A CHRONICLE OF NEWS FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY | OCTOBER 9, 2015 – Vol. 20 No. 41

New chief ‘right leader for the right time’

Oct 01 2015 SAINT JOHN - A dispute be- tween the provincial government and the Saint John Police Force could soon close the city lockup to people arrested by the RCMP.

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Oct 03 2015 CALGARY - The says its mental health program is making a difference in reducing stigma and building resiliency within the force, and has now attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies from around the world.

Page 3 Oct 06 2015 Chaffin, who joined the Calgary Police Oct 06 2015 CALGARY - Calgary’s new police chief Service in 1986, was appointed chief fol- lowing a six-month search to fill the role after SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan says he’s reminded to keep a level head Rick Hanson stepped down in March. senator is challenging the RCMP every time he picks up his officer’s hat. Inside the red lining, Roger Chaffin Rod Fong, chairman of the Calgary police and the federal government to keeps a photo of his former partner, Peter commission, said the search to replace Han- release statistics proving that Bellion, who died in 2004, to make sure of son was an exhaustive process involving 70 per cent of aboriginal females that. months of consultations with citizens and killed in cases solved by police "He had that sort of amazing bluntness community stakeholders. have died at the hands of other about him," Chaffin told reporters shortly "We are confident that based on the input aboriginals. after he was named Calgary's top cop on that we received from extensive community Page 6 Tuesday. engagement that we have chosen the right

