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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2003-04-23, Page 17THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2003. PAGE 17. Oshawa man answers to fraud charges An Oshawa man must make good on some bad cheques or face another day in court. Robert Dickson appeared before Judge R.G.E. Hunter in Wingham’s provincial court, April 17 and pled guilty to four counts of fraud. Crown Attorney Bob Morris said a cheque written out to a Brussels business on Sept. 5, 2001, for the purchase of a car engine, in the amount of $325 was returned for non-sufficient funds. The victim was also out $25 for a bank surcharge. On Sept. 28 of that year, Dickson wrote a cheque for first and last months' rent for an apartment in Brussels. Morris said that cheque was returned Oct. 15 because the account on which it had been written was closed. The amount was $500. On Feb. 23, 2002, the accused cashed a personal cheque in the amount of $963 written on another closed account. Then on April 1, he deposited a cheque in the amount of $2,876.53 made out to himself at a bank in Listowel. This too had been written on a closed account. Dickson has no similar record, Morris told the judge. Defense Counsel Frank Cameron said the matter had been put over repeatedly in the hope that Dickson could make restitution. This, said Cameron, “he was not able to do as quickly as he had hoped”, because of several personal setbacks. Dickson had, however paid back the first two cheques and proposed to make restitution of $250 a month until the remaining balances are paid. In addition to restitution, Hunter suspended passing of sentence and placed Dickson on 18 months probation. Fraud Donald Clarke of Blyth, pled guilty to fraud. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for 12 months. He must make restitution in the amount of $747.43. The charge arose after a cheque made out to the complainant in payment for work, found its way by mistake into Clarke’s post office box. Morris said the accused attempted to cash it at the bank and when they refused he misrepresented himself to the individual who had written the cheque. Claiming he was the owner of the company to which payment was owing, Clarke convinced the party to re-issue the cheque in his name. He cashed the cheque at the bank in Goderich. Clarke has no record. Possession of stolen property William Coates of Wingham pled guilty to possession of stolen property valued at under $5,000. Morris said the Wingham police were informed by OPP that during an interrogation of Coates he disclosed that he had taken a black medical bag from a car in Wingham, Nov. 18. The bag was returned. Hunter suspended the passing of sentence and placed Coates on 12 months probation. Guilty plea A Wingham man, who entered a guilty plea to break, enter and theft will be sentenced May 15. A preliminary report and facts on the case will be presented at that court for Robert John Evens. Obstruction A man who obstructed police during an arrest was given a conditional discharge and 12 months probation. John Nolan of the Wingham Police Services testified that on Sept. 7 as he was attempting to take away one of the people involved in a fight, Andrew Reid of Wingham who pled not guilty to the charge, “kept getting in my way”. At one point, the officer said, the accused tried to pull the other man away. Reid, Nolan said, “was very intoxicated.” The accused later showed up at the station and after refusing to leave, and opening the cruiser door, he was arrested. Reid said on that night he was concerned for his friend and just wanted to make sure he was all right. At the police station, he was “waiting for someone to come tell me where my friend was.” The friend, in this case, had been put in a taxi by the officer and sent home. Reid told Hunter that “events happened fast and my concerns were for (my friend). The judge responded, “I’m sure they were but he was under arrest. I’m certain you were quite intoxicated and if you had minded your own business you wouldn’t be here today.” Assault Kenneth Foxton of Wingham pled guilty to assault. The complainant, a former girlfriend told police that the accused had turned up at her home, April 8. He called her names, shoved her and threw her across the room, said Morris. Also, the Crown said Foxton threatened to kill himself and said he had a gun. Duty Counsel John Myers said Foxton does not have access to a gun and called the incident at the lower end of the spectrum with regards to severity. He said it was out of character for Foxton, and added that the man has no intention of having any further contact with the victim. Foxton received a conditional discharge and was placed on 12 months probation. He is prohibited from owning weapons for five years. 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