PORT COQUITLAM POLICING REPORT
Res Traffic Comments

1. The following are the motor-vehicle accident statistics for
the nonth of August, 1972:

FATAL ACCIDENTS
FERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS
PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENTS

PERSONS KILLED
PERSONS INJURED
CYCLISTS INJURED
PEDESTRIANS INJURED

2. The following are the traffic violation atatistics fer the
month of August, 1972:

CRIMINAL CODE (TRAFFIC) ? .
PARKING VIOLATIONS NIL TOTAL: 245

3. With tke starting of school again, additional radar operations
will be carried out in all 20 MPH school zones. Attempte will also be
made to attend all elementary schoole to instruct ‘the pupils in regard
to traffic safety.

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MUNICIPAL POLICING REPORT

GENERAL COMMENTS ON LOCAL CRIMINAL & DRUG CONDITIONS:

The month of August saw 4 general overall increase in burglaries and
breaking and enterings, which to a large extent can be attributed to the numerous
persone currently on druga. In some canes we were successful tn arreating the
fersone responsible and one suspect, arrested by our Burnaby Detachment, admitted
belng responsible for approximately 244 such burglarfes In the Coquitlam sres alones
Other persons arrested during the month admitted to being responsible for a lesser
number but since three of these persons were supporting a heavy drug habit we
believe they were renponsible for many more than they cared to admit to.

In addition to the resurgence of. burglaries, an araon was committed
at Gentral School, which resulted tn damape In excess of $4,000.00, however
two girls were apprehended for this offence and are presently before the Courte.

The drug aftuation in the Caquitlan area certainly merita considerable
attention. To this end, during the month the G.I. Section complemented by cembers
of Vancouver Sub/Diviston Drug Squad, carried ovt numeroua searches, with the
result the. over the month period thirteen persons have been charged with nuverocue
offences under the Narcotic Control Act. Jn oddition, ac a result of information
supplied by Coquitlam G.1.S., srrests were effected in Port Mooly and New Westrinster”
City and 33 capsules of Heroin were sefzed. Thus far, we are enjoying good
co-operation from the public and intelligence gathered so far would indicate the
Nerotn supply tn Port Coquitlam would appear te be coming from one main source of
supply in the Coquitiam area and other sources in New Weatminster and Vancouver.
There were three emerpenctes aa a result of an overdone of narcotics, and during
routine checks our members have encountered several new youths supporting a three
to Eive cap a.day habit. Soft drugs Including Marihuana, Hash, and M.D.A. are
readily available but the use of Heroin by the younger people certainly poses the
greatest threat. To this end, we have been given to understand @ group known as
“Life Line" intend on doing some research with the youth in the Coquitiam area and:
an appointment han tentatively been arranged with this particular group for the
& SEP 72. Previous investigations still belng conducted by Coquitlam Detachment
constitute two murders = the murder of Robert LILJE {n 1970 and the murder of Daniel
BOSS1O which ia an underworld-type slaying and is believed to have occurred sometime
after 1965 when he went misaing and tha time the akeleton wae found in Port Coquitlan

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