Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2024-05-03
issued: 1996-05-08
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/alderstar/items/1.0442158/source.json
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note: —: ■ mMhkt^WMk^:- [fki'rjm 3089 - 272nd Street tV Ph: (604) 856-8303 Illegitimus non carborundum Vol.38 No. 19 Established 1957 WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1996 Get your motor runnin'ssVThis youngster brought his set ot wheels to the annual Langley Walk, Sunday, while others elected to ride blades or boards. However, most of this year's 830 entrants chose the traditional footpower for the event. The late Pete Swensson instigated the walk 34 years ago, with the advice that people should "walk away your ills instead of taking pills." See story, photo, page 17. Volunteers help nab robbers By MONIQUE GALAZKA ALDERGROVE - According to Community Police Officer Al Wakelin, volunteers at the Community Policing Station were excellent and outstanding in their handling of a robbery in progress call that was made to their office. Two men, suspected of robbing the Windy Creek Tack and Apparel store on 272 Street just before 4 p.m, Monday, May 6, were arrested within 15 minutes of the incident because of the volunteers. A man, with a white bandana covering his face, robbed the clerk at the front of the store at knife point. Another clerk called police from the rear of the store, where she was later found unharmed. Approximately $200 and some receipts were stolen by the robber who, according to witnesses, ran out the front door, to the east alley, and around to the back of the store. After losing his scarf, he got into a white Plymouth Volare with B.C. plates. Volunteers at the police station alerted Wakelin and general duty member Constable Gravelle, who ran to the scene. Ten minutes later Wakelin and Constable McCutcheon, with radio help from Gravelle, stopped the suspect vehicle in the 5200 block of 264 Street. Two men from Surrey were taken into custody, and the vehicle was towed to the Langley RCMP detachment A search of the vehicle did not turn up the knife, believed to be a switchblade, or the bandana. Wakelin believes the men ditched the items somewhere along 32 Avenue on their way …
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Rudy Langmann, April 9, 2003.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0442158
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text