A CHRONICLE OF NEWS FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY | April 28, 2016 – Vol. 21 No. 18 Former Toronto deputy police chief joins Deloitte

Apr 22 2016 VICTORIA - A police officer who advocates for the legalization of drugs while off duty has been awarded $20,000 in a human rights case that pitted the officer against his employer, the Victoria Police Department. Page 4 Apr 22 2016 Former Hamilton-Wentworth Police Chief Robert Hamilton has died. Page 5 Apr 23 2016 MONTREAL - Montreal police are asking for amendments to Que- bec’s Highway Safety Code in order to crack down on impaired cyclists.

Page 5 Star Photo:Toronto Apr 26 2016 Canadian police cannot keep secret their advanced spying de- Apr 28 2016 “Our focus is working with businesses vices or their relationships with One of Toronto’s best-known police to recognize the new threat environment,” he telecommunications corpora- leaders is going to the private sec- said in an interview. tions because claims of police tor, three months after announcing Mr. Sloly, a police reformer who built re- privilege carry little or no weight his retirement and a year after a con- lationships with Toronto’s minority commu- in criminal courts. troversial management shuffle at the nities, will also counsel Deloitte and its client Page 9 police force. companies on diversity. Apr 26 2016 Peter Sloly, 49, started last Monday as He was long considered a front-runner to OTTAWA - Figures from the Jus- an executive director at professional services replace former police chief Bill Blair. But tice Department paint a dark pic- firm Deloitte Canada. He will advise client last April, the board picked another deputy ture of the state of indigenous companies, in particular, on how to avoid and chief, Mark Saunders, as Mr. Blair’s succes- incarceration, with aboriginals respond to cyberattacks and on other types of sor. Mr. Sloly was quickly taken off some seriously overrepresented in the risk and security management. of his long-time projects and even moved to youth criminal justice system. Page 10 Apr 27 2016 EDMONTON - Edmonton media have won a battle to open a police disciplinary hearing to the public. Page 11 a smaller office, moves that rankled many “The nature of the attacks are getting use oral fluid screening at the side of the road officers. more sophisticated, so to have someone with to assess recent drug use? The answer to that When Mr. Sloly retired in February, he Peter’s experience and background is some- was yes.’’ said he had planned to leave and had only thing we’re very excited about,” he said. Beirness said two of the drug-detecting stayed for the ensuing months in order to help “The nature of this work truly knows no devices, the Draeger Drug Test and the Drug- smooth the transition. Deloitte’s top manage- boundaries.” wipe, are manufactured in Germany and the ment got in touch soon after, he said. Mr. Brain and Mr. Sloly had both served other is called the Alere, which is made in “I’m feeling rejuvenated, I’m feeling on the board of the Toronto YMCA. Britain. rested [and] energized, and in large part be- “The timing was very sort of serendipi- The next step, before any of the devices cause of the types of opportunities that have tous when he decided to retire from the police can be approved in Canada, is for police of- come my way,” he said. force, and given that decision and how hot ficers to test them in the field in various juris- “I always wanted to have a big career af- the market is right now for services such as dictions, said Beirness, adding that a repre- ter policing, multiple careers after policing, cybersecurity, we came together very natu- sentative from the Justice Department attends so this checks a big box for me - an opportu- rally,” said Mr. Brain. their committee meetings. nity to work in the private sector for a large, Mr. Sloly, a familiar face at many Toron- The RCMP confirmed Thursday that successful company and one where they to non-profits and community groups, said its plans involve testing so-called oral fluid would leverage my full skill sets, passions he will keep serving on all of them. But he’s drug screening devices, which are similar to and interests.” giving the police force a wide berth except breathalyzers used to detect the presence of Cybercrime was something Mr. Sloly when asked. alcohol. saw up close many times on the police force, “I’m always open and available; in fact “Such devices can aid in the identifica- where he served for 27 years and as deputy I’ve had the odd phone call from former tion and apprehension of drug-impaired chief for more than six. colleagues and members of the board just drivers and are becoming increasingly com- Those cases ran the gamut “from the seeking a quick opinion from me on is- mercially available and are currently being schoolyard bullying that went on online, to sues,” he said. “But equally, I’m not reach- used in other countries,’’ the force said in a significant corporate hack attacks that would ing out. I want to make sure there’s plenty statement. cost corporations, and in some cases govern- of space for the current folks to do what “The research project will help deter- ments, millions of dollars in lost capacity, if they think they need to do without any un- mine if roadside oral fluid drug screening de- not hard losses,” he said. necessary distractions.” vices have potential for use in drug-impaired “Some people would suggest there isn’t (Globe and Mail) driving enforcement in Canada. Legislative such a thing as cybercrime - it’s just the changes will have to take place before such new cyber-reality where every single crime devices can be approved for use in Canada.’’ has a cyber, social [media] or digital ele- THURSDAY The Mounties said surveys and research ment to it.” APRIL 21, 2016 suggest drug-impaired driving is becoming He also helped usher in the first social- as prevalent as driving under the influence of media strategy at a major Canadian police alcohol. force and will be helping Deloitte clients Apr 21 2016 Officers using the device at the roadside improve their use of social media. WASHINGTON - FBI Director James would ask drivers to stick out their tongues as Mr. Sloly has been getting to know his Comey has hinted that the FBI paid a sample of saliva is taken with an instrument new company’s cybersecurity facility in more than $1 million to break into the similar to a tongue depressor. Vaughan, and this week he attended a confer- locked iPhone used by one of the San Beirness, who co-authored a 2015 report ence in the field in Washington. Bernardino attackers. on cannabis use and driving for the Canadian He will often work around the globe in At an Aspen Security Forum event in Centre on Substance Abuse, said the devices the “incredibly fast-growing” field of cyber- London on Thursday, Comey said the FBI would help provide police with evidence that security, said Ryan Brain, regional managing had paid an unidentified third-party more could lead to convictions. partner for Deloitte in Toronto. money than he’ll earn in his remaining seven years as FBI director. Apr 21 2016 He did not reveal the precise amount. 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Phone: 905 640-3048 eMail: [email protected] “What we were interested in was can you 2 Apr 21 2016 would result in Mounties being treated dif- to better protect their property from crimi- TOPLEY LANDING, B.C. - The RCMP ferently depending on where they’re posted. nals, Thompson said. says the Independent Investigations Today, committee members unanimously The changes are being criticized, how- Office is probing a confrontation with supported amending the bill to remove the ever, by auxiliaries across the country in chat police that left two people dead in sections relating to health benefits. forums and social media. northern British Columbia. Brian Sauve is with the National Police In Yukon, Senator Dan Lang has been Mounties were called Thursday after- Federation, one of the groups vying to rep- contacted by local auxiliaries, “who go noon to a neighbour dispute involving a resent Mounties at the bargaining table. He through over 200 hours of training, are con- handgun in the Village of Granisle, located thanked MPs for listening to Mounties’ con- tinuously upgrading their skills and are there north of Topley. cerns. as volunteers,” he said. After establishing a perimeter and at- “They realized it was inappropriate at “To take this particular program and put tempting contact with residents, the RCMP this point in time to slide those in without any it in a situation and take the various authori- says one person left the home and confronted meaningful consultation,” said Sauve. ties and recognition away from them, this police before shots were fired. Yet Sauve said he is disappointed the particular program will go by the wayside.” Then, Mounties say a second person left committee decided not to alter the list of is- Lang raised the matter with federal the residence, confronted police and shots sues such as harassment, staffing levels, pro- Public Safety Minister, Ralph Goodale, at a were fired. motions, transfers, discipline