Oct 08 2015 "He always used to challenge me about leader for the right time," Fong said. stuff and I just liked that about him," Chaf- Both the police commission and city HALIFAX - A review into the han- fin said. "The ability to speak candidly, and council unanimously approved Chaffin's se- dling of the Rehtaeh Parsons be clear, and drop political correctness to lection. Council ratified his five-year agree- case by the RCMP and Nova Sco- make sure we were doing the right things." ment on Tuesday, which takes effect Oct. 19. tia’s Public Prosecution Service says it was reasonable of the Crown to conclude there was no realistic prospect that sexual as- sault charges would result in con- viction. Page 8 Chaffin previously served as a deputy the bureau of organizational support, which clude courthouse security, detainee transfers chief and has overseen several key investiga- oversees training, information technology, and the execution of court orders." tive units dealing with organized and serious and human resources. No reason has been given. As of Oct. 1, crime, and was seen by many as a viable con- "I noticed (Hanson) leaned on him - and RCMP are still using the lockup. The contract tender for the top job. leaned on him heavily," Burns said. with the city expires Dec. 31. He comes to the position as the city Burns credited Chaffin with solving However, Paquet says the police depart- grapples with significant challenges, such as chronic problems with the police radio sys- ment budget will be able accommodate the stemming the tide of fentanyl use and curb- tem - an issue that didn't generate much pub- new arrangement, if negotiations do not lead ing a recent uptick in gang-related violence. lic attention, but had the potential to endanger to a solution. "Rest assured, we will double down on officer safety if it wasn't dealt with properly. "We've gone through the numbers," said this idea that gang violence and these threats "If you don't handle issues like that well, Paquet."We're comfortable with those numbers." to our community will not go unchallenged," those are the sorts of things that can boil over She says the city accepts about 2,000 de- Chaffin said. publicly," said Burns. tainees annually from the RCMP. Mayor Naheed Nenshi, who praised the Chaffin said he'd like to see the service be- (CBC News) Calgary Police Service as "amongst the very come more innovative and adopt new and emerg- best if not the best" in the world, said his prior- Oct 01 2015 ity for the future chief was focused on building ing technologies to tackle crime under his watch. strong, resilient and connected communities. "There are little things that perhaps peo- The accidental drug overdose of a "I'm particularly thrilled that our new ple don't notice but there are technologies out Nova Scotia man is shining a light on leader of our Calgary Police Service comes there that make us faster, make us smarter so-called "research chemicals" that from within, showing the strength and the (and) take fewer people to do better work," are making their way into the illicit depth of the police service as it now stands," he said. "(It's) something we have to look at." drug market. Nenshi said. (Calgary Herald) The chemicals are marketed by compa- Chaffin echoed the mayor's sentiments, nies for what they say are research purposes. saying he would continue building relation- However, police forces in North America are ships within the community, and noted the THURSDAY now seeing them emerge as street drugs and police service in Calgary has evolved into "an OCTOBER 1, 2015 say they are being deceptively marketed. instrument of social justice as opposed to an in- The problem, experts say, is some labs strument of paramilitary force" over the years. are making small changes to regulated pre- Oct 01 2015 "I see no need to ever step back from that scription medications, creating these "re- model," he said. SAINT JOHN - A dispute between the search chemicals" that can be marketed with Like Chaffin, the other two deputies who provincial government and the Saint far less government oversight. served under Hanson, Trevor Daroux and John Police Force could soon close In Nova Scotia, the family of Michael Murray Stooke, also applied for the top job. the city lockup to people arrested by Thompson, who was addicted to prescription "All of them could have done the job eas- the RCMP. drugs, were alarmed to find an envelope of ily and they all have different attributes," said Sheriff's officers, who were running the white powder arrive in the mail just two days Howard Burns, president of the Calgary Po- detention centre, will no longer be guarding after his death on March 18. lice Association, which represents the depart- detainees at Saint John's police headquarters. The family says the envelope was from ment's 2,100 rank-and-file officers. That job will now be handled by the Cana- reChem Labs, a Kitchener, Ont.-based com- Sources confirmed to the Herald two cur- dian Corps of Commissionaires. pany, and contained what they thought was rent superintendents applied for the job, and Nicole Paquet, the chair of Saint John's a drug equivalent to Ativan, which is often that the list of external candidates included Police Commission, says the changes follow prescribed for anxiety. RCMP have launched two senior officers who left the force in re- word from the provincial government that it an investigation, part of which generally in- cent years: a former deputy chief and a re- would no longer provide sheriffs to staff the cludes sending a sample to a lab for analysis. tired superintendent who works for a private- detention centre after hours and on weekends. ReChem does not sell Ativan - also sector company. "The arrangement we had before was off known as lorazepam - but it does sell a In his most recent role, Chaffin headed the table," said Paquet. similar chemical called etizolam. The drug, The police department felt there was risk which is 10 times as potent as Valium, is sold associated with having two service providers as a prescription medication in India, Italy - sheriffs on weekdays and security guards and Japan to treat panic attacks and insomnia. at all other times - and elected, after issuing But it is not approved for sale in Canada a request for proposals, to hire the Corp of or the United States. And when it's marketed as Commissionaires. ISSN 1704-3913 a research chemical, that's a red flag signalling Copyright 2015 Tender documents on the city's website deception, according a spokesman for the Unit- Blue Line Magazine Inc. & The Canadian Press reveal the police department was asking for Permission to reprint may be obtained in advance from ed States Drug Enforcement Administration. Access Copyright two guards to staff the detention centre 24 Some companies "try to convince the Phone 1-800-893-5777 [email protected] hours a day, seven days a week - one male user or the consumer, the person on the other Published weekly by Blue Line Magazine, Inc. as an executive news and one female - for a total of 10 positions. end of the computer, they're legal, they're briefing service to Canada’s top level law enforcement personnel. Paquet says unless a deal is reached with Most information supplied in this publication is from newswire safe, they're used for research, or it might be services. As such Blue Line Magazine does not accept responsibility the province this fall, the department has to stop a safe alternative to an illegal drug," Rusty for the accuracy of articles as supplied. taking people into RCMP custody because the Payne says. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, province is unwilling to pay the "rack rate," stored in an electronic database or transmitted in any form or by any "All they want is the sale." means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without which is the fee charged by the city to hold peo- In the U.S, those addicted to lorazepam the prior permission of the publishers. One Year Subscriptions are $10500 (GST Included). Paid subscribers may make up to four (4) ple being held by other police forces. compare it to etizolam as a way to get high. copies of this publication for distribution within their organization. The provincial government has not re- Law enforcement seizures are growing; be- vealed where people picked up by officers tween 2012 and 2014, Payne says 145 sam- GROUP PUBLISHER: Morley S. Lymburner from RCMP detachments between Sussex ples tested in DEA labs contained etizolam. PUBLISHER: Kathryn M. Lymburner B.A.- [email protected] and St Stephen will be held in the new year. And in Toronto, police last year issued NEWS EDITOR: Mark Reesor - [email protected] In a statement this afternoon, Anne Bull, a warning after two men accidentally over- SUBSCRIPTIONS: Blue Line Store at www.BlueLine.ca a spokesperson with the Department of Jus- ADVERTISING: 1-888-640-3048 dosed after taking research chemicals. tice, said the move "was due to a decision David Gardner, a professor of psychiatry 12A-4981 Hwy. 7 East, Ste. 254, Markham ON L3R 1N1 by the Sheriff's Services branch to focus its and pharmacy at Dalhousie University, says Phone: 905 640-3048 eMail: [email protected] efforts on its core responsibilities, which in- 2 etizolam is a "family member, absolutely" to called for the ministry to provide child safety And the facilitators who brought R2MR benzodiazepines such as Ativan, Valium and training to social workers dealing with spe- to the Calgary Police Service - the first mu- Xanax. cial needs children to identify when to in- nicipal police organization in Canada to offer Benzodiazepines can be dangerous if volve child services. the program - are hoping the program's reach abused and are controlled drugs in Canada It also called for a review of the autism will continue to grow. and the U.S. Gardner says when taken rec- funding cap of $6,000 per year for children over "There have been some life-altering reationally, benzodiazepines have a euphoric age 6 and consider increasing funding to ensure cases and game-changers for certain people," but relaxed high, and are often combined higher need children are being accommodated. said Kyle Clapperton, manager of the health, with other street drugs. The jury also recommended that the safety and wellness section at the Calgary The chemical changes between etizolam ministry ensure caregivers of special needs Police Service. "We're seeing a reduction in and lorazepam may be small, but legally they children, living with conditions such a men- stigma and an uptick in seeking resources make a huge difference. tal health issues or domestic violence, are early. That's a great positive of the program." "There's chemical houses that are able to assessed to determine appropriate support City police first learned of the Depart- change the structure in very subtle ways to requirements. ment of National Defence's R2MR program, get around the regulations that we have, [so] used by members of the Canadian Armed that the chemical itself is not identified as a Forces, in 2012, and started researching how previously viewed and regulated substance," they could reconfigure the program to fit a Gardner says. SATURDAY law enforcement context. (CBC News) OCTOBER 3, 2015 Sgt. Sergio Falzi, the Calgary Police Ser- vice's peer support co-ordinator at the time, and Theresa Shaw, wellness co-ordinator, Oct 03 2015 worked with the Mental Health Commission FRIDAY CALGARY - The Calgary Police Ser- of Canada and Health Services to OCTOBER 2, 2015 vice says its mental health program adapt R2MR as a pilot project. The program is making a difference in reducing was later adopted by the police service in late Oct 02 2015 stigma and building resiliency within 2014. the force, and has now attracted the SYDNEY, N.S. - Nova Scotia's police "What was really important for us was, attention of law enforcement agencies watchdog says charges will not be the program needed to build resiliency and be from around the world. laid against two officers in Cape Bre- taught at a peer level so that it became some- Representatives from Scotland, the Neth- ton involved in the arrest of a youth thing that really became rooted and grounded erlands and California attended a symposium whose mother complained that exces- into the Calgary Police culture," Clapperton held in Calgary in late September to learn sive force was used. said. about the service's Road to Mental Readiness The Serious Incident Response Team Andrew Szeto, a researcher and assistant or R2MR program and are now looking to says it received a complaint from the boy's professor with the University of Calgary's de- adopt a similar initiative, after hearing about mother on Jan. 19 after he had been arrested partment of psychology, said R2MR is geared the successes within the city's police force. for attempting to break into a parked trans- port trailer in Sydney. In his statement, the youth acknowledged he and a friend were caught trying to break into the transport trailer and alleged he was punched and tripped by the officers with Cape Breton Regional Police after he was handcuffed. The officers denied the allegations and accused the boy of resisting arrest, saying he might have suffered his injuries when he was taken to the ground to control him. The watchdog says the youth and the po- lice officers appeared credible, and video of what happened no longer existed by the time its investigators were informed of the matter. But it says the video had been viewed by the owner of a nearby store who did not see the police do anything out of the ordinary.

