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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 2000
Page
3
A 15-year-old male received a 15 day sentence after breaking into a home on September 23. Crown prosecutor Brian Graff said the youth pried through a kitchen screen, searched drawers, and took $500 from an unlocked safe. The youth has prior convictions for possession of stolen property breaches of recognizance and break and enter.
A 19 year old man, Alexander Forbes Smythe, is charged after a Friday standoff on Second Street. Police recovered a shotgun. no injuries occurred. Smythe faces counts including possession of a stolen firearm uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm careless handling of a firearm and possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace. He is to appear in court June 20.
James Girling, 20, was fined 600 in provincial court for impaired operation of a motor vehicle. The March 17 incident on Eighth Street S.E. involved a running vehicle, open liquor, and signs of impairment. He was prohibited from driving for one year by Judge Dietrich Brand.
Medicine Hat police said a 16 year old who was sitting on the Finlay bridge has been found. Rescue boats fire and police searched Friday after reports of four men hanging over the bridge. No one was seen when units arrived and the search found nothing. Petro confirmed the youth’s identity as the person on the bridge.
On Tuesday June 6 police will set up photo radar at multiple locations in Medicine Hat. Readily visible portable signs will mark each site as officers monitor traffic and issue automated citations as needed.
Organizers and officials debate safety rules for all night dance parties in Riv, citing overdoses at a Riverside rave last December. Calls rise for security, water access, and possible age limits to curb drugs and violence while avoiding overly strict controls that drive raves to warehouses or halls.
In Medicine Hat teens and adults debate tighter rave rules after a Calgary summit on drug use and violence. Youths split on age limits and security, with some supporting restrictions and others arguing they would spoil raves.
The Better Business Bureau warns Calgary firms to verify cards in hand with signatures to avoid fraud. A travel agency lost between 15 000 and 20 000 after con artists used a stolen Amex for six international flights, with no card imprint or signature. Wright says authorization does not guarantee liability, urging limits on cardless orders.
A 15 year old driver and a 16 year old passenger were involved in a Friday theft chase from Coaldale to Medicine Hat in a stolen GMC truck. The driver faces charges of dangerous driving impaired driving possession of stolen property and fail to stop. The passenger faces counts of possession of stolen property theft and unlawfully at large. Both are unnamed under the Young Offenders Act. The driver is to appear June 19 and the passenger June 12.
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