and equipment Senate committee meeting in early March in Both people were pronounced dead de- that Bill C-7 will exclude from collective Ottawa. spite the efforts of paramedics who were bargaining. According to the transcript, he didn’t staged nearby and there were no injuries to “The exclusions that are in this bill will mince words. police. in my opinion, severely limit the ability to “We can find five different reasons why negotiate a proper collective agreement tak- not to do something. We can always use Apr 21 2016 ing into account safety, health, working con- safety as reason why we can’t do something, ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Canada Border ditions and resource levels,” Sauve said. and, at the end of the day, we wind up with a Services Agency says three people NDP MP Daniel Blaikie introduced an program that isn’t of much value,” Lang said. are in custody after a suspected ex- amendment to remove all of those exclu- This week, Lang said he’s following up plosive device was found in a vehicle sions. Liberal MPs expressed some inter- with the public safety minister as well as Bob at a British Columbia border crossing. est in removing harassment and workplace Paulson, the Commissioner of the RCMP. Spokeswoman Bernee Bolton said dur- safety from the list, which would have made “My hope would be that common sense ing a routine secondary examination at a them subject to bargaining. would prevail and the program will be re- crossing in Abbotsford, B.C., officials found However, RCMP Commissioner Bob instated back into the terms that were there what appeared to be a suspected explosive Paulson told the committee that harassment previously,” he said. device and immediately called police. was inextricably tied up with officer conduct “If there’s more risk out there, maybe Bolton said three travellers were taken and could not be bargained. He also assured there’s more training required, but you don’t into custody and the investigation was ongo- committee members that senior management eliminate the program.” ing with Abbotsford Police at the scene and always has officer safety top of mind. Lang says enforcement against impaired RCMP providing assistance. (CBC News) Abbotsford Staff Sgt. Rick Stewart tweeted a photo of a grenade Thursday Apr 21 2016 evening with the hashtag #inert. He said the RCMP auxiliary officers are too valu- RCMP’s Explosive Disposal Unit had been able to see the program waste away, called out. according to Yukon senator Dan Lang. “Cutting through BC? Don’t have gre- The RCMP has made changes to the nade in plain view,’’ he wrote. “Closed bor- program that takes away the opportunity for der & called out EDU. No entry for u.’’ auxiliaries to go on “ride-alongs” with regu- The B.C. RCMP did not immediately re- lar officers. They can no longer take part in spond to a request for comment. traffic checkstops - used to enforce impaired driving and other laws - and they will wear Apr 21 2016 more casual clothing that doesn’t resemble OTTAWA - Parliament’s public safety police uniforms. committee has deleted two controver- The new guidelines were put into place sial sections of a bill that would have by RCMP headquarters in Ottawa after a moved injured Mounties from an in- regular officer, Const. David Wynn, was shot ternal RCMP health services program and killed by a suspect in St. Albert, Alberta, to provincial workers compensation in January 2015. An auxiliary officer with programs. him, Const. Derek Bond, was wounded and Bill C-7 was introduced by the govern- released the same day from hospital. ment to bring the RCMP into compliance The RCMP also cite the 2014 murder of with a Supreme Court of Canada decision Canadian Forces reservist, Cpl. Nathan Ciril- that ruled Mounties have the right to col- lo, who was shot while on sentry duty at the lective bargaining. But C-7 also contained National War Memorial in Ottawa. a list of issues excluded from the bargaining Whitehorse RCMP Insp. Archie Thomp- table as well as the controversial proposal son says it all means the 12 auxiliary officers to shift Mounties hurt on the job to workers in Whitehorse will assume new duties. compensation. “We do not want to put them at risk, I Mounties, their spouses, retired RCMP mean they’re not armed,” he said. “Having members and labour lawyers testified at a said that, the program’s changing, it’s not go- Commons committee about inconsisten- ing away.” cies in health benefits among the provinces. Those duties could include search and They said moving RCMP members onto the rescue activities, Crime Stoppers and educa- provincial workers compensation schemes tion of businesses and homeowners on how

3 drivers is likely to suffer in the Yukon. In Victoria Police acting Chief Const. Del at the scene of an accident, and possession of Whitehorse, auxiliaries often make up the Manak says in a statement that the depart- property obtained by crime. majority of officers at check-stops. ment accepts the decision, will seek to learn The injured RCMP officer was released Lang notes that other volunteer first re- from it and an appeal is currently not planned. from hospital but remains off duty and is still sponders continue to do their jobs despite Bratzer filed the complaint against the recovering from his injuries. the risks, including thousands of volunteer department, saying it tried on numerous oc- (CBC News) firefighters across the country. He says the casions to restrain his off-duty public advo- Canadian Armed Forces Reserve did not shut cacy for the group Law Enforcement Against Apr 22 2016 down when Cpl. Cirillo was murdered. Prohibition. RCMP say a new tactic used in Stein- Some communities also seem to be going Bratzer’s complaint noted police interfer- bach, Manitoba worked out well with a in the opposite direction. ence where he was directed not to speak at a number of tickets and warnings hand- Vancouver is hiring a new class of low- federal Green party event on harm reduction ed out. er-paid police officer called Special Consta- and ordered not to comment to the media on The two officers involved stationed ble. They are in police uniforms, but are not the success of a Washington State marijuana themselves at an intersection on Wednesday. armed. They can be called on to assist general referendum. One held a sign that read “I’m not homeless. duty officers or deal with lower risk activities Bratzer has been a member of the Victo- RCMP police looking for distracted drivers.” on their own. ria police force since 2007. The other officer would check vehicles at Toronto’s city council is considering a the intersection and issue tickets to anyone similar proposal. Apr 22 2016 on their phone, too distracted to notice the (CBC News) A 30-year-old man who allegedly officer with the sign. Over a period oftwo struck and dragged an RCMP officer hours nine tickets were handed out for people with his vehicle has been arrested on their cell phones, as well as a number of just outside Calgary and now faces other infractions. FRIDAY numerous charges. “We actually warn drivers on social me- APRIL 22, 2016 The incident happened the morning dia and hold signs that clearly state our pres- of April 16, when a traffic officer with the ence and enforcement,” Sgt. Bert Paquet with Cochrane RCMP was assisting an Alberta Manitoba RCMP said Friday. Apr 22 2016 Sheriff in investigating a suspicious vehicle. Manitoba RCMP tweeted two pictures BRIGHTON, Ont. - An Ontario man ran The driver fled and the officer was hit. showing the officers at work in Steinbach. afoul of provincial police this week af- The 30 year old suspect was found and The second tweet highlights the fine for dis- ter spending a night at home with his arrested on Thursday near Calgary, with help tracted driving as $299.65 and 5 demerits. pet parrot. from Strathmore RCMP. “Safe driving is about making smart de- Police in Brighton, between Toronto and He has been charged with aggravated as- cisions for yourself, and the other drivers you Kingston, said they were originally called to sault on a police officer, assaulting a police share the roads with. Do it for the ones you a home at 8 p.m. on Tuesday after neighbours officer, dangerous operation of a motor ve- love,” Paqeut said Friday. heard what they believed to be a domestic hicle causing bodily harm, failing to remain (Global News) dispute. Northumberland OPP Const. Steve Bates said the neighbours knew the home was usu- ally occupied by a couple, but police found only one person when they arrived. “They heard him yelling and saying, ‘I hope you die,’’ and so on and so forth,” Bates said. ‘’So we attended and we located the male of the household alone in the house screaming at his pet parrot who apparently was ‘beaking off’ at him, in his words.” The man had been drinking, Bates said, adding that the parrot did not appear to be hurt in any way. Police did not lay any charges. Bates described the call as a “very in- teresting’’ one for attending officers, adding such incidents sometimes create a welcome diversion. “These are the kinds of stories that police run into all the time,’’ he said. “It just adds some levity to the job.’’

