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The Corporation of the County of Wellington Police Services Board Agenda

September 11, 2019 9:00 am County Administration Centre Guthrie Room

Members: Warden Linton; Councillor David Anderson, Joanne Ross-Zuj (Chair), Lisa MacDonald (Vice-Chair) and Gary Williamson

Pages

1. Call to Order

2. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

3. Minutes for Approval 2 - 4

June 12, 2019

4. Financial Statements as of August 31, 2019 5 - 6

5. Delegation:

5.1 Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington Update 7 - 22

Ms. Sarah Bowers-Peter, Programme Coordinator

Ms. Marlene Coughlin, Board Member

6. June, July, August 2019 Detachment Commander's Reports 23 - 73

7. June, July, August 2019 Parking Ticket Reports 74 - 76

8. August 2019 False Alarm Revenue Report 77 - 77

9. Correspondence Regarding Police Services Board User Fees 78 - 79

10. Closed Meeting

(Agenda emailed under separate cover)

11. Adjournment

Next meeting date October 9, 2019 or at the call of the Chair.

Corporation of the County of Wellington Police Services Board Minutes

June 12, 2019 County Administration Centre Guthrie Room

Present: Warden Kelly Linton Councillor David Anderson Lisa MacDonald (Vice-Chair) Joanne Ross-Zuj (Chair) Gary Williamson

Also Present: Councillor Jeff Duncan Councillor Steve O'Neill Detachment Commander, Inspector Scott Lawson Steve Thomas, Staff Sergeant Steve Coburn, Detective Sergeant

Staff: Donna Bryce, County Clerk Ken DeHart, County Treasurer Susan Farrelly, Director of Human Resources Andrea Ravensdale, Communications Manager Kelly-Ann Wingate, Police By-law Compliance Officer Scott Wilson, Board Secretary

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1. Call to Order

At 9:00 am, the Chair called the meeting to order and asked the Board to observe a moment of reflection acknowledging the life and service of Wellington County OPP Constable Karen Peoples.

2. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

There were no declarations of pecuniary interest.

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3. Minutes for Approval

1/5/19

Moved by: Councillor Anderson Seconded by: Lisa MacDonald

That the minutes of the May 8, 2019 meeting of the Wellington County Police Services Board be adopted. Carried

4. Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2019

2/5/19

Moved by: Gary Williamson Seconded by: Lisa MacDonald

That the Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2019 be approved.

Carried

5. Detachment Commander's Report May 2019

3/5/19

Moved by: Lisa MacDonald Seconded by: Councillor Anderson

That the Detachment Commander's Report for May 2019 be received for information.

Carried

6. Correspondence from the Office of the Solicitor General

4/5/19

Moved by: Gary Williamson Seconded by: Lisa MacDonald

That the correspondence from the Office of the Solicitor General regarding the Guelph Humane Society and its role in animal welfare enforcement be received for information. Carried

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7. May 2019 Parking Ticket Report

5/5/19

Moved by: Warden Linton Seconded by: Councillor Anderson

That the May 2019 Parking Ticket Report be received for information. Carried

8. May 2019 False Alarm Revenue Report

6/5/19

Moved by: Warden Linton Seconded by: Councillor Anderson

That the May 2019 False Alarm Revenue Report be received for information. Carried

With unanimous consent, the following item was added to the agenda.

9. Community Safety and Policing Grant

Inspector Scott Lawson, Detachment Commander provided the Board with an update on the innovative plan contained within the Community Safety and Policing Grant Application – Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team (IMPACT) – Suicide Prevention / Postvention Support Programme.

10. Adjournment

At 10:53 am, the Chair adjourned the meeting until September 11, 2019 or at the call of the Chair.

______Joanne Ross-Zuj Chair Police Services Board

4 County of Wellington Police Services Statement of Operations as of 31 Aug 2019

Annual August YTD YTD Remaining Budget Actual $ Actual $ Actual % Budget Revenue

Grants and Subsidies $198,300 $11,023 $186,688 94% $11,612 Licenses, Permits and Rents $115,400 $(16,487) $84,203 73% $31,197 Fines and Penalties $55,000 $2,039 $30,125 55% $24,875 User Fees and Charges $85,000 $8,260 $55,205 65% $29,795 Other Revenue $1,000 $0 $1,812 181% $(812)

Total Revenue $454,700 $4,835 $358,032 79% $96,668 Expenditures

Salaries, Wages and Benefits $140,600 $10,647 $86,104 61% $54,496 Supplies, Material, Equipment $58,100 $983 $27,409 47% $30,691 Purchased Services $485,000 $23,794 $313,923 65% $171,077 Transfer Payments $16,261,000 $1,381,602 $11,078,900 68% $5,182,100 Insurance and Financial $15,200 $249 $11,000 72% $4,200 Minor Capital Expenses $50,000 $0 $0 0% $50,000 Debt Charges $404,900 $0 $218,725 54% $186,175 Internal Charges $1,600 $24 $576 36% $1,024

Total Expenditures $17,416,400 $1,417,299 $11,736,637 67% $5,679,763

NET OPERATING $16,961,700 $1,412,465 $11,378,606 67% $5,583,094 COST / (REVENUE)

Transfers

Transfers from Reserves $(171,300) $0 $0 0% $(171,300) Transfer to Reserves $421,600 $0 $421,600 100% $0

Total Transfers $250,300 $0 $421,600 168% $(171,300)

NET COST (REVENUE) $17,212,000 $1,412,465 $11,800,206 69% $5,411,794

5 County of Wellington 04-September-2019 Police Services Capital Work-in-Progress Expenditures By Departments All Open Projects For The Period Ending August 31, 2019 LIFE-TO-DATE ACTUALS

Approved August Current Previous % of Remaining Budget Actual Year Years Total Budget Budget Aboyne OPP: Furniture Replacem $50,000 $0 $31,279 $0 $31,279 63 % $18,722 Rockwood OPP HVAC Replacement $25,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 % $25,000

Total Police Services $75,000 $0 $31,279 $0 $31,279 42 % $43,722

6 2018 Update

7 30 Years of CSGW

• Incorporated August 3, 1988 • Statistics begin 1988

8 Tips

• 2018 – 23% • Mobile/Web tips increase • OPP Tips (January – July 2017) – 157 • OPP Tips (January – July 2018) – 134 • OPP Tips (January – July 2019) – 156

• February 2019 – 70 tips • April 2019 – 93 tips • July 2019 – 93 tips

9 Statistics 1988 – July 2019

• Tips – 20,893 • Arrests – 1,551 • Cases Cleared – 2,269 • Charges Laid – 4,311 • Rewards - $169,335

10 Awareness

• Human Trafficking • Student Outreach • EPACT Program • Darren’s Day

• 58 presentations - 2018

11 EPACT (Educate Parents & Children Together)

• Launched January 2019 • Extension of It Takes A Village • Tremendous feedback • Presented at OACS Conference • Will return for Fall 2019

12 Darren’s Day 2019

• Darren More, July 2018 • Multiple communities impacted • Multi-agency event • Fundraiser for Minor Sports, Community Improvement, CSGW • Approximately 1,000 attended • $6,600+ raised • Darren’s Day 2020

13 Board Members • Currently at 13 members • Centre Wellington – 2 • Mapleton – 2 • Minto – 1 • Wellington North – 2 • Puslinch – 1 • Guelph – 5

14 Fundraisers

• Mulch Sales: Fergus, Mount Forest & Guelph • OPP Property Auction & Barbecue – June 27 • Shredding Events: Guelph • Bucket Sale: Youngs Home Hardware Mount Forest – December 2019, JL’s Home Hardware TBD • The River Classic Golf Tournament

15 County of Wellington Property Auction

• 2007 – 2018 Auctions raised $26,206.64 • 2007 – 2019 Barbecues raised $5,578.05

16 Social Media

www.csgw.tips Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn 17 OACS

• Monthly meetings • Social media, website • OACS Technology & Communications co-chair • CCSA Communications Team – Social media, website • Ensuring Guelph-Wellington has a voice • Localizing larger issues i.e. Human Trafficking, Meth

18 Challenges

• Fundraisers • Ongoing legal challenges • Officer Training

19 CSI AWARDS

Best TV Special Report/Feature Best Radio Special Report/Feature Best Website – Breadth & Diversity of Content Best Specialised Program - Youth Engagement “It Takes A Village” Best Digital Platforms

Fall 2018 – The Hague, Netherlands

20 OACS AWARDS Marla Moon Memorial Award of Excellence Online Excellence (Open Class) Best Special Project – 30th Anniversary of CSGW Best Fundraiser – Bucket Sale Community Service Award – Marty Young & Youngs Home Hardware, Mount Forest Marla Moon Memorial Award of Excellence Coordinator Achievement Award

21 Thank you

Ontario Provincial Police County of Wellington Detachment

Inspector Scott Lawson

Report for the County of Wellington Police Services Board

July 2019 This report covers the period from June 1st, 2019 to June 30th, 2019

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Calls for Service

Calls for Service June 2018 vs June 2019 1000 Centre Wellington 800 Erin Puslinch 600 Guelph/Eramosa 400 Wellington North Mapleton 200 Minto 0 Provincial 2018 2019

