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Oct 03 2013 betrayed after arrest - A new detention cen- tre is set to open in Toronto in Oct 09 2013 the next few weeks, with space MONTREAL - Montreal’s police chief for up to 1,650 inmates, environ- said Wednesday the force had no in- mentally friendly features and a kling one of their high-profile investi- sweat lodge. gators was allegedly trading sensitive Page 3 police secrets to . Using the terms “shocked’’ and “disgust- Oct 03 2013 ed,’’ Marc Parent told a news conference the OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen force had been badly shaken by the arrest of Harper has formally appointed Marc former organized crime investigator Benoit Nadon to the Supreme Court of Roberge last Saturday. . When he was stopped he was allegedly Page 3 in the company of an individual linked to the crime gang. Montreal police brass had no idea Oct 05 2013 provincial police were investigating Roberge, of justice.’’ ORILLIA - The Provincial who retired this past August. Roberge appeared in court on Monday on Police (OPP) is deferring con- “There are colleagues who have not slept four charges: one of obstructing justice, one of tract renewal discussions with since his arrest on Saturday, knowing that a breach of trust and two related to gangsterism. municipalities while it works with credible police officer with whom they had His bail hearing is scheduled for Thursday. the Ministry of Community Safety shared information had betrayed their trust,’’ Roberge, 50, was a sergeant-detective who and Correctional Services on a Parent said. worked for 11 years in specialized squads that new billing model for municipal “How to live with that when you realize investigated organized crime, He teamed with policing services. you’ve never seen any signs? There’s nothing RCMP and provincial police officers, among Page 5 to tell you that this person could have gone to other forces, and his last five years were spent the dark side?’’ investigating criminal bikers. Oct 09 2013 Calling it an “exceptional and isolated He also testified at biker trials before he VANCOUVER - Fifty-one people case,’’ Parent said Roberge’s former col- retired. Roberge has been suspended from a leagues have been left reeling. The police have been returned from British job working in intelligence for the province’s chief said he has met with 200 investigators, tax collection agency. Columbia to face charges in other some of whom worked closely with him. Further complicating matters is that Roberge’s jurisdictions across Canada since “Everyone feels betrayed,’’ said Parent. spouse is a Crown prosecutor specializing in the RCMP launched a program for “The only consolation is that he was caught organized crime. fugitives wanted on outstanding and was brought to justice, but it’s a small con- The Quebec prosecutor’s office has an- warrants. solation in the face of the damage he’s done to nounced an increase in security measures Page 9 police organizations and to the administration to protect its files. A prosecutor from out

Oct 10 2013 VICTORIA - Victoria’s new Chief Constable has been confirmed and he’s coming west from Ontario. Page 10 of town has been brought in to handle the to lower-priority calls for service as quickly “Their demands and their consistent calls Roberge case. as we would like to.” said Simpson. for a public disciplinary process for police of- The police chief added that in the after- EPS has seen a 4.3-per-cent increase in ficers, we’ll be watching this very interesting- math of another sensitive information scan- dispatched calls, a total of 4,479 calls, from ly and very closely to see just how public this dal in 2012, the force instituted new security this time last year. investigation is, how public this hearing may measures and sought to tightly control sensi- Questions were raised about response be,” Simioni said. “And it’s of note to us that tive information with more cameras, random times after an incident in July when fitness this lawyer is still practicing law in the City polygraph testing and tougher rules about who instructor Cheryl Schneider made several 911 of Edmonton; if that was a police officer, they could have such information at their disposal. calls to EPS after two drunken males tried to would be suspended immediately without pay The Montreal police detective implicated enter her southeast fitness centre, No More and they would be calling for that.” in that scandal killed himself in January 2012 Excuses. Sidhu has been charged with trafficking a while under investigation over whether he After the incident, Schneider filed a for- controlled substance. Police say the amount peddled a list of police informants to the Ma- mal complaint and a freedom of informa- of methamphetamine had an ‘institutional fia. Ian Davidson took his own life after being tion request for data on EPS response time price’ of $6,000. outed as a mole in different newspaper reports. and calls. The information provided by EPS (Global News) This time, Parent said it may be time to showed that the number of Priority 1, 2 and discuss how to treat sensitive information on 3 calls has decreased in the last three years; Oct 03 2013 a national scale. He co-chairs a national po- however, response times have increased. MONTREAL - Quebec police and the lice body that looks at intelligence matters. Schneider called the data alarming and province’s securities watchdog say “All major dossiers are now shared hopes this serves as an opportunity to change they’ve dismantled a Ponzi scheme in among police forces; organized crime really policies. which six people allegedly defrauded has no boundaries,’’ Parent said. According to EPS, police are still gath- 240 investors of more than $19 million. “Investigations often go past our own bor- ering information in regards to Schneider’s A total of 35 police officers swooped ders and it’s an opportunity to develop actions concerns. Once complete they will provide a down on locations in two Montreal suburbs and guarantee better security in cases like the statement to her and the media. as well as Sherbrooke, QC, in the Eastern Montreal police is going through now.’’ Between January and August 2013, Ed- Townships on Thursday. monton police received approximately 1,340 Officials also placed a lien on a $400,000 Priority 1 calls and officers were able to re- home that they plan to seize. Thursday spond within the seven-minute target window Police arrested four women and two men October 03, 2013 about 71 per cent of the time. In 2012, police and are looking for a seventh suspect. responded to 1,390 calls within the target win- It’s the third major Ponzi case to make Oct 03 2013 dow 79 per cent of the time during the same headlines in Canada this year. EDMONTON - Edmonton police have time period. In 2011, police were able to re- In June, police south of Quebec City ar- released a statement regarding citizens’ spond to 1,640 calls within the target window rested 43-year-old Pierre Jolicoeur after 65 concerns over delayed response times. approximately 78 per cent of the time. people were allegedly bilked of $12.5 million “I want to assure the citizens of Edmon- (Edmonton Journal) through a bogus investment firm. ton that when you call 911 or the non-emer- Robert Sellars, 76, of pleaded gency number, and you require the assistance Oct 03 2013 guilty in April to fraud in an Albert-based of a police officer, the EPS will respond as EDMONTON - The Edmonton Police pyramid scheme that saw clients fleeced out quickly as we can,” acting chief Brian Simp- Association is demanding that an Al- of $35 million over 17 years. son said in a news release. EPS also stated berta lawyer be suspended, after he (QMI Agency) that an increase in the number of all calls has was charged for allegedly trying to caused delays in response times. smuggle drugs into the Edmonton Oct 03 2013 “It is becoming more of a challenge to get Remand Centre. ORILLIA - Orillia taxpayers have invest- Police say 31-year-old Justin Sidhu went to ed more than $1 million preparing for a visit a client at the institution on September 19, building that will never materialize. and brought with him a package he says con- With council no longer pursuing an ear- tained documents related to his client’s case. lier plan to build a new OPP detachment, Officers say they searched the package and dollars spent on the project to date cannot be ISSN 1704-3913 found six grams of methamphetamine inside. recovered. 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The municipality won’t be required to 2 contribute toward its construction, but will Oct 03 2013 to include obtaining samples on arrest so that, pay a fee for the building through its annual CALGARY - Rick Hanson, Calgary’s number one, you ensure that you’ve got the billing for police services. Police Chief, is calling for changes in right person and he is who he says he is. Expenditures on the detachment project federal legislation to allow police offi- And, number two, it will clear huge num- include $400,000 for property acquisition and cers to obtain a DNA sample from sus- bers of crime where we have evidence but we building demolition, about $450,000 for ar- pects at the point of arrest. haven’t yet linked that evidence to the perpe- chitectural design fees and $172,000 in mis- Hanson made the comments during the trator,” Hanson said during the event. cellaneous consulting fees. opening of Calgary’s new forensics lab on He hopes that DNA sampling becomes as (Orillia Today) Wednesday morning. routine as fingerprinting and mug shots. He says that the concept might be new to The new forensics lab is hoped to cut Oct 03 2013 Canada, but police in many European coun- down on the time it takes to investigate crimes. TORONTO - A new detention centre tries have the ability to take a DNA sample. Previously, all evidence needed to be sent is set to open in Toronto in the next “The new technology is DNA. That’s to a federal crime lab. few weeks, with space for up to 1,650 how you positively identify that that person Hanson says the turnaround time on that inmates, environmentally friendly fea- is who they say they are and how you link a lab was very long and the new lab will drasti- tures and a sweat lodge. person to their crimes. It just makes too much cally cut down on the wait period. The Toronto South Detention Centre re- sense that the federal legislation be amended (CTV Calgary) places the Toronto Jail, known as the Don Jail, and the Toronto West Detention Centre, which together could hold up to about 1,100 inmates. The new, state-of-the-art facility, which will hold people on remand and those sentenced to provincial terms of under two years, opened its doors to members of the media today. Rose Buhagiar, the director of the deten- tion centre, says there’s no specific date yet for the jail to start receiving inmates, but she hopes it will be in the next few weeks.

Oct 03 2013 WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman who was arrested during a drug raid of her home, but was released without any charges, has lost her lawsuit against city police. Jurors reached their verdict in the rare civil court trial following only a few hours of deliberations. Gerilyn Riedle, 52, was seeking exten- sive financial damages, claiming she was the victim of a malicious arrest, false imprison- ment and defamation of character. Her lawyer, John Michaels, says police actions were “over the top.’’ But six citizens who heard more than a week of evidence sided with the police in rul- ing against Riedle. Lawyers representing police argued the evi- dence was clear that Riedle should have known her 19-year-old son had drugs in the home. (Winnipeg Free Press)

Oct 03 2013 OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has formally appointed Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court of Canada. Nadon fills the vacancy left by the man- datory retirement of former justice Morris Fish in August. Nadon was a justice of the Federal Court of Appeal when he was nominated to the high court. Before that, he was a Federal Court judge, a judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and a judicial member of the Compe- tition Tribunal. He is a recognized authority on maritime law. 3 “There’s so much I can present to the hierar- Brandon LeBlanc, who is representing defen- chy, saying, ‘Look, here’s a proven path we dant Ross Ulbricht. friday can go down and here’s the evidence about The denial came after Ulbricht, looking October 04, 2013 how it’s working. Here’s the evidence that it calm, appeared in federal court in shackles helps police work and helps the community.’ and red prison clothes for a bail hearing. Oct 04 2013 “If we take a similar route to Canada, there’s LeBlanc asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph REGINA - When he gets back on Aus- no reason anyone could speak ill of what Spero to postpone the hearing, saying the tralian soil, Queensland police officer we’re doing.” case was complex. Sgt. Peter Blake will be holding up (Regina Leader-Post) Spero granted the request and resched- the Saskatchewan RCMP as a shin- uled the hearing for Oct. 9. ing example of the best way to use Oct 04 2013 Ulbricht has been charged in New York Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in TORONTO - A violent feud between with narcotics trafficking, computer hacking and police work. two rival gangs in Toronto has led in connection with the website And he’s hoping his bosses will agree the to a police crackdown resulting in known as Silk Road, which is believed to have Canadian approach will work just as well in more than 40 arrests and hundreds of collected more than $1 billion in revenue. his home state. charges. He is also charged in Maryland with ar- Blake is about to wrap up a 12-day stint Staff Insp. Greg McLane of the homicide ranging to pay someone to kill a witness. in Saskatchewan as part of a worldwide Win- squad says two police probes - Project Bra- FBI agents arrested the 29-year-old San ston Churchill Fellowship study on the use of zen and Project Quell - came as a response to Francisco resident - allegedly known online UAVs in policing. violent gang