Break-in on Alexandra Boulevard

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Toronto Police Services Report: A resident of Alexandra Boulevard reports that between 2000 hours, July 16, 2001 and 1100 hours, July 19, 2011, entry was gained into the premises by unknown means. Removed was a quantity of jewellery, a vacuum and cash. This occurrence is nearer Homefront’s Eglinton store than it is South Bayview. Nonetheless, it’s a reminder that when you go away for a few days, as these people did, it’s a good idea to get someone to keep an eye on the house.

Complete, totally phony Apple stores in China

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It will be a long time before we see an Apple store on South Bayview. Apple doesn’t plop stores down just anywhere. That’s why it seemed odd to an American living in the obscure Chinese city of Kumming that three Apple store had opened while she was back home for a couple of months. They looked just like Apple stores should. “They had the classic Apple store winding staircase and weird upstairs sitting area. The employees were even wearing those blue t-shirts with the chunky Apple name tags around their necks,” she said. But the American, known on her blog as Birdabroad, began to put it together. The whole thing was a fake. How could there be three Apple stores in a place like Kumming? Those signs. They said Apple Store. The real Apple outlets just hang up the logo. (In one case the sign said Apple Stoer). No question, these places were a fraud.

Google Trike can spy under your buttons

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The Google wonks know how to spin a story their way, alright. The tricycle camera platform (it has nine high speed snappers) that hit Toronto yesterday is a good thing because — because why? It reduces pollution? Sure but that’s incidental. It won’t add to traffic? Nope. Friends, the reason the Google trike is just great is that it can sneak around laneways, patios, parkettes and parrot perches like no four-wheel vehicle can do. It can wheel down Wally Crouter Walkway with ease and probe what’s happening in the parking lot of our Lady of Perpetual Help School. Hey, the world wants to know.

Early-morning mugging of woman on Overlea

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From the Toronto Police Service: A 26 year old female reports that on July 18, 2011 at approximately 0648 hours, she was in the area of Overlea Boulevard and Thorncliffe Park Drive when she was approached by five male suspects. One suspect grabbed the victim’s purse and they all fled the scene in an unknown direction. No injuries were sustained by the victim. Police are requesting the assistance of the public in identifying the following described persons in connection with this offence. Description of Suspect #1: Male, white, 16-19 years. Suspect #2: Male, south asian, 16-19 years, 5’5”, 161 pounds, thin build. Suspect #3: Male, 16-19 years, 6’0”, 169 pounds, thin build. Suspect #4: Male, white, 16-19 years, 5’6”, 161 pounds, medium build. Suspect #5: Male, white, 16-19 years, 5’6”, 150 pounds, medium build.

Bayview Clipper, Paradox closures

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The long time South Bayview shop, Paradox, has hung a sign saying that it is having a closing sale. The business recently changed hands and it appears the new owners are not prepared to carry on. Meantime, the Bayview Clipper (inset) an established local name, has passed on. The Bayview Clipper was located on South Bayview for many years and later re-located to 864 Millwood Road. A new salon is operating at this location now.

New 100s start rolling off the presses

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Consumers and retailers will wish to become familiar with the features of the new plastic Canadian money. The new bills are similar in general design to the old. The new 100 continues to bear the picture of Robert Borden, a Toronto lawyer and businessman who was prime minister during WWI. The bills will last much longer than the paper bills and be harder to counterfeit. The 100s go into service this Fall followed by other denominations in 2012.

Baby caught in ambulance accident

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Paramedics transfer a baby in an incubator from a damaged ambulance (right) to another on South Bayview at the noon hour Tuesday. The ambulance was apparently in a collision with a Canpar truck, although the precise events are not known. Crew members made a decision to call another ambulance to take the child to hospital rather than risk driving the damaged vehicle, which had a broken side window. This scene was recorded outside Rosie’s restaurant.