Calls For Service Municipality 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Centre Wellington 5,961 5,917 5,686 5,891 8,028 8,313 4,459 Town of Erin 2,167 2,129 2,161 2,258 2,468 2,282 1,117 Puslinch Township 2,178 2,128 1,987 2,100 2,106 2,276 1,215 Guelph/Eramosa 3,397 3,462 3,227 3,597 4,949 5,080 2,430 Wellington North 3,337 2,905 2,796 2,929 3,031 3,044 1,675 Township of Mapleton 1,349 1,418 1,291 1,440 1,255 1,193 690 Town of Minto 2,524 2,438 2,398 2,479 3,684 3,843 2,079 Provincial 3,214 3,051 2,677 3,033 3,216 3,333 1,644 Totals 24,127 23,448 22,223 23,727 28,737 29,364 15,303

Victim Services Wellington 911 Calls 2019 YTD Calls for Assistance 2019 Previous Year Totals County of Wellington OPP YTD 1,147 2016 111 2016 1,457 81 2017 98 2017 1,297 2018 164 2018 1,760

Ontario Sex Offender Registry False Alarms 2019 2019 YTD OSOR Registrations Previous Year Totals YTD 296 2016 77 2016 750 33 2017 73 2017 653 2018 65 2018 683 **This is NOT the number of sex offenders residing in Wellington County

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Crime

Violent Crime 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Homicide 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 Sexual Assault 51 47 51 62 70 52 42 58 66 61 32 Robbery 3 11 3 6 2 4 4 4 4 8 0 Assault 272 276 241 281 280 213 194 194 207 265 115

Property Crime 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Break & Enter 357 343 243 266 271 189 226 188 186 215 109 Auto Theft 107 116 95 79 77 89 68 121 101 127 82 Theft 1,031 917 672 824 920 766 626 701 807 963 424 Mischief 651 590 430 518 478 457 352 337 401 303 163 Fraud Investigations 161 149 158 190 273 208 236 284 265 359 162

Drugs 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Drug Investigations 113 181 274 394 478 411 317 246 275 324 141

Other Investigations 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Domestic Disputes 393 330 395 424 478 338 379 420 388 418 221 Missing Persons 74 84 52 83 73 80 53 63 54 99 31 DNA Samples 46 59 85 36

Violent Crime Property Crime 400 2,500

300 2,000 1,500 200 1,000 100 500 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Violent Crime Trend YTD Property Crime Trend

Drug Investigations Other Investigations 600 600 500 500 400 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Drug Investigations Trend YTD Other Investigations Trend

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2019 Crime North Centre South North Centre South

Breakdown Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Violent 70 44 32 Drugs 36 30 48 Property 340 251 333 Other 92 92 62

Crime Breakdown North Centre South 2019 Wellington Wellington Wellington Homicide 1 0 0 Sexual Assault 19 8 4 Robbery 0 0 0 Assault 50 36 28 Break & Enter 38 29 38 Auto Theft 31 14 37 Theft 169 102 150 Mischief 65 43 51 Fraud Investigations 37 63 57 Drug Investigations 36 30 48 Domestic Disputes 85 74 56 Missing Persons 7 18 6

Major Crime Unit (MCU)

Supervisor: Detective Sergeant Caren ASHMORE

Wellington County Major Crime Unit led, assisted or managed over 29 Benchmark occurrences this month. It was a busy month

These include multiple death investigations, including those involving the use of illicit drugs or opioid related deaths, numerous sexual assaults and a complex Criminal Harassment Investigation. The MCU Unit responded to two child/infant death investigations, which were non- criminal.

Police continue to investigate the March 2019 Harriston missing person as a homicide. Investigators from the OPP and Durham Regional Police Service continue to work together to solve this crime under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB).

A member of the Wellington County Crime Unit continues to work Provincial Asset Forfeiture Team, this has increased the support of investigations within Wellington County related to Asset Forfeiture offences. A number of assets have already been forfeited to the Crown through this local resource.

Wellington MCU is working closely with Crown Attorney on a Dangerous Offender application.

All National and Ontario Sex Offenders, Hate Crime / Extremism Investigations and High Risk to re-offend offenders and High Risk Domestic Violence offenders continue to be managed by the Wellington County Major Crime Unit.

Arrests were also made directly resulting from the Wellington MCU Warrant Project that profiles ten wanted persons within the county each month

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Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU)

Supervisor: Detective Sergeant Debra ANDERSON

This month the Wellington County Street Crime Unit concentrated on solving two mini-crime sprees and on June 25th members of the unit executed a Section 487 Criminal Code Search Warrant at an uninhabited property on North Perth/Minto border. The Search Warrant was the result of ongoing investigations regarding thefts of pick-up trucks and diesel fuel; mainly in Mapleton Township in Wellington County. The investigation was carried out by D/C Scott Anderson and members of Wellington County CSCU assisted by Analyst Tory Bond.

As a result of the execution of the Search Warrant, a 37 year old male of NFA has been charged with multiple criminal charges and offence related property valued at approximately $32,000 has been recovered. The investigation is continuing and it is anticipated that several more criminal charges will be laid.

In the early morning hours of May 29th, 2019 several reports of stolen and burnt out vehicles occurred throughout Wellington County and Halton Region. The suspects who appear to be involved in this crime spree, then continued to commit a series of break and enters (including the theft of an ATV), gas drive offs, and a police pursuit across several jurisdictions, including but not limited to, Wellington County, Perth County, Huron County, and Six Nations.

Initial investigation revealed three persons of interest, one of which was located driving a stolen vehicle from Wellington County and engaged police in a pursuit.

D/C Banasik, using evidence gathered, along with collaboration with Haldimond CSCU, Halton Regional Police, Niagara Regional Police, Six Nations Police and Waterloo Regional Police, was able to put together reasonable grounds for one of the three suspects. He was arrested on June 12th, 2019 and held for bail. The male party was charged with 13 offence related Criminal Code charges.

This investigation continues to link the crimes to the two additional persons of interest.

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Traffic

Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Summary Detachment 10,019 14,483 10,073 14,095 16,370 14,800 14,196 11,372 8,748 7,890 4,501 West Region Traffic 1,460 1,333 1,017 896 1,180 530 329 347 472 672 106 Total POA Charges 11,479 15,816 13,161 14,991 17,573 15,330 14,525 11,719 9.220 9,677 4,607

Total Traffic 11,648 13,461 15,436 13,179 11,902 10,021 7,627 7,739 4,466 Total Other Provincial 450 383 763 993 948 848 759 921 419 Total By‐Law 1,063 1,147 1,374 1,164 1,675 850 834 1,017 6

Wellington County OPP West Region Traffic Unit 20,000 2,000

15,000 1,500

10,000 1,000

5,000 500

0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Detachment Charges Trend YTD WRTU Charges Trend

Drinking and Driving Traffic Enforcement

250 20,000

200 15,000 150 10,000 100 50 5,000 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Persons Charged Trend YTD Traffic Charges Trend

Other Provincial Acts By‐Law Enforcement 1000 2,000

800 1,500 600 1,000 400 200 500 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Other Act Charges Trend YTD By‐Law Charges Trend

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Drinking and Driving 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 R.I.D.E. Vehicle Stops 120,664 89,151 96,579 103,251 74,533 48,360 34,743 38,531 28,897 25,858 9,251 Roadside Alcotests 591 427 389 915 1,160 1,033 600 467 492 219 104 Warn Suspensions 222 183 152 219 228 291 150 116 98 136 41 ADLS Suspensions 165 164 170 172 168 209 131 115 129 151 77 Persons Charged 181 173 176 179 173 203 136 124 138 161 85

Racing 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 HTA 172 Impoundments 68 79 80 82 93 108 110 192 183 166 109

Traffic Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Speeding 5,399 8,883 7,660 9,007 9,918 8,616 7,547 5,947 4,134 4,369 2,361 Seatbelt Offences 427 385 419 544 554 494 356 496 409 158 120 Careless Driving 306 289 300 245 306 273 273 246 247 215 113 Distracted Driver Offences n/a 160 387 275 235 384 349 181 184 87 54 Other Moving Violations n/a n/a 373 396 443 335 394 390 288 260 181 Equipment and Other HTA n/a n/a 2,480 2,972 3,500 2,612 2,703 2,409 1,993 1,983 1,543 No Insurance ‐ CAIA 21 23 14 18 158 150 94 106 131 140 85 Traffic Enforcement Totals 6,153 9,740 11,633 13,457 15,114 12,864 11,716 9,875 7,386 7,212 4,466

Other Provincial Acts 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Cannabis Act n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 52 89 Liquor Licence Act 360 401 278 238 259 511 466 358 269 390 95 Trespass to Property Act 92 100 78 85 271 267 305 322 365 350 207 Other Provincial Acts 53 78 95 60 62 47 57 44 57 72 28 Other Provincial Acts Total 505 579 451 383 592 825 828 725 691 864 419

By‐Law Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 General By‐Law Offences 1,285 999 1,062 1,140 1,374 1,164 1,675 849 833 1012 427 Taxi By‐Law 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 By‐Law Total 1,285 999 1,063 1,147 1,374 1,164 1,675 849 834 1,017 6

Parking Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Centre Wellington 659 478 349 226 487 721 541 459 496 681 299 Erin 48 53 13 51 14 17 56 45 12 12 8 Puslinch 78 96 301 339 326 126 32 203 21 14 4 Guelph/Eramosa 320 193 420 491 470 301 353 256 300 316 76 Wellington North 110 88 189 34 43 25 75 22 0 16 20 Mapleton 60 15 20 2 16 9 9 6 3 22 0 Minto 121 38 7 4 18 33 32 32 34 13 20 County/Other 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Annual Total 1,408 962 1,299 1,148 1,374 1,232 1,098 1,024 1,024 1,074 427

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Traffic Management Unit

Supervisor: Sergeant Darryl PORTERFIELD

Suspect Apprehension Pursuits 2018 Pursuits / Fail to Stop for Police Previous Year Totals 2016 7 11 2017 8 2018 22

Speed Spy/ Mobile Speed Signs Speed Spies and Mobile Speed Signs remain deployed throughout the County to obtain traffic data at local complaint locations. Valuable data has been gathered and permitted officers to communicate actual speeds versus perceived speeds to concerned municipalities.

Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) The Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) cruiser continues to be deployed out of Centre Wellington Operations Centre on a daily basis by both TMU and Platoon members. Excellent enforcement results continue to be reported by members trained and utilizing the ALPR system.

During the month of June officers conducted 76.5 hours of patrol in the ALPR Cruiser laying a total of 164 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, six charges under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act and two charges under the Criminal Code of Canada. Officers also conducted two roadside tests and impounded six motor vehicles.

Marine Patrol The OPP Marine Unit has been on Belwood, Guelph, Puslinch and Conestogo lakes conducting proactive patrols and safety checks.

Wellington OPP now have six trained marine operators and all have been scheduled for proactive enforcement and patrol throughout the summer and autumn seasons.

The OPP marine unit also led the Canada Day Belwood Lake Boat Parade.

Bicycle Patrol Bicycle patrol has commenced and a bicycle patrol operator course was conducted to train new police riders. Wellington OPP now has 25 trained bicycle patrol operators who are scheduled throughout the summer for proactive enforcement and patrol.

Traffic Complaints An ongoing list is maintained for ongoing/outstanding complaints. They are addressed immediately by platoon and TMU members. Tracking of these complaints allows for review of previous efforts, results and follow-up.

Traffic Initiatives

Operation Corridor From June 13th – 14th, 2019 the Traffic Management Unit completed the Operation Corridor Traffic Safety Campaign that focused on commercial motor vehicle safety related driving offences throughout Wellington County. During the initiative Wellington O.P.P TMU members stopped 17 commercial motor vehicles and charged 12 drivers with various offences.

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Canada Day Long Weekend From June 28th – July 1st, 2019 Wellington OPP TMU members participated in the Canada Day Long Weekend Traffic Safety Campaign that focused on the OPP Big Four charges of impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving, and the lack of seatbelt use. Through this campaign members from Wellington County laid 204 charges.

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Traffic

Motor Vehicle Collisions Victims Collisions Alcohol Involved Month Month Total Killed

Injured Total Victims Persons Persons MVC Fatal PI PD Yes No Unk CMV SMV JAN 30 0 30 199 0 23 175 5 177 17 24 87 FEB 13 1 12 160 1 7 152 5 131 24 26 52 MAR 41 1 40 129 1 28 100 7 111 11 12 49 APR 13 0 13 105 0 12 93 2 89 14 12 97 MAY 14 1 13 117 1 10 106 5 102 10 8 53 JUN 34 3 31 134 3 23 108 6 116 12 19 58 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL 145 6 139 844 6 103 734 30 726 88 101 336

Yearly Collision Summary Collision Type / 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Characteristic Total Reportable MVC 2,095 1,959 1,728 1,751 1,728 1,763 844 Property Damage MVC 1,761 1,758 1,418 1,446 1,408 1,485 734 Personal Injury MVC 326 195 297 288 313 260 103 Fatal MVC 8 6 6 11 7 15 6 Persons Killed 9 6 6 11 8 17 6 Persons Injured 481 330 428 388 456 410 139 Alcohol Involved 37 40 48 54 41 64 30 Total MVC 2,095 1,959 1,728 1,751 1,728 1,763 844

Car vs Deer Collisions Municipality 2018 2019 Centre Wellington 24 19 30.0 Erin 11 11 25.0 Puslinch 19 13 20.0 Guelph / Eramosa 24 18 15.0 Wellington North 17 18 10.0 Mapleton 16 19 Minto 17 15 5.0 City of Guelph 0 1 0.0 Provincial Highways 0 0 2018 2019

Total Collisions 128 114

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Youth Crime

Secondary School Resource Officer Program School statistics are being reported by school year (September – June)

September 2018 – June 2019 - Criminal Code - Calls for Service (CFS) Incident Type CWDHS EDHS NDSS WHSS YTD Total Assault 19 1 12 10 42 Mischief 2 5 10 13 30 Threats/Intimidation(Bullying) 11 3 8 8 30 Theft 9 8 1 2 20 Other Criminal/Cyber 13 4 5 15 37 Drugs 2 4 9 4 19 Sep 2018 – Jun 2019 (CFS) 56 25 45 52 178 Diversions 34 3 3 6 46 Warnings 13 4 25 35 77 Charges 3 1 1 0 5

Sep 2017 – Jun 2018 (CFS) 34 23 48 63 168

September 2018 – June 2019 - Provincial Offence - Calls for Service (CFS) Incident Type CWDHS EDHS NDSS WHSS YTD Total Highway Traffic Act 11 0 15 27 53 Liquor Licence Act 3 0 0 1 4 Trespass to Property 9 4 18 13 44 MHA/Counselling 29 3 21 10 63 Sep 2018 – Jun 2019 (CFS) 52 7 54 51 164 Diversions 12 1 0 0 13 Warnings 19 18 28 38 103 Charges 3 0 0 9 12

Sep 2017 – Jun 2018 (CFS) 47 12 62 44 165

Meetings / Presentations

Centre Wellington DHS  No notable meetings or presentations

Erin DHS  PC BORTOLATO held a talk with a Grade 10 biology class on opioids and the Good Samaritan Act

Norwell DSS  PC WING attended an OPP Family Day meeting for high school volunteers

Wellington Heights SS  PC EURIG held a presentation for a law class

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Notable School Related Incidents and Events

Centre Wellington DHS  No notable school related incidents or events

Erin DHS  PC BORTOLATO confirmed that a student was involved in Human Trafficking. Together with Wellington County OPP, the HQ HT Team was brought in and resources were out in place to assist the student  PC BORTOLATO conducted an investigation as a student was frustrated with the internet in the library and said he wanted to shoot up the school. Situation was addressed, no charges laid and a social worker is involved

Norwell DSS  No notable school related incidents or events

Wellington Heights SS  PC EURIG reports that traffic/parking, littering and the Smoke Free Ontario Act continue to be areas of focus

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Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team (IMPACT)

IMPACT Team Members (CMHA clinicians): Kim HODDER Anita MATTHEWS Julia VAN RYSWYK

Police Liaison: Provincial Constable Chris BIONDI

IMPACT Wellington total # hours Total IMPACT live calls ‐ called by OPP to attend at scene with officer 27 Total Referrals ‐ Referrals from OPP to IMPACT either “live” or for follow up after the call. 49 Total Diversions to hospital by IMPACT‐ IMPACT assessment on scene avoided apprehension and transport to hospital for assessment. 19 Total # of Mental Health related police occurrences 76 Total # of officer hours related to Mental Health occurrences (occurrence CAD information, excludes follow‐up and report writing) 382.75 Total # of “Officer Hours” spent at hospital with MHA patients 326.75

Good News from IMPACT

A young adolescent living with grandparents was cutting their arms and making suicidal statements. Grandparents called police as they were concerned for the youth’s safety. Police arrived and ascertained that the youth did not meet the criteria for apprehension but felt that this situation would benefit from some immediate mental health intervention.

IMPACT arrived and spent approximately an hour with the youth and grandfather. A plan was made for services that would include mental health supports and appropriate assessment to determine the youth’s functioning level, as the youth was observed to behave and talk like a child much younger than their actual age. It was assessed to be important that this young person be connected to developmental services that may be able to help protect and navigate through adolescence, as the lack of awareness made the youth very vulnerable the potential to be used by others was quite high.

Ultimately the youth was able to stay at home with the grandparents with a plan for connections to the most appropriate services. IMPACT passed along their crisis assessment and recommendations to the Manager of Children’s Services at CMHA WW to facilitate appropriate and timely follow through.