activity that began in late 2011. as Dread Pirate Roberts - on Tuesday in the His travels have also taken him to the UK McLane says the of 24-year-old science fiction section of a small branch of and , but he says he “learned more in D’Mitre Barnaby in December 2011, which the San Francisco public library, where he the first 20 minutes” with the RCMP than in police later determined to be a case of mis- was chatting online. the previous month in Europe. taken identity, and several attempted The arrest came after a federal investiga- “These guys have been my No. 1 stop, in Toronto’s east end prompted them to kick tion that began in 2011. because they lead the world in the way they off Project Brazen. If convicted, Ulbricht could be sentenced use UAVs in policing,” he told the Leader- McLane says the murder of Barnaby, who to life in prison. Post inside F Division RCMP headquarters was shot multiple times in a parking lot, re- on Thursday. mains unsolved and he was not believed to be Oct 04 2013 It’s not just how the RCMP use UAVs, a gang member. OTTAWA - Ottawa’s top cop supports he says, but how open the force is with the But he says Project Brazen and Project a change that would allow police to public, particularly compared to the rest of Quell, which was launched in June this year to collect DNA samples from suspects the world. continue the investigation, have led to the ar- upon their arrest. “A lot of police forces around the world rests of 41 people alleged to be gang members. “I think it’s an opportunity to modernize have these things, but ... why they don’t share More than 400 charges have been laid, the way we collect evidence and to be more that information with the public, I don’t including attempted murder, trafficking, fire- inclusive, and broaden the type of offences know,” he said. arms and drug-related offences. that DNA is currently being collected for,” “The idea of this technology is very much “It is alleged that the Barnaby homicide said Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau. a concern with the public, but that’s the best and a number of shootings were in fact as- “I think if we’re expected to solve crimes part of what they do here. They specifically sociated to the escalation in violence between and do a better job at solving more crimes, say, ‘This is how we’re using it.’” Staff Sgt. the Galloway Boys gang and the Orton Park this is using science to our advantage to en- Dave Domoney, who heads up the Saskatch- gang,’’ said McLane, adding the feud is be- sure that those individuals who are respon- ewan RCMP’s UAV program, said that open- lieved to have been sparked by a turf war over sible for committing these types of crimes are ness with the public has been an integral part the drug trade in the east-end area. brought to justice.” of the program since it was piloted in 2010. Calgary Police Chief Rick Hanson re- In Saskatchewan, UAVs are primarily Oct 04 2013 cently called for federal legislation to be used for taking photos of collisions and major SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco amended so that DNA samples could be col- crime scenes, as well as in search and rescue. man denies charges that he operated lected on arrest, as opposed to upon convic- But, he admits, they were “a hard sell off an encrypted website where users tion for particular offences, in a move that the bat,” mainly because of the public miscon- could anonymously shop for drugs also has support from the Canadian Associa- ception that UAVs are akin to military drones. such as heroin and LSD, his attorney tion of Chiefs of Police. “Once we were able to show the public said on Friday. Similar to how fingerprints are taken what we do with it, that we use it for very “We deny all charges. That’s the end of upon arrest, DNA is the latest technology for specific purposes, it gets easier all the time the discussion,’’ said federal public defender policing, which supporters say will help en- and the public is seeing them in use more and more,” he said. “We have nothing to hide. It’s a tool and we’ve proven the tool works.” That proof was no clearer than in May this year, when Saskatchewan Mounties used a UAV near Denis to find a man who had wandered away from his vehicle, disoriented after a collision. “They found him curled up under a tree in a snowbank,” Domoney said. “He wouldn’t have lasted the night.” That’s exactly the kind of example Blake will share with the Queensland Police Force top brass. “For me, the information I’ve got from (Saskatchewan) is invaluable,” he said. 4 sure people are who they say they are and can and wounding two Mounties. clear crimes faster. Sawyer Robison was charged last year “Now we’re at the point where (we need with attempted murder in connection with the Sunday to say) how can we best use DNA, which is two officers and second-degree murder in the october 06, 2013 the latest and very reliable in helping us solve death of his uncle, Bradford Clarke. crimes,” said Bordeleau. “The science is But Alberta Justice spokeswoman Mi- Oct 06 2013 there for us to take advantage of.” chelle Davio says the murder charge will be OAKVILLE, Ont. - Three Oakville men The federal government indicated on discontinued when the matter returns to court are in custody after a Halton Region po- Thursday it would explore the issue. on Monday. lice officer was knocked down by a car Alberta Premier Alison Redford came out She says prosecutors recently received while investigating suspicious activity. in support of the idea on Friday evidence from the RCMP related to Clarke’s Police say undercover officers were ap- (QMI Agency) death and concluded there was little chance proaching a car in a parking lot Saturday eve- of a murder conviction. ning when the vehicle lurched ahead knock- Oct 04 2013 Robison still faces the two counts of at- ing an officer to the ground. VANCOUVER - A former Vancouver tempted murder as well several weapons of- Police say the officer fired a shot, striking Island deputy police chief is speaking fences. the car, which stopped a short distance away. out against the mayors of Victoria and The charges were laid after four officers The officer hit by the car was treated in Esquimalt, saying politics is getting in went to execute a search warrant on a farm hospital and released. No one else was injured. the way of a finalized policing deal. about 160 kilometres southeast of Edmonton Twenty five year old Jonathan Young is In July 2012, then- B.C. justice min- and were fired upon. facing charges of dangerous operation of a ister Shirley Bond ordered Victoria and Two officers were hit but managed to get motor vehicle and assaulting a police officer. Esquimalt to reach a consensus on how to outside. Twenty year old James Falkenstein is best operate their amalgamated police force, Clarke was later found dead in a home charged with possession of a controlled sub- despite Esquimalt’s request to end their re- on the property and a manhunt began for his stance and 20 year old Jon Kobli faces that liance on Victoria police and contract the nephew. same charge. RCMP instead. Robison