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HB NEWS NURSE SEEKING ACCOUNTABILITY AFTER PROPERTY DAMAGED, ALLEGEDLY BY GROUP HOME RESIDENT DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com An Oakville nurse is de- manding compensation and some accountability after her property was damaged, allegedly by a resident from a nearby group home. Kim Furtado, who lives was at a work function on Saturday, July 16 when a man came onto her proper- Jameson Glas ty and smashed her kitch- en window with a rock. “My mother was dogs sit ting for me. She had take the dog out for a walk, and when she came back, she saw this gentleman coming out of my backyard, which she thought was strange," said Furtado. "He proceeded to just pick up a rock and smash it through a front window of my home." Furtado said her moth- er yelled at the man to stop, Kim Furtado photo Photos of some of the damage that occurred July 16 at Kim Furtado's home allegedly caused by a man from a nearby group home. but it's alleged the individ- just grabbed more dec- den and used them to smash the windshield and windows of Furtado's car and then her mother's car, which were both parked in the driveway. The vehicles were also struck and dente: Despite being terrified by what she was seeing, Furtado said her mother was able to run into the house and call 911. y this time, the man B HAxeELL Law [ff Buying? Selling Re-financing? (@- | RUCmielar-Relleltca- la 905-845-0767 ext. 223 T: 905-845-0767 - F: 905-845-5552 had stopped what he was doing and was sitting on Furtado's driveway. Halton police arrived on the scene and made an ar- rest. A 23-year-old Oakville man has been charged with three counts of mischief to her home, she realized the damage was significant. In addition to smashing afront window, Furtado al- leges the man had also smashed a rear window aitelals while he was in the back- yard. “The person who came in to look at the windows and the home damage seemed to think it would be somewhere between $5, 000 Jaundry room," said Furta- ie said when a brick cane nN her laundry ‘oom window, it damageda tile on the laundry room floor. Ifthe entire heated Foor has to be replaced, Fu said that will take the home damage bill alone to around $15,000. Damage to her mother's vehicle has been estimated at $7,000 to $10,000 while damage to Furtado's vehi- cle is estimated at $6,000 to ,000. The Oakville nurse said that following the incident, she was told by police that the suspect was a resident of a neighbouring group home. (Sale Price Place © ° Furtado says she was = unaware of a group home = operating in the area. When Furtado contact- H ed the group home, she said she was told by the person 3 ? who picked up the phone 3 a that Furtado's contact in- 2 formation would be passed o on to the manage! 3 When reached | for com- 8 & ment Chantelle Perera, le- £ gal counsel for Safe Man- & 8 agement Group Inc.,theor- ganization that runs the group home, said she had been advised by her client that they have received written correspondence companies fo for both parties. While tado says she shouldn't ee left out of pocket as a result of this in- cident, she also wants some kind of assurance that this will not happen again. "I am afraid to sit in my own yard, id unfortu- nately my mother refuses See WOMAN, page 10 Always Here to Help You! v Patient Counselling DE RANGO PHARMACY INC. v Complete Diabetic Care Find what you're looking for, in the location you want, for the price you want to pay! / Home Visits ¥ Consultations v Free RX Delivery v Free Nut v Vaccinations / Cholesterol, AIC, >) AFib and DNA Screening in Counsel Catch a Great Deal! Br ntory , POP Province, popular Cities or by Price. the right price! @autocatch... woo"uoy}EYyapIsUt www.shoppersdrugmart.ca