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Media Provincial Constable Joshua CUNNINGHAM & Provincial Constable Cheri ROCKEFELLER

Notable Incidents and Events

 The Wellington County O.P.P. Media Unit issued a total of 49 media releases in June for a year to date total of 264 media releases  Provincial Constable Josh CUNNINGHAM and Provincial Constable Cheri ROCKEFELLER also attended or assisted with the following events throughout June o June 5th - Camp Day at multiple Tim Horton’s throughout Wellington County o June 5th - Torch Run Guelph o June 6th - Autism Group Tour of Fergus Detachment o June 12th - Romance Frauds talk at Palmerston United o June 18th - Chiefs of Police Board meetings o June 19th - Seniors Fraud Presentation in Mount Forest o June 20th - Vets Day at Centre Wellington Operations Centre o June 26th - Distracted Driving Presentation at Waste Management in Mount Forest o June 30th - Dominion Day in Centre Wellington

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Auxiliary Unit

Unit Commander: Auxiliary Staff Sergeant B. HULL Liaison: Sergeant Mike POLAN

Notable Incidents and Events

Unit Activities:  Rockwood Bike Rodeo  Erin Ribfest  Moorefield Bike Rodeo  OPP Change of Command Ceremony  Funeral for PC Karen Peoples  OACP/OAPSB Meeting in Alma  Commissioner’s Own Pipes and Drums – Crime Stoppers Convention, Change of Command, Recruit Graduation, Cadet Inspection, Sir Sam Steele Parade  Assist IST with firearms training  Monthly Unit meeting  General patrol  Administrative duties  Community Policing

Total hours June 2019 – 360.75

Administration 37.50 Community Policing 135.50 Court 0.00 Patrol 130.50 Training 57.25

Total hours for 2019 – 1,872.75

Member Update Auxiliary Constable Keith ROBB has resigned from the Auxiliary program effective June 30th, 2019. Keith’s commitments as a newly-hired part-time constable with the Town of Hanover police mean he no longer has time for the requirements of the Auxiliary Program. Keith will be missed, and his contributions over the past five years are greatly appreciated.

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Administration

Revenue Year County Provincial Total 2014 $84,301.22 $6,590.25 $90,891.47 2015 $86,730.00 $10,139.75 $96,869.75 2016 $85,420.20 $14,196.50 $99,616.70 2017 $84,086.30 $17,722.50 $101,808.80 2018 $80,034.75 $15,154.00 $95,188.75 2019 $36,168.50 $7,937.00 $44,105.50

Paid Duties Year Paid Duties Officers Hours Admin Fees 2015 247 556 4,055.50 $1,650.00 2016 160 448 3,212.50 $900.00 2017 225 477 3,394.00 $300.00 2018 209 492 3,583.50 $5,029.98 2019 62 149 1,114.00 $1,514.20

Personnel

Complaints Complaint Type by Status 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Complaints Received 18 16 18 11 10 2 Complaints Not Proceeding n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 2 Complaints Resolved 5 5 4 0 1 0 Complaints Unfounded 7 5 6 8 2 0 Complaints Withdrawn 3 5 3 3 2 0 Complaints Ongoing 3 1 5 0 1 0

No Complaint Type Status No Complaint Type Status 1 Public Closed 2 Public Closed

Internal Complaint is an allegation by someone who is not a member of the public concerning the policy, services, local policies of a contract location, or the conduct of an employee or volunteer of the OPP and includes a WDHP allegation, and/or an allegation of workplace violence.

Public Complaint is a complaint by a member of the public concerning the policy, services, local policies of a contract location, or the conduct of an employee of the OPP.

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Personnel Acknowledgements Date Member(s) Particulars

30Jun19 PC T. LACARTE On June 30th, 2019 long weekend, we had a sudden influx of people attending the Rockwood Conservation Park. This took the park and OPP by surprise and was not anticipated. The traffic on Highway 7 at major intersections to the west and east were at a high risk for collisions. Drivers passing on shoulders and driving around parked cars added to the mayhem. PC T. LACARTE took it upon herself and arranged a last minute response on the fly using TMU, zone officers, Twitter and the OPP media desk to address the public of the concern.

PC LACARTE also took it upon herself to proactively meet with Dave TOWNSEND of the GRCA to discuss the matter and to formulate a plan moving forward should this happen again. Some key issues have now been identified and it was determined that there were roughly 2,500 people that attended the park this day.

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Notable Events Noteworthy Information and Events

Solicitor General of Ontario MPP Mike Harris participated in a ride-along in March 2019 to learn about the Wellington County OPP IMPACT team. Several months later he arranged a private meeting with himself, OPP Command, IMPACT, WRPS and the Province of Ontario’s Solicitor General, Sylvia Jones. The Solicitor General wanted to learn more about police response to mental health in the community and how our local IMPACT model might be expanded across the province.

CSGW Awards 2019 Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) left the Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers (OACS) Conference in Windsor with a record six awards over the weekend.

The awards in the Between 100,001 to 299,999 Population category include, Best Special Project for the 30th Anniversary Celebrations for CSGW held throughout 2018, and the Marla Moon Memorial Award of Excellence for superior execution of a Crime Stoppers program. It is the fourth consecutive year CSGW has received the honor.

In addition, the program received Outstanding Fundraising Event for the Bucket Sale held in cooperation with Young’s Home Hardware in Mount Forest. Marty Young and Young’s Home Hardware was named to the Community Service trophy for outstanding support of CSGW.

For the third year in a row, CSGW received the Online Excellence award, competing against larger centres for the honor.

At the Saturday evening Gala Dinner, CSGW Program Coordinator Sarah Bowers-Peter received the 2018 Coordinator Achievement Award for her significant contributions to the program, as well as programs across the province, the country and North America.

“It was thrilling to know I was nominated, but to actually receive the award was such an honor,” said Bowers-Peter. “It certainly is gratifying to see the response to the work. I like to say ‘on to bigger and better’, but I’m not sure how you could top this!”

“There are so many great coordinators out there, working hard and helping share the Crime Stoppers message,” she continued, “It is a terrific feeling to know the work I’m doing was worthy of recognition.”

“I was delighted to nominate Sarah for this award and feel, as I said in the submission, that she is the driving force behind this program,” said Rick Beazley, Chair of the CSGW Board of Directors. “We are pleased with the success of the program at the OACS Awards, but we know, as always,

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It’s about serving the community and doing the best we can to help our investigative partners solve crimes by engaging the public.”

Additionally, the OACS held their annual general meeting Saturday afternoon, where Bowers- Peter was elected to a second term as a Coordinator Director. She has served on the OACS in the capacity of Technology and Communications as well as the Conference Committee.

The conference, which is held annually, is a combination of training for coordinators and Board members across the province and networking between the programs. Partnering community agencies and law enforcement also attend to ensure the program is update to date and addressing trends in crime.

The recent awards haul brings to a total of 25 honors presented to CSGW at the provincial and international level in the past five years.

Ontario Provincial Police County of Wellington Detachment

Inspector Scott Lawson

Report for the County of Wellington Police Services Board

August 2019 This report covers the period from July 1st, 2019 to July 31st, 2019

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Calls for Service

Calls for Service July 2018 vs July 2019 1000 Centre Wellington 800 Erin Puslinch 600 Guelph/Eramosa 400 Wellington North Mapleton 200 Minto 0 Provincial 2018 2019

Calls For Service Municipality 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Centre Wellington 5,961 5,917 5,686 5,891 8,028 8,313 5,320 Town of Erin 2,167 2,129 2,161 2,258 2,468 2,282 1,331 Puslinch Township 2,178 2,128 1,987 2,100 2,106 2,276 1,437 Guelph/Eramosa 3,397 3,462 3,227 3,597 4,949 5,080 3,009 Wellington North 3,337 2,905 2,796 2,929 3,031 3,044 2,008 Township of Mapleton 1,349 1,418 1,291 1,440 1,255 1,193 827 Town of Minto 2,524 2,438 2,398 2,479 3,684 3,843 2,393 Provincial 3,214 3,051 2,677 3,033 3,216 3,333 1,987 Totals 24,127 23,448 22,223 23,727 28,737 29,364 18,312

Victim Services Wellington 911 Calls 2019 YTD Calls for Assistance 2019 Previous Year Totals County of Wellington OPP YTD 1,515 2016 111 2016 1,457 103 2017 98 2017 1,297 2018 164 2018 1,760

Ontario Sex Offender Registry False Alarms 2019 2019 YTD OSOR Registrations Previous Year Totals YTD 355 2016 77 2016 750 38 2017 73 2017 653 2018 65 2018 683 **This is NOT the number of sex offenders residing in Wellington County

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Crime

Violent Crime 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Homicide 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 Sexual Assault 51 47 51 62 70 52 42 58 66 61 42 Robbery 3 11 3 6 2 4 4 4 4 8 0 Assault 272 276 241 281 280 213 194 194 207 265 139

Property Crime 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Break & Enter 357 343 243 266 271 189 226 188 186 215 119 Auto Theft 107 116 95 79 77 89 68 121 101 127 103 Theft 1,031 917 672 824 920 766 626 701 807 963 521 Mischief 651 590 430 518 478 457 352 337 401 303 181 Fraud Investigations 161 149 158 190 273 208 236 284 265 359 190

Drugs 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Drug Investigations 113 181 274 394 478 411 317 246 275 324 159

Other Investigations 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Domestic Disputes 393 330 395 424 478 338 379 420 388 418 273 Missing Persons 74 84 52 83 73 80 53 63 54 99 44 DNA Samples 46 59 85 41

Violent Crime Property Crime 400 2,500

300 2,000 1,500 200 1,000 100 500 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Violent Crime Trend YTD Property Crime Trend

YTD Drug Investigations Trend YTD Other Investigations Trend

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2019 Crime North Centre South North Centre South

Breakdown Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Violent 82 46 40 Drugs 41 30 51 Property 413 304 393 Other 108 110 79

Crime Breakdown North Centre South 2019 Wellington Wellington Wellington Homicide 1 0 0 Sexual Assault 22 14 7 Robbery 0 0 0 Assault 59 42 33 Break & Enter 42 29 46 Auto Theft 40 23 42 Theft 209 128 180 Mischief 75 52 57 Fraud Investigations 47 72 68 Drug Investigations 41 30 51 Domestic Disputes 100 83 71 Missing Persons 8 27 8

Major Crime Unit (MCU)

Supervisor: Detective Sergeant Caren ASHMORE

Wellington County Major Crime Unit led, assisted or managed in over 25 Benchmark Occurrences this month.

