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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, March 8, 2013 | 8 Illegal gaming charges laid The Regional Municipality of Halton Bulk Brush Call-in Collection · You must book your collection date. Dial 311. · One pile maximum per collection. · Place brush out on scheduled day by 7 a.m. Bulk brush is collected by appointment only, from March 18 to December 13, 2013. You must schedule bulk brush collection before placing material out for pick up. Note: your scheduled collection date may be two to three weeks from date of call. Bulk brush must be placed in a maximum of one pile no larger than 3 m long x 1.8 m wide x 1.2 m high (10 ft x 6 ft x 4 ft), with branches a maximum of 7.5 cm (3 in) in diameter. Bulk brush must be free of loose debris such as leaves and trimmings. will not be collected. A 50-year-old Oakville man was among 18 people arrested Tuesday in connection with a multi-jurisdictional police investigation of illegal gaming. The two-year, joint-forces investigation focused on the sports betting website Platinum Sports Book, which is allegedly connected to organized crime. The joint investigation began, police said, as a result of a complaint from a person who claimed they were being extorted for money owed. Police said that if money borrowed from this organization could not be repaid, exorbitant interest rates were imposed. Violence was allegedly often used in an attempt to recoup money owed. Police said the first stage of their operation occurred on Feb. 3, (Super Bowl Sunday). Officers from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), which includes members of the RCMP , OPP , York, Toronto, Peel and Durham police, stormed the Le Parc Dining and Banquet Hall in Markham and charged six people with gamingrelated offences. According to police, approximately 2,300 people were in the hall having been invited to an exclusive Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. Shortly after 2 p.m. yesterday, a Halton police officer was injured during a firearms training exercise at police headquarters on Bronte Rd. The incident took place on the firing range where the officer's firearm accidentally discharged. The officer sustained a non-life threatening injury, was taken to hospital, treated and is expected Officer injured while training Super Bowl event. Patrons were found using computer terminals to allegedly place illegal online wagers. That evening 10 search warrants were executed at various GTA locations and in London, Ontario, and more than $2.5 million in cash seized. On Tuesday, officers moved on 13 additional search warrants throughout the GTA and in London. This operation resulted in the arrests of 18 people and the seizure of an additional $1.5 million, as well as bank documents, computers and betting documents. Two handguns, one Taser and four vehicles were also seized as offence-related property. Mark Landon, 50, of Oakville was among those arrested Tuesday. Witnesses said RCMP officers and Halton police converged on a residence on Westview Terrace around 6 a.m. . Landon faces charges that include committing a criminal offence for the benefit of a criminal organization, conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of engaging in bookmaking, possession of the proceeds of crime (more than $5,000), and possession of a prohibited weapon (Taser). to make a full recovery. The Ministry of Labour was contacted, but will not be investigating the accident. Halton Police Chief Stephen Tanner assigned investigative staff from within the police to review the matter. The Police Services Act requires officers take annual firearms training. 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