Apr 22 2016 VICTORIA - A police officer who ad- vocates for the legalization of drugs while off duty has been awarded $20,000 in a human rights case that pitted the officer against his employ- er, the Victoria Police Department. The British Columbia Human Rights Tri- bunal sided with Const. David Bratzer, say- ing his employer interfered with his rights as a citizen to freely express his views and or- dered the award for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect. 4 Apr 22 2016 engaging in a kind of proactive policing that in- With the government looking at ways to WINNIPEG - An independent unit that vites racial profiling, because it relies on a kind improve the code, police say it’s the perfect investigates serious incidents involv- of sixth sense that uses “usual suspects” stereo- opportunity to make the change. Riding on ing police in Manitoba is looking into types, Ontario Court Justice Mary Hogan ruled Montreal’s streets is hazardous enough, po- how a drunk man in custody had part in a decision handed down this week. lice say - adding alcohol to the mix is just of his finger amputated. Hogan threw out four charges against asking for trouble. The Independent Investigation Unit of Kyle Thompson, one of the passengers in the Right now, the only provision about Manitoba will examine the circumstances car, laid after Crawford pulled over the vehi- cycling and drinking is under section 489, that led to the man’s injury at the Main Street cle in September 2011 - including a charge which states no person may drink alcoholic Project detoxification centre on March 25. of assaulting a peace officer, which Hogan beverages while riding a bicycle. Winnipeg police say the man grabbed tossed after viewing dashcam video she ruled “The only tool we have is a municipal hold of a cell door as it was being closed by showed Thompson was “not the aggressor.” bylaw in Montreal which is the same one that officers, and that’s when part of the finger “I find that upon seeing this older vehi- we use when people are inebriated when they was cut off. cle being driven by three young, black males come out of bars, so we’d like something The man was treated in hospital and re- Constable Crawford’s immediate conclusion specific because you know riding a bicycle leased. despite the lack of any evidence, was that requires your attention,” said Insp. André they were up to something,” Hogan wrote. Durocher of the Montreal police. Apr 22 2016 “It was more probable than not that there Suzanne Lareau, president of Velo Que- Former Hamilton-Wentworth Police was no articulable cause for the stop but that bec, says there should be priorities other than Chief Robert Hamilton has died. the real reason for the stop was racial profiling.” impaired riding, such as dooring. Velo Que- In her April 20 judgment in the charges bec says the only victim of a drunk cyclist is against Thompson, Hogan ruled that Thomp- the cyclist. son’s charter rights were violated. As argued (CTV Montreal) by Thompson’s lawyer, Andrew Porter, Thompson was arbitrarily detained after a stop that was made either without the re- SUNDAY quired grounds or for the “improper purpose APRIL 24, 2016 of investigating the occupants for criminal activity based on a discriminatory hunch.” Crawford’s testimony, Hogan wrote, was Apr 24 2016 “replete with inconsistencies,” including giv- When should tech companies help ing information directly contradicted by the law enforcement access their custom- dashcam video. ers’ personal data? She noted that while Crawford had The question has fuelled pretty fierce Hamilton, 88, who was head of the de- claimed Thompson was moving around the debate in recent months, especially during partment from 1985 until his retirement in back seat of the car, and leaning forward in Apple’s very public battle with the FBI over 1988, died Thursday of heart failure at the an unusual way, “I find the opposite,” Hogan the agency’s request that the tech giant help Hamilton General Hospital. wrote, saying the movement was “fairly in- it gain entry into the encrypted iPhone of one Among his accomplishments, Hamilton nocuous.” the people involved in the December 2015 is remembered for heading a committee in After viewing the video, which shows fatal shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. the 1970s that regionalized the department Crawford “extremely focused” on getting to the Apple categorically refused to comply by bringing together the Hamilton, Dundas, rear door of the stopped car, Hogan ruled his with the order from a U.S. federal judge, Ancaster, Saltfleet and Stoney Creek depart- “actions and demeanour were those of an of- and the whole saga left some people with the ments into what became known as the Ham- ficer who clearly thought he was investigating mistaken impression that Apple never gives ilton-Wentworth Police. more than possible minor traffic violations.” customer data to police. Hamilton succeeded Gordon Torrance as At that point, there was no evidence of In reality, Apple frequently complies chief and preceded Colin Millar in the post. any criminal activity Crawford could have with requests from police all over the world, He started with the department in 1953. witnessed, she wrote. as long as they are accompanied by proper le- He was promoted to sergeant in the early Hogan also found that the force used by gal documents - search warrants, subpoenas, 1960s before climbing the ranks as staff ser- Crawford was unnecessary and excessive. production orders, etc. - and the company is geant, inspector, executive officer, superin- Video of the fight makes it appear as though technically able to help. tendent and staff superintendent before his Crawford punched Thompson first, Hogan Earlier this week, for example, it was appointment as executive assistant to then wrote, though she acknowledges that “is not revealed that Apple helped a technical crime chief Torrance. From there he was given the entirely clear.” She ruled that in any event, investigator with the Hamilton police extract nod as chief. Thompson “was not the aggressor.” data from an iPhone 4s that belonged to Del- (Hamilton Spectator) To rule a police officer engaged in racial len Millard, one of two men accused in the profiling, the judge had to find that it is more high-profile 2013 slaying of Tim Bosma. probable than not “that there was no articula- It’s not clear exactly what Apple did in ble cause for the stop” and that the real rea- this instance. The company won’t comment SATURDAY son for the stop was, in this case, the race of on specific cases, and the police investigator APRIL 23, 2016 the occupants in the car. involved did not respond to CBC inquiries. (Toronto Star) The production order, signed by a judge, that Apr 23 2016 would have accompanied the force’s request Apr 23 2016 is under a court seal. TORONTO - An Ontario judge has MONTREAL - Montreal police are In the first half of 2015, for example, Ap- ruled that when a Toronto police offic- asking for amendments to Quebec’s ple received eight requests from Canadian er pulled over a car with three young, Highway Safety Code in order to crack law enforcement agencies and provided data black men inside, it was because he down on impaired cyclists. for nine individual accounts. By comparison, decided, despite any evidence, that Right now, it’s illegal for a cyclist to in the same period of time in the U.S., there “they were up to something” - and the drink while riding but there’s no specific of- were 971 requests, and data was disclosed for probable reason was racial profiling. fence for riding while impaired. Toronto police Const. Jason Crawford was 1,407 accounts. 5 These were not necessarily all iPhones, eight weeks ago and is now working at the tained by through the Access to Information since the figures - published online in bian- Yarmouth RCMP detachment. Currently on Act, flags the ongoing involvement of organ- nual transparency reports - don’t distinguish desk duty, he said he looks forward to return- ized crime - including possible infiltration of between the various devices Apple makes. ing to full duty soon. the new system - as a key issue the govern- Many other tech companies also make (CBC News) ment must confront. transparency reports publicly available. The Liberals plan to introduce legislation One notable exception is BlackBerry. Apr 24 2016 next year to remove marijuana consumption The Waterloo, Ont.-based company was re- OTTAWA - Legalizing marijuana won’t and incidental possession from the Criminal cently in the news after a VICE investigation automatically make Canada’s black Code, and create new laws to more severely showed that the RCMP had its global encryp- market for weed go up in smoke or punish those who provide pot to minors or tion key for at least two years. There’s no banish organized crime, warns a draft drive while under its influence. hard evidence BlackBerry handed over the federal discussion paper on regula- In the House of Commons, Public Safety key to the Mounties. tion of the drug. Minister Ralph Goodale recently said the new (CBC News) Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government system would do a far better job of stopping says a legal marijuana regime will keep pot the flow of shady money “to illegal gangs and Apr 24 2016 out of the hands of children and deny crimi- organized crime.’’ A Nova Scotia Mountie injured after nals the profits of illicit dealing. The draft discussion paper outlines a he was hit by a pickup truck during a However, the December draft paper, ob- more complex scenario. traffic stop in 2014 said writing a song about fallen RCMP officers helped in his recovery.

