>M o.15, No. 32 Wensy, Augus 7, 19852 ae A 42-year old Whltby resîdent was arrested under the Mental Health Act last Wednesday atternoon af- ter ful-time and volunteer crews from the Whltby Fire Department and the Durham Regbonal Police Force conducted a brlef, but intense, search of the swamp that lies between Kathleen St. and Scott St. north of Dundas St. E. Accordlng to a spokesmnan for the force, police were sumnmoned to the apartment building at 101 Kathleen St. after a resident reported seeing a womnan bathlng ln the bulding's swimmlng pool clad only In her underwear. Prbor to the police and f ire crew arriving on the scene, the woman f led into the swamp area im- mediately to the east of the apartment building. Fearing that she had drowned In the swamp, the Oshawa Fire Department was asked to bring their small boat to the scene to search the swamp. However, the boat won't flbat in the water, whose bottom was thick wlth mud. The Whitby f ire depar- tment's four-wheel drive truck (above) had to be bro ught ln to haul it up the hili that embanks the marsh. In the photo below, Whitby firefighters search the bush area to the north of the swamp. The woman was later located in anearby home. 1 WALTER CLARK MAJOR Three years later.... Ashhurn- murder unsolved By SUSAN LESJAK checked one last month, Free Press Staff but so far we baven't Three years after 57 corne Up with year-old Walter Clark anything, " he said. Major was kiIled during Fitzpatrick said that a robbery of his Ash- the response to Crime hum area farm, police Stoppers was en- are stili looking for the couraging, however. man responsible for his "Even now, a year death. later, we get calls froas Major, a mechanical that prograro. engineer, died August 7, "We're optimistic 1982 when he tried to that someone knows stop thieves fromn who did it and someday stealing tires on his will teli us." farm. The Ashburn man While the police was dragged 400 feet by acknowledge that the a van driven by the description of the man cuiprits after a vain at- they are seeking is im- tempt to keep tbem r eciet best, he is from fleeing. =ecie as white, ap- Despite a $25,000 proxiately 2 years of reward offered by the age, with long blonde Durham Regional bair and a moustache. Police and re- The Major case is the enactment of the crime only unsolved homicide on the television series actively being in- Crime Stoppers last vestigated by the year, the detective in Durham Regional charge of the in- Police Force. vestigation, Bernie Fit- The file has neyer zpatrick, says the case been closed, said Fit- is still unsolved. zpatrick, and won't be "We're following until the killer bas been leads ail the time. 1 just apprehended. Man arrested for hold-up A 19-year old time of his arrest, he Pickering mani will ap- was charged witb rob- pear in Whitby provin- bing the J and S Con- cial court for a bail venience store at gun hearing today after point on July 25. being arrested last The day alter tbe rob- Tuesday afternoon in berY, Police rePOrted7 connection with the ar- that a lone man bad en- med robbery of a Brock tered the store, pointed St: S. convenience store. bis weapon at the store's Mernbers of the owrier, demanded Durham Regional money and fled with Police Force made the over $400 in cash. arrest during a sweep of Lloyd George Bour- the grounds of the Whit- den, 19, of 1235 Radoma by Psychiatric Hospit.al St., Pickering bas been where they had been charged with armed maintaining regular robbery, possession of a patrols after bospital stolen automobile, staff reported seeing an possession of a stolen armed man walking restricted weapon and around the -facility tbe armed while commnit- previous evening. ting an offense. While the suspect He bas been held in wasn't arrned at the- custody since his arrest. Search ends in arrest