was arrested peacefully three John Ducker, a former deputy chief of the days later. Victoria Police Department, said in an inter- view with Focus Magazine earlier this week Oct 05 2013 monday that the mayors of Victoria and Esquimalt put ORILLIA - The Ontario Provincial Po- october 07, 2013 more effort into political posturing than aid- lice (OPP) is deferring contract re- ing the police board in finding a resolution. newal discussions with municipali- Oct 07 2013 He also said that the negotiations have ties while it works with the Ministry of PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A coroner’s become so heated that some staff members Community Safety and Correctional inquest will get underway today into from each community won’t sit in the same Services on a new billing model for the fatal RCMP shooting of a Canadian room with each other. municipal policing services. military veteran suffering from post- Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardin said she Municipalities whose contracts expire traumatic stress disorder. can’t see how a consensus might be reached. before Jan. 1, 2015, will have two options: Greg Matters was shot during a stand- “We all know the process is stalled. How • Amend their current contract to continue un- off on his rural property near Prince George, do we speed it up? Well, we now have new til the new billing model is ready (Section B.C., just over a year ago. board members, that might be part of it,” she 10 of the Police Service Act). The 40-year-old military veteran was in told CBC News. • Let their contract expire and be policed by treatment at the time for PTSD, and the fatal Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin says the prov- the OPP on a non-contract basis (Section 5.1 shot was the end of an escalating series of events ince will likely have to step in and help to re- of the Police Service Act) until the new bill- that began with a dispute with his brother. solve the issues on each side of the debate. ing model is launched). An independent investigation cleared “We’ve exhausted the process. Now “No matter what option affected com- RCMP officers of any criminal wrongdoing, but we’re looking for assistance from the prov- munities choose, there will be no discernible the coroner’s inquest will look at systemic issues ince,” he said. change in service,” said OPP Commissioner that may prevent any similar deaths in future. In a statement Friday, the B.C. Minister Chris Lewis. “The OPP looks forward to The weeklong inquest is expected to of Justice Suzanne Anton said she will be working with all its municipal partners, and hear from the psychiatrist treating the for- meeting with the mayors of Victoria and Es- we ask that they be patient during the transi- mer peacekeeper and officers involved in the quimalt to discuss this issue. tion period to the new billing model.” shooting. “I am hopeful we will be able to resolve The OPP is also deferring discussions this situation in the near future to provide cer- with municipalities seeking new estimates Oct 07 2013 tainty about the future of policing for the resi- and costs for contracting police services in MONTREAL - A retired Montreal police dents of Victoria and Esquimalt,” she said. their community until details of the new bill- investigator who had spent his career Anton added that she believes recent ing model are finalized. combating organized crime was ar- changes to the police board’s membership rested over the weekend and is sus- would ultimately strengthen the Victoria-Es- Oct 05 2013 pected of leaking inside information to quimalt policing relationship. TORONTO - Ontario’s police watchdog criminal bikers, provincial police say. (CBC News) is investigating after a man was shot The Sûreté du Québec says they arrested during an interaction with police in To- Benoît Roberge, who had been on a police unit ronto’s northwest. handling organized crime until his retirement. saturday The Special Investigations Unit says it hap- The 50-year-old Mr. Roberge has been October 05, 2013 pened just before 8 a.m. Saturday after someone charged with obstructing justice, breach of reported seeing a man breaking into cars. trust by a public officer and participation in The SIU says there was an interaction the activities of criminal organization. Oct 05 2013 between police officers and the man, during His indictment says the offences took EDMONTON - Alberta prosecutors are which the man was shot. place in St-Denis-de-Brompton, near Sher- not proceeding with a murder charge It says the 28-year-old man was taken to brooke, between January, 2010, and this against a man accused of shooting hospital for treatment. month.Mr. Roberge is alleged to have leaked

5 information from on-going police investiga- Oct 07 2013 Oct 07 2013 tions to the Hells Angels biker gang in ex- VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police VICTORIA - B.C. Attorney General change for cash. Department insists it made “reason- Suzanne Anton says an agreement “This situation is taken very seriously,” able efforts’’ to find women whose with ’s Legal Ser- Inspector Michel Forget of the provincial po- remains were later found on Robert vices Society averts concerns about lice told a press conference. Pickton’s farm, despite the force’s adjourned child-protection cases and He said the former police investigator was own repeated public apologies for not other court delays. picked up on Montreal’s South Shore on Satur- catching the serial killer sooner. Anton says a one-time funding crunch as- day night. He was in the company of a member The City of Vancouver has filed statements sociated primarily with legal bills for lawyers associated with organized crime, prompting of defence on behalf of its police force in a se- is being cleared and the government has con- the police to bring in the tactical squad. ries of lawsuits related to the Pickton case. firmed all legal aid accounts will be covered Mr. Roberge was a well-known officer The children of nine women whose remains for the remainder of this fiscal year. who had worked on a joint police unit com- or DNA were found on Pickton’s property in Some lawyers were planning to start ap- bating organized crime. Port Coquitlam filed lawsuits earlier this year plying today to adjourn cases. “Let’s be clear … all attempts of infiltra- against the Vancouver police, the RCMP, sev- In a written message to lawyers, the B.C. tion by organized crime will be repressed,” eral individual officers, and Pickton himself. Legal Services Society said it was no longer Insp. Forget said. The city has filed statements of defence recommending lawyers avoid booking hear- “We’ve reached the point in Quebec that insisting it acted reasonably when it received ing dates for legal aid work from February 17 we’re destabilizing the structures of organized reports of sex workers disappearing from through March 31, 2014. crime. They will try by any means to harm our Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. But the society said it continues to face investigations. At no time will any police or- The statements