Const. Stephen Pinksen wrote and record- ed The Honour Roll as a tribute to all police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The incident came just months after three Mounties were killed and two wounded in the Moncton, New Brunswick shootings. Pinksen said while recovering from his injuries and stuck in the house, he picked up his guitar and started writing the tune. He said as a teen he dabbled in music, but never really focused on it until his recovery. The song started to take shape, but he couldn’t find an ending for it. It came to him in early 2015 after hearing news of another Mountie killed on the job and he finished writing the song. Pinksen said he thought that would be it. Gradually Pinksen started to play it for family and close friends. “The more I shared it, the more people wanted to hear it and told me I should do something with it,” he said. Eventually, Pinksen performed the song at RCMP memorial services in Regina and Ottawa. He said that is when people gave him the idea to record it so the message could be shared with families of fallen Mounties. He was convinced to record the song at a studio in his home province of Newfound- land and Labrador, a major feat for a self de- scribed private person. “Definitely the hardest thing I ever did in my life was to share this song with other people,” he said. Since posting the song to Facebook, YouTube and iTunes, Pinksen said he has received a number of messages from across Canada and hopes he can reach “anybody who needs it.” Pinksen had surgery for his injuries about

6 “As the experiences of other jurisdictions guilty to the criminal and Police Services Act revealed the RCMP to be something of an and of the regulation of alcohol and tobacco charges, but he said he’s not sure Lapointe re- expert on digital encryption, particularly as it in Canada have shown, regulating a sub- alized the seriousness of his misconduct and pertains to BlackBerry devices. stance does not automatically remove it from ruled the behaviour cannot be condoned. Court documents obtained by Vice Can- illicit markets as evidenced by importation “The reputation to the Timmins Police ada and Motherboard Canada two weeks ago and sales of contraband tobacco,’’ the paper Service has been significantly damaged as re- suggest the RCMP has the capability to inter- says. sult of Constable Lapointe’s actions,” wrote cept and decrypt pin-to-pin messages sent via “Given the degree to which organized Kelly. “The evidence indicates that there has BBM using a server located in Ottawa. crime is currently involved in the marijuana been coverage of the criminal trial from the However, those same documents also sug- market, they could continue to produce mari- initial arrest of Constable Lapointe, and his gest BlackBerry may have given the RCMP juana illicitly and may attempt to infiltrate a subsequent conviction in the criminal fo- access to its global BBM encryption key to regulated industry.’’ rum.” facilitate the police agency’s investigation into Canada’s illegal market for marijuana (CBC News) a 2011 Montreal gang shooting. In statement is estimated to be worth billions of dollars published on the company’s Inside BlackBer- and organized crime is known to play a ma- ry blog, BlackBerry CEO John Chen neither jor role in illicit production, importation and MONDAY confirmed nor denied whether BlackBerry as- distribution, the paper says. That means those APRIL 25, 2016 sisted the RCMP in such a manner. who obtain pot - with the exception of sanc- “This very belief was put to the test in an tioned medical users - are exposed to crimi- old case that recently resurfaced in the news, nal elements. Apr 25 2016 which speculated on and challenged Black- The paper warns of severe risks and con- Canada’s national law enforcement Berry’s corporate and ethical principles. In sequences: agency is becoming something of a the end, the case resulted in a major criminal • Pressure from criminal elements to use go-to expert on encryption. organization being dismantled. Regarding more serious and dangerous drugs such as BlackBerry’s assistance, I can reaffirm that cocaine and crystal meth; we stood by our lawful access principles,” he • Enticement of purchasers to become local said in the statement issued last Monday. distributors and therefore embark on a seri- (mobilesyrup.com) ous criminal path; • Exposure to extortion, particularly those Apr 25 2016 who do not pay for purchases or, if entan- OTTAWA - A Mountie accused of se- gled in dealing, fail to follow orders or meet vere, long-term abuse of his 11-year- quotas. old son says an RCMP psychiatrist The federal and provincial governments Late last week, police in the U.K. secured suggested that he play down his his- should have the power to levy taxes on mari- the country’s largest gun smuggling convic- tory of constant nightmares when he juana, with Ottawa responsible for taxing tion with help from the RCMP. underwent a psychological evaluation manufacturers and importers, and provinces Central to the conviction was the help of before entering the police force. levying taxes at the retail level, the C.D. the RCMP’s tech lab in Ottawa. After captur- The man, who can’t be named to protect Howe Institute recommended in a recently ing the gun shipment, police seized the two the identity of his son, made the claim at the published report. men’s PGP BlackBerry smartphones and sent first day of testimony by defence witnesses The federal government should discour- them to the Mounties. at his trial. age black-market activity by defining the le- PGP, short for Pretty Good Privacy, is a The Mountie and his wife were charged gal amount of pot someone can possess, as type of custom encryption software that can in February 2013 in what Ottawa police de- well as maintaining and building on penal- be installed on BlackBerry devices by a third- scribed as one of the worst cases of abuse ties for illegal production and trafficking, the party to secure email communication. While they had seen. think tank argued. there are any number of reasons a person In court today, the man testified he suf- “The challenge for policymakers is to set may decide to secure their smartphone with fered nightmares from his childhood in war- tax rates that do not foster an illicit market additional encryption, over the past couple of torn Lebanon. alongside legal sales.’’ years PGP BlackBerrys have shown up in a He also says he was sexually abused as number of high-profile crime cases, includ- a child. Apr 24 2016 ing a kidnapping case in British Columbia. But the now-suspended officer says when TIMMINS - A Timmins police officer The RCMP was able to break the encryp- he wrote in an RCMP entrance exam that he lost his job Friday in a sentencing tion found on the phones, providing the Na- was having nightmares, a psychiatrist sug- ruling following a conviction of dis- tional Crime Agency, the U.K.’s equivalent gested that he take the test again, but alter his creditable conduct under the Police to the RCMP, with more than enough evi- answer. Services Act. dence to pursue its case against the two men. Constable Steve Lapointe had pleaded Court documents dated to 2015 reveal Apr 25 2016 guilty to the charge, and also previously the RCMP has had the capability to break MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario’s police pleaded guilty to criminal assault charges, the encryption found on PGP BlackBerry watchdog has charged three police stemming from domestic violence. smartphones since at least 2015. In unusually officers with assault after a takedown The sentencing ruling was written by colourful language for a legal document, the in London, Ont. former York Regional Deputy Chief Terence federal government describes how the RCMP The Special Investigations Unit says sev- Kelly. was able to break open a PGP BlackBerry eral St. Thomas police officers were conduct- Kelly outlined how Lapointe at one time used in an Ontario drug case, leading to a ing surveillance on Feb. 2 as they searched pushed his partner out of bed so she fell. In conviction. for a suspect in a jewelry store robbery. another instance, he pulled her from a car and “This encryption was previously thought The SIU says the officers followed a taxi she fell, he then pulled her on to the steps and to be undefeatable. The RCMP technological before removing a 35-year-old man and ar- into the house. Lapointe also threatened the laboratory destroyed this illusion and extracted rested him. woman, accusing her of infidelity and threat- from this phone 406 e-mails, 25 address book It says the man was injured during the ened to kill her son, Kelly said. entries and other information all of which had arrest and was subsequently released after Kelly said he recognizes that Lapointe been protected,” says the document. officers realized they had arrested the wrong later apologized for his behaviour and pleaded In fact, the past couple of weeks have person.

