Police warn ATM users to be wary of card skimming
Two suspects are in custody after skimming devices were discovered in a local storage unit
By Parvaneh Pessian - Nov 21, 2008 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- People will have to worry about more than just shoulder surfing while accessing ATM machines after a slew of skimming devices were found in a storage unit in Ajax Wednesday. The skimming operation items -- including an ID card printer, skimming casings and several stolen cards -- have been seized and Durham Regional Police are holding two people in custody while hunting for a third suspect. Criminals are mounting small cameras in the valance above ATM machines allowing them a bird's-eye view into customers' PIN numbers, fraud ...
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Whitby girl struts her stuff in talent competition
By Parvaneh Pessian - Nov 21, 2008 - 04:30 AM
WHITBY -- The judges of the International Presentation of Performers (Ipop) competition didn't know what they were in store for when nine-year-old Rachel Barber hit the stage this month. The Whitby ...
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Port Perry doctor receives YMCA Peace Medallion
By Jillian Follert - Nov 20, 2008 - 08:30 PM
DURHAM -- Most of the time, Dr. Anthony Brown can be found treating patients from the comfort of his family practice in Port Perry or under the operating room lights where he works as an anesthetist....
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An accident every two minutes on OPP-patrolled roads
By Jennifer Stone - Nov 20, 2008 - 02:27 PM
DURHAM -- The timely return of wintry driving conditions had Ontario Provincial Police receiving, on average, an accident report every two minutes on the roads it patrols in the province. But the ...
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Key witness on hot seat at biker trial
WHITBY -- The cross-examination of a key witness in the trial of two high-ranking bikers began Thursday with a full-out assault on the police agent's ...
Toronto police chief comes to Oshawa
DURHAM -- Women officers had to carry their guns in purses when Toronto's police chief, Bill Blair, started his career. Now, more than 30 years ...
Grade 5s swim and skate for free
DURHAM -- Many of Durham's Grade 5 students are getting a leg up on healthy living with a free pass that allows to them to swim and skate for free...
Christmas stories, music and goodies
NESTLETON -- Yuletide stories and Christmas treats make a great team at Nestleton United Church. Yuletide Tales, an evening of Christmas stories and ...
Nuclear reactors good for Durham
To the editor: I am totally for the new nuclear reactors project in Darlington, as it is a clean energy and it also builds on Durham Region's new ...
Hoping for a Christmas shopping boom
DURHAM -- Jason King opened Alcatraz Skate shop in 1996, without much of a business plan. But with the retail season's yearly heyday creeping up,...
Growth sectors part one: health care
DURHAM -- Connie Church has been a nurse for almost 38 years but lately most of her days are spent teaching, not providing bed-side care. Her switch ...
Don’t lower the boom
I am trapped in the claws of a wild thicket as branches poke my sides and scratch my face.
Insects hover around me gnawing at my skin. I watch ...