These include two death investigations involving the use of illicit drugs or opioids and a death by firearm investigation that are still continuing. The crime unit also investigated numerous sexual assaults, a child abuse and a fraud investigation. One of the sexual assault investigations resulted in a search warrant being completed for the collection of evidence. The crime unit also worked with uniform personnel in relation to a high risk Domestic violence investigation which resulted in many criminal charges being laid.

As a result of some restructuring with the Coroner’s office they have moved post mortem examinations from the Hamilton Pathology Unit to the Toronto Pathology unit. This has increased pressure on Wellington given the new location and fitting into the que of examinations.

Wellington MCU is working closely with Crown Attorney on a Dangerous Offender application. The Detective was successful in obtaining the application and its now before the courts.

Arrests were also made directly resulting from the Wellington MCU Warrant Project that profiles ten wanted persons within the county each month

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Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU)

Supervisor: Detective Sergeant Debra ANDERSON

The Wellington Community Street Crime Unit worked on a total of 41 separate incidents during the month of July. Also during this time three members of the Wellington Community Street Crime Unit attended three weeks of training of mobile surveillance. With this qualification, our officers will be able to gather vital evidence to support investigations and reasonable grounds for warrants.

Investigations of numerous stolen vehicle and gas theft drive-offs identified active subjects victimizing residents in Centre Wellington and Guelph Eramosa and other municipalities. Working jointly with Guelph and Waterloo Regional Police, suspects were identified and criminal charges laid. All of the stolen vehicles have been recovered.

The Unit also is working on two residential daylight break and enter investigations in South Wellington. They also continue to investigate trafficking of controlled drug investigations and assisted the Wellington County Crime Unit with two opioid related death investigations.

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Traffic

Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Summary Detachment 10,019 14,483 10,073 14,095 16,370 14,800 14,196 11,372 8,748 7,890 5,249 West Region Traffic 1,460 1,333 1,017 896 1,180 530 329 347 472 672 109 Total POA Charges 11,479 15,816 13,161 14,991 17,573 15,330 14,525 11,719 9.220 9,677 5,358

Total Traffic 11,648 13,461 15,436 13,179 11,902 10,021 7,627 7,739 5,134 Total Other Provincial 450 383 763 993 948 848 759 921 565 Total By‐Law 1,063 1,147 1,374 1,164 1,675 850 834 1,017 6

Wellington County OPP West Region Traffic Unit 20,000 2,000

15,000 1,500

10,000 1,000

5,000 500

0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Detachment Charges Trend YTD WRTU Charges Trend

Drinking and Driving Traffic Enforcement

250 20,000

200 15,000 150 10,000 100 50 5,000 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Persons Charged Trend YTD Traffic Charges Trend

Other Provincial Acts By‐Law Enforcement 1000 2,000

800 1,500 600 1,000 400 200 500 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Other Act Charges Trend YTD By‐Law Charges Trend

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Drinking and Driving 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 R.I.D.E. Vehicle Stops 120,664 89,151 96,579 103,251 74,533 48,360 34,743 38,531 28,897 25,858 11,466 Roadside Alcotests 591 427 389 915 1,160 1,033 600 467 492 219 117 Warn Suspensions 222 183 152 219 228 291 150 116 98 136 51 ADLS Suspensions 165 164 170 172 168 209 131 115 129 151 86 Persons Charged 181 173 176 179 173 203 136 124 138 161 96

Racing 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 HTA 172 Impoundments 68 79 80 82 93 108 110 192 183 166 130

Traffic Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Speeding 5,399 8,883 7,660 9,007 9,918 8,616 7,547 5,947 4,134 4,369 2,712 Seatbelt Offences 427 385 419 544 554 494 356 496 409 158 155 Careless Driving 306 289 300 245 306 273 273 246 247 215 132 Distracted Driver Offences n/a 160 387 275 235 384 349 181 184 87 66 Other Moving Violations n/a n/a 373 396 443 335 394 390 288 260 197 Equipment and Other HTA n/a n/a 2,480 2,972 3,500 2,612 2,703 2,409 1,993 1,983 1,766 No Insurance ‐ CAIA 21 23 14 18 158 150 94 106 131 140 97 Traffic Enforcement Totals 6,153 9,740 11,633 13,457 15,114 12,864 11,716 9,875 7,386 7,212 5,125

Other Provincial Acts 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Cannabis Act n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 52 95 Liquor Licence Act 360 401 278 238 259 511 466 358 269 390 128 Trespass to Property Act 92 100 78 85 271 267 305 322 365 350 302 Other Provincial Acts 53 78 95 60 62 47 57 44 57 72 40 Other Provincial Acts Total 505 579 451 383 592 825 828 725 691 864 565

By‐Law Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 General By‐Law Offences 1,285 999 1,062 1,140 1,374 1,164 1,675 849 833 1012 464 Taxi By‐Law 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 By‐Law Total 1,285 999 1,063 1,147 1,374 1,164 1,675 849 834 1,017 470

Parking Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Centre Wellington 659 478 349 226 487 721 541 459 496 681 311 Erin 48 53 13 51 14 17 56 45 12 12 8 Puslinch 78 96 301 339 326 126 32 203 21 14 4 Guelph/Eramosa 320 193 420 491 470 301 353 256 300 316 99 Wellington North 110 88 189 34 43 25 75 22 0 16 20 Mapleton 60 15 20 2 16 9 9 6 3 22 0 Minto 121 38 7 4 18 33 32 32 34 13 22 County/Other 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Annual Total 1,408 962 1,299 1,148 1,374 1,232 1,098 1,024 1,024 1,074 464

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Traffic Management Unit

Supervisor: Sergeant Darryl PORTERFIELD

Suspect Apprehension Pursuits 2018 Pursuits / Fail to Stop for Police Previous Year Totals 2016 7 15 2017 8 2018 22

Speed Spy/ Mobile Speed Signs Speed Spies and Mobile Speed Signs remain deployed throughout the County (Belwood, Everton, Lake Road, Badenoch, Drayton), to obtain traffic data at local complaint locations. Valuable data has been gathered and permitted officers to communicate actual speeds versus perceived speeds to concerned citizens.

Throughout the month of July officers conducted 81 hours of patrol in the ALPR Cruiser laying a total of 82 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, six charges under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act and four charges under various other Provincial Offences Acts.

Marine Patrol The OPP boat has been on lakes Belwood, Guelph, Puslinch and Conestogo and proactive patrols and safety checks have been conducted. Several charges were laid. Wellington OPP now have six trained marine operators and have all been scheduled for proactive enforcement and patrol throughout the summer and autumn seasons.

Bicycle Patrol The bicycle patrol schedule has allowed trained mountain bike patrol operators to conduct proactive enforcement and patrol. The bicycle patrol has been utilized in events, including the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival and the Scottish games.

Community Events The TMU attended and met the community during the Hillside Festival, Centre Wellington Fireworks, 10th Annual Belwood Lake Flotilla, Mount Forest Fireworks Festival and a Guelph Memorial Car Show.

