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Law catches up with former Cambridge resident 13 years later

October 10, 2009
Record staff

The long arm of the law caught up with a former Cambridge man who was back in court Friday, 13 years late.

The man is now 30, but was under age 18 at the time, so cannot be named under legislation protecting youth.

He was charged with several crimes in Cambridge in 1996, including possessing stolen property, possessing weapons and break and enter. He was ordered to report to police headquarters for identification.

But he left Canada with his family for the United States because his parents were denied political asylum here. The family was from Belfast in Northern Ireland where his father was a former member of the Irish National Liberation Army convicted in the wounding of a policeman.

He served time in prison, but left Belfast with his family after British Loyalists shot up his home while his children were inside. They came to Canada in 1988, but were denied asylum.

The family went to the United States as visitors in 1996. Proceedings to remove them were started there in 1999.

Last month, the man came to Canada to visit friends. He arrived at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

While checking his passport, officials quickly found the outstanding warrants from Cambridge and detained him. Waterloo regional police went to pick him up.

He pleaded guilty to failing to go to the police station in 1996 and was given an absolute discharge. Other charges were withdrawn. He remains in custody under an immigration hold. His wife lives in the United States.

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