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By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince George Citizen A 14-year-old boy with no prior criminal record was sentenced Nov. 26 to a conditional discharge and one-year probation after pleading guilty to stealing liquor. The teen, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and two others wore medical masks to the Noble Spirits Liquor Store on March 2. One youth held the door open while the other two stole liquor. Court heard that one of the males who fled dropped a backpack that contained four bottles of vodka: two Smirnoff and one each of Finlandia and Pink Whitney. The youth who remained on scene was the one before the court. Judge Cassandra Malfair accepted the joint Crown and defence sentence proposal. Evidence before Malfair said the… <\/p>\n

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By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince George Citizen A 14-year-old boy with no prior criminal record was sentenced Nov. 26 to a conditional discharge and one-year probation after pleading guilty to stealing liquor. The teen, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and two others wore medical masks to the Noble Spirits Liquor Store on March 2. One youth held the door open while the other two stole liquor. Court heard that one of the males who fled dropped a backpack that contained four bottles of vodka: two Smirnoff and one each of Finlandia and Pink Whitney. The youth who remained on scene was the one before the court. Judge Cassandra Malfair accepted the joint Crown and defence sentence proposal. Evidence before Malfair said the... <\/p>\n

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