of a Thieves steal generator controlled substance. The Crown told the court that on April 3 McKee was observed by Officer Nolan of the Wingham Police Service in Riverside Park, Wingham. According to the Crown when Nolan approached, McKee placed something on the ground and kicked it a couple of times. Nolan found a small mirror with a white residue on it. Suspecting drugs,he searched McKee and found a small, plastic envelope with a white substance in it. McKee was taken to the Wing ham police station where he admit ted to possessing cocaine. Justice Austin warned McKee that he was too young to be mixed up with this kind of problem and gave him a $300 fine. Homeowner reports B&E On July 13, at approximately 9:15 p.m. a theft was reported at a residence on John Street in Brussels. One of the homeowners advised that sometime in the last day someone had entered the house and taken a bottle of whiskey from an unlocked cupboard. E thelTine news from Compiled by Margaret McMahon Phone 887-9250 15 tables in play at euchre party It’s harvest time. The food you eat is possible because our farmers have the heavy machinery needed to produce it. Please respect their need to drive farm vehicles on our roads. The Huron Perth Safe Farming Coalition asks you to allow extra time and extra caution so our farmers can do their work. The Ethel euchre on July 12 was hosted by Helen Cullen. There were 15 tables in play. Winners were: high lady, Jean Schneider; high man, Jim Smith; lone hands, lady, Lois McLean, Violet Smith, Isabel Grey, Alda Warden; lone hands, man, John Subject; lucky tally, Eileen Mann, Grace Stewart, Viola Adams, Mac Smith, Helen Cullen, Rita Volmer, Ken Crawford, Iola Subject, Scott McLean, Annie Wight, Walter Harri field. The next euchre is on July 26 at 8:30 p.m. ? Medic Alert SPEAKS FOR YOU 1-8DD-66B-15D7 www.medicalert.ca Why did the On July 11 around 2:30 p.m. a theft was reported at Cone. 11 in Hullett Twp. The owner said that sometime between 6 p.m. July 10 and 7 a.m. July 11 a chain between two gate posts was cut gaining entry onto the property. The suspects went back to a pond area and removed one portable gasoline 8 HP generator black and silver in colour. The thieves also took a 50' yellow extension cord that was hooked up to the generator. Anyone who can lead police to the stolen items are asked to notify the Huron OPP detachment or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Accident in Grey injures teen On July 15 around 3:45 p.m. police were dispatched to a single vehicle collision on Cone. 7/8 of Grey Twp. approximately 2 km east of County Rd. 19. A 1992 Ford pickup driven by Keith Gregory, 16, of Elma Twp. went off the roadway and rolled. Police said the vehicle had been westbound when the driver lost control of the truck on the gravel. The pickup went across the road and rolled into the ditch pinning the occupants. Crey Fire Department attended the scene. The driver received minor injuries and was taken to Listowel Hospital by ambulance and treated for his injuries and later released. up to Spinal Muscular Atrophy is the leading genetic cause of infant death...., year, countless Canadian kids are diagnosed with SMA. Which means they may not see their first day of school. Sadly, there still isn’t a cure. But until there is, there’s us. And until we find a cure, we’re making the lives of people with neuromuscular disorders better. 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