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October 4, 2002
Chip-pinching Arctic Bay
teen sentenced to 30 days
An Arctic Bay youth who
broke into a Northern store warehouse and pilfered bags of potato chips and
Gatorade was sentenced to 30 days of open custody.
The 17-year-old boy cannot
be named under the Young Offenders Act. He was on probation for assault, mischief
and careless use of a firearm, among other charges, when he broke into the warehouse
on July 1, 2002.
Three weeks later, the
youth stole his dads truck keys and drove off with the vehicle.
He was charged with break
and enter, taking a vehicle without consent, two counts of breaching a probation
order and breaching conditions of his undertaking. He was arrested on July 19
and spent just a little more than two months in custody at the Youth Corrections
Centre.
"Youve demonstrated
youre unable or unwilling to respect court orders. You are putting yourself
in custody," said Justice Robert Kilpatrick.
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