also argue there is no cost pressures in criminal cases and while dis- ganization tolerate attempts to infiltrate them. evidence any of the women named in the cussions with government were ongoing, those “We will continue to keep up the pres- lawsuits actually disappeared from Vancou- pressures could result in reduced services. sure on organized crime, regardless of their ver or died as result of activity that happened Anton says her ministry remains in dis- attempts or their tactics to hurt us.” in the city. cussions with the society on meeting cost The investigation leading to the ex-officer’s The force has publicly apologized for pressures, and her goal remains to meet her arrest included the Montreal police, provincial failing to catch Pickton as he murdered budget targets. police, RCMP and the Quebec revenue agency. Downtown Eastside sex workers and it re- After his retirement from the Montreal leased a report in 2010 that identified a series Oct 07 2013 police, Mr. Roberge became last March the of deficiencies in the force’s response. SASKATOON - A Saskatoon woman head of the intelligence unit at Revenu Qué- who led officers on a wild chase has bec. In a statement, the agency said it had Oct 07 2013 been sentenced for dangerous driving suspended Mr. Roberge and was cooperating EDMONTON - A police dog in Edmon- and evading police. with the investigation. ton has been killed after it was slashed Kaitlyn Nicole Daniels, 20, pleaded guilty Mr. Roberge was one of the province’s while helping to capture a suspect in- to the charges Monday in provincial court. most experienced biker specialists and had volved in a pursuit. Court heard Daniels was driving Wednes- testified as an expert witness in several court The dog, named Quanto, was stabbed day with her boyfriend Jason Heaton, a fugi- proceedings. overnight. tive wanted on several drug charges. He was one of the former controllers of the Police say the five-year-old canine was Police attempted to stop the vehicle but late Dany Kane, a biker who worked undercover deployed after the pursuit ended in a parking Daniels refused to pull over, and she sped off for the police and played a key role in the crack- lot near the RCMP headquarters. at speeds of up to 160 km/h. down against the Quebec Hells Angels in 2001. The dog was allegedly slashed while bit- Court heard she had been using metham- Mr. Kane was a member of the Rockers, ing a suspect on the arm. phetamine that day. the puppet gang of the Hells Angels’ Nomads, Quanto was taken to an emergency vet- Provincial court Judge Albert Lavoie sen- the top chapter that spearheaded the murder- erinary clinic where he died. tenced Daniels to 45 days in jail, a one-year ous biker turf war of the 1990s. “It’s a tragic day here at EPS,” Scott Pat- driving ban and 10 months probation. After initially working for the RCMP, tison, police spokesman, told the Edmonton “This isn’t a video game, we are playing Mr. Kane was eventually handled by Mr. Ro- Journal. in real-time life,’’ Lavoie said, referring to berge and an SQ colleague, Robert Pigeon. “Everybody’s in shock here this morning.” Daniels’ dangerous driving. They talked to him by phone daily, debriefed The suspect is in custody, facing charges “It wasn’t a bad decision, it was criminal.’’ him in person, got him to wear a body pack that include possession of stolen property and (CKOM) and recorded his video statements. He tipped criminal flight. them about upcoming biker meetings, which Quanto’s handler, Const. Matt William- Oct 07 2013 police secretly recorded. son, was being consoled at the police kennels. OWEN SOUND - The Owen Sound Po- Mr. Roberge also often showed up at Quanto was part of Williamson’s family, lice Services are on the verge of add- biker gatherings, checking who visited their Pattison told the Journal; his children were ing another police force to its dispatch clubhouses. also very fond of the dog. business. He testified as an expert witness in a ma- “It’s a very taxing job for these animals and The city service participated in an On- jor case against the Rock Machine, in the me- it takes a special animal to do this sort of work; tario Civilian Police Commission hearing last ga-trials against the Quebec Hells Angels and they’re extremely valuable,” Pattison said. week about taking on dispatch duties for the in the landmark Ontario case against Hells In July, Quanto helped catch a suspect Port Hope police and expects to hear in four Angels Steven (Tiger) Lindsay and Raymond after a two-hour police foot chase “through to six weeks if they have approval to provide Bonner, which ended with the club being yards and over fences” in Edmonton’s down- the service beginning Jan. 1. deemed a national criminal organization. town, the Journal reported. Owen Sound Police Chief Bill Sornberger Mr. Roberge was also familiar with rogue “There’s no charge under the Criminal said another police service is considering a pro- cops. He was once called to testify before a Code that involves when a dog dies in the posal from Owen Sound, which would bring Florida court that extradited Guy LePage, a line of duty; it’s rather nebulous,” Pattison the total to seven police forces dispatched by former Montreal police officer who became a told the Journal. the city service. The Owen Sound communica- Hells Angels associate and was convicted of The last Edmonton police dog killed in tions centre also handles emergency calls for cocaine trafficking. the line of duty was called Caesar, which was 21 fire services with 26 fire halls. (Globe and Mail) shot school yard in June 1998. “This is something that is taking off and 6 making Owen Sound part of the conversation Rocco Galati argues that Nadon - former- on a Manhattan highway and ended with one in a lot of different parts of the province right ly a Federal Court of Appeal judge - does not motorcyclist run over and the driver dragged now,” said Sornberger. “It is making it cost qualify to fill one of three slots reserved for from his SUV and beaten on a street. efficient for us and we are making it cost ef- judges from Quebec on the top court. Four bikers aside from Braszczok have ficient for the municipalities we are providing Galati says only judges from Quebec’s been criminally charged; the latest was ar- the dispatch service for.” appeals or superior courts, or lawyers who raigned Tuesday on gang and other The dispatch service now takes in about have belonged to the province’s bar for at charges. $800,000 in revenue annually. If Port Hope and the other service are added to the mix, it least 10 years, can be appointed to the Su- NYPD internal affairs investigators had will bring in more than $1 million. preme Court. initially been looking into the undercover The dispatch centre now employs eight But former Supreme Court Justice Ian detective’s conduct because he didn’t report full-time and 10 part-time workers, up from Binnie wrote a legal opinion for the fed- until three days later that he had been at the eight full-time employees and seven part-tim- eral government in support of Nadon’s rally. The expectation that police officers will