Pubdate: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 Source: Calgary Sun (Canada) Contact: Website: http://www.canoe.ca/CalgarySun/ Author: Kim Bradley, Sun Media PREGNANT WOMAN ARRESTED EDMONTON -- A 33-year-old woman, who is seven months pregnant, has been charged with sniffing lacquer thinner after she was seen inhaling the toxin on a street. The name of the woman, who has no fixed address, is not being released. She'll appear in court today. Sgt. Bryan Boulanger, a police spokesman, said the woman has been caught sniffing toxins before. She was first charged in January with inhaling intoxicating vapors under the Public Health Act of Alberta. Boulanger said holding people in custody on the charge is rare, but so is this case. "(The officer) felt he had reasonable probable grounds that she would continue committing the offence," he said. "We have a responsibility to public safety and this could be defined as exactly that -- a public safety issue. We take pride in the fact that we are being pro-active. "The medical problems this unborn child may face are going to cost the rest of society." We will, in a sense, be responsible for it." - --- Checked-by: Melodi Cornett