#auto theft

The Liberal government is looking to put a dent in automobile theft by finding ways to ban devices commonly used to steal vehicles and eyeing tougher criminal penalties for perpetrators. The proposals were among the more concrete ideas that emerged Thursday from a daylong summit aimed at confronting the national scourge of auto theft. The governments, municipalities, law enforcement agencies and private-sector partners that took part agreed fighting the problem is complex -- with several potential remedies -- and requires a whole-of-society effort. They also committed to finalizing a plan, to be released in coming weeks, to tackle a phenomenon that affects thousands of Canadian households annually.

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“Dogged By Misfortune, Toronto Orphan Faces Hamilton Magistrate,” Toronto Star. March 5, 1938. Page 01. ---- Lost Mother at 8, Father Killed, Estate Diminished, Court Told --- HE PLEADS GUILTY --- Is Remanded When Counsel Explains Guardianship May Be Reviewed --- Special To The Star Hamilton, March 5. - William Volway, 18-year-old Toronto orphan, faced four charges in court to-day. He pleaded guilty to taking a truck without the consent of the owner, to attempted theft of an auto, to theft of goods from an auto, and to stealing a first aid kit. Volway was with two other youths, who pleaded guilty earlier in the week to taking a truck without consent and he surrendered to police after the father of one of the lads asked police to issue a warrant for the arrest of the boy.

‘Volway’s mother died when he was eight years old,’ David A. Robinson, defence counsel, told the court. ‘Two years later his father was killed in British Columbia, and the boy was placed in the custody of an aunt in Toronto. The lawyer who was left in charge of a $4,500 estate willed to the boy has since been disbarred and there is not much of the money left. It is in the process of settlement in the higher courts. ‘The boy’s aunt did not seem to know much about children and on top of that, he was raised a Protestant by his parents and she is a Roman Catholic. There was a constant battle over religion, and the boy ran away to his uncle, a captain in the regular United States army. ‘The captain got him a job in Chicago, and the Toronto aunt later had the boy deported,’ defence counsel continued. ‘He came to Hamilton, and worked here for a time. Then to keep himself living, was forced to accept a job in which he answered the telephone for 24 hours a day, living on the premises and receiving $3 a week.

The Golden Ward was fun! There was a lot that could be said for all its different locales, but in general she found that she liked the activity and high energy that the vast majority of it seemed to have so far. Even Crimson Lane had its draws, despite the fact that the majority of its businesses weren’t exactly... relevant to her. Still, she found it interesting to just stand on the side of the street and watch the various goings-on, even making a bit of a game of seeing how far fights ended up going... and, after a bit, seeing if she could catch on to anyone or anything around that might play some part in how quickly they tended to disperse.  Actually, she’d been standing across the street from this guy for a while now... well, she’d noticed earlier, but now that she was thinking about it, he was kind of conspicuous in an inconspicuous sort of way. That is, he stood out in being pretty plain for the area, not really as immediately suspicious as the other people around. Plus, he hadn’t really moved around much more than she had so far... so, he was probably observing everything too. Was it the same sort of situation as her, then? Or was it more of a ‘from morning to night, we will keep our watch on you’ sort of thing? ... she’d never really gotten to do a cover of that one or anything, but it was pretty catchy for what it was. Anyway, it couldn’t hurt to approach! Actually it probably could, but she didn’t really care, so she was going to anyway! She crossed the street with no small amount of confidence and didn’t stop in front of him, but instead moved to stand beside him and kept her attention on the street for a little bit longer. 

Welcome to scenic Isola Radiale, Claude!

You will be housed in TOWNHOUSE 217.

You will be given a plastic mini t-ball bat.