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Your LOCAL Media since 1918! VOLUME 107: ISSUE 24
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Break-in causes damage to back door of Tofield Bottle Depot Kari Janzen Staff Reporter
Parveen Kalley said she didn’t realize she had been broken into until her first customer came in on Thursday, Jan. 23, when she discovered the trays from both her tills were missing. It wasn’t unusual that the drawers were open, as this is not the first time the Tofield Bottle Depot has been targeted. “I leave the drawers open on the till, because last time we were robbed, they took my whole till, and a whole till is expensive. Since then, I leave them open, and he took
both drawers. So, it was then I realized, but I was surprised, and wondered which door they came in. Once someone broke in through the front door, once from the side door, and now once from the back door,” Kalley said. Kalley said they installed a light on the building by the front door on the street, and now always leave their forklift in front of the side door, which could have impacted the decision of the burglar to enter from the back. Kalley said they submitted the video surveillance to police, but that the intruder was wearing
a mask and gloves. “He tried to cut the outside lock, but this one is a double lock, so then he used a hammer to hit the door, then the whole door frame, and started beating the cement block wall,” she said. The thief made off with petty cash, as Kalley said they don’t leave money in the bottle depot. “We don't leave money anymore, just a few nickels and quarters,” she said. Tofield RCMP was contacted for comment but said they are not permitted to provide updates on the incident at this time.
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Highway 14 accident by Shonts An accident occurred on Highway 14 between Range Road 183 and 184 at Shonts on Monday morning, Feb. 10, involving a white Dodge pickup and another pickup hauling a horse trailer filled with 5-gallon bottled water jugs. The Dodge sustained front end damage, and the horse trailer sustained damage to the rear. Tofield RCMP detachment acting commander Cpl. Ken Sawyer said the cause of the collision was due to a mechanical issue. He reported no injuries, and confirmed that the trailer did not have livestock inside. The highway was sanded due to a water spill. KARI JANZEN PHOTOS