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“Don't take the chief at his word just because he is the chief," Sheldrake said in an interview yesterday. He called the chief a "ruthless" man who was intent on tiring him, and he said the chief’s claims about his According to the chief‘s report. Sheldrake had been counselled on several occasions about his inadequate per- formance prior to his firing in October 1976. Sheldrake claims he was not counselled at all during the six months before he was dismissed. Ex-policeman Douglas Sheldrake yesterday accused Chief Bruce Crawford of falsifying a report documenting the reasons why he should be fired from the regional police force in 1976. Some members of the York Regional Police department do have golf privileges at the Rich- mond Hill Golf and Country Club, one of the club’s, owners said Two versions why Sheldrake sacked A-z â€" THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. August 16. 1978 Police golfed free, paid for coffee - club owner gnmp members nf the yesterday. and “they do facilities this year. about therallegatioii by gaid the_ir_ greens fees; lisp _rel_eased by Mr. sirice 1961. has had its share of Yeah” Richmond Hill Parks and Recreation Depart- ment gave out canoeing awards to participants of the developmentally handicapped summer playground program last Friday. Children had to name parts of the canoe and paddle and know the basic strokes for a level one certificate and those who were awarded level two had more difficult manoeuvres, such as getting in and out of the canoe by themselves. Heather Tomczuk. recreation supervisor for the town who handed Half wav across the sidewalk, a man who was walking southbound, approached the van and started using abusive language. He also made gestures towards the driver and caused damage to the van. Both men were charged with break, enter and theft and possession of goods under $200. Norton will also appear in court August 22. WHEN IN DOUBT DON‘T GET OUT On August 8 at 5 p.m., Douglas Nairn Flucker of Wellington Street West in Aurora was driving his van from the Aurora Highlands Golf Club, trying to get onto Yonge Street. Police arrested Richard Szeler, 23, of the Bloomington Road in Aurora, for assault causing bodily harm. He appeared in court yesterday (Tuesday) to answer the charge. GONE FISHING Sometime between August 4 at 10 am. and August 7 at 9 am, the garage belonging to Norman Pichurski of Edgar Avenue in Rich- mond Hill, was entered and two fishing rods, two fishing reels, one down rigger, one fishing line and several lures all worth $370, were stolen. Police are investigating. FROZEN FOOD FIASCO On July 21, during the early morning hours, a man broke into the Towne and Take-out Restaurant on Yonge Street in Richmond Hill by prying the rear door open. Once inside, a quantity of frozen food was taken. On August 9, two men went to the rear of the same premises and this time broke the rear door. As they were about to enter, they spotted police and fled. A check of the vicinity showed them to be hiding nearby. Police arrested William Thomas Johnson, 20, of Jane Street in Downsview for break, enter and theft and break and enter with intent and also John Scott Edmonson, 21, of Brimwood Boulevard for break and enter with intent. The first man appeared at a show cause hearing August 11 and the second made a court appearance on August 14. STARTING THEIR OWN CLUB? On August 2 at 7 pm. two 15-year-old juveniles broke into the storage shed at Seneca College on Dufferin Street in King. They took five motor- cycles. four of which would not start. The fifth one was started and was taken. Police later located and returned it. HUNGRY SMOKERS On August 4 at 2 a.m.. two men entered Maggie's Supermarket in Markham, by breaking a rear glass door. Once inside they took a quantity of cigarettes and food items. Flucker got out. trying to protect his vehicle, and was struck across the face. While trying to defend himself and stop the fight. he grabbed the assailant and in the effort, fell to the ground and dislocated his shoulder. While on the ground, the man assaulted him, causing lacerations to his face. ‘ As the result of an investigation. police arrested Gerald Ross Kalbfleisch, 31, of Main Street North, Markham, and released him for a court appearance on August 22. Police also arrested Paul David Norton, 19, of Church Street in Markham and he took officers to the location where the remaining stolen ar- ticles were hidden. York Police Briefs John A. Griffin, a principal with the club. said, however, only six officers have used the yesterdEand “they do facilities this year, not” pay greens fees. Greens fees at the club are $10. Sheldrake claimed his six~month evaluation had been “stupendous.” Crawford called it “acceptable,” in view of the fact that Sheldrake was a relatively inex- perienced policeman. In his recommendation for dismissal. the chief said