Oct 11, 2013 – Vol. 18 No. 41 Montreal police feel Oct 03 2013 betrayed after arrest TORONTO - 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 organized crime. 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. Canada. When he was stopped he was allegedly Page 3 in the company of an individual linked to the Hells Angels crime gang. Montreal police brass had no idea Quebec Oct 05 2013 provincial police were investigating Roberge, of justice.’’ ORILLIA - The Ontario 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 Calgary 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. Copyright 2013 As a result, the EPA is calling on the Law “That building will never get built, or pre- Blue Line Magazine Inc. & The Canadian Press Society of Alberta to suspend Sidhu from sumably it won’t get built, so none of those Permission to reprint may be obtained in advance from Access Copyright practicing law until the matter is resolved. costs are recouped,” said CAO Roman Martiuk. Phone 1-800-893-5777 [email protected] “This is clearly a serious breech of eth- Council in 2008 and 2010 established ics on the part of Mr. Sidhu. His alleged ac- budgets for the design and construction of a Published weekly by Blue Line Magazine, Inc. as an executive news briefing service to Canada’s top level law enforcement personnel. tions clearly put his client, ERC (Edmonton 30,000 square foot detachment at a cost of Remand Centre) staff as well as other inmates more than $12 million.