Letter of Support from the Princeton RCMP
COURT NEWS - August 10 & 11, 2006
JUDGE AWARDS DISCHARGE
On November 11, 2004, RCMP were called to a local restaurant at the request of a Victims Assistant Officer. A mother was having difficulty accessing her child. The child was in the care of his father, who appeared reluctant to return the child to his
mother's custody.
The RCMP officer approached the father, Glen Glowinski, who was belligerent toward the officer. Sgt. Kurt Lozinski, Officer in Charge of Princeton Detachment, attended and attempted to cool down the situation. Glowinski gave the child to the mother, but continued to be difficult. When Glowinski opened the door to his van while talking to police, Sgt. Lozinski closed it and Glowinski shoved the officer. He was arrested and charged with assault of a police officer.
Glowinski appeared in Provincial Court in Princeton on August 10, 2006. Glowinski is a 57 year old realtor who lives in Victoria, B.C.
His lawyer pointed out that Glowinski had lived 20 years in Princeton and had a good record of contributing to the community. His lawyer argued it was really a very minor incident and asked for an absolute discharge.
Judge Hogan agreed, with the condition that Glowinski write a letter of apology to Sgt. Lozinski.
DRUGS NET HOUSE ARREST
Driving around with illegal drugs in your vehicle will bring an automatic drug trafficking charge. This was a lesson learned the hard way for a Calgary man who appeared in Provincial Court in Princeton on August 11, 2006.Darren Woodward was apprehended in a routine highway check on July 23, 2005. When he was stopped, RCMP officers spoke to him. Through the open window of his vehicle, they detected the scent of marijuana. Woodward admitted to having a few marijuana cigarettes, but a subsequent search found not only the cigarettes, but a vial of hash oil, some hashish, 750 grams of marijuana in baggies, and more marijuana in Mason jars.
Woodward entered a guilty plea and said he was on his way to Calgary and was taking the drugs there to share with a friend.
Judge Hogan ordered Woodward to serve six months of house arrest with a curfew, and is not to consume any alcohol or illegal drugs, nor to attend any pub, bar or liquor store. He was issued a 10 year firearms prohibition and ordered to pay a $600 fine.
Woodward will serve his sentence in Calgary.
DRIVER LOSE LICENCE
Jacqueline Haarer was driving through Manning Park on June 8, 2006, when she was stoped by RCMP. She was under a suspension issued by the Motor Vehicle Branch and her car was impounded. Haarer had a record of traffic violations from the past.In Provincial Court in Princeton on August 10, she was ordered to pay a $500 fine, a $75 victim fine surcharge and lost her licence to drive for six months.
The driving suspension did not come under the Canada Criminal Code and was handled differently from a licence suspension violation such as impaired drivers receive.
JUDGE ISSUES WARRANTS
In Provincial Court in Princeton on August 10, 2006, a number of warrants were issued for failure to appear in court.Monty McIntyre was to stand trial that day, but did not appear. The court was advised that he had not been reporting to his Probation Officer in Kamloops and his whereabouts are unknown. He had not contacted his lawyer. A warrant was issued for his arrest.
Other warrants were issued for Michael Neumann, who is charged with uttering threats, and Jesse Williams charged with assault.
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