A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 24, 2001 Police urged to follow up on calls Dear Sir: Reading the newspaper on Sept. CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD same information, including the 26, 1 came across an interesting arti- cle. One week later, On Oct. 3, [ came across a similar article. They were both stories about some break- ins to local homes recently, both ending with statements that the RCMP were looking for any information or tips that might help them solve these crimes. Here's a big tip: try responding 10 our phone. calls when we see suspicious activities going on! On Aug. 1, I was lying in bed watching TV shortly before 11 p.m. when I heard a vehicle driving down the private driveway that lines the backyards of our street. I quickly shut off my lights and the TV to get-a better look at the backyard. 1 watched three young males stop directly behind my house. The passenger got out and came up to my fence and was reaching aver the fence toward . my dogs. At the same time the driver was get- ting out and came over to where his friend was standing, and also tried to reach towards my dogs. By this time ] was already dialling the police. At the same time [ yelled to my spouse downstairs that there was some kids in the back. As soon as they heard me yell, I heard the passenger say, “Let’s F*** this idea!” and Yes, it’s humane Dear Sir: My letter is addressed to Claudette Sandecki re- garding her Oct. 10 col- umn, “Is saving animals humane?” My simple and quite obvious answer is yes. Maybe if you are not an animal lover, apparently like Claudette, your an- swer would be different. For those of us who love animals, stray or otherwise, and treat them as part of our families, we say, do whatever is neces- sary to save them. ; So what if I choose to spend my money on saving a stray from near death? The same goes for those veterinarians who choose to donate their time and. Services to the sick and wounded. If you could ask these animals, would they like to be’ saved or die-a.. “humane” death, 1 guaran-. tee you most of them would say, please help me. I personally love my animals as much as my human family, and treat them as I would my son or. . my mother, We don’t leave a homeless, unwan- ted human who has been struck by a car, or injured in an earthquake, to die, He or she has no family or no one to care for them, but they are saved. As they should be. Why not an ani- mal? I agree there are too many strays as well. This is not the fault of the ani- mals. They deserve the same care and attention as one who already has a home. Don’t question why, or dictate, to those of us who love animals, why we go to great lengths to keep our loved ones alive. Denise Kluss, Terrace, B.C. Keep an open mind Dear Sir: | I can’t believe some of ihe things I am hearing from people regarding the possible sale of Skeena Cellulose. If you are drowning and someone throws you a .Firestone tube, do you throw it away because you wanted a Goodyear tube? People in this area de- sperately need work and a paycheque and it really won't matter who signs these cheques as long as they supply families with an income, . We must keep an open mind and do whatever we can to get people back to work, Think very carefully be- fore you throw away that Firestone tube because | don’t thing the Goodyear guy plans to show up. Brian (Tipper) Mould, Kitwanga, B,C. GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB The Mail Bag they both headed back to the vehicle. Right at that moment, my spouse went run- ning outside and asked these people what they were up to. Their only response was to run the rest of the way to the vehicle and drive as fast as possible back down the driveway. The policeman on the phone was very busy trying to spell my name right so I guess he didn’t get the idea that these kids were up to no good, I gave him’a vehicle description and a licence plate number as well as the direction they headed off in. I was told that someone would be there shortly to speak with me. Nobody ever came. They never even drove down the street. A week later, I had a large black bear in my driveway. Not knowing who else to call, 1 dialled the police. Within 15 minutes [ had three officers running around my yard with shotguns. While they were there, [ mentioned to one of them the problems J had the week before and that nobody had responded. He was very nice and took down all the So CREDIT OF” ON CASI PURCHASE * 8 PURCHASE NCIKG UP TO 43 MONFHS FINA could get back to. me and let me know what was being done. He never got back to me. So, I called the officer that had got- ten our Stréet involved. in. the Neighborhood Watch Program. He has also never responded to my messages. Now I see in the Oct. 3 paper that he is no longer part of the crime prevention unit, and has been moved to general duty, so [ can’t even Iry to talk to him about it, The point is, if the police are not willing to respond to crimes as they are happening, they should change the phrase from crime preven-. tion to crime response. If the police aren't going to make the same efforts as civilians, they should either come take their neighborhood watch signs down, or change them so they read “We report all sus- picious activities to the police, and they don't come.” Iam keeping my eyes wide open for a vehi- cle with the licence plate SFD-090. If you are the owner of this vehicle, or if you know who is, call me at 635-9500 and leave a message. Meanwhile, take comfort in knowing that Tim Horton’s is still the safest place in town. Carla Rathgaber, Terrace, B.C, 60° SE or: ON CASH PURCHASE”. 00% RETAIL CREDIT OF. 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