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Cops find 30 stolen garage door openers Cornelia Naylor
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Are you missing a garage door opener? Burnaby RCMP might have it. A 51-year-old Burnaby man is facing numerous charges after police searched his home and found hundreds of stolen items – including 30 garage door openers. Police suspect the stolen goods are related to a series of break-ins at garages across North Burnaby in April. Investigators identified a suspect in that case, executed a search warrant at his home on June 22 and found stolen sports equipment, bikes, tools and 37 GPS units. “The main means of access to these properties was via a garagedoor remote control that had been stolen from a vehicle at the residence in the days and weeks preceding the break-and-enter robbery,” stated an RCMP press release. Michael Thomas Gorval was charged last month with break and enter, mischief, theft and possession of stolen property. Along with pressing charges, police have seized Gorval’s truck since he allegedly used it to commit his crimes.The vehicle will be handed over to the province’s civil forfeiture office for disposal if Gorval is convicted. The incident has prompted police to remind residents to treat garage-door remotes just as they would a house key. Other tips for keeping garages safe include: !Never leave your garage-door remote control in an unoccupied vehicle. !Change the factory default settings on your remote to a unique code. If your residence can be accessed via your garage, ensure doors are secure when you’re not at home. !Block out your address on your vehicle registration papers so thieves can’t find your residence if your remote is stolen.
SLOW DOWN: Pavement Patty is a 3D optical illusion on Delta Avenue in Burnaby.
PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
Pavement Patty a warning to drivers
Cornelia Naylor
cnaylor@burnabynow.com
A 3D illusion of a girl chasing a ball onto the street in front of two Burnaby elementary schools gave speeding motorists something to think about Tuesday morning. “Pavement Patty,” an image of a girl printed on weatherproof, skid-proof vinyl, was installed directly onto Delta Avenue between Brentwood Park and Holy Cross elementary schools Monday night along with signs reading “In a rush at a school zone? Seriously?” The image is designed to morph into a 3D optical illusion when drivers are a few feet away. The Community Against Preventable Injuries, BCAA and the Burnaby school district partnered on the installation to draw attention to persistent poor driving be-
haviours in school zones across the province. It’s an issue Brentwood principal Jillian Lewis is all too familiar with, especially since construction on Lougheed Highway seems to have driven more traffic onto the street in front of her school. “I think people sometimes get frantic when they’re running late and are trying to get their kids to school or they’re trying to get themselves to work, and so people tend to not behave to the best of their ability,” she said. It’s not the first time Pavement Patty has been seen running across the street for her ball. The 80-foot decal, designed with help from Wasserman + Partners Advertising, was first placed in front of an elementary school in West Vancouver in 2010, but organizers don’t want drivers to get
too used to her, so she hasn’t been seen again until now. “If we did it all the time, it would be old news, and the point of it is to really get people talking about the issue of school zone safety,” said Jennifer Smith, senior program manager with Preventable. Careless and potentially deadly behaviour in school zones continues to be a problem according to a survey of B.C. principals, teachers and parents conducted last week for BCAA by Insights West. Eighty per cent of those surveyed said they had witnessed speeding, 73 per cent had witnessed motorists not stopping for crosswalks, 78 per cent had seen parents encouraging their kids to do unsafe things and a staggering 56 per cent witnessed at least one near miss – a child almost hit by
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a car – during this year’s back-toschool week. “We have brought back Pavement Patty to remind drivers that even at low speeds, children can be seriously injured or killed,” said Preventable co-executive director Dr. Ian Pike. “Slow down, leave the phone alone and give the road your full attention.” Preventable and BCAA chose the school zone on Delta Avenue because it is a busy street between two elementary schools and offers clear sight lines so motorists aren’t startled. “As you drive up, you can see that there’s something on the pavement, so it’s not like a sudden effect,” Smith said. “It emerges very slowly, and once you approach the optimal viewing distance, you can see the 3D illusion, but it doesn’t pop out suddenly.”
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