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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-03-31, Page 22 Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday, March 31. 1999 In the News Centralia dope grower receives $2,000 fine EXETER — Centralia's Patrick Pear, 63, pleaded guilty to production of marijuana and was handed a $2,000 fine by Judge Hunter. The OPP learned of a potential growing opera- tion from a Crime Stop- pers tip. The OPP used a search warrant on Sept. 1, 1998 and found 12 pot plants between 3'-4' tall growing beside Pear's garage and two plants growing inside. The total street value of the pot was listed at $6,000. In his sentence recom- mendation, defence law- yer Dave Reid said Pear was growing the pot for medicinal use for chronic pain Pear experiences. "You might say this is a last resort to him," Reid said.The tax man caught up with Donuts Now. Businessman guilty of tax evasion Donuts Now sharehold- er and former operator Gerhard Kuhn of . RR3 Dashwood pleaded guilty to two counts of not sub- mitting tax returns to Revenue Canada for '96 and '97 for his business and was sentenced to a $1,000 fine for each count (total $2,000) in Exeter court last week. Judge R.G.E. Hunter said Kuhn will have to file returns for '96 and '97 by May 15. Kuhn must pay the full amount of taxes owing plus inter- est and penalties. Other notes from the session: Assault nets $500 fine, probation Hensall's Jon Ferris, 30, pleaded guilty to as- sault and was handed a $500 fine, 12 months probation and a five year weapons prohibition from Judge R.G.E. Hunt- er. Ferris punched a bar- tender in the mouth at Gar's Bar and Grill on Sept. 18, 1998, after the two had a disagreement on whether Ferris brought a beer bottle in- side the bar with him. Crediton man caught for stolen saw Crediton's Gerald Bier - ling, 22, pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property and was sen- tenced to a $500 fine and 12 months proba- tion. The charge stems from a break-in at a construc- tion trailer at Usborne Central School on June 24 where $2,200 worth of power tools, including a cement saw, were sto- len. tolen. Upon investigation, the OPI' recovered the saw in August although it was missing a $450 dia- mond blade. Bierling had sold the saw for $200 cash to Town line Colli- sion In July. Crown one for one in impaired case Vanastra's Bernard Dupuis, 57, was sen- tenced to a $750 tine and a 12 month driving suspension after Judge Hunter found. him guilty of impaired driving ('care and control') but earlier dismissing a re - fust breath sample charge. The charges stem from an incident on June 28, 1998. Ex- eter .OPP Constable s Karen Prickett and George Finch dis- covered Dupuis "passed out" on George St. near Gar's Bar & Grill at 12:26 a.m. The officers saw the car keys in Du- puis's right hand on his lap. During testimony in Exeter court .on' Jan. 28, 1999, Prickett said when Dupuis finally woke up after banging on his win- dow, Dupuis couldn't open the door and looked like he was going to put the keys inthe ig- nition. The officers then blocked Dupuis's car with their cruisers. When Dupuis opened his door, the officers no- ticed a strong smell of al- cohol on his breath and in the vehicle. In his testimony on Jan. 28, Finch said Du- puis has slurred speech, moved slow and had bloodshot and watery eyes consistent with al- cohol consumption. Dupuis failed to give an adequate breath sample four times at the Exeter OPP detachment and was warned by Finch he would be charged with refusing a sample after the fourth attempt. Dupuis said in his testi- mony he tried to tell the officers about 'a serious accident he had in '88 that resulted in serious injuries to his face. He also said prior to his fall- ing asleep he was suffer- ing from a pain attack he often gets as a result of injuries from the acci- dent. He added he only had about two and a half beers. .Testimony given by Du- puis's doctor, Dr. Peter Sebastian Englert, last week pointed to the fact Dupuis couldn't blow into the breathalyzer to give an adequate reading because of the injuries Dupuis received in . the '88 accident. Dupuis has had extensive recon- struction work to. ; his nose and mouth in two lengthy operations.. Englert said Dupuis takes prescription drugs for his chronic pain stemming from his inju- ries. Crown Attorney Mary Mahas argued Dupuis faked not blowing into. the breathalyzer. She pointed to the fact that if Dupuis can smoke cigar- ettes (he's an admitted smoker) he can blow into the breathalyzer for an adequate sample. In his sentencing, Judge Hunter said Du- puis's condition that night was "compounded by the consumption of al- cohol;" therefore it amounted to a case of care and control of the vehicle while impaired. Teen guilty Crediton's John W. Du- charme, 19, pleaded guilty to an as- sault on a 15 -year-old male at South Huron Dis- trict High School on Sept. 23, 1998. • Judge Hunter sen- tenced Ducharme to a $400 fine, 12 months probation and a curfew to stay at his home from 9 p.m. -6 a.m Sunday - Thursday and 11 p.m. -6 a.m. Friday -Saturday. Ducharme also has a five year weapons prohibi- tion. Mahas said Ducharme tried to pick a fight with the victim at 3:15 p.m. of the day of the incident and eventually followed him onto a bus and punched him in the face. Reid said his client was accused of committing a break-in at the victim's home by the victim al- though Ducharme had nothing to do with the crime. Reid said the alle- gation provoked Du- charme to violence. Thief gets three months in jail Former Exeter resident Vicki Dawe, 18, was sen- tenced to three months in jail and 12 months probation after she pleaded guilty to two counts of break and en- ter. On Feb. 14 Dawe and a couple accomplices broke into a Middlesex Centre Township homo and stole four TVs, jew- elry, liquor and other electronic equipment worth $20,000. Mahas said the thieves traded the stolen goods for drugs and money. The OPP caught up with Dawe and two other suspects on Feb. 20 at about 12:30 a.m. during a break-in at a. William St., Exeter home. The .OPP later used a search warrant