i - VERA Zissis is , Matters after’ police failed to post ‘sketches: of the suspect in’ , her attempted rape case. , taking into . her On May 5, Zissis thumbed a ride from a truck driver in ‘a green cab on Hwy 97 just ' soutside of 100 Mile House. ‘She was returning to work at . ya tree planting camp north of Quesnel after visiting family in Vancouver. ' “It. all seemed fine. ‘He . ‘told me I could fall asleep in ‘his cab,” Zissis said. “I woke ‘up with his hands: between’ omy legs.” * " Zissis’ said he threatened ‘to rape her, but Zissis man-. -: “’aged to kick him, in. the “groin. She said she scram- ‘bled to open the passenger ‘side. door on the Parked truck. , » “He got the courage: to ‘get a knife out of the. truck Y > visot,” Zissis said.” co. ~* Once ‘out of the: vehicle" she just ran. For four hours, . ‘Zissis’ walked to the tree... ~: "planting campsite, -at Rob- “-ert’s Roost, to find help. “T wasn’t going to take ot ‘another ride at that point,” ‘Zissis said. - Four days later she went: to the RCMP in Quesnel to “report the incident and later toa ‘sketch’ artist in Vancou- oe ver, ; , . “The RCMP in Quesnel promised to put the sketch * up-at all the truck scales,” a Zissis said. However she was dis-. . —turbed to-learn none of the. ‘sketches had been handed ~ ‘out to the scales or ‘posted: ‘at places where they could. .. - be seen by. hitchhikers. : She said given the-histo- . . Ty of unsolved murders and | disappearances on neigh- . * bouring-Hwy 16, she was . - Surprised at what seemed — _to be a lack of effort on the RCMP’s part. ‘ “The cops aren’t really " doing the job at a grassroots level,” Zissis said. - Quesnel RCMP Consta- ble Ryan Arthur confirmed police did.not send out. the sketches. He said how po- lice deal with such incidents is | determined on a case fy . Children | seized in drug bust SEVERAL children. were seized from a Molitor St. home Oct. 5 after’ local “RCMP executed a search ~ warrant on the home of - a couple believed to be involved in the drug trade. _o* The warrant was issued after police received infor-'_ mation leading them to be- | lieve drug trafficking was. happening i inthe home, say police. juana and drug trafficking . paraphernalia in plain view, Say police, -The — children placed in emergency fos- ter care following the bust “pending further investiga- tion into the matter.” No charges have so far been laid. © 7 little ring called love Marry her with . ‘the diamond that says your love for her _ Is ceria. hands’ A .man and a woman — - were placed under arrest af- - ter police discovered mari- . were | _ Al2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 11, 2006 ‘Woman warning hitchhikers | after escaping attacker | _-By REBECCA ALDOUS case ‘basis. Authur said the police kept the sketch of. Zissis’s attacker.on file for information and finding pos- sible links with other cases. He would not comment on whether it is routine for po- lice to publicize sketches. “I would feel the more . publicity you get the better, an he said. Zissis has retrieved the sketches highway herself. She recent- ly travelled from Prince Ru- pert to Prince George, stop- ping in Smithers, posting — flyers warning people about. the dangers of hitchhiking. B.C.’ FACT: 8 ©.’ population 4s expected to grow by over 54,000 people every year. from . Quesnel’s: RCMP detachment and will . be posting them along the. ee ge ee Fe ee Fe ee eR RR ee He HH HH HR Ue ee eg Ue ee Ge ee ee nd \U B C UNIVERSITY OF | NORTHERN BRITISH COL UMBIA ‘Are you thinking of doing a Master of ‘Education Degree? UNBC:i ‘is planning to start. a new Master of. Education program with . specializations i in Multidisciplinary Leadership and Special Education. This program is part-time, designed to accommodate teachers’ work schedules. It will be offered at UNBC’'s Terrace campus. Prospective students.are invited to attend'a ‘an information session at the regional campus in Terrace: ; oo, Monday October 23rd 7: 30pm ° 4741 Park Ave. ‘The anticipated start date of this M. Ed. program is July 2007, subject to enrollment and final approval. “ . “I still have nightmares about [the attack],” Zissis said, adding she is equally distressed by the way police have dealt with her case. , In May, 'Zissis described — her attacker to The Quesnel © Observer as taller than 5’8”, with dull brown eyes, a goa- tee with red in it, and he was » wearing a green baseball : =cap. She reported he had a pudgy face and a belly. Zis- sis told the reporter the at- tacker called himself Peter _ and ‘was in an 18-wheeler © pulling cargo underneath a “FT think it is important to share my story,” Zissis said. 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