ers a year ago. Sornberger expects the force to appointment. act if they see crimes isn’t the same for under- add more employees. cover officers. The Owen Sound centre provides dis- Oct 08 2013 The encounter, captured partly on a hel- patch services for the Aylmer, Wingham, TORONTO - The Crown is trying met-mounted video that was posted online, West Grey and Saugeen Shores police forces. to have a decision overturned that began when about two dozen riders slowed The Pembroke police service, as of May, cleared a Toronto police officer of down, swarming the Range Rover after it moved its dispatch service from Owen Sound murder in the shooting death of a man bumped a biker on the West Side Highway. to the OPP. Some riders dismounted and approached the Sornberger said the Port Hope service during a drug and weapon search. contract will be for five years. Const. David Cavanagh had been charged SUV, and police said some bikers began dam- “We won’t get involved in an agreement with second-degree murder, but a judge last aging it. that is less than five years and that is to protect month ruled the death of Eric Osawe was “to- The SUV’s driver, Alexian Lien, took us from sudden whims and changes,” he said. tally accidental.’’ off, running over motorcyclist Edwin “Jay’’ (Owen Sound Sun Times) Superior Court Judge Michael Quigley Mieses Jr., who’s from Lawrence, Mass. The dismissed a Crown appeal of an earlier court impact broke Mieses’ legs and caused spinal decision that also ruled the shooting was ac- injuries that may leave him paralyzed. Tuesday cidental. Lien’s wife has said he feared for their october 08, 2013 After a preliminary inquiry earlier this lives and the safety of their 2-year-old daugh- year another judge decided there wasn’t ter and had no choice but to flee; Lien hasn’t Oct 08 2013 enough evidence to commit Cavanagh to trial been charged with any crime. CRANBROOK, B.C. - B.C.’s police and dismissed the case. The bikers pursued the SUV, which ex- watchdog has ended its investigation The Crown is now appealing the latest ited the highway and got stuck in street traf- involving a fight between Cranbrook decision, having filed their notice of appeal fic. One biker used his helmet to shatter the RCMP officers and a man they were Tuesday with the Court of Appeal for On- driver’s window, and others pulled Lien out trying to arrest. tario. and beat and kicked him, police and prosecu- The Independent Investigations Office Cavanagh was part of an Emergency Task tors said. Lien needed stitches. says the man was punched in the head several Force team that burst into Osawe’s west-end The latest motorcyclist charged in the times when Mounties were attempting to ar- Toronto apartment on Sept. 29, 2010, on a case, Craig Wright, punched Lien through the rest him last August. search warrant for cocaine and a handgun. broken window and joined in stomping him Paramedics later determined the man had on the street, Assistant District Attorney Sa- no injuries, but he complained of pain and a Oct 08 2013 mantha Turino said. swollen eye after he was brought back to the NEW YORK - An off-duty undercover According to the undercover detective’s RCMP detachment. police detective was arrested late account, he saw motorcyclists attacking the Investigators say the man was then taken to Tuesday after investigators said he SUV but didn’t see anyone harm Lien, Kara- hospital, where he was diagnosed with a frac- was shown on video hitting and kick- syk said Monday. The detective also didn’t tured orbital bone, but he didn’t require surgery ing an SUV when a biker rally spiraled see the SUV hit Mieses, the attorney said. or medical attention for the injury to heal. into violence. Carrying no badge or gun, and aware of Investigators say that since the injury Wojciech Braszczok surrendered to face cases in which officers had been suspended didn’t cause permanent damage or serious riot and criminal mischief charges, New York or dismissed for blowing their covers, “he harm, the IIO will no longer be involved in Police Department spokesman John McCar- had no other option, so he drove away,’’ said the case. thy said. Karasyk, who works with the detectives’ However, the IIO says the man has made The attorney, Phil Karasyk, had said union. allegations of excessive force, so the file will Monday that the detective, a 10-veteran of be forwarding to the RCMP Professional the force, had only witnessed other bikers at- Oct 08 2013 Standards Unit and the Commission of Public tacking the vehicle. But investigators discov- WASHINGTON - To gauge whether Complaints against the RCMP for review. ered video evidence showing him punching suspects involved in accidents or an already damaged back window, then twice routine traffic stops have been driv- Oct 08 2013 kicking the side of the SUV before leaving ing drunk, police officers pair field so- OTTAWA - The newest member of the the scene, according to two people familiar briety tests with breathalyzers, which Supreme Court of Canada says he with the case. The people weren’t authorized signal the presence of alcohol in the won’t hear any cases until a challenge to discuss the inquiry and spoke to The As- breath. Most breathalyzers are ex- to his appointment is resolved. sociated Press on the condition of anonymity. pensive and unable to test for precise A Toronto lawyer is going to court to The arrest added to the complexities of concentrations of alcohol. challenge Justice Marc Nadon’s eligibility the Sept. 29 episode, which authorities say Offering a better solution, Italian re- for the high court. began with a reckless motorcycle group ride searchers have developed a novel idea for

7 an inexpensive, portable breathalyzer whose The device is currently able to detect have taken over a trapper’s cabin in color would change from green to red with alcohol at much higher concentrations com- northwestern Alberta. higher alcohol concentrations. But unlike pared to other portable alcohol sensors. In Police say Paul Fiola, who is believed to current color change-based devices, this sen- the coming months, the researchers hope to be from , was arrested Monday af- sor would be reusable and could also provide explore the device’s use at lower concentra- ternoon. a precise digital readout. tions as well. He faces charges of uttering threats, using The new design is the first to use the sens- (EurekAlert) a firearm in the commission of an offence and ing properties of opals, a type of gemstone, possession of a firearm while prohibited from to detect the gas version of ethanol, the in- having one. toxicating component of commercial liquor, wednesday Police say two firearms and ammuni- by inducing a change in color that is visible to october 09, 2013 tion were seized and officers stayed on scene the human eye. The research team describes while the man was evicted from the area by their new method in a proof-of-concept pa- Oct 09 2013 Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers. per published today in The Optical Society’s GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - RCMP have RCMP say the arrest was