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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-12-29, Page 30asked for three years in jaiL 8 amounting to Barrett had been in custody since Aug. 133„days in jail before sentencing. but now of *Richard Carter, 45, formerly of Wyoming served London, was sentenced 30 days in� jail driving weekends after pleading guilty charge stemming from an incident during Labour Day weekend at Grand Bend Motorplex. Carter also received a one year driving suspension. On Sept. 6 at about 9:30 p.m., several people at the Motorplex complained to the OPP about an imp�d driver. When the OPP approached Carter they � signs of alcohol consumption. Carter became argumen- tative but the officers did manage to take him in to the detachment for breathalyzer• �� found mg of alcohol in 100 ml ob tests. the legal limit of 80 mg. In his defence, Carter said he was simply trying to move his vehicle from onepart ora cancelled some of to a safer place since bad weather for Labour Day festivities and there was the potential people to get rowdy. *Randy Wilson, 32, of Exeter, received 30 days in jail to be served on weekends and a 12 -month driving sus- pension after pleading guilty to an impaired driving charge.him of The OPP stopped Wilson in Hensall suspecting. unpaired driving. Wilson admitted he had been drmldng and failed a roadside test. The breathalyzer test done at the detachment read 120 mg in 100 ml of blood. Wilson was given jail time by Judge George Phillips due to a similar prior conviction. *David Webber, 39, of RR1 Exeter, received a $600 fine and a 12 month driver's licence suspension after pleading guilty to an unpaired driving charge.on Dec. 3 at Webber was driving in Stephen Township -about 10:56 p.m. when the OPP waved him over at a RIDE (Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot check. Webber didn't stop but the officers quickly caught up to him and Webber did stop. Seeing signs of alcohol consumption, the officers took Webber to the Exeter OPP detachment for breathalyzer tests. Webber had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. November 3, 1999 •ir Exeter O.P.P. Constable Liam Brennan has brought a portable speed sign. to 'the area On loan from a Belmont company. This sign is used to make motorists more aware of just how fast they are dri- ving through areas identified either as speeding zones or high risk, areas. ▪ Responding to stray cat complaints in Zurich, 17 strays _Were collected 'arid sent to the veterinary clinic where they were euthanized. K r Exeter Chrysler donated a '98 Plymouth Breeze to South Huron District High School's transportation technology Grade 12 program. November 10, 1999 or Stephen Township intends to designate its arena in Huron Park as a heritage building. •W The Junior Farmer Association of Ontario is proud to have another club starting up within the province. A Milburn club will be the first Junior Farmer Club to start in Huron County since 1995. lir Stephen Township received a cheque for over $1 million as part of the grant to upgrade the town- ship sewage treatment system. November 17, 1999 gar The businesses that benefit from the Grand Bend Winter Carnival should be throwing more financial support behind the annual event says Grand Bend Council. •r Peter Armstrong, Exeter councillor, has offered ff to the South Huron Hospital Board to help get the Medical Clinic project off the ground and make sure Exeter receives the clinic and more doctors. or South. Huron District High School students placed wreaths representing a former student or staff member of the high school who died during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War during their Remembrance Day assembly. November 25,1999 •z Swearing, fighting, vandalism, intimidating youngsters and smoking dope - all these activities have led to South Huron District High School stu- dents being banned, from the South Huron Recreation Centre property. The ban, put in place by South Huron principal Deb Homuth, Exeter Public School principal Ric Graham and Rec Centre manager Cam Stewardson, comes from the result of poor student behaviour at the Rec Centre. •: After several months of negotiations, Lucan Biddulph council finally said 'no' to the Ausable Centre's request to lease the former Village of Lucan office. We Two thieves made off with about $450 from the Huron Park Food Town after pepper spraying the store owner Steve Sararas. Sararas said security al the store will be "beefed up" because of the theft. 30 Devil's ni Latter Tunes, .,Adwoca•f Wediday. member 29, 1999 t vandal gets nine months EXETER The vandal responsible for numerous acts of vandalism in Exeter on Devil's Night is now behind bars. Craig Snell. 18, of Exeter, received a tour Snell nn e ▪ months in jail from Judtheft, breake and enter,e p5 six mischief pleaded guilty to under $5,000 charges and breach of bail in connection with several instances on Oct. 30-31 in Exeter. The sentenced was handed down at Exeter court last week. The court heard Snell was among several people who broke into a Mill St. home at about 1 am. on Oct. 31. The thieves gained entry by breaking a basement window and crawling inside. Property worth $3,000 was stolen including a small safe, coin collections, two VCRs, a stereo receiver, CDs, a hammer, a chisel and orange spray paint. Much of the stolen items haven't been recovered. The paint was used to spray an obscenity on a door in the home as well as some damage. to an afghan and 4 couch. Spray paint was also discovered on the siding and deck of an Exeter home, on the sign in front of South Huron District High School, on the window and shutters of another home, on two apartment buildings and on 10 vehicles. Snell was picked up for car theft and breach of bail on Dec. 6. He stole a '92 Chev Cavalier that was lota aocked nd running from the Becker's variety storet about 6:50 a.m. on that day. The OPP stopped the car at about 9:10 a.m. in Exeter -o a found he Snellvvas nO to have contacthind the heel along with a 15 -year girl with as a condition of his bail. The defence argued for • three Crown months ked f jail with probation and counselling ine to 12 months. Phillips decided on four months for the break-in, two ,�. months for the first mischief charge with all the other pleaded mischief charges getting concurrent sentences plus two months consecutive for the car theft and breach. Phillips also handed Snell 18 months probation that includes any recommended treatment or coun- selling and no contact with anyone identified by the pro- bation officer. More crime and punishment: days in jail and two years probation after pleading guilty to two assault charges and one charge each of threaten- ing death/bodily harm and breach of ball. The victim of the assaults and threat iso of N nsaldoTh'e former 17 -year-old girlfriend charges stem from incidents that occurred between Nov. 16uries-Dec. 9. The victim received minimal ?: igj. p` Conditions of VanHooydonk s probation with his • • Include no friend, no possession any counselling recommended bation officer and a hibition. 