7 Const. Frank Boyes, Const. Sean James a stun gun on him. On the other end of the spectrum, four and Const. Daniel Spicer have been charged Benjamin was taken to hospital and was per cent of officers reported no trust at all, with one count each of assault causing bodily declared dead several hours later. compared with 29 per cent of women asked harm and are set to appear in court on May 31. The incident occurred about three blocks the same question. south of the Olympic Stadium in the Hochel- The report, prepared by consultant Ali- Apr 25 2016 aga-Maisonneuve borough. son Brewin, notes survey results are “limited KINGSTON, Ont. - A 36-year-old Os- in their reliability” because of the small num- hawa, Ont., man may be watching his Apr 25 2016 ber of respondents involved: 46 women and back more closely after a bag of crys- A police-community safety committee 82 police officers. tal meth that got stuck to that part of set up after a young woman fell or was But the results provide a window into the his body resulted in his arrest. pushed from a hotel window in Van- concerns that launched SisterWatch and re- Police in Kingston, Ont. say they were couver’s Downtown Eastside in 2010 main a challenge for the group, which was set asked to find the man after his girlfriend’s has scored some successes, includ- up to address what critics saw as an uncaring, family expressed concern for her safety. ing a role in the prosecution of Martin dismissive policing approach toward women They tracked the couple down to a King- Tremblay, a sex offender who preyed in the Downtown Eastside. ston motel and found her safe and sound, but on young aboriginal girls. Ms. Brewin’s report includes 17 recom- grew suspicious of the man when they saw Despite that “significant positive im- mendations, including funding for a Sister- the bag of drugs stuck to his sweaty back. pact,” the initiative - called SisterWatch and Watch co-ordinator. A VPD spokesman said A search of the room turned up more launched in 2010 - has not managed to build he could not speak to all of the recommenda- crystal meth, a fentanyl patch, marijuana and trust between the Vancouver Police Depart- tions but that progress on some is continuing. at least $5,000 in cash. ment and residents of the Downtown East- (Globe and Mail) Police say the man is facing five charges side, according to an evaluation report pre- including possession for the purpose of traf- pared last year. Apr 25 2016 ficking and uttering threats. “Though there are some trust relation- VICTORIA - Victoria Police strongly He is being held in custody in a Kingston jail. ships building, they seem to relate more to urged B.C. to act on tent city last year individual VPD members regardless of their before it grew out of control, a newly Apr 25 2016 connection to SisterWatch,” states the report, released letter shows. VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s which is dated June, 2015, and was released Deputy Chief Const. Steven Ing warned highest court has ruled that two fed- by the police department this month after a the province’s position of non-interference eral laws from the previous Conserva- Freedom of Information request. regarding the Victoria Courthouse encamp- tive government’s tough-on-crime Asked to rank the level of trust between ment was “unsustainable.” agenda amount to cruel and unusual the VPD and women in the Downtown East- Ing’s letter to a B.C. court services offi- punishment and are therefore uncon- side, two per cent of officers who responded cial was written in November, but was only stitutional. to a survey reported a very high level of trust, released to the media on Monday. The B.C. Appeal Court has struck down compared with zero per cent for women. “Past experience has demonstrated that mandatory, two-year minimum sentences for drug trafficking convictions that involve someone under the age of 18 or that occur in a public place frequented by youth. The unanimous decision from the panel says a mandatory-minimum sentence of two years in such instances may be at times “grossly disproportionate’’ to the crime com- mitted, so breaches an accused charter rights. The ruling is the latest in several cases where courts have overturned mandatory- minimum sentences that are largely the leg- acy of the former Conservative government. A Supreme Court of Canada decision two weeks ago put an end to minimum sentences for specific drug crime convictions and limits on pre-trial credit in some conditions where bail is denied.