he felt Sheldrake showed no promise of On Monday, Chief Crawford said nine superior officers had cited a long list of criticisms of the con- stable's performance in a July 1976 evaluation. Subsequently. the chief recommended Sheldrâ€" ake‘s dismissal. and the police commission ac- cepted that recom- mendation on Oct. 19, 1976. being counselled were false. - “I wanted to do a better job than I did the first time,” he told reporters Monday. On August 5 at 5 p.m., a man was having an argument with a neighbor and painted swear words across the rear of his vehicle while it was parked in an area used by the residents of 100 and 98 Yonge Street South in Aurora. He resigned as a fourth- class constable on Aug. 4, 1974, to go into business with his father, and was re-hired by the force on Sept. 10, 1975. Upon dischery of the damage to his car, the owner entered the home of the assailant and seized the black paint andAbrrush qsed _f01j the_jqb.~ Sheldrake first joined the force as a cadet on April 10. 1972, becoming a full-fledged policeman on Dec. 10, 1973. when he reached age 21. Sheldrake‘s final evaluation also noted that he had a good appearance and good relations with the public. Several superiors said he had the potential to become a good policeman if he changed his attitude. A dispute arose, at which time the victim of the paint attack threw a tin of varsol over the other man, injuring his eyes and eatjs; On August 9, police arrested Desmond Paul Smith, 21, of Hill Drive in Aurora for being unlawfully in a dwelling and assault causing bodily harm. In separate telephone interviews, four police officers and one ex- policeman were asked becoming a good police officer. COOL THEFT Sometime between August 10 at 6 pm. and August 11 at 8 pm. a trailer belonging to Atco Eastern Limited, on 16th Avenue in Thornhill, was entered by unknown means. Gebrge Daniel Fowler, 20, of Yonge Street South, Aurora, was charged with mischief to private property. On August 9 both youths were arrested for theft and ;possession of goods over $200 and released to their parents for court on September The vehicle he was driving was a dark-colored, older model, two-door, medium sized car, in good condition with bucket seats and blue in- terior and having a black centre console. CAR HAD EXTRA DOOR On August 13 at 9:30 pm. two youths were observed leaving Ryan’s Auto Wrecking onf Woodbine Avenue in Markham in the second boy’s vehicle. At that time they were stopped and a search of the car turned up a car door. It was parked in thenorthwest corner of the owner‘s lot. Stolen were six 6,000 BTU air con- ditioners and one 8,000 BTU unit, all worth $2,800. TIPS WERE NO GOOD ' Between the months of April and July, 1978, a 41-yearâ€"old man was employed as the head waiter at Aubrege Inn on Major Mackenzie Drive in Maple. From information from the owner, Ferdinand Boulanger, it was learned he had stolen about $3,000 in guest receipts. He cannot be located so a warrant has been issued for his arrest. HITCH-HIKING VICTIM On August 12 at about 3 am. an 18-year-old girI was hitch-hiking on Steeles Avenue just east 0! Yonge Street. She was picked up and the driver took her to Leslie Street north. She jumped out of the vehicle and tried to run away but was caught by her attacker. He then forced her to the ground and raped her. The suspect is described as: male, white, 25- years-old, 5’10" to 6’ tall, 15(L160 pounds, having dark hair and a trimmed moustache, smoking Player’s filtered cigarettes. ~ It was learned the door had been stolen from Ryan’s. Police arrested Dean Barry Jones, 16, of Apple Orchard Pathway in Thornhill and Richard Stanley Daurio, 17. of Silver Aspen Drive, also in Thornhill and charged them both with theft under $200 and possession of goods under $200. out the certificates said many of the kids did not know they were receiving an award and she said “the thrill on their faces was un- believable." Front row from left to right is Cindy Lovie, David, Richard Carr. Rodney McPhail. and Elizabeth Ridder. Back row, Program Supervisor Lynn Olsen. Debbie Rice. Neal Gatten, Freeman Easton. Wayne Clarke, Jim Hinchcliffe and Jim Craig. Sheldrake said he felt They will appear in court on August 29 WORDS Thosé who, played 'golf at the course all said they about the allegation by former policeman Doug Sheldrake that they received “complimen- tary” golfing privileges. After claiming he could obtain confidential in- formation from police sources, Douglas Sheldrake proceeded to give an apparent demonstration to reporters in his office he had done a good job, but claimed he was pressured by senior of- ficers because he had not issued a sufficient number of traffic sum- got CP/ C information Sh e/drake paid their greens fees. One said he never had played golf at the course in his life, while another said he hasn’t been at the course since 1973. monses When Crawford advised Sheldrake that he would