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Lymburner By Morley Lymburner - Publisher Phone (905) 640-3048· FAX (905) 640-7547 - Contributing Editors - It is in our nature to look upon each last ditch effort to hold on to hard fought coming year with optimism and so it goes Weapons & Tactics James Oalueg for programs. Butmany agencies are throw Survival Tactics Craig Best with Blue Line Magazine. ing in the towel and going back to response Case Law Gino Arcaro The past year, upon reflection, appears oriented policing like the old days. This Supervisory Principles Robert Holston to be a watershed year for Blue Line. Many style sees officers back in patrol cars and Peer Counselling Neil V. Thompson radical changes took place. Some were responding to calls only. There is no room Computers & Technology Tom Rataj positive and some negative. As in most of for crime prevention when your staff is life itself many things appeared to be nega working in a response oriented war-zone. - ADVERTISING - tive atthe time but later events proved them Over the next year Blue Line will be to be positive. seeking out articles and resources avail Morley Lymburner (Toronto) 1993 was certainly a year of turmoil able to cope with the problems of stress in Phone (905) 640·3048 FAX (905) 640·7547 and change for this magazine but upon the work place. This will include coping Ron Ganton (Vancouver) reflection it is all necessary if we are to mechanisms both on and off the job. Phone (604) 274·3849 FAX (604) 274·9091 grow. 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Typical of many other German law en forcement agencies, this class of recruits from the province ofBavaria reflects mod ern thinking and realization of the true value ofwomen in law enforcement. Play ing a catch-up game, this class of30 con sisted of I8female recruits. tional, can not have any convictions, has to pass a written and physical test, has to have a degree as a lifeguard and must have a minimum of 1.60 metres in height. To qualify the applicant has to have either a High School Degree, Public School Degree and terminated Apprenticeship or a Degree ofaqualified professional school. To enter the police force with the qualifica tions to become a senior officer (Inspector to Chief) the applicant has to have a Col lege Degree and the duration of the Police Officers College is three years. Anyone that has the above qualifications can be come an officer, male or female. Once accepted by the Police the appli cant starts in the first step of the Police College as Police Cadet with a course of twelve month duration. The theoretical course consists of the following elements: Police Duties, General Police Codes, Crimi nal Law, Employee Rights, Political Edu cation, English Language, Cope with Con flicts, Leadership, Task Force Education by Heinz Hachenberg their uniforms to the current one, previously and Ethics. only worn in West Germany. The practical course covers the follow Only in the last three years have the This article is dedicated to the female ing fields; Operational Technics, Sports, Police orces in Germany hired female police officers in the Province of Bavaria. Self-defence, Firing Range, First Aid officers to hare the uniformed duties with At present 109 female uniformed police Course, Information and Communication their male colleagues. The known former officers are serving in different Bavarian Technics, identification and Forensic Edu erman Democratic Republic (East Ger police districts. What are the qualifications cation and Drivers School for Trucks. many) had uniformed female Police Offic one must have in order to be accepted by After completing the first stage of ers ince 1945. In then West Germany, the the German police? Here are some details twelve months, the applicant is promoted only females hired by the Police were of the hiring procedure. to Constable and will then begin the sec Detectives, who do not wear uniforms at For young applicants in the regular ond step ofhislher education with a dura all (Kriminalpolizei Criminal Police). police force the minimum age is 16 years tion of again twelve months. ince the two Germanys reunited in and for the highest age to apply the appli During the second period he/she will 1990, and former East Germany was split cant can not be older then 26 years. The be assigned to a police station or a district into five new provinces. The former west training in a police college as well as duties headquarters for duties such as typing, ern provinces started to recruit female offic in the precinct during that time are compul operating computers, duties beh ind the desk er . Mo t of the former East German female sory. The duration is two years and eight and with the public. After three months of police officers were taken over by the now months. internal duties the recruit will then go out reigning erman government, but changed The applicant must be a German na- with a partner to participate on R.I.D.E.
