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OCTOBER 2016 2 BLUE LINE MAGAZINE October 2016 Volume 28 Number 8 Features 6 A regional partnership Three agencies cooperate to create a tactical team 8 Rural policing not what it used to be 10 Better by design New police campus gives sense of place 6 and ownership 14 Your backup memory Officers as witnesses - Changing notes - Part 2 16 Fighting graffiti with TAGS 10 18 Elevating police work Officers selected from the best of the best need to be treated as such 20 Disclosing evidence Revealing facts from weakest to strongest can be the best rule Departments 38 Advertisers Index 38 Back of the Book 27 Close to Home 34 28 Deep Blue 36 Dispatches 26 Holding the Line 37 Market Place 23 Odditorials 36 Product Showcase 5 Publisher’s Commentary 24 Technology Case Law 32 Vehicle inventory justifies search 34 Search not justified, crucial evidence excluded BLUE LINE MAGAZINE 3 OCTOBER 2016 OCTOBER 2016 4 BLUE LINE MAGAZINE PUBLISHER’S COMMENTARY Blue Line by Morley Lymburner Magazine Inc. Breeding contempt for the law PUBLISHER Morley S. Lymburner – [email protected] Photo radar and four-way stops breed public less than one in 100 motorists would contest contempt and are good indicators of traffic engi- their ticket in court. Most were too ashamed ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS neering being usurped by municipal politicians. to even attempt a defence. Kathryn Lymburner – [email protected] Using four-way stops to slow traffic is Tom Rataj – [email protected] Ticketing motorists in school zones gives a feeble attempt to compensate for the lack them an immediate jolt of adrenaline and GENERAL MANAGER of properly instructed police officers tasked wakes up every driver who sees the officer ap- Mary K. Lymburner – [email protected] with enforcing speed limits. Speeding is now proaching the violator. A well instructed officer enforced only in the most egregious of cir- knows all this but the bottom-line junkies do SENIOR EDITOR cumstances. A collision at one of these crude, Mark Reesor – [email protected] not... nor do they care. ill-thought out corners is reduced to a ‘he said That camera in a box only makes things CREATIVE DIRECTOR — she said’ situation which no one can adju- worse. A citizen sleepily drives through a E. Jolene Dreja – [email protected] dicate. In most cases, neither vehicle stopped school zone, in some cases not even remem- correctly, if at all. The danger, of course, is bering they did so, in a routine commute to ART DIRECTOR when four-way stops signs become thought Janell Bemister – [email protected] work. Familiarity breeds contempt. Several of by motorists to be the default configuration. weeks later a photograph and bill for $200 plus MARKETING MANAGER Better use of yield signs would be far administrative fees addressed to the vehicle Mary Lymburner – [email protected] more effective and eliminate many arguments owner arrives in the mail. But the car owner presented in collisions. ‘He said — she said’ is can’t remember doing anything wrong. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS a little less subjective when one views where Remember that sage advice of parenting Dave Brown Chris D Lewis one car hit the other. Simply slowing down manuals? Discipline must be immediate and Michelle Vincent Mike Novakowski and yielding to the vehicle on the left closest to Dorothy Cotton Tony Palermo meaningful to be effective. Punishment for the intersection is much more palatable to the something done three weeks earlier has little AFFILIATIONS public and police. It effectively turns a four- or no effect. That ticket creates only enmity International Association of way stop into a pseudo traffic circle without for the system and the operations that set it Law Enforcement Planners the centre median and construction expense. up — and regardless of the source, it is always Canadian Advertising Rates Data Four-way yields make motorists more police who take the flak. International Police Association aware and alert, since they must pay closer As if this poorly thought out approach The Canadian Press Newswire attention to moving traffic approaching in all to traffic control and enforcement were not Access Copyright directions. Yields reduce a potential hazard bad enough, we now must contend with the by requiring right of way control over speed ravages of legalized pot. The statistics from SUBSCRIPTIONS that all but eliminates the requirement to our southern neighbour are ominous and pro- $30 per year; $50 for 2yrs; US & Foreign: $100 completely stop. Speed is reduced, as are phetic. The percentage of Washington state the number of frustrated drivers and officers drivers involved in fatal crashes went from ADVERTISING who have to whistle and pretend to look the 8.3 per cent to 17 per cent after marijuana was 888-640-3048 [email protected] other way. legalized. With no empirical research to tell Photo radar how much THC is too much, the courts fall www.blueline.ca This new-age budget saving traffic control back on officer observations. 