Oct 02 2015 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - A coroner's jury has made 25 recommendations after reviewing evidence in the deaths of a Prince Rupert, B.C., mother and her severely autistic son. Thirty-nine-year-old Angie Robinson killed her herself on April 3, 2014, after tak- ing the life of her autistic 16-year-old son Robert. The jury heard the Ministry of Children and Family Development had received nine reports about incidents of child-safety protec- tion, but closed the mother's case in Decem- ber 2013 because there were no new events. Among its recommendations, the jury

3 toward stigma reduction, building resiliency, Jerry Lamar and Leon Leclerc were Oct 05 2015 and teaching people to be more aware of the charged with one count each of attempting VICTORIA - It was the perfect Holly- state of their mental health. to wound, maim or disfigure Const. Paul wood ending to a guns-drawn pursuit Members are trained to use evidence- Koester in Pritchard on July 5, 2014. of a cougar bounding across back- based skills, including positive self-talk, Lamar is facing an additional count of yards, over fences and through garag- smart goal-setting, visualization, and dia- refusing to provide a breath sample. es in a downtown Victoria neighbour- phragmatic breathing to help manage stress Neither Lamar nor Leclerc are in cus- hood steps from British Columbia's and increase performance. The skills are tody, and a trial date is expected to be set on legislature. meant to be applied to work and personal life Nov. 9. Dozens of residents peered over fences scenarios, he added. (Kamloops This Week) or stood on balconies watching the drama as "Obviously, policing is a stressful job. police and conservation officers with dogs There are tragic events that happen, they Oct 05 2015 ran through alleys and along sidewalks with have to deal with life or death situations," A 43-year-old man is facing danger- their pistols drawn as noisy crows led the Szeto said. "But really, the program is an ex- ous driving charges after he alleged- chase from the sky. cellent resource that helps police members ly posted a video of himself speed- Relieved neighbours and bystanders increase their skills so they can deal with ing down a Manitoba highway near clapped and cheered after one shot from a those stressors, the demands they experience Swan River. tranquilizer rifle immobilized the big cat in a policing environment." The man posted the video on Facebook Monday morning. Clapperton couldn't give specific exam- on Sept. 25 with the caption, "f--king ford About a half dozen officers surrounded ples, but says the tools can help officers when escape and runnin from nothing at 190,, the cougar as it lay on the grass with a dart in they attend calls. couldn't even get 200 outta that f--ker no mat- its side, its chest heaving, before it was lifted "They can visualize some of the possibili- ter how long I held it down , f--kin take all into the back of a pickup truck and placed in ties that are going to occur in the call and think day to load from the driver's seat of his Ford a steel barrel. about how they can respond to them. They can Escape truck." "We decided to tranquilize it because we use diaphragmatic breathing to calm them- The video is shot from the driver's seat had a chance to,'' said conservation officer selves, and be able to perform at a high level. and shows the driver zooming past a truck. Peter Pauwels. It's about controlling arousal and being ready The shots dip down the speedometer every He said he expected the cougar to wake to perform at their best." few seconds. The speedometer reaches about up in a few hours when it would be released Szeto said he's also noticed, through focus 190 kilometres per hour. back into the wild Monday evening. groups and interviews, that members are ac- But Swan River RCMP caught wind of "I'm going to try and take it as far away cessing resources earlier and more frequently. the video, which was peppered with com- from human civilization as I can get on To date, nearly 2,000 members of the Cal- ments from the man's Facebook friends that southern Vancouver Island.'' gary Police Service - about three-quarters of said things like "Don't do that" and "That's The pursuit was anything but quiet as po- the force - have received the training, and more craziness buddy" and "Not cool." lice sirens wailed, tracking dogs howled and than 50 members have been coached to be peer "It was actually one of our officers that crows screeched from above. trainers. The program is part of regular training saw the video posted on Facebook, and as Two Layser panting hounds named Jim and for new recruits, and facilitators are currently soon as that officer saw the video, we- con Phoebe, their noses to the ground, had the cat's testing a family version of the program. tacted one of our members in the Swan River scent and were just steps behind the cougar. Overall, about 8,000 members within law RCMP detachment," said RCMP Sgt. Bert Pa- Vancouver Island is believed to be home enforcement agencies across Canada - includ- quet. "We don't see this very often. Sometimes to up to 800 cougars. ing in Edmonton, Vancouver, Quebec and the one bad decision leads to another, and driving Maritimes - have received the training. at 185, 190 km/h is definitely not a good idea." Oct 05 2015 "We're getting quite a bit of interest," Paquet said officers probably wouldn't WINNIPEG - The head of Manitoba's Szeto said. "We're looking to further spread have been aware of the incident if it hadn't new Independent Investigation Unit the program internationally." been posted to Facebook. has had to recuse himself from its (Calgary Herald) Now, the 43 year old has been charged first major case. with dangerous operation of a motor vehi- The unit is investigating the death of cle and he's been slapped with a number of Haki Sefa, 44, who was shot and killed by MONDAY tickets for speeding, failing to use a seat belt police after a confrontation on Highway 59 OCTOBER 5, 2015 and using an electronic device while driving in mid-September. (distracted driving). It turns out that Zane Tessler, the unit's (CBC News) Oct 05 2015 civilian director, is in a conflict of interest NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is inves- tigating a fatality on or near the Pat- tullo Bridge, east of Vancouver. The Independent Investigations Office says several police agencies responded to a person in distress at about 3 a.m. The civilian agency says police have re- ported that the person did not survive. The bridge that connects New Westmin- ster and Surrey was closed until about 9 a.m., causing gridlock on other routes into Vancou- ver during the morning rush.