~~~~~~~======~ 6 }-______January, 1994 programs, Street and Highway Patrols, Ri being grabbed by an arrested person and ots and duties at soccer games or other possibly receive injuries to the head. It festivities. Also during the second period surely would be an advantage for the fe Coping of twelve months the new officer is sent out male officer ifher hair would not be worn with the forensic team as well as with as open as it is in Germany. detectives in order to study more criminal The pay structure is enforced by the With laws. Government. There are There are no pay thirteen pay groups, and Budget duties in Ger as a new officer you start many. It is even at the bottom. After a against the law, to certain time, set by gov Cuts ... operate a private ernment for all gov- business while be ernment employees, ing a police officer. (even nurses) you au After the twelve tomatically climb to months, the new of the next pay group. ficer will enter the A fter fifteen years of third stage ofhislher duty you have training program, reached the highest which means back to group level and stay school for a period of there until you ei five and a halfmonths. ther resign or re Here the new officer ceive pension. will write exams and Pension in Ger will also undergo theo many is approxi ... Save Time And retical examinations of mately 70 % of Money With ... situations that could oc your last pay. ecru it- cur during police duties. T Us" boasts a r I Also, every po- After passing the third "TIl e B est,~,::o;e~ig~ ed t~ attrareot,:::ro~.':' lice officer or ENTERPOL stage the officer wi 11 then illg palll,P Bavariall pollee. p tile illclu- other govern- b est to tIe . co rp 0 ra tes go through the final two III atetra . I alwayS 1/1 mentemployee Crown Folder and-a-half months o ftra in- sio/! of felll ales. is fully insured, in- ing. Every officer that cluding his family members. The insur Documentation passed the third stage is automatically pro ance also covers dental care, prescriptions moted to Polizeihauptwachtmeister and all hospital bills. The deduction for System (equivalent to a corporal). This period will insurance is ten percent of your net pay. include duties with recruits ofthe police as This is again divided, meaning the officer well as regular duties as a police officer. or government employee pays 5% and the This computer application There is only one thing that would employer, in this case the government, generates adult and YOA bother me if I were a chief of police in since the police in Germany is run by the court documentation: regard to my female officers. The choice Federal Government, the remaining 5% of the female officer has in how to wear her the cost. Case Summary hair. Here in Canada as well as in the There are no Police Services Boards, • United States female officers must have and the authority of each city or province • Criminal Information their hair braided or combed back, not only lies in the hands ofthe Chief of Police or the Promise to Appear to look neat in uniform, but also to prevent Minister ofIntemal Affairs of the Province. • • Undertaking "RIDE-ALONG" • Show Cause Report down memory lane • Court Notices Introducing the first ever edition of retrospective calendars, note cards and posters featuring ReMP vehicles from 1916 through 1993. .STROHN Systems Inc. o '94 - 13 Month Calendar o 10 Assorted Notecards $9.95 Cdn. $9.95 Cdn. 2560 Matheson Blvd. East Ste.500, To order, contact:' o 2 - 12" x 34" Posters Drawer #104 4B , 1533 featuring vehicles Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Y9 Nanaimo, B.C. V9S 3Y3 and motorcycles Tel: (905) 602-7333 Fax: (905)602-7342 Ph.lFax: (604) 754-1478 @ $19.95 Cdn.
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______Janua------~ry, 1994 ------Il.J-~J ~~~~~~~~- ~~ history that a widely used weapon has been Police 38 Special Revolver Declared Unsafe declared legally unsafe. The order places 'It time to get innovative real fast" every police commission and police chief in the country at risk of civil repercussions By Morley Lymburner if they do not show reasonable diligence at The Ontario olicitorGeneral and Min removing the weapon from use. ister of orrectional ervices, David But the job is not as simple as removal hristopherson received two Occupational of the weapon. The fmancial impact of Health and afety Act orders on October compliance is expected to be astronomi 15 , 1993, which may require drastic cal. The purchase of the weapons them change to ntario Provincial Police ftre selves is expected to be the least of the arms and will have a ripple effect across problems. Added expenses will include th country. new holsters, re-training of training offic The orders were issued following a ers, training of individual officers them Ministry of Labour investigation which selves and the big problem of disposal of a reviewed the health and safety aspects, or weapon declared unsafe. lack there of, regarding O.P.P .. 