ask the commission to fire him, the constable filed a grievance, These friends would check the person's criminal record through the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) in Ottawa, an information bank ac- cessible to all police forces, Sheldrake said. The CPIC information is classified for police use only. A policeman is subject to severe penalties if he is con- victed of giving this in- formation to civilians. As the operator of his own company in Thor- nhill, ex-policeman Sheldrake said he often called his friends on the force to run checks on prospective employees. On Monday afternoon, Sheldrake attached a tape recorder to his office telephone and called one of the York polic'e force’s divisional headquarters. He knew the constable who answered, and asked him to run a CPIC check on a prospective em- ployee. Monday , afternoon “Ah . . . well, I’m not supposed to," the conâ€" stable replied. Sheldrake then gave a name and birth date, and less than a minute later, the constable came back on the phone and said: “Nothing, not a thing, no." ‘ “Just a little one," Sheldrake said. The constable agreed. Sheldrake thanked him. said he might hire the person. and hung up. Several reporters listened to the tape through earphones to confirm the conversation. It was impossible to ascertain from the tape whether the constable had in fact run the check, or whether he had simply given Sheldrake the impression he had run the check. Chief Bruce Crawford said yesterday that he is investigating the in- cident. Clue” Alf Stong, member of the Legislative Assembly Sheldrake told for York Centre, says reporters that two senior Doug Sheldrake went too officers had run CPIC far when he carried his checks for him on accusations against York previous occasions. 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Mr. Griffin said the courtesy has been ex- tended to police officers “and our bank manager" Sheldrake said he later found that the person who received the ticket was the son of a Metropolitan Toronto policeman. “It’s absolutely untrue that I called any Crown (Attorney) and asked him to withdraw it,” the chief said. “There could have been a million reasons why it was withdrawn.” The police association, which had asked claiming harassment on the traffic ticket issue and also alleging that a traffic ticket he had issued to the chief’s son had been with- drawn in court. A c c o r d i n g t o Sheldrake, when the matter arose in traffic court, the prosecutor told the court that “the chief called me and said this is to be withdrawn. It’s his son.” Crawford said that claim was investigated and found to be untrue. Sheldrake conceded yesterday that his story in the grievance was not true; but at the time he filed the grievance, he said he believed the person receiving the ticket was the chief’s son. (A story in the Toronto Sun yesterday said on radar duty. the quota was four tickets an hour. 32 a shift. However. Sheldrake told reporters Monday that no numbers were given to officers. Sheldrake also was the source for the Sun The latest came this week from former police constable Doug Sheldrake, who said officers didn't have a specific number. “but there was something". "At the end of the month. it‘s dynamite out there." he said. “You’ve got to get your tickets up." "Quotas" are not part of the York Regional Police make-up. but Chief Bruce Crawford says some of his men do need “prodding”. Charges of police quotas are nothing new to the chief. who has piloted the force since its inception back in I97]. N0 ticket-quota system but Coppers “prodded” Stong says Sheldrake carried story too far “When he showed me the letter, I suggested he should go to the proper authority who can con- Mr. Sheldrake based one of his charges on a letter which listed police officers with golfing privileges at the Rich- mond Hill Golf and Country Club. Mr. Shulman’s article appeared in the Sun yesterday morning, covering most of Page 2, and being introduced on Page 1 in bold face let- tering which read: “Commission to probel police theft charges". since 1961. But, he added. “I want to make it clear that the police never asked for anything nor did we get anything in return.” “This should not be in the hands of politicians at this stage," Mr. Stong said. “I don’t think Sheldrake should have gone to Slhulman.” Shulman at the Toronto Sun newspaper. place. “I would again like to Sheldl‘ake is now take this opportunity to Pl‘eSident 0‘ the York thank you for extending Region BUildeFS' and the privilege of golfing at BUSinessmen’S ASSOCi- your course this year. As ation and also runs a in past years I am sub- Cl‘edit agency in Th0!