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Proud Day for Tiger Jeet Singh & Milton

Mike Cluett

 

Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend the open house of the brand new Tiger Jeet Singh Public School on Yates Drive.  I was there on behalf of the Milton Community Policing Committee to hand out information to parents, teachers and students about community safety in the area.  Click on the link if you would like more information on the committee and what we do in the community.

In front of a packed auditorium, Principal Rick Nodwell (formerly of Chris Hadfield Public School) announced the “team” as he called it of teachers that will shape the minds of young students at the new facility.  Tiger Jeet Singh, his wife, Tiger Ali Singh (in crutches…get well soon!) and other members of the family were front and centre, beaming with pride as Rick made the introductions.

Similar to a rockstar, Tiger Jeet Singh made his entrance into the room followed by kids eager to say hello, shake his hand and ask him questions.  He made sure he stayed around for every autograph, picture and high five.  A reporter from Japan was actually flown in to cover this occasion, which goes to show the impact they have made internationally.

Its a great acomplishment for the family and they are very much a part of the school.  Just recently they presented the Milton District Hospital a cheque for $35,000 raised at Tigerfest 2010 this past summer.

The official opening of the school will be on October 22nd and look to the sky that day for a special event (I dont want to give it away)

Congratulations once again to Tiger for this great honour and thank you for being a part of the Milton community.

Keep Your Eyes Open

Mike Cluett

An alert citizen in Milton is being credited for helping nab a car thief earlier this month.  Here is the story from the Milton Canadian Champion.

This goes to show that keeping your eyes open and reporting anything suspicious can always be helpful.  This also serves as a reminder to everyone to make sure your cars doors are locked and all valuables are stored away out of sight in order to deter these kinds of break ins.

If you would like more information about the Milton Community Policing Committee and how to get involved to learn more about community safety, visit the website http://haltonpolicingcommittees.ca/

Vehicle break-in suspect faces 14 more charges

Fourteen additional charges have been laid against a Milton man arrested earlier this month and charged in connection with a series of thefts from vehicles.

The additional charges follow a continuing two-week investigation by Halton Regional Police and relate to several break-ins and thefts in Oakville and Toronto over the past couple of months, police said.

Early May 8, police were called to a street in south Milton after a man reported seeing a suspicious male wearing dark clothing exit a vehicle. The man observed the suspect attempt to enter vehicles parked in various driveways on the street, police said.

The alert citizen called police, who searched the area along with a member of the canine unit.

An arrest was made after a suspect was located in a vehicle.

A 51-year-old Milton man is now facing a total of 21 criminal charges including break-and-enter and prowl by night and multiple counts of theft under $5,000, possession of stolen property and possession of stolen credit cards. 

Milton Community Policing Committee

Mike Cluett

I had a very brief meeting last night of the Milton Community Policing Committee (people were in a rush to get home to watch Canada vs. Germany in Olympic hockey) and I wanted to give a bit of an update as to what the committee is doing over the next year.

For those of you who are unaware of what the committee does, here is the mission statement of the organization:

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“The Milton Community Policing Committee’s purpose is to help promote a healthy and safe community, providing a means for residents, business owners, and community groups to communicate their concerns regarding public safety to all levels of government, and to work in a proactive and creative manner to address those concerns.”

The committee has been planning a number of events for 2010 which include taking part in the open houses of a number of new schools in Milton.  We will be having a table at the schools to inform parents, teachers and students of the committee’s presence and what we do. If everything works out, we will be having some local officers and fire fighters on site as well to teach kids about safety in and around our schools.

As you might have read in the Champion and in other papers, there recently was an attempted abduction of two children as they were going home from school.  Thankfully the kids knew exactly what to do and got home safely, called the police and the suspect was taken into custody.

Do your children know what to do in that situation?  What happens if the fire alarm goes off in school?  Does your family have an escape route planned in case of a fire or emergency in your home?

These are the things our local police and fire staff can teach both you and your children and that’s exactly why the MCPC are putting on these forums during the open houses.  All the dates and locations will be posted both here and on the MCPC website.

In addition to the schools, plans are now being finalized for a booth at this years Milton Street Festival on June 5th, 2010 in downtown Milton.  Close to 25,000 people are expected to flood Main Street this year and we will be there as well handing out information and answering any questions you might have.

We are always looking for people to join the committee so if you’re interested please email me mike@mikecluett.ca and I can provide you some details on how to get involved and help out making Milton a safer place to live.

Until then, I’ll see you at the doors.