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Traffic

Motor Vehicle Collisions Victims Collisions Alcohol Involved Month Month Total Killed

Injured Total Victims Persons Persons MVC Fatal PI PD Yes No Unk CMV SMV JAN 30 0 30 199 0 23 175 5 177 17 24 87 FEB 13 1 12 160 1 7 152 5 131 24 26 52 MAR 41 1 40 129 1 28 100 7 111 11 12 49 APR 13 0 13 106 0 12 94 2 90 14 12 37 MAY 16 1 15 120 1 11 108 5 103 12 8 54 JUN 37 5 32 143 5 23 115 7 121 15 20 58 JUL 35 0 35 119 0 26 93 7 100 12 10 56 AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL 185 8 177 976 8 130 837 38 833 105 112 393

Yearly Collision Summary Collision Type / 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Characteristic Total Reportable MVC 2,095 1,959 1,728 1,751 1,728 1,763 976 Property Damage MVC 1,761 1,758 1,418 1,446 1,408 1,485 837 Personal Injury MVC 326 195 297 288 313 260 130 Fatal MVC 8 6 6 11 7 15 8 Persons Killed 9 6 6 11 8 17 8 Persons Injured 481 330 428 388 456 410 177 Alcohol Involved 37 40 48 54 41 64 38 Total MVC 2,095 1,959 1,728 1,751 1,728 1,763 976

Car vs Deer Collisions Municipality 2018 2019 Centre Wellington 25 23 30.0 Erin 13 14 25.0 Puslinch 21 15 20.0 Guelph / Eramosa 27 23 15.0 Wellington North 20 22 10.0 Mapleton 21 25 Minto 18 18 5.0 City of Guelph 1 2 0.0 Provincial Highways 0 0 2018 2019

Total Collisions 146 142

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Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team (IMPACT)

IMPACT Team Members (CMHA clinicians): Kim HODDER Anita MATTHEWS Julia VAN RYSWYK

Police Liaison: Provincial Constable Chris BIONDI

IMPACT Wellington total # hours Total IMPACT live calls ‐ called by OPP to attend at scene with officer 27 Total Referrals ‐ Referrals from OPP to IMPACT either “live” or for follow up after the call. 49 Total Diversions to hospital by IMPACT‐ IMPACT assessment on scene avoided apprehension and transport to hospital for assessment. 19 Total # of Mental Health related police occurrences 69 Total # of officer hours related to Mental Health occurrences (occurrence CAD information, excludes follow‐up and report writing) 246.50 Total # of “Officer Hours” spent at hospital with MHA patients 84.50

Good News from IMPACT

An individual was found operating a vehicle while impaired; police made a referral to IMPACT to assist in assessing risk and connecting the individual with resources. IMPACT promptly responded in the moment, and created a safety plan with the individual while they were awaiting more intensive addictions supports.

IMPACT was able to assist with check-in calls, and through this, discovered that risk had changed/increased and that this individual required more immediate support. There were no available detox options at this time, and IMPACT was able to assist this person to the hospital and advocated for a medical detox. During this time, this individual was accepted into more intensive treatment, and was able to transfer directly into treatment after their medical detox was complete. Another example of the value of IMPACT with a live addiction intervention following a police arrest.

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Media Provincial Constable Joshua CUNNINGHAM & Provincial Constable Cheri ROCKEFELLER

Notable Incidents and Events

 The Wellington County O.P.P. Media Unit issued a total of 55 media releases in July for a year to date total of 319 media releases  Provincial Constable Josh CUNNINGHAM and Provincial Constable Cheri ROCKEFELLER also attended or assisted with the following events throughout June o July 1 – Multiple Canada events o July 10 – Grand Radio Show o July 22 - Visit and tour of Centre Wellington Operations Centre by a group from Hopewell Children’s Home o

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Auxiliary Unit

Unit Commander: Auxiliary Staff Sergeant B. HULL Liaison: Provincial Constable Mike POLAN

Notable Incidents and Events

Unit Activities:  Elora Dominion Day Soapbox Derby and Parade  Fergus Special Needs Soccer Festival  Mount Forest Fireworks Festival – Car Show, Fireworks, and Touch-A-Truck  Hillside Festival  SafeGuard Audits – Erin and Centre Wellington  Lock It or Lose It canvassing in Fergus and Elora  Hosted West Region Auxiliary applicant testing at South Wellington Operations Centre  Monthly Unit meeting  General patrol  Administrative duties  Community Policing

Total hours July 2019 – 250.50

Administration 33.75 Community Policing 164.75 Court 0.00 Patrol 52.50 Training 0.00

Total hours for 2019 – 2,131.25

Member Update Auxiliary Constable Mason MELITZER has resigned from the Auxiliary program effective August 1, 2019 as he has been hired by Guelph Police Service. Mason will be missed, and his contributions over the past five years have been numerous and are greatly appreciated. Congratulations Constable MELITZER!

Auxiliary Recruiting We have scheduled 12 new applicant interviews in late August. These interviews will take place at the Centre Wellington Operations Centre. Retired Chief Superintendent Sandy Thomas will be sitting in on some of the interviews to observe the current Auxiliary recruiting process and solicit feedback on the process.

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Administration

Personnel

No Complaint Type Status No Complaint Type Status 1 Public Closed 2 Public Closed

Public Complaint is a complaint by a member of the public concerning the policy, services, local policies of a contract location, or the conduct of an employee of the OPP.

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Notable Events Noteworthy Information and Events

Provincial Constable Jeremy STEFANIK and Provincial Constable Jezzika SMITH were on patrol when they came across two young ladies selling lemonade and root beer in order to raise funds to help support local youth. The young philanthropists were very excited to see police attend their lemonade/root beer stand and asked for a picture wearing their OPP hats.

Ontario Provincial Police County of Wellington Detachment

Inspector Scott Lawson

Report for the County of Wellington Police Services Board

September 2019 This report covers the period from August 1st, 2019 to August 31st, 2019

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Calls for Service

Calls for Service August 2018 vs August 2019 1000 Centre Wellington 800 Erin Puslinch 600 Guelph/Eramosa 400 Wellington North Mapleton 200 Minto 0 Provincial 2018 2019

Calls For Service Municipality 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Centre Wellington 5,961 5,917 5,686 5,891 8,028 8,313 6,131 Town of Erin 2,167 2,129 2,161 2,258 2,468 2,282 1,560 Puslinch Township 2,178 2,128 1,987 2,100 2,106 2,276 1,738 Guelph/Eramosa 3,397 3,462 3,227 3,597 4,949 5,080 3,539 Wellington North 3,337 2,905 2,796 2,929 3,031 3,044 2,315 Township of Mapleton 1,349 1,418 1,291 1,440 1,255 1,193 951 Town of Minto 2,524 2,438 2,398 2,479 3,684 3,843 2,787 Provincial 3,214 3,051 2,677 3,033 3,216 3,333 2,280 Totals 24,127 23,448 22,223 23,727 28,737 29,364 21,301

Victim Services Wellington 911 Calls 2019 YTD Calls for Assistance 2019 Previous Year Totals County of Wellington OPP YTD 1,609 2016 111 2016 1,457 124 2017 98 2017 1,297 2018 164 2018 1,760

Ontario Sex Offender Registry False Alarms 2019 2019 YTD OSOR Registrations Previous Year Totals YTD 428 2016 77 2016 750 42 2017 73 2017 653 2018 65 2018 683 **This is NOT the number of sex offenders residing in Wellington County

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Crime

Violent Crime 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Homicide 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 Sexual Assault 51 47 51 62 70 52 42 58 66 61 46 Robbery 3 11 3 6 2 4 4 4 4 8 0 Assault 272 276 241 281 280 213 194 194 207 265 156

Property Crime 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Break & Enter 357 343 243 266 271 189 226 188 186 215 139 Auto Theft 107 116 95 79 77 89 68 121 101 127 113 Theft 1,031 917 672 824 920 766 626 701 807 963 615 Mischief 651 590 430 518 478 457 352 337 401 303 217 Fraud Investigations 161 149 158 190 273 208 236 284 265 359 223

Drugs 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Drug Investigations 113 181 274 394 478 411 317 246 275 324 184

Other Investigations 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Domestic Disputes 393 330 395 424 478 338 379 420 388 418 328 Missing Persons 74 84 52 83 73 80 53 63 54 99 50 DNA Samples 46 59 85 49

Violent Crime Property Crime 400 2,500

300 2,000 1,500 200 1,000 100 500 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Violent Crime Trend YTD Property Crime Trend

YTD Drug Investigations Trend YTD Other Investigations Trend

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2019 Crime North Centre South North Centre South

Breakdown Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Violent 88 62 49 Drugs 47 31 61 Property 479 362 464 Other 126 123 107

Crime Breakdown North Centre South 2019 Wellington Wellington Wellington Homicide 1 0 0 Sexual Assault 23 15 9 Robbery 0 0 0 Assault 64 47 40 Break & Enter 50 31 56 Auto Theft 45 27 43 Theft 243 151 218 Mischief 85 64 71 Fraud Investigations 56 89 76 Drug Investigations 47 31 61 Domestic Disputes 117 95 95 Missing Persons 9 28 12

Major Crime Unit (MCU)

Supervisor: Detective Sergeant Caren ASHMORE

Wellington County Major Crime Unit led, over a 32 Benchmark Occurrences this month, numerous sexual assaults and complex Criminal Harassment investigations. The MCU Unit responded to a number of death investigations (mandated), which were deemed non-criminal in nature.

The investigation continues into the homicide in Minto in March 2019 under the direction of Detective Inspector Scott Moore of the OPP Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB). This investigation is currently engaging three MCU Wellington members full-time.

The Wellington major crime unit are completing additional assignments related to a December 2015 homicide near the town of Erin. The members are working under the direction of Detective Inspector Randy Gaynor of the OPP Criminal Investigations Branch.

In March of 2019 Wellington County OPP commenced an investigation into a break and enter at a residence in Minto Township where $50,000 worth of goods were stolen including a number of firearms.

As a result of the continued investigation on August 6, the Major Crime Unit, the Community Street Crime Unit and uniform members of Wellington executed a search warrant at a property located on Highway 89 in Minto Township. As a result a total of 55 stolen firearms, including two handguns, were recovered.