Apr 25 2016 MONTREAL - A 63-year-old Montreal man died on Monday after being shot and shocked with a stun gun during an incident with city police. Officers were responding to a psycho- logical distress call at an apartment block at about 8 a.m., said provincial police, who are heading the investigation. Provincial police spokeswoman Marie- Josee Ouellet said Andre Benjamin confront- ed city police with a weapon. She said Benjamin was shot at least once during the confrontation, but couldn’t con- firm the bullet came from police. “That’s part of the investigation,’’ she said. Ouellet, however, confirmed police used

8 allowing entrenchment of campers in an mother, who then called 9-1-1. open area that has not been designed for per- The accused, a 44-year-old St-Laurent TUESDAY manent camping leads to numerous public resident whom the girl knew, faces one APRIL 26, 2016 safety and public order issues,” Ing wrote. charge of sexual assault and one count of at- “Past experience has also shown that a pro- tempted murder. active approach to these types of situations Kovacevich described how the evidence, Apr 26 2016 is preferable to a reactive approach once the including the girl’s bra and the skipping rope MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario’s po- situation reaches a critical level.” allegedly used in the assault, were destroyed lice watchdog is investigating after a Ing said the purpose of the letter was to in error in September 2014. 26-year-old man was found dead in an confirm the province’s stance on tent city in She said the officer responsible acknowl- eastern Ontario home. order to plan a coordinated response, “should edged his mistake, explaining that the evi- The Special Investigations Unit says public safety or the broader public interest re- dence had somehow been mixed up with evi- Ontario Provincial police received a report quire intervention in the near future.” dence from another case. Monday of assault and threatening behaviour He ended the letter by saying police were (CBC News) at a residence in Bancroft, Ont. willing to work with the government to man- It says officers showed up at the home age the situation. Apr 25 2016 around 7:30 p.m., but didn’t enter. The force said it made the Nov. 2015 letter Quebec’s provincial police force is The SIU says the OPP’s tactical squad public Monday in the interest of transparency, making a number of changes follow- was also there and officers entered the home but wouldn’t comment further on the matter. ing two deadly accidents involving around 10 p.m. Earlier this year, the province filed a unmarked police cars. It says officers found the man dead in- temporary injunction request to try to force The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has updated side. campers off the lawn, but it was denied ear- the training for recruits to include a section The SIU says one officer is the subject of lier this month in B.C. Supreme Court. on the risks of driving semi-identified or uni- the investigation and 13 officers have been Arguments for and against a permanent in- dentified cars. designated as witnesses. junction will be heard at a trial set for Sept. 7. The SQ has 210 semi-identified or un- Back in November, the encampment on marked police vehicles and 858 police cruis- Apr 26 2016 the lawn of the Victoria Courthouse was just ers. The force will start tracking accidents Canadian police cannot keep secret a fraction of its current size. involving all of its vehicles to see if any pat- their advanced spying devices or About 100 people now call tent city terns emerge, depending on the type of vehi- their relationships with telecommuni- home amid complaints from area neighbours cle or the officer driving it. cations corporations because claims and businesses over its continued existence. Witnesses to both the accidents said the of police privilege carry little or no The camp sprang up last fall under a unmarked cars were speeding. weight in criminal courts. loophole in a Victoria bylaw that prohibits SQ spokesman Lt. Jason Allard said a So ruled Quebec Superior Court Justice camping in city parks. committee struck after the fatal Dolbeau- Michael Stober as he ordered several mod- Because the land is provincially owned, Mistassini accident found the provincial ern police surveillance techniques disclosed the bylaw doesn’t apply. force already has the strictest rules in North to lawyers representing six accused mobsters (CTV News) America governing the use of unmarked cars. in Montreal. Finding that police arguments “However, that doesn’t change [the fact for secrecy rely at times upon “self-serving Apr 25 2016 that] the rules can be better, and public safety and weak” legal logic, his decisions have laid A Quebec Court judge has ruled the is number one,” said Allard. bare RCMP tactics. trial of a man accused of sexually as- The committee looked at accidents in- From the Stober disclosure rulings saulting an 11-year-old girl and stran- volving unmarked cars across North America flowed the recent revelation that the Mount- gling her with skipping rope can and its own statistics. ies use a device that mimics a cellphone tow- continue, even though key pieces of It found fewer accidents for unmarked er. The fact that Canadian federal agents also evidence were destroyed mistakenly cars: 1 per 150,000 kilometres compared have access to a version of a virtual skeleton by Montreal police. with 1 per 100,000 for marked cruisers. key, one that can crack coded BlackBerry Defence lawyer Sharon Sandiford had Since July 2015, unmarked cars can only communications, has also been exposed. asked Judge Silvie Kovacevich for a stay of be used in three sets of circumstances: Police had fought for years to pro- proceedings, arguing the destroyed evidence • If the officer is closest to a scene where tect such methods from becoming broadly amounted to gross negligence. lives are in danger. known, until a cat-and-mouse criminal case Sandiford argued the error meant the ac- • In order to stop traffic violations, such as pitting the RCMP against the Montreal six cused, whose name is under a publication speeding or running red lights. forced Justice Stober to consider 21st-centu- ban, would not receive a fair trial. • With permission from a superior officer. ry techniques. In her decision Monday, Judge Kova- Allard said the committee looked at the A publication ban was imposed on his cevich told the court 17 pieces of evidence question of speed limits and decided against rulings about pretrial disclosure when they were destroyed as a result of “human error imposing a maximum speed limit. were issued last fall, but redacted versions and a lack of attention” by a Montreal police He said there were suggestions of install- were filed in a higher court this spring. On investigator. ing a device that would tell the driver when March 30, the Quebec Court of Appeal in Kovacevich said the mistake showed that he or she had gone over a certain speed. Montreal was to revisit the Stober decisions. the officer had been careless, and the result “Depending on the situation, depend- But on the morning that matter was to be was “unfortunate and regrettable.” However, ing where you are, no electronic device can heard, the Crown lawyers who appealed the she said, “it does not amount to gross neg- supercede the good judgment of an officer,” rulings walked away from the underlying ligence” on the part of police and will not said Allard. first-degree-murder case. prevent the accused from getting a fair trial. All five of the committee’s recommen- Across town in Laval, the six people ar- The trial centres on an incident in May dations have now been in place for the past rested in 2011 were acquitted of that charge 2013, in which an 11-year-old girl was al- few weeks. and pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of legedly sexually assaulted, strangled with a Along with new training for recruits, conspiracy to murder. That outcome freed the skipping rope and left for dead in an alley tracking accidents and other changes brought Crown of its obligation to make increasingly near her home. in last year, they include online training for uncomfortable amounts of disclosure and left When she came to, the court has heard, officers already on duty. the appellate judges with no case to consider. she went to a friend’s house to call her (CBC News) At one point, an RCMP inspector testified

