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Accused killer in court Bains will be back in court in September BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com
The man accused of killing New Westminster residents Jill Lyons and Karen Nabors nearly one year ago appeared in court on Friday for a brief arraignment hearing. Surrey’s Sarbjit Bains appeared in New Westminster court on July 25 via teleconference from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, where he’s been remanded since his arrest back in January. The 32-yearold looked restJill Lyons less and sometimes bored, leaning back in his chair as he, his counsel and Crown waited for the judge to arrive. Once the judge arrived, the hearing passed quickly with both Crown Karen Nabors and the defence asking to reschedule the arraignment to a later date in light of the “significant amount of disclosure” related to the case. The judge accepted their motion and moved the arraignment to ◗Murder Page 5
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Home security: New West resident Jen Arbo and local police Const. Michael Blackstock inspect Arbo’s front door, which was kicked in by a thief last year. New Westminster police are reminding residents to take care this summer, especially when they’re heading out on holidays.
Stay safe for summertime BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com
Going on vacation this summer? There are few tips the New Westminster Police Department wants you to keep in mind before you head out on your holiday. First and foremost, says New West Const. Michael Blackstock, don’t post details of your trip on social media. “People like to post on social media, particularly Facebook … that they’re about to go on a trip,” he says. “That’s all well and good, but the problem with social media sites is people don’t necessarily have their security set up very well.” With a lack of security on social media,
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Blackstock says it’s easy for thieves to find homes that are going to be empty during certain times. “The criminals or the thieves get to know who’s out and not home,” he says. “They use the social media like everybody else does, and that’s sometimes how they know that people aren’t home or away.” According to Blackstock, if people really want to share photos and updates with family members they should make sure their privacy settings on social media platforms like Facebook are top-notch. Otherwise it’s best to wait until you get back, he adds. “Social media is a great thing for staying in touch, but at the same time we usually recommend that people wait until they’re
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back from vacation before they post all their photos,” he says. New West resident Jen Arbo knows firsthand what it’s like to come back from vacation to a break-in. Last year, she and her family travelled south of the border for her birthday. They were gone only one night, but by the time they crossed back into Canada the next day, she had dozens of messages from her dogsitter saying their home had been broken into. “Sometime in between her (the dogsitter) leaving at 11 p.m. and then coming back, our house was broken into,” Arbo tells The Record. ◗Theft Page 3
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