On August 7, a suspect was arrested at a residence located on Grange Street in the City of Guelph by Wellington County OPP, along with the assistance of the West Region Criminal Support Team, Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Aviation Services, West Region Tactical Response Unit (TRU), and Canine Unit (K9) along with the assistance the Guelph Police Service Tactical Unit. A subsequent search warrant at a residence in the City of Guelph was executed

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and during the search, a handgun and a quantity of methamphetamine were recovered. The suspect was held in custody for a bail hearing in relation to the stolen guns recovered. On August 8, Wellington County OPP executed a third search warrant at a residence on Elizabeth Street in Harriston. As a result, a second suspect was arrested and another firearm was seized.

Wellington MCU is working closely with Crown Attorney on the completed Dangerous Offender application on a case that is before the courts.

Arrests were also made directly resulting from the Wellington MCU Warrant Project that profiles ten wanted persons within the county each month.

Wellington MCU is working closely with Crown Attorney on a Dangerous Offender application.

Arrests were also made directly resulting from the Wellington MCU Warrant Project that profiles ten wanted persons within the county each month.

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Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU)

Supervisor: Detective Sergeant Debra ANDERSON

Wellington County Street Crime Unit had a productive month of August. Members conducted an investigation into drug trafficking in South Wellington. Officers identified a local cocaine dealer and then the supplier. Evidence was collected through traditional and covert means. The investigation culminated with the arrest of both parties. As a result, 17.6 grams of crack cocaine was seized, a prohibited weapon was seized and a Mercedes sedan was seized as offence related property. Further evidence of trafficking was also seized to support the charges.

Wellington County CSCU members assisted the Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit with an investigation in the Puslinch area. As a result, a search warrant was executed. One adult male was arrested and charged with numerous weapons offences including importation of a prohibited device and manufacturing a prohibited device. A cache of firearms was seized.

Wellington County CSCU members assisted Huron-Perth CSCU with the execution of two Controlled Drugs & Substances Act warrants, one warrant within Wellington County. A very large quantity of methamphetamine and psilocybin were seized along with cash and drug trafficking paraphernalia.

The unit was also tasked with running a parallel drug trafficking investigation after a sudden death. The investigation is still in its infancy.

Several more charges were laid in the previously reported property crime and vehicle theft spree after valuable evidence was obtained through judicial authorizations. Two separate investigations have had further charges laid against the accused. More charges are not anticipated at this time.

The work above has led to firearms, weapons and drugs being seized and taken off the streets.

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Traffic

Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Summary Detachment 10,019 14,483 10,073 14,095 16,370 14,800 14,196 11,372 8,748 7,890 6,061 West Region Traffic 1,460 1,333 1,017 896 1,180 530 329 347 472 672 120

Total Traffic 11,648 13,461 15,436 13,179 11,902 10,021 7,627 7,739 5,894 Total Other Provincial 450 383 763 993 948 848 759 921 693 Total By‐Law 1,063 1,147 1,374 1,164 1,675 850 834 1,017 6

Total POA Charges 11,479 15,816 13,161 14,991 17,573 15,330 14,525 11,719 9.220 9,677 6,593 Wellington County OPP West Region Traffic Unit 20,000 2,000

15,000 1,500

10,000 1,000

5,000 500

0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Detachment Charges Trend YTD WRTU Charges Trend

Drinking and Driving Traffic Enforcement

250 20,000

200 15,000 150 10,000 100 50 5,000 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Persons Charged Trend YTD Traffic Charges Trend

Other Provincial Acts By‐Law Enforcement 1000 2,000

800 1,500 600 1,000 400 200 500 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

YTD Other Act Charges Trend YTD By‐Law Charges Trend

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Drinking and Driving 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 R.I.D.E. Vehicle Stops 120,664 89,151 96,579 103,251 74,533 48,360 34,743 38,531 28,897 25,858 12,361 Roadside Alcotests 591 427 389 915 1,160 1,033 600 467 492 219 136 Warn Suspensions 222 183 152 219 228 291 150 116 98 136 58 ADLS Suspensions 165 164 170 172 168 209 131 115 129 151 105 Persons Charged 181 173 176 179 173 203 136 124 138 161 117

Racing 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 HTA 172 Impoundments 68 79 80 82 93 108 110 192 183 166 148

Traffic Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Speeding 5,399 8,883 7,660 9,007 9,918 8,616 7,547 5,947 4,134 4,369 3,080 Seatbelt Offences 427 385 419 544 554 494 356 496 409 158 183 Careless Driving 306 289 300 245 306 273 273 246 247 215 150 Distracted Driver Offences n/a 160 387 275 235 384 349 181 184 87 73 Other Moving Violations n/a n/a 373 396 443 335 394 390 288 260 223 Equipment and Other HTA n/a n/a 2,480 2,972 3,500 2,612 2,703 2,409 1,993 1,983 2,060 No Insurance ‐ CAIA 21 23 14 18 158 150 94 106 131 140 116 Traffic Enforcement Totals 6,153 9,740 11,633 13,457 15,114 12,864 11,716 9,875 7,386 7,212 5,894

Other Provincial Acts 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Cannabis Act n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 52 104 Liquor Licence Act 360 401 278 238 259 511 466 358 269 390 170 Trespass to Property Act 92 100 78 85 271 267 305 322 365 350 365 Other Provincial Acts 53 78 95 60 62 47 57 44 57 72 54 Other Provincial Acts Total 505 579 451 383 592 825 828 725 691 864 693

By‐Law Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 General By‐Law Offences 1,285 999 1,062 1,140 1,374 1,164 1,675 849 833 1012 486 Taxi By‐Law 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 By‐Law Total 1,285 999 1,063 1,147 1,374 1,164 1,675 849 834 1,017 492

Parking Enforcement 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Centre Wellington 659 478 349 226 487 721 541 459 496 681 316 Erin 48 53 13 51 14 17 56 45 12 12 8 Puslinch 78 96 301 339 326 126 32 203 21 14 4 Guelph/Eramosa 320 193 420 491 470 301 353 256 300 316 116 Wellington North 110 88 189 34 43 25 75 22 0 16 20 Mapleton 60 15 20 2 16 9 9 6 3 22 0 Minto 121 38 7 4 18 33 32 32 34 13 22 County/Other 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Annual Total 1,408 962 1,299 1,148 1,374 1,232 1,098 1,024 1,024 1,074 486

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Traffic Management Unit

Supervisor: Sergeant Darryl PORTERFIELD

Suspect Apprehension Pursuits 2018 Pursuits / Fail to Stop for Police Previous Year Totals 2016 7 18 2017 8 2018 22

Speed Spy/ Mobile Speed Signs Speed Spy and Mobile Speed Signs continue to be deployed throughout the County to obtain traffic data at local complaint locations. Valuable data has been gathered and shared with municipalities. Traffic complaints continue to be the number one call-for-service.

Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) The Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) cruiser continues to be deployed out of Centre Wellington Operations Centre by both TMU and Platoon members.

Throughout the month of August officers conducted 13 hours of patrol in the ALPR Cruiser laying a total of 12 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, one charges under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act, three charges under various other Provincial Offences Acts and one charge under the Criminal Code of Canada.

Marine Patrol The OPP boat continued to be deployed on lakes Belwood, Guelph, Puslinch and Conestogo throughout the month of August. To-date officers have operated the vessel a total of 93 hours on our inland lakes.

Bicycle Patrol The bicycle patrol schedule continues to allow trained mountain bike patrol operators to conduct proactive enforcement and patrol. Bicycle patrol was also utilized extensively at Riverfest.

2019 YTD (8 months) Wellington County Detachment has responded to a total of 1579 complaints.

Community Events TMU attended and met the community during Riverfest and the Palmerston Fair.

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Traffic Initiatives From August 2nd to 5th, 2019 Wellington County O.P.P members participated in the Civic Long Weekend Traffic Safety Initiative. During the course of the campaign members of both the uniform platoons and the Traffic Management Unit conducted enforcement in Wellington County and laid approximately 126 charges. Some highlights of the charges laid were as follows:

 Speeding - 53  Fail to Move Over for Emergency Vehicle - 14  Stunt Driving - 6  Seatbelts - 4  Other Hazardous Moving Violations - 8  Impaired Driving (Alcohol) - 3  Controlled Substances/Cannabis Act - 5

From August 18th to 24th, 2019 Wellington County O.P.P. members participated in the Operation Trucking Traffic Safety Initiative. During that period Wellington O.P.P. members laid 47 charges against commercial motor vehicle operators that included Speeding, Fail to Wear Seatbelt, and various equipment/documentation violations

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Traffic

Motor Vehicle Collisions Victims Collisions Alcohol Involved Month Month Total Killed

Injured Total Victims Persons Persons MVC Fatal PI PD Yes No Unk CMV SMV JAN 30 0 30 199 0 23 175 5 177 17 24 87 FEB 13 1 12 160 1 7 152 5 131 24 26 52 MAR 41 1 40 129 1 28 100 7 111 11 12 49 APR 13 0 13 107 0 12 95 2 91 14 12 38 MAY 16 1 15 120 1 11 108 5 103 12 8 54 JUN 37 5 32 146 5 23 118 7 123 16 20 59 JUL 35 0 35 124 0 26 98 7 103 14 11 57 AUG 37 0 37 120 0 21 91 4 101 15 10 43 SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL 222 8 214 1105 8 151 943 42 940 123 123 439

