News — Assault charges pending after driver punched Charges of assault may be laid against a 40-year-old Surrey truck driver following an incident on the Pat Bay Highway at Mt. Newton Crossroad the evening of Feb. 2. Police said a 19-year-old Vic- toria man complained to police he was punched in the head by the truck driver after stopping for a red light on Mt. Newton Crossroad while southbound on the highway about 8: 15 p.m. Friday. The southbound Victoria man said he signalled and changed lanes in front of a semi-tractor trailer unit when the driver of the _ semi-tractor turned on his high- Mea beam headlights. The Victoria man told police a passenger in his car made a ges- ture to the truck driver to get him to turn his headlights down. When both vehicles stopped at Mt. Newton Crossroad, the driver of the truck walked to the car driver’s window and punched the Victoria man in the nose, police said. The incident is still under inves- tigation. Five shops entered Five business premises in the Keating Industrial area were bro- ken into but nothing was taken from three of them over the Feb. 3-4 weekend, Central Saanich police said. About $600 worth of cash and equipment was taken from Island Marine Institute in the 6700-block Veyaness Road. About $150 dam- age was done by culprits entering the business. About $150 worth of damage resulted an $50 worth of various office equipment was taken from Almetco Building Products in the 6600-block Mirah Road, police said. Nuti-Lawn in the 6700-block Veyaness was entered but nothing Block Watch campaign helps residents protect themselves Key under mat? Garage unlocked? Central Saanich police want to help residents and businesses pro- tect themselves against theft and vandalism. Const. Jim Woolford is co- ordinating a four-man force of reserve constables to go door-to- door through the community to start a Block Watch program for residents. The program helps residents mark valuables with an engraver informs them of crime prevention measures. Police will also check premises for security precautions already in place and give information on making the premises more secure. Some suggestions police make are: Don’t keep large sums of money on the premises, record credit card numbers, and place Block Watch decals on windows and doors after marking valuable items with the engraver. Also, don’t hide a key under the mat. Police suggest residents have a secondary lock on windows and recommend that windows left open for ventilation be locked in place. Garages are frequently used by housebreakers, who find it simple to enter them, then force a small door leading from the garage into the house, police said. Woolford suggests that doors made of solid core wood, metal or steel are the best to prevent illegal entry: Hinges exposed to the outside of the door should be non-removable and police say safety chains on the inside of doors are useless. Woolford suggests trees and shrubs be cut below the window level, and front and rear doors and yards should be kept well-lit. Apartment dwellers are advised not to let unknown people into the building. Also, people in apart- ments should avoid using first names or Mr. and Mrs. on mailbox name tags. Instead, use first initials and surname, Woolford said. BUSINESS BLOCK WATCH A business security program is also being started in Central Saa- nich by the police department. Each business will be asked to fill out a business property refer- ence card and an inspection of the building will be done by police, looking for security problems. “Tt is hoped that recent break- ins and thefts from the industrial area would receive priority atten- tion and it is felt that the owner or manager would be very receptive to the program,” Woolford said. Reserve police will first concen- trate on starting the residential Block Watch programs in areas where break-ins have occurred recently, then move on to other areas, Woolford said. More information is available from the Central Saanich police department. Ss Working Together To Prevent Crime taken, as was Seaboard Holdings poe aie aes and Capital Excavating. Yeighbourhood Watch’ REQUEST FOR INPUT REVISION OF CLEAN AIR BY-LAWS The Capital Regional District currently has two Smoking Control By-laws. By-law No. 1464 is a by-law to control the public places where people may smoke; and By-law No. 1440 is a by-law to control smoking in the workplace. In order to assist in achieving one of the goals of the Capital Regional District’s Healthy 2000 Initiative, the Task Force for the Reduction of Tobacco Use in the Capital Regional District has recommended the updating of these two by-laws to reflect the public demand for more smoke free environments and to assist in the goais of a "Tobacco Free Capital Regional District by the Year 2000". Community groups or individuals are invited to write to Doctor Shaun H.S. Peck, Regional Medical Health Officer, Capital Regional District Community Health Service, P.O. Box 1000, Victoria, B.C. V8W 2S6 (FAX line: 381-7454) with suggestions for revisions they would like considered by the updated by-law. Sug- y ¢ gestions should be received by February 14, 1990. Doctor Shaun H.S. 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