at Dawo's London resi- dence and found one of the stolen TVs. Breaking windows gets man fine, pro- bation Exeter's Geoffrey Sand- ers, 25, was sentenced to a $200 fine and 12 months probation after he pleaded guilty to mis- chief connected to a Jan. 30 incident at the Exeter Sunoco gas station at about 3 a.m. Sanders broke two win- dows and the glass door at the gas station causing $444.16 damage while he was drunk. He suf- fered cuts to his hand and left a boot at the scene helping the OPP catch him. Sanders has made res- titution to Sunoco. Keep those guns stored right Exeter's Stephen Ven- ner, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts of careless storage of firearms and was sentenced to a total of $750 in fines. The OPP used a war- rant to search Venner's home for drugs on July 16, 1998 and found drug paraphernalia and sever- al shotguns and rifles throughout the home that were not locked up. Ammunition was also readily available. The weapons were seized. Reid said Venner is an avid • gun collector and hunter and asked for no firearms prohibition in Venner's sentence. Judge Hunter granted the wish. Fraud nets man 60 days in jail Stratford's Jackie Myke, 30, was sentenced to 60 days. in jail Aftley pleading guilty to fraud::' The charges stem from Myke submitting a false income tax return under another person's name that generated him $380.05. Myke was picked up by the OPP af- ter the cheque was is- sued on March 6, 1997. .Drunk drivers Judge Hunter sen- tenced three men for im- paired driving. They are: *Huron Park's Robert Campbell, 37, pleaded guilty to impaired driving stomtning from his arrest in Stephen Township on the night of Dec. 30, 1998. Campbell was sen- tenced to a $1,200 fine and a one year driving suspension. *Waterloo's Roger Lau- rendeau, 30, pleaded guilty to unpaired driving after he . was stopped by the OPP on Hwy. 83 in Stephen Township on Sept. 7, 1998 at about 1:20 a.m. Laurendeau was sentenced to a $750 fine and a one year driv- ing suspension. •RRl Crediton's Mat- thew Regier, 18, was found guilty of impaired driving and sentenced to a $750 fine and a one year driving suspension after Regier pleaded not guilty. Regier was picked up by Exeter OPP . Const. Dianne McGregor on Oct. 31, 1998 at 10:55 p.m. after he turned onto Main St. with a "jerky turn." McGregor said there was an open beer case in the back of Regi- er's pickup and he had bloodshot eyes and slow speech consistent with drinking. Regier failed the road- side breath test and blew almost twice the le- gal limit during breatha- lyzer tests at the Exeter detachment. Kate's Canine Corner The Times -Advocate is pleased to offer an exciting, new column: Kate's Canine Corner. This is an opportunity for our readers to have their questions about dog behavior answered by a pro- fessional dog trainer. Why shouldn't people say their dog's name and then say, "sit". When you are walking with your dog and you stop, don't say the dog's name and the word "sit". Only say "sit". Saying the dog's name encourages it to move. Sit is a non -movement command or negative command. Sit, down and stay are all negative commands. Heel, stand and come are positive commands. 1 don't want to teach my dog to sit because 1 want to show him in Conformation. Is that right? That is exactly right. You don't want a confor- mation dog to sit when you stop because you dont want them to accidentally sit in the ring just when the judge wants to see what their conformation looks like. Your dog needs to remain standing so the judge can take a good look at your dog to see if it con- forms to the breed standard. So if you plan to show your dog, whether you're in a dog obedience class with other students or just at home, you should be teaching your dog to stay standing rather than sitting beside you rather. Most obedience instructors are very understand- ing when you tell them you are showing in confor- mation and that you would prefer your dog to stand rather than sit when you stop. But rememb z. a confornrtion dog should -and can do all the rest of the exercises it this course including the "Sit Stay". The only thing you don't want to teach a Conformation dog is the "instant sits" when heeling. Your dog should do all other sitting exercises but you may notice that you need to physically push your dog into a sit because it doesn't know how to do it automatically. This is alright, it is not a problem. I have a Bull Terrier named Roz who finished her Canadian Championship and then after that I competed with her in Obedience Competitions. It wasn't until I competely finished her show career that I taught her to do the instant sits while heeling. .Mail, fax, deliver or e-mail (kmonk@ta.eedy.com) your questions to Kate Monk at the Times - Advocate. Please include your name and phone number. Your name will be kept confidential. Kate Fletcher has been the head instructor and owner of the South Huron Dog Obedience School for nine years. She is the owner of Bull Lovers Kennels near Exeter and breeds bull terriers. Kate shows dogs competitively in both confir- mation and obedience. FLETCHERTE FL KATE'S CANINE CORNER PUBLIC NOTICE ar NOTICE is hereby given that the Corporation of the Township of Lucan Biddulph has declared surplus that pari of the Lands shown as Part 1 on Reference Plan 33R-12475, (being an unopened portion of Chestnut Street that has been closed by Judge's Order) that lies north of the Benn Drain. FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Corporation intends to sell said lands to the abutting owner(s), in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act. A plan showing the lands to be affected may be seen at the office of the Clerk, at 33351 Richmond Street Lucan, during normal business hours. A By-law authorizing the proposed sale will be considered at the regular meeting of Council, to be held on April 27th, 1999. Any person objecting to the sale on the grounds that their lands will be prejudicially affected by the sale, and who notifies the Clerk in writing of his/her desire to address Council by close of business April 20th, will be heard at that time.