9 that a degree of secrecy is needed because be- aboriginals who end up behind bars. Police will also no longer be dispatched ing seen to help police is “not good market- He says indigenous children continue to commercial premises during regular busi- ing” for tech companies. But Justice Stober to be apprehended on the basis that families ness hours, as indicated on the registered characterized such arguments as “weak and cannot be trusted, but says the system often alarm permit. self-serving.” As a Canadian judge, he said, fails to place children in safe environments. “This is really bringing us in line with he had no legal basis to consider any “adverse what other jurisdictions are doing,” said Ali- impact on [Blackberry’s] business interests.” Apr 26 2016 son Turgeon, alarm coordinator with CPS. The bottom line for the Crown was that A B.C. Mountie has left the force a few The changes are meant to update a “fair- Justice Stober’s disclosure orders could yield days ahead of a disciplinary hearing ly outdated” bylaw, recoup costs and reduce “a new and thorough body of information focused on allegations of photos of repeated false alarms, Turgeon said. that would educate the criminal element,” the officer that were posted on a so- She said officers currently respond to ap- or even provide it with “a user guide on how cial networking site for sexual fetish- proximately 45 alarm calls each day, 96 per to circumvent a level of secrecy the State is ists. cent of which are deemed to be false alarms. entitled to protect.” This, at least, is what the Cpl. Jim Brown with Coquitlam RCMP False alarm fees and annual permit rates Crown appeal had put forward, until the sur- was under investigation for sexually explicit for homes and businesses have yet to be de- prise plea arrangement between the Crown bondage poses wearing his Mountie boots. termined. and defence scuttled the hearing. The photos were discovered in 2012. Licensed alarm agencies will be charged (Globe and Mail) Brown has been suspended with pay since the penalty for requesting police assistance in July of that year. the event of a false alarm. Apr 26 2016 “I have been seeking the dismissal of Calgary police will continue to respond VANCOUVER - Vancouver medical Cpl. Jim Brown since the conclusion of the to all calls involving panic, hold-up, duress, marijuana businesses that are oper- investigation,” said Deputy Commissioner two-activation alarms or confirmed criminal ating without a licence must close by Craig Callens, the head of the RCMP in B.C. activity on site. Friday. “As the date for a hearing approached the Turgeon expects Calgary will see im- The city says inspectors will start en- individual submitted his discharge papers, proved call response times with no increased forcing regulations on compassion clubs and which I immediately signed. His career with risk to the public. retail stores that have not complied with the the RCMP is over.” (CBC News) rules but were allowed to remain open past a The disciplinary hearing on May 2, about six-month grace period. four years after the investigation began, was Regulation began last year when the to hear evidence related to five allegations WEDNESDAY shops started popping up across Vancouver, of disgraceful or disorderly conduct and had APRIL 27, 2016 but the city refused to grant permits to 140 been rescheduled several times. dispensaries because they didn’t comply with “The hearing dates have been adjourned Apr 27 2016 rules such as being too close to schools or for reasons beyond my control, but are a re- WASHINGTON - The FBI says it won’t community centres. flection of some of the challenges we faced publicly disclose the method that al- The city says seven businesses have been under the old RCMP Act,” said Callens. lowed it to access a locked iPhone issued development permits under regula- Images of Brown appeared on the web- used by one of the San Bernardino tions adopted in June, and 13 applications are site Fetlife, where he went by the name Kilted attackers. being reviewed. Knight and listed himself as “dominant,” de- In a statement Wednesday, FBI offi- Successful applicants then move on to scribing the kind of role he played in the world cial Amy Hess said the FBI does not “have the final approval stage to get a business li- of bondage, discipline and sado-masochism. enough technical information’’ about the cence, and the city says it’s currently process- (CBC News) software vulnerability that was exploited to ing three such applications. make it public. The cost of a business licence is $1,000 April 26 2016 An unidentified third party approached for compassion clubs and $30,000 for medi- CALGARY - Calgary police will soon the federal government last month with a cal marijuana stores. charge new fees for alarm system method that it said could get into the phone permits and will stop responding to Apr 26 2016 used by Syed Farook, who along with his homes and businesses that don’t wife killed 14 people in the December at- OTTAWA - Figures from the Justice have a valid one. tacks. Department paint a dark picture of The method proved successful. the state of indigenous incarceration, But the FBI said Wednesday that al- with aboriginals seriously overrepre- though it paid for the method, it did not “pur- sented in the youth criminal justice chase the rights to technical details about system how the method functions.’’ Data recently provided by the depart- ment to brief Justice Minister Jody Wilson Apr 27 2016 Raybould says indigenous youth account for OTTAWA - The RCMP is conducting a only seven per cent of the overall population, criminal investigation into the murder but make up 41 per cent of those entering the The Calgary Police Service has just ap- of hostage John Ridsdel in the Philip- justice system. proved changes to how and when officers pines. The documents, obtained by , also say the respond to alarm calls. A senior official says the Mounties are problem has ballooned over the last decade Beginning May 15, when an alarm is relying on the extraterritorial provisions of and point to bias in the policing, justice and triggered, alarm companies must attempt to the Criminal Code in pursuing the overseas corrections systems. contact at least two key holders before call- investigation. Correctional Investigator Howard Sapers ing police to the scene. It means the perpetrators, if found and calls the figures atrocious and says they re- Later this year, Calgary 9-1-1 will no charged, could one day face justice under Ca- flect systemic failures. longer send police to premises where: nadian law. Murray Sinclair, the former chair of the • no valid alarm permit exists; The official spoke with on condition of Truth and Reconciliation Commission and • the permit is suspended; anonymity given the sensitivity of the ongo- now a senator, says the child-welfare system • the call is within 14 days of installation; or ing hostage case. is also connected to the alarming number of • the alarm agency is not properly licensed. Ridsdel, 68, of Calgary, was beheaded 10 earlier this week after a large random demand neighbours were the aggressors. Que. - since the band council decided to dis- from his captors, members of the Abu Sayyaf Ottawa police found no grounds for dis- band its police force of 22 officers. militant group, went unmet. ciplinary charges against the officers, but Obedjiwan’s leaders said the move was Canadian Robert Hall, abducted with a subsequent investigation by the OIPRD necessary because the Quebec government Ridsdel from a marina in September, is still found what it believed to be evidence of pol- failed to provide $600,000 in additional being held along with several others. icy breaches. funding promised to the community to keep Plomp and Wilson were each charged its police force afloat. Apr 27 2016 with neglect of duty under the Police Servic- The band council said Wednesday that it TORONTO - A drunk man found sleep- es Act for what the OIPRD alleged was fail- had reached a temporary deal with the federal ing behind the wheel of his idling ing to put the seized camera and cellphone and provincial governments that will allow it parked truck has lost his bid to take in an evidence locker, contrary to policy. The take over policing from the SQ beginning his impaired driving conviction to On- lead OIPRD investigator admitted in cross- May 1. tario’s top court. examination in December, though, that she (CBC News) In a decision Wednesday, the Ontario was uncertain whether Plomp or Wilson had Court of Appeal rejected plans by Hugh seized the cellphone or camera. Still, the Apr 27 2016 O’Neill to argue he had only started the engine OIPRD under her direction charged them The New Brunswick RCMP say they to keep warm and had no intention of driving. both with neglect of duty. They have since have now withdrawn pay from one of O’Neill was found behind the wheel been acquitted of those charges. the two Woodstock officers suspend- in the early hours of a December morning Svidran is charged with two counts of ne- ed from the detachment. parked in a lot outside an industrial build- glect of duty for allegedly not reviewing the RCMP spokesperson Const. Jullie Rog- ing in London, Ont. Court documents show a contents of the camera, not having Kraljevic’s ers-Marsh said the move happened at some police officer had difficulty waking him. His injuries photographed and failing to complete time after February 16. blood-alcohol level was well in excess of the a form for all the items police seized. His po- Rogers-Marsh said the second officer re- legal limit. He was convicted at trial. An ini- lice hearing continued Wednesday. mains suspended with pay, but did not reveal tial appeal was dismissed. Police union president Matt Skof said the to CBC News whether the force is trying to O’Neill argued at trial that friends had union is considering legal action against the remove pay from that member. driven him back to his truck after a night of OIPRD. The RCMP had said in February it was drinking and he climbed in with the aim of “This investigation was poorly done and pursuing suspension without pay for both of- sleeping until he was sober. He testified he should never have proceeded to a hearing in ficers. had woken during the night, got out to relieve the first place,” Skof said. The two are still subject to a criminal in- himself, and then got back in. At that point, Skof called the investigation, the subse- vestigation and a Police Act investigation. he said, he had started the truck to keep warm quent charges and their prosecution up until Four of the Woodstock RCMP’s 29 offic- and fell asleep again. Tuesday a “significant waste of taxpayer re- ers were suspended last fall for alleged dis- However, he insisted he planned to go sources.” creditable conduct. get breakfast in the morning before driving The union is