“ mitting the names, ad- nhill. He has announced dresses and phone his candidacy for regional numbers of officers who council in Richmond Hill. would appreciate your , Former Ponce rcom' consideration." Crawford to investigate Sheldrake’s claim that he had not been counselled, did not pursue Sheldrake's grievance after the chief produced a report showing that counselling had taken place. Former police com- missioner Ray Twinney, who says he often tried to help individual policemen with grievances, said he could find no grounds to assist Sheldrake. He said Sheldrake had approached various members of Twinney’s investment group urging them to invest in Sheldrake's business ventures. Twinney said he wasn’t interested in a business investment with Sheidrake’s company. “There's no way he got a raw deal," Twinney said in an interview. The miner said the club ARE AVAILABLE UNDER THE RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT ONTARIO HOUSING BOX 149 NEWMARKET, ONTARIO TELEPHONE 832-1618 IF YOU ARE A FAMILY ON LIMITED INCOME. ARE YOU AWARE THAT RENT GEARED-TO-INCOME “The thing you people have to remember is that the coppers out there are only human.“ he said. Some. he said. will “do as little as possible." “[ w'on't tolerate lazy damn policemen and l “if you don’t have enough tickets. you go on straight radar (patrol),‘? he said. “York is ticket crazy.“ Chief Crawford. who has heard it all dozens of times before. said there is no quota. but his men must be motivated. Officers with poor performances were “threatened with transfers and withholding promotions." Sheldrake said. Police superiors. Sheldrake said. would check the number of tickets. “and the low guy would get hell." story.) 2 BEDROOM APT. UNITS has had its share of vandalism. “Someone broke in last year and stole $700 worth of booze," he said. “We have had to have a whole new burglar alarm system installed, which is hooked in directly to the police station." Mr. Griffin was responding to charges levelled by Mr. Sheldrake, who released a letter to the press which listed police officers with alleged golfing privileges. The letter was written by John Moorhead. a York Regional Police staff sergeant, and it reads: ~ The list submitted includes 13 names. Two people mentioned in the list are former police officers who have found other careers. The letter concludes: “Should any problem arise during the year with any member I would appreciate you contacting me and I will make sure it is corrected. Thank you again." \Mr. Griffin: “I feel sorry for the poor fellow who signed the letter. He has not even played this The letter is signed, “J.K. Moorhead.” duct an independent investigation,” Mr. Stong said. “That is the Ontario Police Commission.” Mr. Sheldrake did take his information to the commission Monday, but When told that greens fees had been waived for some police officers, Mr. Stong said it was “very dangerous to extend special privileges to the police”, Mr. Sheldrake did take his information to the commission Monday, but told reporters Mr. Shulman had been working on the story for two weeks. 5.11822 LB. PAILS 4" VWO'INQ. Fruits. th. Sulood I Commune. Food: 02% ORDER Now 884-3391 Ready 10! the FREEZER 10 lb Boxes CHERRIES icof'tcut-t‘ , “ ‘A tickeee a day keeps the sergeant away“ was the saying at the police station." Sheldrake said. Chief Crawford said only a limited number of police officers have to be told to work harder. Sheldrake. meanwhile. related the story of an accident report he filled out which was rte-investigated by another officer. Three charges which had been laid by Sheldrake were subsequently withdrawn. Sheldrake said. “But I got to keep my three ‘tickees' (tickets) on my worksheet." he said. "This isn't the welfare department." he said. The chief said he has an obligation to the York taxpayer and believes a police officer should “give us a good day‘s work for his money." don‘t intend to tolerate them." the chief said. vasonMSLélntcnmondum “They didn‘t have lockers. They would put on their golf shoes in the car. They usually played during the week. We only extended them weekday privileges. “I have invited my friends to use the course sometimes,” he said. “I was on the hospital board for years. I told them (directors) they could come for lunch so long as they paid." ' year.” Mr. Griffin said the officers paid for everything except the use of the course. Mr. Griffin said the courtesy has been ex- tended to the police since the club opened in 1961. “At that time we owned the shopping centre (Richmond Heights) and we were involved in town activities. The courtesy privilege was extended to a few people; our bank manager as well as the local policemen. “When the regional force came in we couldn’t accommodate the whole force. so I asked them to give me a list of about 15 names." Contacted at a police convention in Hamilton, Monday night, Staff Sgt. Moorhead said he had no comment on any of Mr. Sheldrake’s charges. He said he understands an investigation is in progress, and would make his comments at the “applicable time” said “If they ordered a cup of coffee. they paid for it." he said. - “The police chief should do something about it immediately," he