Oct 05 2015 KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Two men accused of severely injuring an RCMP officer near Kamloops, B.C., have been or- dered to stand trial. 4 because when he was working as a Crown at- of Wood Buffalo, that Chief Rod Knecht back million. That's up 19 per cent from $12.7 mil- torney in 2011, he was involved in prosecuting up his claim that low oil prices and crime were lion a year ago. Sefa. connected. It also represents an 82 per cent jump from The director of a similar unit in Nova "The price of oil is not the only factor be- Ponemon's inaugural study six years ago. Scotia will take over the case. hind a higher crime rate - population growth Individually, cybercrime costs for the Tessler told a news conference last month in the city and the local unemployment rate U.S. companies surveyed varied dramatical- that officers got a call from a man's family are also contributing factors,'' the news re- ly, ranging from $1.9 million to $65 million. saying they were concerned for him. lease on Sunday said. And the average cost of a cyberattack on a Officers spotted the man's white work "However, as the statistics show, the con- U.S. company rose 22 per cent to $1.9 mil- van and followed it to the area where the nection between the price of oil and crime lion from $1.5 million. shooting took place. rates in the city is clear.'' Globally, the average annualized cost of Tessler wouldn't confirm the man shot Knecht said last week a lot of people are cybercrime increased 1.9 per cent from last had a gun of his own but said a firearm was coming back to Edmonton from Fort Mc- year to $7.7 million. found at the scene that did not belong to any Murray and Cold Lake and are sitting around The study examined the total cost of re- of the police officers. in Edmonton waiting for the price of oil to go sponding to cybercrime incidents, including Very few other details were released back up so they can go back to work. detection, recovery, investigation and inci- about the case. Blake called the comments "unjust.'' dent-response management. It also looked at (CJOB) Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson also after-the-fact expenses designed to prevent weighed in on the debate last week, saying additional costs stemming from the potential Oct 05 2015 the downturn in the economy means Ed- loss of business or customers. EDMONTON - Edmonton's police force monton ends up policing "northern Alberta's The study looked at a sample of 58 U.S. tried to clarify Monday comments its problem children.'' companies with at least 1,000 connections to chief made last week that out-of-work The EPS will be asking city council for its computer network. Globally, the study an- oilpatch workers could be to blame 80 additional officers during budget delibera- alyzed data from 252 companies in the U.S., for the city's recent rise in crime. tions in November. United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Japan, On the weekend, the Edmonton Police (CHED, CTV Edmonton) Russia and Brazil. Service released tables and charts that it said shows monthly crime statistics in Edmonton Oct 06 2015 climbing over the past 12 months as oil prices TUESDAY TORONTO - Toronto's former city hall dropped to record lows. OCTOBER 6, 2015 will likely serve as a courthouse for an On Monday, deputy chief Brian Simp- additional five years as city council con- son spoke to reporters on the steps of po- siders extending the province's lease lice headquarters. Oct 06 2015 until a new downtown facility is built. "It's not linked to oil prices,'' he said. "It's NEW YORK - Cybercrime costs are A report presented to the city's govern- linked to the change in the economy that we climbing for companies both in the ment management committee earlier this experience in Alberta. This has been an Alberta U.S. and overseas amid a slew of week recommends stretching the lease to high-profile breaches, according to experience for a long time.'' Dec. 31, 2021. research released Tuesday. The department had said the data was pro- City council is expected to approve the A sixth-annual study by the Ponemon vided in response to a request from Melissa extension at its Nov. 3 meeting. What to do Institute pegged the average annual cost of Blake, the mayor of the Regional Municipality with the building - which was designated a cybercrime per large U.S. company at $15.4