related to com- (OSA) journal Optical Materials Express. arrested a man as part of their inves- plaints made by trappers about some people The portable breathalyzers preferred tigation into allegations that a group in the area. by roadside police use expensive electronic of self-proclaimed sovereign citizens Last week, police said the individuals readouts, but these devices lack the “immedi- ate and intuitive” color change that tells po- lice whether the alcohol content of a suspect’s breath puts them in the legal red zone, said first author Riccardo Pernice of the Univer- sità degli Studi di Palermo in Italy. Techniques that do use color change to assess the level of alcohol concentration are typically less expensive, but they cannot give a precise reading of the alcohol concentration and most are use-once-and-toss. Pernice said his team’s proposed device combines the best elements of each of these two breathalyzer models. “Our approach enables an optical, naked- eye detection as a color change from green to red, like litmus paper,” Pernice said. “But it also potentially permits accurate quantitative measurements” with the addition of an elec- tronic system or a color detector. The method is inspired by the natural behavior of opals, gemstones whose irides- cence illustrates their ability to manipulate light. Scientists use manufactured versions of opals and other photonic crystals to detect acidity or the presence of liquid ethanol, but until now little attention has been paid by re- searchers to detecting gaseous ethanol, the researchers said. In their new setup, the researchers cre- ated sheets of manufactured opal about one centimeter square and just a few hundred bil- lionths of a meter thick, as thin as some of the films on soap bubbles. The opals are pumped full of a gel tuned to respond to ethanol vapor. At increasing ethanol concentrations, the gel swells, changing the way light travels through the gel-filled opal and causing the sample to become red. The change in color is clearly visible to the naked eye, Pernice said, and the device is us- able multiple times. After performing the mea- surements, researchers found that the sample gradually regained its original green color af- ter less than one minute of exposure in air. He added that the sensor is made of all non-toxic materials, and does not react to acetone, one of the many substances that can be falsely identi- fied as ethanol by some breath machines. 8 may have been associated with the so-called to reduce the risk of her falling on the knife, Oct 09 2013 Freemen-on-the-Land movement. the supervisor Tasered her once, then again CROSS LAKE, Man. - A Mountie has Alberta Environment says in May it tried after she had fallen and broken her hip be- been charged with assault in northern to evict people living in tents on Crown land cause she still held the knife. Manitoba. in the area and that it had received reports that Director Ian Scott says that while in hind- RCMP say the officer is accused of using ex- the people had moved into at least one trap- sight the supervisor could have waited longer cessive force on May 1 after arresting an 18-year- pers cabin. and tried to convince her to drop it, the use old man from the Pimicamak Cree Nation. The FBI considers the Freeman move- of the stun gun wasn’t legally unreasonable, The man was allegedly assaulted at the ment a domestic terror threat in the United especially since he had her extend her arms to Cross Lake RCMP detachment. States, but followers in Canada have said they reduce harm. Const. Jason Ross MacGillivray faces do not support violence. one count of assault. (CJXX, The Canadian Press) Oct 09 2013 MacGillivray, a five-year Mountie vet- EDMONTON - A federal private mem- eran, has been placed on suspension with pay. Oct 09 2013 bers bill that would give law enforce- He appeared in Cross Lake provincial VANCOUVER - Fifty-one people have ment animals special protection under court on Tuesday. been returned from British Colum- the Criminal Code was inspired by the bia to face charges in other jurisdic- hit-and-run death of a Toronto police Oct 09 2013 tions across Canada since the RCMP horse. TORONTO – Toronto Police didn’t launched a program for fugitives Ontario Conservative MP Costas Men- have to rent a Cessna to trail anyone; wanted on outstanding warrants. egakis says he was moved by the death of Transport Canada documents show The Mounties Fugitive Return Program Brigadier, a Belgian cross who broke his legs the police have their own. began two years ago by targeting alleged in the 2006 crash and had to be put down. Last week, Mayor Rob Ford’s brother criminals charged with a range of offences When Menegakis was elected to the Doug Ford confirmed reports police are track- such as , drug trafficking and House of Common in 2011, he says he set ing the family in a plane, then denied them. assaulting a peace officer. about trying to do something more to protect Documents show the Toronto Police Ser- Justice Minister Suzanne Anton says re- animals that work with police. vices Board re-registered a Cessna 206H on turning fugitives is one way to support crime Menegakis’s bill has gained traction this April 08, 2013. prevention through proceeds recovered from week with the death of Quanto, an Edmonton , a former city councillor civil forfeiture. police dog stabbed during an arrest. and member of the Toronto Police Services Insp. Mike Cumberworth says the pro- The MP says he is currently looking for Board, told Global News the plane is used gram is an important part of holding alleged another backbencher to carry the bill forward for intelligence-gathering, primarily by the offenders accountable for their actions and because he was recently named a parliamen- Toronto Police Marine Unit for some coast sending the message that they can’t simply tary secretary and can no longer table private guard patrol over Lake Ontario. skip town to avoid being arrested. members bills. “The aircraft basically does patrolling Since August, four fugitives have been Still, he says he doesn’t expect any oppo- because there are people who are trying to returned to Whitehorse, Ontario and Alberta. sition and hopes the bill can be passed before smuggle and/or people from the U.S. into The Vancouver Police Department’s the next federal election in 2015. Canada,” he said. “So police have had a sur- Conair program has transported 124 fugitives Alberta Justice minister Jonathan Denis veillance aircraft for many, many years.” to other provinces since 2008. said the province is considering changing Gardner couldn’t confirm when the plane the Service Dog Act to include provisions was bought but believes it was prior to 2000. Oct 09 2013 that would punish people who harm the “It was rather confidential about the police MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario’s police animals. having an intelligence aircraft at the time,” he watchdog says an officer who Tasered said, adding that it became public knowledge an 80-year-old woman in Mississauga Oct 09 2013 during a 2002 debate when the Toronto Police twice didn’t break the