wm BR: ye Be EE at a It’s no simple problem | .... Crime in Terrace Inspector Larry Yeske: General lack of respect for the law. This is the first of a series of three articles on crime in the greater Terrace area, based on an address to the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce by Insp. Larry Yeske, officer-in- charge of the Terrace RCMP detachment, and interviews with Insp. Yeske by Terrace Review reporter Tod Strachan. SHAMES THIS CERTIFICATE WITH BEST HAASUUBIDG PRRCTH TT _ SNOWCAT ENTITLES... ge (JUh- = WISHES FROM There are a number of needless criminal offenses committed in the Terrace area each year, and they cost everyone moncy. These offenses are labelled vandalism or wilful damage. But as RCMP inspector Larry Yeske pointed out during a Chamber of Com- merce luncheon last week, there are things that any community with enough motivation can do UNTAIN SKICORPORATION Terrace Review -—— Wednesday, December 18, 1991 3 | Terrace Poblic Library | _ presents | FINE FREE DAYS! No fines will be charged on any overdue items returned from now until January 2. Please make those overdue books available for others to read! Return them today. Library Holiday Hours Closing at 2 p.m. December 24 and December 31. CLOSED Dec. 25 & 26 and Jan. 1. to stop vandals and thieves. The purpose of Yeske’s address was to identify the van- dalism problem, to understand its cause, and to explore a few solutions. But as Yeske pointed out, the problem is much bigger than just vandalism. There are also crimes like break and enter, theft and shoplifting that ulti- mately drive up the cost of in- surance and the price on retail goods, And there is the problem of our poor driving habits that has caused ICBC to announce another dramatic hike in insur- ance premiums. Why is this happening? According to Yeske, it arises from a general lack of respect for the law. "There’s a real ’me first? attitude,” says Yeske. "People just don’t care about their fellow man." 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