National and International News Clippings & Press Releases

National and International News Clippings & Press Releases Providing members with information on policing from across Canada & around the world March 21, 2014 Canadian Association of Police Governance 157 Gilmour Street, Suite 302 Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0N8 Tel: 613|235|2272 Fax: 613|235|2275 www.capg.ca BRITISH COLUMBIA ..................................................................................................... 4 Abbotsford Police identify priorities for 2014 ............................................................................................. 4 ALBERTA ..................................................................................................................... 5 Alberta police plan pot amnesty prior to April 1 deadline ...................................................................... 5 SASKATCHEWAN ......................................................................................................... 6 Tasers back in the hands of Saskatchewan police ...................................................................................... 6 Aboriginal police officer recruitment in Saskatoon grows ...................................................................... 7 Saskatoon police post $1M surplus ................................................................................................................... 9 Saskatoon police chief supports looser marijuana laws ....................................................................... 10 MANITOBA ............................................................................................................... 10 ONTARIO .................................................................................................................. 11 Ottawa police rank-and-file to be pooled, either fit for jobs or not .................................................. 11 Ottawa Police overtime $600K in red last year......................................................................................... 13 Police seek more Tasers ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Turnout sparse at police forum ....................................................................................................................... 15 Quinte West policing costs could decrease ................................................................................................. 17 Police Services Board member not pleased distracted driving fines target only electronics 19 Taser use a divisive issue as cops gather 1,200 responses to public questionnaires ............... 20 Toronto Police Services Board ends free background checks for city hires ................................. 22 Chief De Caire should resign, says Steve Mesic's father-in-law .......................................................... 23 Thunder Bay Police Service rebranding soon ............................................................................................ 24 City councillors push for proposal to police Brant County .................................................................. 25 Police carding loses its sting: Editorial ......................................................................................................... 26 Battle lines are clear at the Toronto Police Services Board 114 ........................................................ 28 Region getting safer: police ............................................................................................................................... 31 What they were paid in 2013 ........................................................................................................................... 33 Toronto police board chair acknowledges ‘intense’ disagreements ................................................ 34 Toronto police board to unveil draft carding policy on Thursday .................................................... 35 Toronto police shouldn’t stop carding, lawyer says ............................................................................... 37 Amherstburg begins search for new deputy police chief ...................................................................... 38 Police Services Board announces Chief of Police search ....................................................................... 40 With no successor, county Police Services Board chairmanship will rotate to host communities ............................................................................................................................................................ 40 Toronto Police Services Board ends free background checks for city hires ................................. 42 Chief embarrassed by mayor's comment at BBQ ..................................................................................... 43 QUEBEC .................................................................................................................... 45 March against police brutality declared illegal, broken up .................................................................. 45 NEW BRUNSWICK ..................................................................................................... 47 NOVA SCOTIA ........................................................................................................... 47 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND .......................................................................................... 47 NEWFOUNDLAND ..................................................................................................... 47 NATIONAL ................................................................................................................ 47 INTERNATIONAL NEWS ............................................................................................. 47 2 Cameras Becoming Part Of San Juan Police Uniforms ............................................................................ 47 Weed out miscreants from Police Service ................................................................................................... 47 Canadian-led group to present recommendations on Bangsamoro police ................................... 49 National Police’s cybercrime unit gets boost ............................................................................................. 51 3 BRITISH COLUMBIA Abbotsford Police identify priorities for 2014 Vikki Hopes Abbotsford News March 15, 2014 Road safety, property crime and domestic violence have been identified as the Abbotsford Police Department’s (APD) top priorities for the year. The department has released its 2014 strategic plan, which lays out the crucial areas of concern and sets goals for improvement. Police Chief Bob Rich said the top priority continues to be road safety – the same as it was in 2013. Although the APD saw a drop in traffic-related fatalities from nine in 2012 to four last year, the number of crashes resulting in injury did not drop during that same period, with 504 and 517 in those two years, respectively. This year, the APD is aiming for a 10 per cent reduction in injury collisions, and is making some changes that include having more patrol officers, in addition to traffic officers, handing out tickets. Rich said the APD hopes that some innovative public education initiatives will help spread the message that drivers need to take more care on the roads. Property crime is second on the list of priorities in the strategic plan, with the APD setting a goal this year to reduce such crimes by 10 per cent. Rich said that in 2013, the APD recorded an 18 per cent drop in residential break-ins and a 23 per cent reduction in robberies, but business break-ins were up 26 per cent. He said the department is looking at developing a more sustainable program to monitor problem residences and wants to increase its ability to manage prolific and priority offenders. As well, two officers from the gang suppression unit – which has made great strides in reducing gang violence in the city – will be moved to the crime reduction unit. Third on the list of priorities is domestic violence, which Rich acknowledged is a difficult issue to tackle. “But it’s a very serious matter so we intend to keep pressing forward on that,” he said. 4 Rich said a key factor in this issue is educating children about respectful relationships. To that end, the APD plans to hold some presentations in local high schools. The department is also planning to hire two new detectives for its domestic violence unit, which was formed in January 2010. Other goals in the strategic plan include: • suppressing gang crime through initiatives such as targeting gang-controlled grow-ops; and • implementing a “more efficient policing model,” including maximizing the time spent on “intelligence-led policing projects.” http://www.abbynews.com/news/250356981.html ALBERTA Alberta police plan pot amnesty prior to April 1 deadline Jeremy Nolais Metro March 19, 2014 If kitty litter and water won’t destroy your medical marijuana, southern Alberta police appear willing to take the drugs off your hands, no questions asked. Federal reforms loom April 1 that will make illegal all home marijuana grow operations. In advance, Health Canada has suggested current patients still sitting on a stock of plants and buds turn to a mixture of kitty litter and water to properly dispose of their stashes. But Staff Sgt. Keith Hurley with the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams said details are also being finalized for a police-initiated pot drop-off or pickup for

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