12A-4981 Hwy7 East, Ste 254, system is terribly abused and puts enforcement How many offenders caught on the photo Markham, ON L3R 1N1 Canada firmly in the control of the bean counters and enforcement initiatives are impaired? With a P: 905-640-3048 F: 905-640-7547 bottom-line junkies who analyse productivity photo radar ticket we see the symptom but can [email protected] and revenue under the guise of traffic safety. do nothing about the cause. A distorted sense Any police agency using photo radar in of time and distance are the chief issues with PRINTED school zones needs to be asked: ‘What the THC consumption, so how safe will stop signs IN CANADA heck else are your officers doing at that hour or school zones be without a police officer to that is more important?’ subjectively determine a driver’s capabilities? ISSN# 08478538 School zones must be policed. Supervisors When a photo radar fails to take a picture of a working with well instructed police officers child being struck by a non-speeding but iPhone Blue Line Magazine was established in 1988 as an independent publication to inform, entertain, connect and educate those involved should strategically concentrate on ensuring distracted, potted up or drunk driver, perhaps in the law enforcement profession. With no direct control from an orderly and safe traffic movement in locations the local chief will reconsider staff deployment. enforcement agency, its opinions do not necessarily reflect those where they are most needed. Rush hour routes of any government or law enforcement agency. There is no easy or cheap fix to traffic safe- and school zones are givens. ty and a lot more grey matter must be brought The authors, advisors, and publisher accept no liability whatsoever for any injuries to person(s) or property resulting from application Our most precious future assets are walk- to bear on how and why we do enforcement. or adoption of anything presented in this magazine. Readers are ing to a facility tasked with turning them into But one thing is sure. Photo radar in school cautioned and advised that articles presented herein are edited and supplied for your personal awareness and should not be used for responsible, caring adults. Children are very zones is not the answer and symptomatic of a further action until appropriate guidance is received from a supervi- impressionable. Every agency would be well poorly managed police service. sor, Crown Attorney or other persons in authority. served by stationing a uniformed officer in All material submitted for publication becomes property of Blue their neighbourhood to be seen by all, and to Line Magazine Inc. unless arrangements have been made with the In honour of publisher prior to publication. ensure the journey to and from school is safe. Auxiliary Constable Glen EVELY © 2016 All articles are protected by copyright. No part of this Nothing a police service does should trump End of Watch - November 13, 2004 publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or means, this... Nothing! CANADIAN POLICE MEMORIAL electronic or mechanical, (including photocopying and recording or No electronic device passively sitting on by any information storage or retrieval system), without prior permis- DENIED the roadside taking pictures can be as effective. sion. Permission to reprint may be obtained in advance from Access SIGN THE PETITION Copyright 1-800-893-5777. In my day, I would hammer school zones and WWW.SurreyAuxiliary.org/petition BLUE LINE MAGAZINE 5 OCTOBER 2016 A Regional PARTNERSHIP Three agencies cooperate to create a tactical team Photos Courtesy of Rick Hiebert at www.actionplusphoto.com by Chris Flook own unique multi-jurisdictional regional police service, issues were visible. Member team; a first in Manitoba. availability and equipment wasn’t always They go by various acronyms — SWAT, Cst. Jon Goertzen of the Morden Police ideal and training varied based on when the TST, ERT, ERU, TRU. Most large police Service began the process in December 2013 constable had attended the police academy services have either full or part-time tactical after noticing a trend. The three services had or their last course. units, which have become integral to safely executed 14 CDSA search warrants over the The three services did a great job at sharing and effectively dealing with today’s policing last year. The warrant writers were busy and members and resources to execute warrants, but environment. making headway in combating local drug that also created an issue of working alongside Smaller municipal services typically rely networks, which at that time were primarily someone you were not familiar with. Proce- on established teams due to personnel and handling cocaine. dures and approaches differed slightly between cost restrictions but not so in the Pembina This was an alarming trend given that services, which also lead to constant learning Valley area of Manitoba, located 100 km the three services police about 40,000 peo- and adaptation.