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August 9, 2013 – Vol. 18 No. 32 Ombudsman to probe Aug 01 2013 police guidelines VANCOUVER - A civilian employee of the RCMP has filed a B.C. Su- preme Court lawsuit alleging that a culture of sexual harassment with- in the force was so pervasive it couldn’t be stopped. Page 2 Aug 06 2013 Police forces across Ontario will no longer police themselves when it comes to public complaints of dis- crimination. The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal says it will now hear cases of alleged police discrimina- tion even if a similar complaint has already been dealt with by another oversight body. Page 4 Aug 07 2013 HALIFAX - A law in Nova Scotia that Aug 08 2013 Sammy Yatim, 18, was killed on an empty allows people to sue or seek a pro- TORONTO - Ontario’s ombudsman streetcar on July 27 in an incident captured on tection order from the courts if they says he’ll conduct a systemic investi- surveillance and cellphone videos. or their children are being cyberbul- gation into the government’s guide- Shouts of “drop the knife’’ could be heard lied has taken effect. lines to police on how to de-escalate as a few officers surround the streetcar. Three Page 5 conflict situations. shots ring out and Yatim can be seen dropping Andre Marin’s announcement comes in to the floor, then seconds later six more shots Aug 07 2013 the wake of the fatal shooting of a Toronto can be heard followed by the sound of a Taser. ORILLIA - Orillia’s dispute with teenager that’s sparked public outrage over Witnesses have told various media outlets the OPP over a new policing con- police use of force. that Yatim exposed himself and waved a knife tract could be heading off to bind- He’s said the shooting raises the question around before the other streetcar passengers fled. ing arbitration. of whether it’s time for the province to direct His death prompted hundreds of people Page 6 police on how to de-escalate situations before to take to the streets calling for justice. More they lead to the use of force. than 30,000 people have signed an online Aug 07 2013 TORONTO - The Ontario government says it is strengthening its death in- vestigation system by expanding the role of forensic pathologists. Page 6 petition calling for criminal charges to be filed bigger priority and training should avoid the rejected their version of events in finding both against the officer who fired the shots. use of violence. guilty of assault. The Special Investigations Unit - Ontario’s He said police shootings have become a On Thursday, the Court of Appeal cited police watchdog - is looking into what systemic problem that must be addressed at numerous errors made by the judge as happened and if the officer who fired the shots the most basic level. grounds to overturn the guilty verdicts and should face any criminal charges. Toronto “The investigation will relate to the have a re-trial. Police Chief Bill Blair has also said his office systemic response to conflict by police No date has been set. is reviewing the incident. services in Ontario. And in the last week we’ve Conley Papineau told the first trial he was Const. James Forcillo has been suspended looked at the results of inquests dating back punched, kicked and thrown around by the and the Toronto Police Association president to 1994 and the recommendations coming out accused after being confronted in a bar parking is urging the public not to jump to conclusions. fo these inquests are almost carbon copy from lot in Traverse Bay, Man., in 2008. The ombudsman said his office has each other. Increase police training. Increase (Winnipeg Free Press) already received more than 60 complaints how police defuse situations. What’s happened related to this shooting. He also said that to all these recommendations in 20 years? Aug 01 2013 anyone with information relevant to this They’ve all been gathering dust in some bins EDMONTON - A recent drug investiga- investigation can come forward anonymously. somewhere,” he said. tion yielded 28 kilograms of cocaine “I want to stress that this investigation will (Canadian Press, Postmedia News) with a street value of $2.5 million, the not affect the ongoing criminal investigation largest such seizure in the police depart- being conducted by the Ontario Special ment’s history, police said Thursday. Investigations Unit,” he said. THURSDAY The Edmonton Drug and Gang The ombudsman also noted that the chair AUGUST 1, 2013 Enforcement (EDGE) unit made the bust last of the Toronto Police Services Board Friday, concluding a two-month investigation into a high-level cocaine trafficking ring. The welcomed the investigation. Aug 01 2013 But some police officers have already unit executed search warrants at an apartment VANCOUVER - A civilian employee of attacked the ombudsman on Twitter, calling complex, Staff Sgt. Carlos Cardoso said. the RCMP has filed a B.C. Supreme him names associated with terrorism. The “The quantity of cocaine that we seized is Court lawsuit alleging that a culture of the largest ever single seizure to date in the ombudsman said that a Durham Regional sexual harassment within the force Police detective had already been identified City of Edmonton in the history of EPS,” was so pervasive it couldn’t be Cardoso said at a news conference at police as the person behind the attacks. stopped. That conversation quickly took over the headquarters, where drugs and weapons were press conference. on display. “Emotions run high when we talk about Police say the apartment was being used police oversight,” he said. “I would hope for as a cocaine conversion lab. Inside, they also a more informed dialog.” found 10.5 kilograms of a chemical agent Marin declined to mention how the person valued at $52,000 used to convert powder behind the attacks on Twitter was identified cocaine to crack, Cardoso said. and also declined to mention if disciplinary Officers also seized more than $265,000 action would be taken against the officer. in cash. A subsequent search of a vehicle connected to one of the accused led to the The ombudsman’s investigation will not Atoya Montague’s civil lawsuit names examine the criminality of the Yatim shooting seizure of $12,000 cash and 0.2 grams of high-profile Insp. Tim Shields as one of several heroin in a hidden compartment. in particular, but instead will look at the RCMP members who subjected her to on- training, policies and procedures that led to it Jesse James Langevin, 27, of Edmonton, going harassment and sexual harassment. and Vincent Louie, 42, of Vancouver, have and allowed it to happen. The deescalation of The lawsuit alleges Shields made sexual tension and defusing violence should be a each been charged with possession for the advances towards her while they drove to drop purpose of trafficking and cocaine conversion. off supplies to victims of B.C.’s wildfires in (Edmonton Journal) 2003 and also claims Shields showed her his penis and made similar advances in July 2008. The lawsuit alleges Shields made regular FRIDAY comments about her breasts, and that a AUGUST 2, 2013 ISSN 1704-3913 sergeant, staff sergeant and a commissioner at Copyright 2013 different times made sexually degrading Blue Line Magazine Inc. & The Canadian Press Aug 02 2013 Permission to reprint may be obtained in advance from comments about her. 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