Grandson of Hazelton Lanes Developer Pleads Guilty To Trafficking A "privileged" grandson of the developer who built chic Hazelton Lanes dodged a stiff prison sentence yesterday for dealing cocaine after claiming his parent's divorce put him on the wrong path. Adam Wookey, 22, a former student at several exclusive private schools, faced as many as five years in prison. Madame Justice Denise Bellamy gave him a 22-month sentence, which will be served at a provincial jail instead of a harsher federal penitentiary. [continues 616 words]
Proprietors Of St. Clair W. Shop Arrested From behind the wooden counter of a modest St. Clair Avenue West smoke shop, two men dealt marijuana and cocaine to a flood of customers for at least a year as if it were legal, police said. As many as 80 deals were conducted each day from the counter, which is clearly visible to the street, investigators said. "The accused were so brazen that they would sell the narcotics at the store counter," Toronto police said in a release. "The customers would simply walk up to the counter and purchase the narcotics as if purchasing a pack of cigarettes." [continues 569 words]
41 Arrests Made Residents of Lake Simcoe cottage country are hoping a sweeping drug probe that wrapped up yesterday with 41 arrests will ease the local crime rate, officials said. "These were two very active drug syndicates that were compromising the quality of life for people in the community," said Inspector Thomas Carrique of York Regional Police after a bust in the Georgina area northeast of Newmarket. "Drugs lead to other crimes: break-and-enters, thefts, robberies, especially home invasions, assaults, and at the greatest end of the scale, homicides. [continues 318 words]
Grow-Op Above Restaurant For years, there had been stories of marijuana being grown in Williamsford's finest restaurant. Still, residents were shocked when it turned out to be true. The Mill Restaurant had been a fixture in the cottage-country village of Williamsford for decades. New owners came and went, but the historic 19th-century building turned eatery outlived other restaurants in the rural area, just south of Owen Sound. "Many a famous judge has eaten there," said Doug Grace, a local Crown prosecutor. "The Bruce County Law Association used to have its Christmas dinners at The Mill." [continues 650 words]
