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November 7, 2012 Vol. 27•No. 89 ••• $1.25 inc. H.S.T.
COMOX BY THE SEA
Glacier Kings earn weekend split, acquire new goaltender. page 17
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SINGING FOR CHILDREN Brownies, Sparks and Guides sang Sunday afternoon during the 37th annual Comox Valley Child Development Centre Telethon at the Old Church Theatre. The telethon raised $83,454.37 to help the CVCDC operate for the next year. PHOTO BY MARK ALLAN
Shoplifter accused of biting employee
Sentence in jail for Comox rioter Faces more charges than all other rioters Record Staff A Comox man who faced the most counts of anybody participating in last year’s Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver has been sentenced to four months in jail. Timothy Lau, 21, was charged with four counts of mischief to property over $5,000, two counts of mischief, two counts of break and enter and commit indict-
able offence and one count of taking part in a riot. As Lau pleaded guilty to the most serious charge, his other charges were stayed. According to media reports, Lau told the court he didn’t remember taking part in the riot until he saw pictures of himself later. He noted he had consumed alcohol and ecstasy prior to the incidents, and that his memory and judgment were impaired. He also faces an unrelated breach for a previous incident in Ucluelet. photos@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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IMAGES LIKE THIS didn’t help Timothy Lau in a Vancouver courtroom.
A 37-year-old Courtenay woman is in custody after Canadian Tire employees were assaulted and threatened as they attempted to stop a suspected shoplifter Saturday. Employees reported seeing a woman attempting to leave the store shortly before 10 a.m. without paying for over $1,000 worth of merchandise, said the Comox Valley RCMP. When the suspect was confronted by a staff member, she allegedly produced a loaded flare gun. The flare gun was painted black and appeared to be a firearm.
This same woman then allegedly threatened to kill the employee while shoving the gun into her stomach. Another employee who tried to help was bitten by the suspect. The gun ended up being knocked from the suspect’s hands a couple of times and the suspect is then alleged to have pulled a knife. The suspect was able to break free and flee the store, although she was arrested moments later in the parking lot by the Comox Valley RCMP. Mandy Lynn Bouzane remains in custody and has been charged with robbery using a firearm and assault.
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