law, but could LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A violent, high- were hoping to buy a helicopter. have waited longer before opting to risk sex offender who has managed to “It’s not really a secret,” he said. “The use the stun gun. elude police for more than a week ap- police just don’t talk about how they gather The Special Investigations Unit says of- pears to be on the move again. intelligence.” ficers ordered Iole Pasquale to drop the eight- Lethbridge police issued a news release Mark Pugash, Director of Corporate inch-blade knife she was holding while walk- Wednesday saying they are satisfied Michael Communications for the Toronto Police Ser- ing on the road around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 28, Sean Stanley, 48, is no longer in their area. vice refused to confirm the ownership Tues- but that she kept wandering and made inco- Stanley has been the subject of a Canada- day, saying he won’t “comment on investiga- herent noises. wide search since cutting off his electronic tive techniques.” The SIU says a supervisor officer monitoring bracelet on Oct. 1 in Lloydmin- Several photos of the plane, apparently equipped with the Taser then arrived and ster, on the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary. taken near Buttonville Municipal Airport, decided to apprehend her under the Mental Stanley has a long history of sexual of- show the plane with a camera pod mounted Health Act because he thought she was suf- fences against women and children. to its side. fering from a mental disorder and could harm Last week, schools in several west-cen- The reported recently the herself or others. tral Saskatchewan communities locked their police had contracted a Cessna to follow It says he considered other use-of-force doors and kept children inside after Mount- Mayor Rob Ford and several other people in options including a baton and wrestling ies got multiple, unconfirmed sightings of the Etobicoke. Pasquale to the ground, but dismissed these Edmonton man. The mayor’s refused to comment on the due to the risk she and the officers could A few days later, police in Lethbridge allegations. be injured. found Stanley’s SUV and started warning City councillors say they are surprised tp The SIU says that while one officer suc- people to be safe and wary, though schools learn the city has a plane. cessfully ordered Pasquale to extend her arms were not ordered locked down. (Shaw Media)

9 from an accidental overdose of alcohol and Police Board Vice Chair and Esquimalt pills. Mayor Barbara Desjardins says the choice thursday Maier, who is 38, then pleaded guilty to of Elsner was unanimous by board members october 10, 2013 assault and was sentenced to time served in from both Victoria and neighbouring Esqui- the death of Ronald McKinnon, who died malt. Oct 10 2013 after fighting with Maier during a drinking Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin praises the WHEELING, W.Va. - A retired police party at a rooming house in February. new chief saying he has an impressive polic- officer armed with an assault weapon Police said an autopsy revealed McKin- ing career and a leadership approach that is and a handgun fired up to two dozen non died from injuries suffered in the assault, built on open communication and community shots at a U.S. courthouse in West but a preliminary medical examiner’s report involvement. Virginia on Wednesday before police said blood tests were needed before any final returned fire and killed him, authori- ruling on the cause of death. Oct 10 2013 ties said. It wasn’t until Sept. 30 that a doctor con- EDMONTON - Edmonton police say Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger identi- firmed RCMP lab findings made weeks ear- a violent, high-risk sex offender who fied the gunman as Thomas Piccard, 55, of lier that McKinnon died from the overdose. has been missing for more than a Bridgeport, Ohio. He was a retired Wheeling Court heard the delay was because of week has been located in the United police officer. pressure on the system and the complexity of States. Schwertfeger did not speculate on a mo- the work involved. But they won’t say if he has been arrested tive. Officials said they had no knowledge of (Winnipeg Free Press) or exactly where he is. any sort of note left behind by Piccard. Michael Sean Stanley has been missing Three on-duty security officers were in- Oct 10 2013 since Oct. 1 when the electronic monitoring jured by flying debris during the onslaught, VICTORIA - Victoria’s new Chief Con- bracelet he was wearing was found in Lloyd- he told a news conference. stable has been confirmed and he’s minster, on the Alberta-Saskatchewan bound- Mayor Andy McKenzie said police who coming west from Ontario. ary. briefed him earlier Wednesday told him that Greater Sudbury Police Chief Frank El- He has been the subject of a Canada-wide Piccard was a 20-year-plus veteran of the sner takes over from retiring Victoria Chief search and has a long history of sexual of- force who retired 13 years ago. Jamie Graham on Dec. 31. fences against women and children. Investigators were seeking a search war- Elsner was selected following a nation- Lethbridge police found Stanley’s SUV rant for Piccard’s home in hopes of determin- wide recruitment effort. in the southern Alberta city a few days ago. ing a motive and if he acted alone, said Chief He comes to the job after four years at the Edmonton police say they have been told Deputy Mike Claxton of the U.S. Marshals helm of Sudbury’s police service, responsible that Stanley crossed over the border into the Service in northern West Virginia. for a population base about half the size of U.S. and will release more information about Asked if the gunman had any beef with Greater Victoria. him later today. the U.S. government, Claxton said, “We’re really digging hard at this point to find out.’’ Claxton said a man later identified as Pic- card began firing from a parking lot across from the federal building. “He was observed in the parking lot very quickly after the first shots were fired,’’ he said. The building houses a variety of court- rooms and related offices, including those for judges, prosecutors and law enforcement. Officials said it was too early to tell whether Piccard was targeting anyone in the building or what his motive may have been. “That’s still trying to be determined,’’ said Bob Johnson, the assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh office. U.S. Attorney Bill Ihlenfeld said he knew Piccard from 1997 when he started working in the city prosecutor’s office until the officer retired in 2000. He said he had no reason to believe his office was targeted, and that Pic- card was not under any sort of investigation by federal authorities.

Oct 10 2013 WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man who sat in a jail cell for months on a man- slaughter charge has been freed after long-awaited toxicology test results showed he did not take a life. The Crown dropped the charge against Robert Steward Maier on Wednesday after the results showed the apparent victim died 10