1 *Douglas Barrett of RR1 Dungannon was sentenced to a total of 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to impaired driving, two counts of driving while disquali- fied and the operation of a vehicle without insurance. The impaired and one of the disqualified charges stem from July 29 when the OPP picked Barrett up in Ashfield Township driving an '84 Chev pickup. Barrett had lost his licence due to an Aug. 10, 199$, impaired driving conviction. Barrett's other disqualified cbeh�de the wheel after an laid on June 17 when the OPP caught accident that left him with head injuries. The no insurance charge was the result of two of Barrett's friends driving him to the hospital. Barrett was given 12 months jail time for the impaired then six months each concurrently for the two disquali- fied charges and 30 days concurrently for no insurance. Judge Phillips handed Barrett the tough sentence since he has a long list of alcohol-related/driving offences. Barrett must also serve three years probation, is banned from driving for three years, is banned from alcohol and must take any counselling recommended by jail and probation officials. It was recommended Barrett be . put in an a residential halfway house. The Crown contact former girl - or use of narcotics, by his pro - year firearms pro - five • Contact gets 12 months Giuseppe Pilato, 50, of Exeter, received a total of 12 months in jail and three years probation after pleading guilty to 10 counts of either breach of probation or breach of bail in connection with several incidents from Sept. 28 to Nov. 20. ex-wife, The breaches stem from Pilato contacting his also of Exeter, mostly by telephone over that time frame. Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 28, Pilato placed about 250 calls to his ex-wife, some of which she recorded. She later gave three tapes containing those conversations to the OPP. Some of those conversations were pleasant exchanges, but others were derogatory. The defence called Exeter OPP Const. Dianne McGregor to testify during pre -sentencing deliberations. McGregor said Pilato's apartment neighbours saw his ex-wife at his building a few times. She added Pilato. had been giving her 'small amounts of money and they had dinner once. The defence said that proves the communi- cation between Pilato and his ex-wife went back and forth, adding there have been several dinner dates, numerous visits to Pilato's apartment that included his lending of money and even sex. The defence then described the strides Pilato has made since being released from jail (he had originally been convicted of criminal harassment against his ex- wife). Pilato is an active member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and does much volunteer work for the church. Pilato also landed a full-time job and has financially sup- ported his two children, aged 14 and 17, for the first time. The Crown argued Pilato has re -offended twice after given his first release and asked for 12 to 15 months jail time. Judge Phillips said the breaches means Pilate shows contempt for the court system and its judges and that he had to pay the penalty since the court has a duty to pro- tect itself. Pilato must also refrain from any contact with his ex- wife or his children. Domestic gets 60 days /16 Christopher VanHooydonk, 19, of Hensall, received 60 Wier By Darcy Gingerid�, Gr. 4 Huron Centennial School Winter Cold snowflakes Snowballs and forts You sometimes get frostbite Snowy • J • Snowflake By 1usdn George Grade 4 Usborne Central P. S. Snowflake Watch snowflakes dance. Watch them fall to the ground. Kids buUd snow forts in the winter. Snowman. December 1,1999 •ar David McLeish, 36 of RR1 Kirkton pleadetr guilty to four weapons charges in Exeter court. gar Two OPP officers were summoned by the chair, of the Avon Maitland District School Board before trustees approved a list of seven schools facing pos- sible closure in June 2000. • r The London and Middlesex Branch of the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) announced its Millennium Quilt Project. December 8, 1999 Bir. The Avon Maitland District School Board announced it will de -semester Grades 9 and 10 starting in September 2000. or Exeter council endorsed a resolution from the South Huron Library Redevelopment committee that all three South Huron municipalities (Exeter, Stephen and Usborne townships) commit financial resources to the project. ear Nabisco staffers Wayne Biesinger of Lucknow, Mike White of Huron Park and Brian Wedlake of Exeter sacrificed their hair to raise funds for the Huron United Way. December 15, 1999 •ar The campaign to save Huron Park's McCurdy Public School looked like a well-oiled machine as supporters of the school took school buses to Seaforth for a public delegation at the Avon Maitland School Board meeting- gar Some residents on the Sunshine Line in' Usborne Township are concerned about the soil, water and air quality of the township with the recent approval of a new 'mega' barn. or A request for more funds for the Granton sewer project has officially been denied by Environment Minister Tony Clement. December 22,1999 •ar Two new doctors have been recruited to the South Huron area thanks to efforts of the Medical Recruitment Committee. Dr. Theresa Reynolds will be working at Dr. Linda Steele's office and dr. Krista Fatum will be working at Dr. Jerry Jadd's office. g ar Major fundraising efforts for the campaign to save the Babe Siebert Memorial Arena in Zurich should begin in the new year. • * The Huron O.P.P. will assume the administra- tion duties for the Exeter O.P.P. taking over for the London O.P.P.