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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 100 Mile Free Press
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the province Kamloops Mountie found guilty of fraud KAMLOOPS — A disgraced Kamloops cop who bilked a big-box retailer in Kamloops out of $400 got to know the other side of the criminal-justice system on Friday, Sept. 13, after a judge found him guilty of fraud before handing down a sentence of one day behind bars and more than $1,000 in fines. RCMP Const. Trent Wessner, who has been suspended from the national police force since fraud charges were laid against him in 2011, refused to address Kamloops provincial court Judge Ron Caryer prior to learning his fate. The 33-year-old Mountie scammed Costco out of $400 in 2010 after ordering a set of media shelves on the retailer's website. He subsequently lied about having never received them and was refunded the purchase price of $399.98. Court heard Wessner was upset with the Purolator driver who had left the delivery on his driveway, where the shelves could have been stolen.
Kelowna RCMP investigate bomb KELOWNA —Kelowna RCMP went out to investigate a bomb and returned with a bong Wednesday night. At 4:45 p.m. Sept. 11, the Kelowna RCMP received a report of a suspicious package lying on the side of the road on the 400 block of Ziprick Road. The package looked like a homemade bomb and was completely wrapped in red Tuck Tape, a clear plastic wrap often used on pipes and joints in construction. "Police secured the area and requested the assistance of the Police Service Dog, trained in the detection of explosives," explained Kelowna RCMP spokesman Kris Clark. "The dog quickly confirmed that the object was not a bomb." It was, however, determined that the strange package was a homemade water-pipe filtration device, used for smoking marijuana, otherwise known as a "bong". The makeshift pipe was seized and will be destroyed.
Your view
& QA
LAST WEEK Are you pleased with the results of the Sept. 7 referendums passing the South Cariboo search and rescue, and recreation functions?
SURVEY RESULTS YES 75% NO 25%
THIS WEEK Do you think speed limits should be increased on some of B.C.’s 90-110 km/h highways? VOTE ONLINE www.100milefreepress.net Scroll down to poll DISCLAIMER: This web poll is informal, not scientific. It reflects opinions of site visitors who voluntarily participate. Results may not represent the opinions of the public as a whole. Black Press is not responsible for the statistical accuracy of opinions expressed here.
Your
turn…
Do you agree with Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s looking at increasing speed limits on some of B.C.’s 90-110 km/h highways?
Bernice MacCulloch North Horse Lake
Christina Wilkinson 105 Mile
Dean McNeil Horse Lake
Jim Ferris Green Lake
I would say no, judging by all the high-speed accidents. I always say “speed kills.”
I don’t think that is a good idea. We do have some road conditions that are not that great, and I think it would increase accidents with new drivers.
Yes, it is probably a good idea. Most of the highways now are engineered for higher speeds. But it might be good to have lower limits at night, and only increase them during the daytime hours.
I think it is time to look at it. People drive over the posted limit anyway. The roads are improved and the cars today handle well at higher speeds.
C apsule C omments Exercises like swimming, jogging and cycling are aerobic because the muscles demand a continuous stream of oxygen to burn the energy stored in their cells. Strength-training exercises like weight-lifting are considered non-aerobic since the energy is derived mainly from biochemical reactions not oxygen. But both types of exercises are important to good health. Obesity research is going in the direction of the microchip. In the future, it’s hoped that a microchip can be implanted in the vagus nerve. This nerve sends hunger signals to the brain. The chip may be able to send another message to override the vagus message and, in essence, control appetite. Still a little way in the future.
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