5 national historic site in 1984 - once the courts A ceremony to recognize Mander for his Chief Edgar MacLeod of the Atlantic move out is also up for consideration. work to reduce prescription drug misuse in Police Academy said Mander warned him a the Annapolis Valley, provincially and na- number of times about policing in reference Oct 06 2015 tionally took place on Sept. 28. to prescription drug addiction, "we can't ar- SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan sena- He was honoured by his peers from rest our way out of this issue." tor is challenging the RCMP and the across the province and as far away as Prince Dr. John Campbell, who heads men- federal government to release statis- Edward Island, as well as provincial health tal health services in the Valley, recognized tics proving that 70 per cent of aborig- minister Leo Glavine and local politicians. Mander for being an inspiring force. Health inal females killed in cases solved by Mander says his efforts have been re- minister Leo Glavine said the chief was "so police have died at the hands of other duced since he developed Multiple Sclerosis. deserving of this recognition." aboriginals. "That's the elephant in the room," he said. Mander was recognized by the Canadian "I'm finding out the new normal." Association of Chiefs of Police, as well as the Mander thanked his family, especially Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, for his his wife, and his colleagues, some of whom outstanding service to law enforcement and drove several hours to be at the ceremony the public good. organized by the Annapolis Valley Opioid Is- (Kings County Register) sues Council.

Lillian Dyck, who was in Saskatoon for a panel on missing and murdered aboriginal women, says the RCMP has not released the data that backs up that conclusion. RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson re- leased the statistic earlier this year in a letter addressed to Chief Bernice Martial of Cold Lake First Nation in Alberta. Martial had asked Paulson to verify the number, questioning whether the figure, ear- lier spoken of by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt, was accurate. Paulson said the data from nearly 300 contributing police agencies "has confirmed that 70 per cent of the offenders were of abo- riginal origin.'' Dyck says she wonders if the federal government pressured the RCMP to back them up. "I don't think it's true, someone should challenge them to release that data,'' she says. (CKOM)

Oct 06 2015 The RCMP have launched a 10-day nationwide social media campaign aimed at solving cases involving missing aboriginal women. From Oct. 5 to Oct. 14, the Mounties will highlight specific cases of missing Aborigi- nal women and girls across Canada on Face- book and Twitter, asking for the public's help in locating them. Each case on the Canada's Missing web- site is profiled with a poster that provides information about the missing individual and the circumstances of the case and can be printed for distribution. The month of October was chosen to co- incide with the Sisters in Spirit Vigil held by the Native Women's Association of Canada (CTV Atlantic)

