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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 2001
Page
3
Police say residential break-ins declined from a 1991 peak to just under 200,000 in 1999 with possible link to higher insurance deductibles. Data show break-ins vary by age, sex, season, and urban versus rural risk, with most offences committed by males and many involving weapons. The maximum sentence for residence break and enter is life in prison.
On Saturday June 23 police will operate photo radar at locations across Medicine Hat including Robinson Drive playground and 30th Street S.W. The Medicine Hat News provides updates at www.medicinehatnews.com.
Patrick Knight of All Knight Security urges homeowners to create the appearance of occupancy by using timed lights and radios. Sgt. Townsend advises regular checks when away, locking tools, and trimming yards to reduce vulnerability. He notes common entry points and the value of deadbolts and outdoor lighting.
A Crescent Heights family recounts a break in that shattered their sense of security. The 19 year old attacker pleaded guilty to six prior break ins and received one year in jail. They installed a security system and now lock doors every night.
A boy flees Russia with his father during a revolution. They reach a Canadian port and settle in Medicine Hat. Years later thieves steal the tin watch his father gave him, a loss that shatters the man who dies years after the watch disappears. The watch may still tick in memory.
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