Drugs also seized Stolen LOCAL VICTIMS of thett are getting their property back after a police raid un- covered $20,000 in stolen goods here last week. Terrace RCMP raided a house in the 3800 block of Dobbie Street in Thornhill’s Kirkaldy Subdivision on Feb, 3. Police say the search revealed about $900 in cocaine, along with a “significant amount’ trafficking paraphernalia, Also discovered was a large cache of stolen proper- ty including stereos, televi- sions, computer equipment, power tools and outboard boat motors. Three people were ar- rested, including one adult male, one adult female and a 16-year-old male youth. All face charges of possession for the purposes of traffick- ing cocaine and up to 10 counts of possession of stolen properly. Constable Mark Landry of Terrace’s drug enforcement unit says the search came about after an ongoing in- vestigation that included tips from Crimestoppers. ‘‘We know who some of’ a7 the stuff belongs to, of & goods found POLICE SAY stolen goods, similar to the ones pic- tured here, are often taken out of town for re-sale. The above items were found after a raid on a Dobbie The Terrace Standard, Wecnesy February 11, 1998 -Al1 Street house in Thornhill. Landry says. ''We’ve con- tacted some of them and we have four confirmed people who will get their things back,’”’ Groups who will have their stolen goods returned include Thornhill Elementary, the Copper River Motel, which had a television stolen in a break- and-enter, and the Terrace Musician’s Association. They should consider themselves lucky. The solve rate for property crime is only about 39 per cent. And Landry says the recovery rate for stolen property is lower than that. “Often we can lay charges but they (the thieves) have already gotten rid of the stuff,’ he says. Landry says that most of the goods stolen in Terrace are shipped elscwhere. for — sale, especially when large amounts of items are in- volved. ; And according to police, there are likely more suspected fencing oper- tions like this alleged onc, where burglars can sell stolen goods or trade them for drugs. ‘We suspect it’s a fairly common occurrence,’’ Landry says. MP loves salary tax SKEENA REFORM MP Mike Scott doesn’t have a problem if bis salary hits the six-figure mark. That's because all of it will be taxable, wiping out the current combination of salary and tax-free al- lowance. “7?m just not in favour of MPs being the anly people - to collect money tax-free,” said Scott of proposals released last week which would change parliamentary pay structures. Instead of MPs receiving salaries of $64,400 a year and a tax-free allowance of $21,300; they would receive a flat and fully taxable $106,000. In effect, the fully taxable salary would work out to the same take home as the cur- rent salary/allowance pack- age. "Tm in favour of it as long as there is no net dif- ference — no increase — in what I get paid right now,” said Scott. “It would be totally in- appropriate for me to ask for a aise, regardless of whether my purchasing power has been croded; when so much is happening in the siding regarding Skeena Cellulose and other issues affecting people,”’ he said, The proposals were con- tained im a report on par- liamenlary pay ordered by the federal government. Scott is in favour of a recommendation to increase from $6,000 to $12,000 a living allowance to pay for accommodation and meals road, “ns rman “Pm sharing ‘a. house in Ottawa with three other MPs. My share of the rent and ulilitices comes to .$500 a month so that right away takes care of the it, allawance as’ said $6,000 stands right now,” Scott. **’m spending $15,000 on expenses in total and that’s not living high on the hog.’’. The recommendations in- Looking For Something A Little Different For Your Children’s Birthday Party , MULL ‘ 4816 Hwy. 16, Terrace + K4o (Behind Home Hardware) > 635-1180 GAN'’S HOMERUN Royal Canadian Legion Branch 13 9 pm 1am Saturday, February 14 - DJ Music { Lal } . Door Prizes wv) Members & Bonafied Guests Welcome! 19 years and over only please , while in Oltawa or on the» _ small . clude a raise for cabinct ministers — up to $170,000 full taxable which would place them on par wilh some of the moze senior civil servants working for them. Other recommendations include changes to the MP pension plan. 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