Oct 06 2015 KENTVILLE - Kentville's chief of po- lice, Mark Mander, speaks from the heart when he advocates on behalf of those lost in the abyss of addiction. 6 weekend - behaviour that somehow sees Oct 07 2015 violence as some sort of performance to be CALGARY - Police in Calgary have WEDNESDAY encouraged, supported, recorded and broad- laid almost 70 charges against two OCTOBER 7, 2015 casted. This type of behaviour can never be suspects believed to be responsible tolerated.'' for multiple break-ins in Calgary and Oct 07 2015 southern Alberta going back 12 years. KITCHENER, Ont. - Police have in- Oct 07 2015 A description by a homeowner who re- creased their presence in a Kitchener, WINNIPEG - Manitoba drivers are ported a break and enter in the city's south- Ont., neighbourhood as they continue making it easy for thieves to steal west last month led police to a residence to search for clues following the death their vehicles. where officers executed a search warrant and of a 60-year-old man who was found That’s according to Manitoba Public In- arrested two men. with an arrow in his chest outside a surance, which launched an awareness cam- Police say two firearms, drugs and more home. paign Wednesday to urge people to keep their than 400 items of suspected stolen property keys in secure areas at all times. were seized, including jewelry, computers, The Crown corporation says of the 400 other electronics, collectibles, sports equip- vehicles stolen this past spring, 75 per cent of ment, safes and military medals. them involved the use of keys. Officers also seized fentanyl, marijuana, MPI says key-related thefts in this spring heroin and oxycodone. increased 11 per cent, compared to the spring Investigators worked closely with the of 2014. RCMP to link the recovered property to more Minister Gord Mackintosh says immobi- than 30 residential robberies in Calgary and lizers have helped reduce auto theft rates and area between 2003 and 2015. that over the past 10 years, auto thefts in Win- nipeg have declined 85 per cent. Waterloo Regional police say they were MPI’s Ward Keith said immobilizers are Oct 07 2015 called to the neighbourhood around 7 a.m. only effective if thieves don’t have access to The RCMP says the PV Murray, long at Margaret Ave. and Union St. where they a vehicle’s keys. used to patrol Newfoundland's south found Michael Gibbon lying on the ground. (CTV Winnipeg) cost looking for illegal activity, will no They say paramedics took him to hospi- longer be stationed in Burin. tal where he died. Oct 07 2015 The RCMP has reviewed its marine op- Police say Gibbon's injuries aren't self- MONTREAL - Montreal’s new police erations in the province and concluded the inflicted. chief Philippe Pichet told Global News PV Murray will no longer be part of its fleet Investigators say they're working around the city will “have to cut some police of vehicles. the clock, canvassing the neighbourhood and officers.” "[The review] found that smaller, more have set up a command post as part of their versatile marine vessels, such as rigid hull investigation. inflatable boats, are better suited to meet our Waterloo Regional police chief Bryan needs," according to an email statement from Larkin says the community is fearful and is RCMP spokesperson Laura Hepditch. pleading with the public for information. "A decision has yet to be made as to where the PV Murray will be used in future." Oct 07 2015 A 2011 RCMP website described the PV TORONTO - Toronto police Chief Mark Murray as "a deterrent for illegal activity on Saunders has admonished party-go- the marine side and is active in gathering and ers for their reckless behaviour dur- reporting Marine Intelligence." ing an all-night outdoor arts festival The PV Murray is currently being refitted. over the weekend that left three police He said police departments across North (CBC News) officers injured. America are facing serious budgetary con- Saunders says they were responding straints. Oct 07 2015 to calls about a person with a gun at Nuit “Costs are going up. Criminality is going MONTREAL - Montreal police officer Blanche and the crowd fled when a fight down, even if the criminality is more com- Maurice Robitaille has been suspend- broke out shortly after police arrived. plex. That’s a challenge,” he told Senior An- ed for five days without pay after the He says a young woman was trampled in chor Jamie Orchard. police ethics board ruled he had ille- the process. “That’s why I want to look at the optimi- gally stopped, searched and pepper- Saunders says many in the crowd ap- zation of our human resources.” sprayed David Daumec. peared to be under the influence of alcohol or Pichet replaced Marc Parent, who Daumec filed the complaint in 2012, drugs during the party and the mood shifted stepped down after five years as police chief initially accusing Robitaille of racially profil- when officers arrested a man who allegedly and a total of 31 years of service. ing him as he drove home from a party at a had an imitation gun, a baton and a knife. Parent had been the first officer to recog- Pointe-aux-Trembles reception hall. The police showed videos from social nize that racial profiling exists in the Mon- The accusation of racial profiling was media of fights and bottles being launched at treal police force. dropped during the course of the police eth- police officers. Pichet said he recognizes that profiling ics board hearing because it was too hard to Saunders says three officers were injured, can happen and Montreal police must contin- prove. including one officer who broke a bone in his ue to collaborate with communities in order However, Robitaille was found guilty of hand, but describe all injuries as minor. to address the issue. having illegally stopped, searched, arrested He said there needs to be a "wide-ranging Pichet also told Global News that he is and detained Daumec. He was also sanc- public discussion in what is acceptable be- in favour of placing body cameras on police tioned for using illegal force against the vic- haviour in the public of our city.'' officers. tim, namely, using pepper spray. "We take pride in the public spaces He said that is among one of his policy He was sanctioned a total of 18 days, but where people gather. Our citizens must be priorities. they will be served concurrently over five days. able to do so without being subjected to any “I have to make sure that all citizens in (CBC News) unacceptable behaviour we saw over the Montreal can have a safe place to live,” he said. (Global News) 7 Oct 08 2015 was not possible to tell from the photo that the TORONTO - Thirteen people are fac- persons involved were under age. THURSDAY ing 48 charges in an investigation into "The Crown's advice related to child por- OCTOBER 8, 2015 an international drug- and weapon- nography offences was incorrect,'' the report smuggling operation. says. Oct 08 2015 Ontario Provincial Police say illegal "It reflected a misunderstanding of the ROSEBURG, Ore. - The gunman in drugs - mostly cocaine - were being brought law as it relates to child pornography.'' last week's rampage at an Oregon into Canada from Trinidad and Tobago, St. The report says the Internet Child Ex- community college was wounded in a Lucia and Guyana, then distributed through ploitation Unit reviewed the file and con- shootout with police officers before he the Toronto area and in Newfoundland and cluded that child pornography charges could killed himself in the classroom where Labrador. have been laid at the conclusion of the initial his victims lay dead and wounded, au- OPP say prohibited guns were also being investigation. thorities said. brought in from Florida. In his report, Segal describes Parsons as a It was authorities' most detailed account They say officers seized 123 kilograms "vibrant and promising young woman'' with a yet of the death of 26-year-old Christopher of cocaine, 22 firearms, $146,000 in Canadi- loving and supportive family. Harper-Mercer, who killed nine other people an currency and four vehicles over the course He writes that Parsons was "devastated at Umpqua Community College. The victims of the investigation, dubbed Project Monto. by the circulation of an intimate photograph included his classmates in a writing class and OPP Chief Superintendent Rick Barnum taken without her consent, and the bullying the instructor. says the people charged are those who orches- and cyberbullying that resulted from it.'' When two plainclothes detectives spot- trated, rather than carried out, the smuggling. The investigation into Parsons' allega- ted Harper-Mercer in the doorway of a cam- Twelve of those charged - all from the tions of sexual assault took close to a year to pus building, he fired at them, and the of- Toronto area - have been arrested. conclude, the report says. ficers quickly returned fire. The killer then It was during that time that Parsons went back inside and shot himself in the Oct 08 2015 changed schools twice and was hospitalized for classroom, Douglas County District Attorney HALIFAX - A review into the handling weeks following renewed thoughts of suicide. Rick Wesenberg said at a news conference of the Rehtaeh Parsons case by the "In the end, she did not receive the sup- Wednesday. RCMP and Nova Scotia's Public Pros- port and assistance a young person in crisis The detectives arrived within minutes of ecution Service says it was reasonable required,'' the report says. the first reports of gunfire at Umpqua Com- of the Crown to conclude there was no munity College. realistic prospect that sexual assault Oct 08 2015 Seconds later, the officers "both felt they charges would result in conviction. HALIFAX - Some of the recommenda- had a good target,'' Wesenberg said. Two of The provincial government ordered the tions made by a review of the Crown their bullets hit a wall. A third struck Harper- review by Murray Segal, a former Ontario and RCMP's handling of the Rehtaeh Mercer on the right side. chief prosecutor, in August 2013 but it was Parsons case: The wounded gunman "entered the class- delayed until legal proceedings involving room again, went to the front of the classroom two men charged with child pornography of- • Police officers investigating sexual assault and shot and killed himself,'' Wesenberg said. fences in the case concluded. allegations involving children should try The attack in this rural timber town was "Another Crown counsel could have rea- to interview children with a Department of the worst mass shooting in Oregon history. sonably chosen to prosecute the sexual as- Community Services worker present at the Nine others were wounded in the Oct. 1 attack. sault component of the case, but it no doubt earliest opportunity. Investigators have not yet shared any presented a unique challenge for the prosecu- • Crown prosecutors who handle sexual as- motive for the killings. tion,'' says the report released Thursday. sault cases should receive more training "The police investigator understood that about sexual violence and how to respond Oct 08 2015 the decision whether to lay charges was still to those cases. SYDNEY, N.S. - The RCMP say an of- hers to make but in light of the Crown prose- • There should be more Crown counsel avail- ficer with the Cape Breton Regional cutor's opinion, the decision not to lay charg- able to prosecute Internet child exploitation Police faces a charge of identity fraud. es of sexual assault was understandable.'' cases, and those Crown attorneys should re- Const. Mark Skinner says the charge The young woman's family alleged she ceive increased training in this specialized against the 39-year-old man involves fraudu- was sexually assaulted in November 2011 area. lently impersonating another person, living when she was 15 and bullied after a digi- • The police should explore the creation of a or dead. tal photo of the alleged assault was passed cybercrime support unit with a broad man- Skinner says the officer cannot be named around her school. Parsons was taken off date to be involved in any investigation as the charge has not yet been sworn in court. life-support after attempting suicide in 2013. that requires its expertise. The officer was arrested Wednesday after Police said they looked into the allega- • Nova Scotia's departments of Justice and the Mounties seized electronic devices from tions of sexual assault and an inappropriate Education should look at whether provi- a home in an undisclosed location within the photo, but concluded there weren't enough sions of the Education Act in 2013 that Cape Breton Regional Municipality. grounds to lay charges after consulting with relate to cyberbullying are sufficient to ad- Investigators also seized a computer the prosecution service. dress a scenario like the Parsons case, and from a police-owned vehicle. The child pornography charges were laid if they are not it should be amended. Skinner declined to say how long the after Parsons died. • The two departments should also deter- Mounties have been investigating. A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty last mine whether principals and school staff The RCMP say the accused has been re- November to distributing a sexually graphic have received enough guidance on how to leased from custody and will appear in Syd- image of Parsons. Another 20-year-old man interpret and apply the new provisions. ney provincial court Dec. 15. later pleaded guilty to making child pornog- • In cases where cyberbullying may be crim- A spokeswoman for the Cape Breton Re- raphy by taking a photo of the accused hav- inal in nature, the provincial government's gional Police says the officer in question has ing sex with Parsons. Cyberscan Unit - created to investigate cy- been suspended with pay pending the out- Segal's report also deals with the subse- berbulling - and the police should work to- come of the investigation. quent allegations of child pornography and gether to ensure there is a prompt investi- says the police investigator was told by anoth- gation and a strategy to protect the alleged er Crown prosecutor that those offences could victim from further acts of bullying. not be prosecuted. The investigator was told it

