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Police respond to ONSTAR call Vehicle owner unaware service activated
By Cst. Ian McKellar, Police Beat
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Nov 14, 2008
This column will alert the public to crime in their community. Information is compiled and submitted by Constable Ian McKellar, Hamilton Police Service.

Home and Business Entries

• Police responded to a rural Flamborough home on November 7 for a house entry. The home has been entered on numerous occasions in past years, mainly because of its remote location. Suspects stole electronic equipment, jewellery and other items. Police spoke to the owner in regards to updating all security measures.

Other Incidents

• An Orkney resident discovered deep tire tracks in their yard on the morning of November 4.

• A vehicle was stolen from a Flamborough campground on November 4. It was located later, abandoned, after it struck a hydro pole.

• Police received a call from ONSTAR in regards to a driver in distress on November 4. Several Police units searched the area, to no avail. Police obtained the GPS coordinates and found the vehicle at Flamboro Slots. The female driver was located by security in good health. The driver was not aware that ONSTAR was in operation at the time.

• Suspects damaged several RVs at a Flamborough dealership overnight on November 4. Items were also stolen from inside several of the units.

• Graffiti vandals struck again in Freelton on November 5. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and hall have been targeted several times recently, and have reported incidents of littering on the property.

• Police responded to a Waterdown home on November 5 to assist parents dealing with an unruly son.

• Police responded to a non-injury collision at Hwy. 5 and Orkney Road on November 5.

• Police assisted a mother and daughter having problems at a Waterdown home on November 5. The investigation led to a location where drug paraphernalia was located and seized.

• Police collected an unwanted firearm from a Waterdown home on November 7.

• A Waterdown resident reported a series of thefts and damage to their house and its contents on November 7.

• Police responded to a Brock Road address for a neighbour trouble call on November 7.

• Police responded to a collision on Weirs Lane on November 7.

• Police responded to a family trouble call between and father and son on November 8.

• Suspects smashed the window of a vehicle parked at the RGB parking lot on Rock Chapel Road on November 8. Nothing was stolen.

• Police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Weirs Lane on November 8.

• A concerned citizen asked police to check on a Waterdown resident on November 9.

• Police responded to a single-vehicle collision on Mountain Brow Road on November 9.

• A Waterdown homeowner asked police to remove an unwanted guest on November 9. The person left and returned to their own home.

• Emergency Services responded to a shed on fire at a vacant house on Moxley Road on November 9. The property was apparently being used as a party spot and a series of fires were set.

Remember, if you need any one of the Emergency Services and it is an emergency, call 911.

If it is not an emergency but you still need a police officer to respond to your situation, call Police Communications at 905-546-4925.

If you have a question, comment or a concern as it relates to policing in Flamborough, call the Mountain Police Station at 905 546-4930.

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