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Incidents of violence against
cab drivers — while a problem

mon an occurrence in the
# Sidney area, a spokesman for
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Taxi incidents rare on Peninsula

up two men in Victoria, and
drove them to Sidney. A knife
was pulled, Peters was robbed
of his wallet and cash, and
subsequently locked. in the
trunk of his vehicle at the ferry
terminal.

Charged in connection with -°

the incident, and appearing in
Sidney provincial court. Nov. 12
for. preliminary enquiry,
David ‘Thomas Penny, 22, of
Nova Scotia; and Bruce Darin
Graham, 22, of Victoria.
_ Sidney. RCMP Sgt. Bob
Bouck was in attendence at the
’ ferry terminal, during the police
investigation. In his. six. years
with the Sidney ‘detachment,
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another incident of the same
magnitude.
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involving taxi drivers usually in-
volve a patron not paying the

required fare,.and police may.
attend to assist in recovering .

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Roger Remacle,. majority.
owner of Victoria Taxi, was
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on the armed robbery incident.
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other. violations against cab
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in Victoria. ,

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“Tt happens on occasion, but
we try to. prevent. it,”’ he
remarked.

He added he would not con-
done. taxi drivers arming

themselves with. tire irons, as’

was reported last week in Vic-
toria media, to deal: with pro-
blems of violence.

Bouck concurred. with
Brown. ‘‘Vigilantes are the last

‘volt ‘‘hot .seat,

Wednesday, October 28, 1987

ching: you want.’ _

Said Brown: “The police are

excellent... We have every. co-
operation with he Sidney
RCMP.”’
In related news, taxi drivers
in Paris, France are about to
arm themselves: with a. 52,000-
’* a non life-
threatening device to be. used
against violent passengers.

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A 22-year-old Victoria man
and a 22-year-old Nova. Scotia
man were remanded in custody
to Nov. 12 for-preliminary en-
quiry, after appearing briefly
before Judge Stephen Denroche
in Sidney provincial court Oct.
22.

_ Bruce Darin Graham and
David’ Thomas. Penny face
charges of armed robbery and

_ forcible confinement — after an
incident involving a taxi driver -

— alleged to occur Oct. 17 in

Sidney and at the Swartz Bay -

ferry terminal.

Victoria. Taxi. driver _ Roy
Peters picked up two men in the
Victoria area during the early
morning hours, who later re-
quested to be taken to Sidney.

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aCe charges

According to an RCMP report,

while in Sidney a knife was pull-
ed on the driver and held to his
throat while he was relieved: of
his wallet and cash. The driver
‘was later locked in.the trunk of
his vehicle at the ferry terminal.

Of the two assailants, one
‘was: arrested’ in. the © mens’
washroom near the terminal
cafeteria, and the other at the
public walkway to the ferry.

Peters was reportedly not.in-
jured as a result of. the robbery
and confinement:

Penny and Graham’ were
charged by police in connection
with the incident. No -further
details were. available < at press
deadline.

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The property owners, Leslie
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_-.in a memorandum to council.

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the motion. ‘‘There’s a shortage

-land’. for. other

Farlane, chairman of. council’s

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