Yearly Collision Summary Collision Type / 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Characteristic Total Reportable MVC 2,095 1,959 1,728 1,751 1,728 1,763 1,105 Property Damage MVC 1,761 1,758 1,418 1,446 1,408 1,485 943 Personal Injury MVC 326 195 297 288 313 260 151 Fatal MVC 8 6 6 11 7 15 8 Persons Killed 9 6 6 11 8 17 8 Persons Injured 481 330 428 388 456 410 214 Alcohol Involved 37 40 48 54 41 64 42 Total MVC 2,095 1,959 1,728 1,751 1,728 1,763 1,105

Car vs Deer Collisions Municipality 2018 2019 Centre Wellington 28 24 30.0 Erin 13 16 25.0 Puslinch 22 16 20.0 Guelph / Eramosa 27 26 15.0 Wellington North 22 22 10.0 Mapleton 22 27 Minto 20 19 5.0 City of Guelph 1 3 0.0 Provincial Highways 0 0 2018 2019

Total Collisions 155 153

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Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team (IMPACT)

IMPACT Team Members (CMHA clinicians): Kim HODDER Anita MATTHEWS Julia VAN RYSWYK

Police Liaison: Provincial Constable Chris BIONDI

IMPACT Wellington total # hours Total IMPACT live calls ‐ called by OPP to attend at scene with officer 28 Total Referrals ‐ Referrals from OPP to IMPACT either “live” or for follow up after the call. 48 Total Diversions to hospital by IMPACT‐ IMPACT assessment on scene avoided apprehension and transport to hospital for assessment. 18 Total # of Mental Health related police occurrences 56 Total # of officer hours related to Mental Health occurrences (occurrence CAD information, excludes follow‐up and report writing) 233.25 Total # of “Officer Hours” spent at hospital with MHA patients 33.25

Good News from IMPACT

IMPACT was requested to attend the home of an individual due to a neighbor dispute. IMPACT arrived on scene and it was noted that this individual had struggles with addictions and had not been using services in some time. This provided a window for IMPACT to connect the individual with addictions supports, as the person felt ready to engage. During the live-call IMPACT were able to gain consent to make referrals to services and connect this individual with supports, along with a family doctor, which was key to supporting their recovery.

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Media Provincial Constable Joshua CUNNINGHAM & Provincial Constable Cheri ROCKEFELLER

Notable Incidents and Events

 The Wellington County O.P.P. Media Unit issued a total of 42 media releases in August for a year to date total of 361 media releases  Provincial Constable Josh CUNNINGHAM and Provincial Constable Cheri ROCKEFELLER also attended or assisted with the following events throughout August o August 8 – Attended two day camps in Mount Forest & Arthur o August 14 – Grand Radio Show, o August 15 - 911 pocket/misdials up over 600 from 2018 o August 15 – Plowing Match o August 20 – 2020 Law Enforcement Spring Games Special Olympics meetings in Waterloo o PC ROCKEFLLER assisted with organizing the Wellington County OPP Golf Tournament and the West Region OPP Family Day event in Palmerston o

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Auxiliary Unit

Unit Commander: Auxiliary Staff Sergeant B. HULL Liaison: Provincial Constable Mike POLAN

Notable Incidents and Events

Unit Activities:  Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games Parade – Traffic control  Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games – Foot patrol  Riverfest Elora – Foot patrol  University of Guelph Gryphons “Salute to Service” Football Game – Cruiser Display  SafeGuard Audit – Everton  Monthly Unit meeting  General patrol  Administrative duties  Community Policing

Total hours August 2019 – 251.00

Administration 75.25 Community Policing 101.25 Court 0.00 Patrol 74.50 Training 0.00

Total hours for 2019 – 2,382.25

Auxiliary Recruiting The Wellington County OPP Auxiliary Unit conducted 12 new applicant interviews in late August. Overall, six were recommended to be sent forward to the next phase of the Auxiliary recruiting phase.

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Administration

Personnel

Complaints Complaint Type by Status 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Complaints Received 18 16 18 11 10 3 Complaints Not Proceeding n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 2 Complaints Resolved 5 5 4 0 1 0 Complaints Unfounded 7 5 6 8 2 1 Complaints Withdrawn 3 5 3 3 2 0 Complaints Ongoing 3 1 5 0 1 0

No Complaint Type Status No Complaint Type Status 1 Public Closed 2 Public Closed 3 Public Closed

Public Complaint is a complaint by a member of the public concerning the policy, services, local policies of a contract location, or the conduct of an employee of the OPP.

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Personnel Acknowledgements Date Member(s) Particulars

07Aug19 This investigation concerned a B&E case in Wellington County where firearms were stolen; intelligence gleaned coupled with a Crime Stoppers tip was used to assist Major Crime Unit, Street Crime Unit, and platoon members. Excellent communication, teamwork and investigative skills culminated in this multi- jurisdictional investigation seizing 55 firearms, and a quantity of narcotics. Two suspects were arrested and charged with various Canadian Code offences.

Three judicial authorizations were obtained during the course of this investigation. Guelph Police Service (GPS) Tactics and Rescue Unit and Canine Unit assisted during execution of one of the search warrants.

The Inspector Lawson sent a letter to Chief Cobey recognizing the GPS Officers who assisted in the arrest: PC Jeremy Mitchell, PC Andrew McLachlan, PC Dave Anderson, PC Shawn Dumbreck, PC Steve Campbell, PC Bryan McKean, PC Ken Dunn and PC Greg McArthur.

09-11Aug19 PC H. MILLSON The Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games is an annual event held that has been running in excess of 70 years with tremendous success. This event ran on the weekend of August 9th to 11th, 2019. This festival draws in excess of 20,000 participants and spectators from all across Canada & the United States, who come to experience this cultural event.

Provincial Constable H. MILLSON was the on-site Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) liaison officer for the festival, who also prepared the operational plan for the event.

Todd GOTTSCHALK was the security coordinator for the Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games and made the following comment regarding PC MILLSON.

"Heidi was amazing from start to finish and was extremely easy to work with. I felt she went above beyond what was expected of her to make sure this event when off without a problem. I appreciated her thoroughness, professionalism and attention to detail from the initial planning stages right up to the conclusion of the event. A real pleasure to work with."

16Aug19 PC R. CARSON On Friday August 16th, 2019, Provincial Constable Ryan CARSON responded to a call at an Autisms facility. An employee was trapped, unable to escape, while a twenty year old male was destroying the common area at the facility. The male, with autism spectrum disorder, was able to understand only Spanish.

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When PC CARSON arrived he quickly assessed the situation and located an "app" on his phone that translated English type into Spanish audio. By communicating what he wanted to say through the app, PC CARSON calmed the male and kept him relaxed.

PC CARSON remained in-control of the situation until the male's family arrived to transport him to the hospital.

20Aug19 PC M. TUTIN During the evening of Tuesday August 20th, 2019, Provincial PC M. SMITH Constable Melissa TUTIN, Provincial Constable Matt SMITH and PC C. JANSSENS Provincial Constable Corey JANSSENS were called to assist the Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service (GWPS) at a residence.

Paramedics responded to a call and were surprised to learn that the victim was a long time co-worker. The victim had struggled with PTSD and was overdosing on illicit drugs.

The paramedics wrote the following about the attending OPP officers,

“We both hadn't seen our colleague in a few years and didn't recognize him at first. Your officer’s Melissa Tutin, Matt Smith and Corey Janssens attended the call with us. They could tell we were doing our best to stay the course and not be overly emotional in front of our former co-worker in his state. They asked how they could help after we informed them of who he was and they immediately took up assisting us further in tending to him and offering aid in extricating him from the home. They made this call much easier to manage. They followed up with hugs, words of compassion and offering us coffee and an ear to listen after following us to Groves Hospital. We were very thankful for the support and help they gave us. We would like to extend our deepest thanks and pass it along to yourself to share with those three amazing officers.”

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Notable Events Noteworthy Information and Events

Salute 2 Service The University of Guelph and the Alumni Association held a Salute 2 Service for first responders at the opening home game of the Guelph Griffons Football team. First responders form multiple services attended and were thanked by fans in attendance.

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COMMITTEE REPORT

To: Chair and Members of the Police Services Board From: Kelly-Ann Wingate, County By-law Compliance Officer Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Subject: False Alarm Revenue Report

Background:

False Alarm revenue collected for 2019.

Month False Alarms sent to the Amount invoiced to Amount collected to County for invoicing customers date January 18 $1,200 $1,700 February 25 $2,500 $1,200 March 37 $2,150 $2,300 April 21 $1,100 $2,950 May 22 $1,300 $1,450 June 15 $1,000 $1,000 July 19 $1,000 $1,450 August 0 $0.00 $300 September October November December 2019 YTD 157 $10,250 $12,350 2018 Totals 290 $19,350 $20,400

Recommendation:

That the August False Alarm Revenue Report be received for information.

Respectfully submitted,

Kelly-Ann Wingate County By-law Compliance Officer

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