8 Order of Merit of the Police Forces His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, presided over the annual Order of Merit of the Police Forces investiture ceremonies at Rideau Hall on September 18th, and at the Citidel on October 5th, 2015. 2015 Appointments

COMMANDER MEMBERS

Chief Constable James Chu, C.O.M. C/Superintendent Michael Armstrong, Vancouver Police Department Superintendent Donald Campbell, Ontario Provincial Police

OFFICERS Superintendent David Attfield, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superintendent Claude Castonguay, Deputy Chief Roger Chaffin, O.O.M. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Calgary Police Service

Sergeant Rob Bernier, A/Commissioner Brenda Butterworth-Carr, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chief Glenn DeCaire, O.O.M.

C/Superintendent Fred Bertucca, C/Superintendent Peter Clark, Ontario Provincial Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chief Constable Frank Elsner, O.O.M. Victoria Police Department C/Superintendent Gaetan Courchesne, Staff Sergeant Ghalib Bhayani, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Chief Michael Federico, O.O.M. Toronto Police Service Inspector Carole Bird, C/Superintendent Charles Cox, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Ontario Provincial Police

A/Commissioner Tracy Hardy, O.O.M. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chief Richard Bourassa, Chief Dale Cox, Moose Jaw Police Service Lakeshore Regional Police Service Chief Eric Jolliffe, O.O.M. Director Serge Boulerice, Superintendent Joanne Crampton, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Police Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police

A/Commissioner James Malizia, O.O.M. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sergeant Jacques Brassard, Superintendent Len DelPino, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Deputy Chief Mark Saunders, O.O.M. Toronto Police Service

9 Director Helen Dion, C.D. Sergeant Stephen Hicks, Constable Michael McCormack, Repentigny Police Service Toronto Police Service Toronto Police Service

Superintendent Brendan FitzPatrick, Mr. Gary Holden, Inspector Dwayne McDonald, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Brantford Police Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Chief Albert Frederick, Deputy Chief Constable Steven Ing, Superintendent Robin McElary-Downer, Victoria Police Department Ontario Provincial Police

Chief Inspector Daniel Jacques, Inspector Dennis McGuffin, Chief Superintendent Wayne Gallant, Quebec Provincial Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Staff Sergeant Darrell Gaudet, Chief Darrell Kambeitz, Deputy Chief Antje McNeely, Camrose Police Service