considering suing the Of the other two officers, one has since to work. OIPRD to recoup legal costs, damage to the been disciplined and has returned to full duty. At his trial, O’Neill took issue with the officers’ reputations and to ensure that cases The other, Cpl. Andy Munro, has since application of a section of the Criminal Code without reasonable prospects for convictions retired, but remains subject to a criminal in- that assumes that someone in the driver’s seat don’t go forward again. vestigation. is deemed to have care or control of the vehi- (Ottawa Citizen) At a community policing forum in Flor- cle unless they can show they had no inten- enceville-Bristol Tuesday night, the new tion of setting the vehicle in motion. Apr 27 2016 Woodstock RCMP commander, Sgt. J.P. The trial judge sided with the prosecution Alberta’s police watchdog has cleared MacDougall, said his detachment is now at that the presumption applied - and that he had a Calgary police officer in a “terrible” its full staffing level of 29 officers. failed to rebut it. crash between a fleeing, stolen truck The nature of the allegations has not been The Appeal Court agreed. and two other vehicles that sent four revealed, but Assistant Commissioner Roger people to hospital in 2014. Brown, commanding officer of the RCMP Apr 27 2016 Following an investigation into the Dec. in New Brunswick, said in December they OTTAWA - Two Ottawa police officers 11, 2014, collision, Alberta Serious Incident are not drug-related and there are no public have been found not guilty of mis- Response Team executive director Susan safety issues. conduct after their lawyers asked a Hughson concluded Wednesday that the po- The provincial Police Act does not al- police hearing officer to release them lice officer didn’t cause or contribute to the low suspensions of officers without pay, on charges laid by a civilian oversight crash that left two men with serious injuries but Mounties fall under federal legislation, body. and two women injured. which does allow suspensions without pay in Supt. Don Sweet heard a “non-suit mo- “The responsibility for the collision rests certain cases. tion” and found Const. Katherine Plomp and solely on the unlawful and unsafe actions of A total of eight New Brunswick RCMP Sgt. Wayne Wilson not guilty of neglect of duty the driver of the stolen vehicle,” ASIRT said officers are currently suspended. under the Police Services Act on Tuesday. in a medial release. (CBC News) Plomp, Wilson and a third officer, Det. ASIRT said its investigation concluded Emmanuel Svidran, were charged by the Of- the officer had the authority to conduct a traf- Apr 27 2016 fice of the Independent Police Review Direc- fic stop and the officer operated the police EDMONTON - Edmonton media have tor after a man claimed they mishandled evi- vehicle at reasonable and responsible speeds won a battle to open a police discipli- dence in his and his wife’s arrests for fighting during the pursuit. nary hearing to the public. with neighbours. “The evidence establishes that there was The hearing was originally scheduled as Bruno Kraljevic lodged several com- nothing the officer could have or should have a public proceeding, but was closed suddenly plaints after he and his wife, Branka Kralje- done differently that might have prevented on Tuesday, its opening day. vic, were arrested after an altercation with this terrible event,” ASIRT said. Three police officers involved in a drug three neighbours in July 2013. Branka was (Calgary Herald) trafficking investigation in 2010 face disci- convicted of aggravated assault for stabbing plinary charges of unlawful or unnecessary one of the men. Apr 27 2016 exercise of authority. They are accused of at- Bruno alleged that Plomp, Wilson and An Atikamekw First Nation in the Mau- tacking a man in an altercation that has been Svidran were biased, acted negligently, un- ricie region will reinstate the commu- compared with “the Rodney King beating” in lawfully arrested him, unlawfully seized a nity police force it dissolved earlier Los Angeles more than two decades ago. cellphone and camera and deleted images this month due to a funding shortage. Kasimierz Kozina, the target of the 2010 from the camera that he said proved his The Sûreté du Québec has been policing investigation, claims he was dragged out of a Obedjiwan - 200 kilometres west of Roberval, 11 car, kicked, and repeatedly punched. He’s su- have been referred to community supports distribute it to victims and their families. ing the Edmonton Police Service for $1 million. for help. The legislation was prompted by the pub- The lawyer for one of the accused ap- The child pornography probe also over- lication earlier this year of a book reportedly plied Tuesday to hold the hearing in private, lapped with incidents connected to human written by Pickton, a move that drew con- citing concerns that police techniques or po- trafficking, allowing police to release nine demnation from Premier Christy Clark and lice informants could possibly be revealed. minors who had been forced into the sex the federal public safety minister. Matthew Woodley, the lawyer represent- trade against their will. The 144-page book titled “Pickton: In ing CBC and the Edmonton Journal, argued Those children included 14, 15, and His Own Words’’ was briefly listed for sale Wednesday that closing the entire proceeding 16-year-olds, police said. on the Amazon website. over those minor concerns was equivalent The OPP indicated that the number of Morris says the proposed law will apply to “using a sledge hammer when you need people charged is expected to rise, adding to criminals convicted of serious or violent a scalpel.” they had made additional arrests on Thursday crimes, including murder, sexual offences, “Media play a vital role in the justice sys- and expected more in the coming days. child exploitation, kidnapping, drug traffick- tem,” he said. “Those who cannot attend rely But Bell said tackling the problem would ing and trafficking in persons. on the media to hear about the proceedings. involve more than simply laying charges. “It’s important that the public know the Apr 28 2016 system is open and transparent. That supports “We cannot arrest ourselves out of this trust in the system.” phenomenon,’’ he said. ELK POINT, Alta. - An Alberta girl who After 30 minutes of deliberation, retired “Our community partners are extremely got lost in the bush says her dogs Court of Queen’s Bench justice Mel Binder important. Our educators are extremely im- kept her warm during the chilly night. ruled in the media’s favour. portant. We have to create an awareness, and RCMP say they got a call Wednesday “In my opinion, it is in the best interest of as parents we have to take ownership of our night about a nine-year-old girl from the Frog the police and public that the hearing be held children.’’ Lake First Nation being lost. in public,” he said. Sgt. Barry LaRocque says residents of He then quoted what he referred to as one Apr 28 2016 the reserve, about 230 kilometres northeast of the underlying principles of the police act, VICTORIA - Serial killer Robert Pick- of Edmonton, were already searching when when it comes to disciplinary hearings. ton and other notorious criminals in police arrived. “The fundamental purpose is to maintain British Columbia will no longer be He says they searched all night, and the confidence of the public in police.” able to profit from their crimes. around 7 a.m. Thursday, the girl, along with Public Safety Minister Mike Morris says three larger mixed-breed dogs, emerged form proposed legislation prevents murderers and the dense bush a few kilometres from home. others convicted of serious crimes from mak- LaRocque says she told him the dogs lay THURSDAY ing money through books and other memo- beside her and kept her warm throughout the APRIL 28, 2016 rabilia. night as temperatures dipped to 2 Celsius. He says that if the law is passed, the The girl was taken to hospital to get Apr 28 2016 province would be allowed to take revenue checked out, and LaRocque says she got a TORONTO - Dozens of people are fac- earned from publications by criminals and clean bill of health. ing hundreds of charges after a mas- sive, provincewide investigation into child sexual abuse in Ontario. Provincial police said the months-long investigation netted 80 alleged offenders who are now facing a total of 274 charges, adding more arrests are expected. The bulk of the charges relate to sexual assault, child pornography and exploitation, but police said several counts also concern drugs and weapons. OPP Chief Supt. Don Bell said Thursday the investigation involved collaboration with the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency, United States Homeland Security, and 26 municipal police forces across Ontario. He said the wide range of ages and juris- dictions involved in the probe shines a light on how pervasive and devastating the prob- lem is. From its inception in August 2006 to March 2016, Ontario’s Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet has completed 32,808 investigations and laid 11,408 charges against 3,310 people, police said. During that period, 870 child victims were identified in Ontario, and another 173 internationally, OPP said. The 80 people charged in latest investi- gation range in age from 74 to a youth who cannot be named under the terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act and span the province from Ottawa to Windsor. Police said they identified 20 alleged vic- tims over the course of the investigation who

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