Detective Inspector Christine Gilpin, Detective Inspector Andy Karski, A/Commissioner Gilles Moreau, Ontario Provincial Police Ontario Provincial Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Superintendent Graham Gleason, Staff Sergeant Matthew Kavanagh, Staff Sergeant Paul Mulvihill, Ontario Provincial Police Hamilton Police Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Staff Sergeant Isobel Granger, A/Commissioner Louise Lafrance, Inspector Robert Page, Ottawa Police Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Staff Sergeant John W. Goodman, Captain Dominique Lafreniere, Deputy Chief John B. Pare, Waterloo Regional Police Service Quebec Provincial Police

Superintendent Serge Lalonde, Chief Paul E. Pedersen, Chief Ian Grant, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Greater Sudbury Police Service Brandon Police Service

Constable Arnold Guerin, Chief Inspector Peter Lambrinakos, A/Commissioner Pierre Perron, Saanich Police Department Montreal Police Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Deputy Chief Tony Harder, Chief John Leontowicz, Chief Superintendent Guy Pilon, LaSalle Police Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Superintendent Peter Haring, Deputy Chief Constable Del Manak, Inspector Christopher Renwick, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Victoria Police Department Ottawa Police Service

Sergeant Philip Hasenpflug, Deputy Chief Joseph Matthews, Deputy Chief Daniel Rioux, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Niagara Regional Police Service Service

Staff Sergeant Lindsay Hernden, Deputy Chief Christopher McCord, Staff Sergeant Mike Savage, Halifax Regional Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police

10 Inspector Roderick Shaw, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

A/Commissioner Todd Shean, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

A/Commissioner Dale Sheehan, Royal Canadian Mounted Police ORDER OF MERIT OF THE POLICE Dr. Verona Singer, Halifax Regional Police FORCES FACT SHEET

The Order of Merit of the Police Forces honours a career of exceptional service Sergeant Craig Smith, or distinctive merit displayed by the men and women of Canadian police forces, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police recognizes their commitment to this country. The primary focus is on exceptional merit, contributions to policing and community development.

The commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Principal Commander Superintendent Marlene Snowman, of the Order, submits recommendations for appointment to the governor general on be- Royal Canadian Mounted Police half of an advisory committee. Nominations for appointment to the Order may be made by submitting the name of a member or employee of a police force to the commanding officer of that police force.

Sergeant Jeff Swann, Levels and post-nominals Royal Canadian Mounted Police Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the Sovereign of the Order; the governor general is the chancellor and one of the Commanders of the Order. The Principal Commander is the commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A/Commissioner Marc Tardif, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commander - Post-nominals: C.O.M. Recognizes outstanding meritorious service and demonstrated leadership in duties of great responsibility over an extended Superintendent John Tod, period, usually at the national or international level. Ontario Provincial Police

Detective Superintendent Dave Truax, Officer - Post-nominals: O.O.M. Ontario Provincial Police Recognizes outstanding meritorious service in duties of re- sponsibility over an extended period, usually at the regional or provincial level. Patrol Sergeant Edith Turner,

Member - Post-nominals: M.O.M. A/Commissioner Stephen White, Recognizes exceptional service or performance of duty over an Royal Canadian Mounted Police extended period, usually at the local or regional/provincial level.

Superintendent Daryl Wiebe, Vancouver Police Department Insignia Description The badge of the Order is the same as that of the Order of Military Merit: a blue- Inspector Catherine Yeandle-Slater, enamelled, straight-end cross (four arms, narrow at the centre, wider at the ends) with Ontario Provincial Police an annulus in red, surmounted by St. Edward’s Crown. The ribbon is different and consists of three equal bands of blue, gold and blue. The annulus bears the inscription MERIT.M RITE.CANADA.

Superintendent Andris Zarins, For more information about the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, visit the Honours Royal Canadian Mounted Police section at www.gg.ca/honours.

11 Order of Merit of the Police Forces Investiture Ceremony Monday, October 5, 2015

a “force” as we know it today than a group Hill to hear the recitation of the Honour Roll- acting as night watchmen for the community. the names of more than 850 officers who lost As time went on, people realized that a their lives in the line of duty. Officers who volunteer or self-policing approach simply were doing their duty, who were protecting wasn’t the best approach to maintaining law us, who were ensuring the safety of others. and order. The best way is to recruit talented The Memorial wall on Parliament Hill is men and women and to build public trust. You a potent reminder of the sacrifice police offic- do this by following the rule of law and by ers make. But what has struck me the most in working hand in hand with the community. ceremonies such as this is your humility. You By ensuring your presence is felt and by don’t consider yourselves heroes, just regular treating those you serve with respect and with people doing your job. Yet, there’s nothing or- His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston compassion. dinary about each of you. Through your sense In other words, we make our cities safer of duty, your courage and your compassion, by putting our trust in people like you. You you do the extraordinary. are officers of the highest quality. You enforce The insignia you will receive shortly rep- The Citadelle, Quebec, Monday, October our laws. You keep the peace. You act as com- resents all that you have accomplished, all that 5, 2015 munity ambassadors. You provide essential you have done for this country. It’s Canada’s I’m honoured to welcome all of you to the services and you do it well. way of saying thank you for your continued Citadelle today. It’s not easy, the job you do. There was a dedication to your communities. You have How fitting that we’re here celebrating po- stark reminder of that just last week, on Police earned our respect and our gratitude. Keep lice officers in Quebec, considering the history and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day. up your good work, helping us create more of this place. One of the first Canadian police Hundreds of police officers, peace officers, secure and caring communities.re and caring forces was formed in this city in 1651. How- families and friends gathered on Parliament communities. ever, that gathering of individuals was less of

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