38 calibre Other collateral problems involve such tandard i ue revolvers. things as range safety regarding airborne "My ministry has a fundamental con lead contaminates, adequacy of body ar cern for public safety, including the safety province, filed a complaint under the oc mour, acquisition of ammunition and dis of police officer . We are committed to cupational Health and Safety Act. posal of old ammunition. making the appropriate police equipment The Act requires the employer to take As one police inspector put it, "it's time and training available to ensure the highest every precaution reasonable in the cir to get innovative real fast." degree of afety for everyone in Ontario," cumstances for the protection ofa worker. Innovation is the name of the game he aid. The Ministry of Labour investigation indeed and a quick survey of the main The Ministry of Labour began to ex found that the .38 calibre revolver had firearms manufacturers in the U.S. and amine police firearms under the provisions consistantflaws such as involuntary cock their Canadian distributors reveal they are of the ntario Health and afety Act fol ing, accidental discharge and problems ready to do just that. "But even their best lowing a complaint from an O.P.P. officer encountered while reloading the weapon. efforts may not be able to get blood out of that the standard issued .38 calibre re The Occupational Health and Safety a stone," said one chief. He was respond volver provided a less than adequate level order directs the Ministryof the Solicitor ing to the major governmental cut backs of safety in the performance of his job. General and Correctional Services, as the that sees the slashing of many essential The inve tigation did infact reveal that employer ofthe Ontario Provincial Police services across the country. " If the prov there were workplace safety concerns sur to "provide protective equipment appro ince dosen' t come up with the money we rounding the u e of the .38 calibre revolver. priate to comply (with the order) and any will have to burden an overstretched budget A are ult the Ministry of the olicitor requirements for transitional training. " planning committee even more." eneral and orrectional ervices, in con- Sources indicate the repercussions of Release this month of the Ontario Pro ultation with the Ontario Provincial Po this order have far reaching affects across vincial Police implementation plan should lice As ociation has been instructed to the country and indeed across North prove to be quite interesting. Blue Line prepare a compliance plan to develop solu America. This is the ftrst time in Canadian will be following this story in future issues. tion to thi ongoing issue. The pecific problems identified in Ontario Ministry Of Labour cluded the ease and time involved in re Operations Division loading and the occasional and involun Occupational Health & Safety tary cocking and accidental discharge of Project Report. Order Continuation the revolvers. he plan to provide change to address Pursuant to Section 25(2)(h) o/the Occupational Health and Safety Act Ihe the e problem must be filed with the Min employer has/ailed to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances/or i try of Labour by January 15, 1994. the protection 0/ workers Issued with 38 CaL revolvers under circumsllllfces imultaneou memos were sent out by where the revolver can accidentally become cocked, as noted In concerns both the ntario Provincial Police Asso number two (2) and three (3) on page five 0/ the allached report and under ciation and to all enior command officers circumstances where workers must reload the gun while exchangingfire In the by ommissioner Tom O'Grady. An ed performance 0/ their duties where their health and safety Is at risk, as noted in ited copy of the memo reads as follows; concern number one (1) o/page/our o/the attached report. "The employer of the Ontario Pursuant to Section 57, Subsection" o/the Occupational Health and Safety Provincail Police has been orderedtby the Act, the employer Is required to submit a compliance plan outlining the measures Health and afety Division ofth e Ministry to be taken to comply with order #001 including a schedule 0/compliance taking of Labour, to provide appropriate and illto consideratioll the type o/protective equipment appropriate to comply with ad quate side arms 10 Ontario Provincial order #001 alld any requirements/or transitional training. It Is recommended Police Officer to better protect the offic that the employer consult with any workplace parties whleh it determines are er and the public. affected by this order in the developmellt o/the compliance plan. november 19, 1991, the Ontario This compliance plan shall be submitted to the Ministry 0/ Labour on or Provincial Police A sociation which rep be/ore January 17, 1994 rent the 4,506 officers who police the
r------Jalluary, 1994 A Weapon At Maximum Refinement
The revolver is a long established weapon in police work and one that has both its admirers and detractors. As most people agree, however, it is a weapon that has reached its peak of refmement. Therejustisn'tmuchmore that can be done to the weapon to make it any better. Many products exist as In drinking driving work-around problem solvers for the cases, there is weapon's limitations but the weapon a itself has remained unchanged for the critical need for past 90 years. evidence that can In 1831 the American inventor Samuel Colt conceived a design for a stand up against the pistol with a series of six revolving toughest defence chambers feeding one barrel, andhired .. . now you have it with a gunsmith in Hartford, Connecticut, to perfect it. the Intoxilyzer 5000C. At about the same time the Ameri This infrared, high can gunsmith Edwin Wesson was de tech instrument offers veloping a similar pistol. Colt won the British and American patent rights to speed, ease of the weapon in 1835 and 1836. Since operation and then he has been officially acknowl accurate results. edged as the inventor of the ftrst mod em revolver. Simple, one-button Colt's idea was far from original, operation initiates the however and infactthe revolving prin entire breath test ciple had even been tried with matchlock pistols two centuries ear sequence. lier. In the interim there were literally The eMI hundreds ofgunsmiths who fashioned similar weapons in a small scale. Intoxilyzer 5000 Full Maintenance Both the Colt and Wesson weap instrument is the ons were cap and ball revolving cham and bers which meant they required a ball established be placed in each chamber and powder Leasing Terms filled in behind the ball and a primer leader in the behind this. The problem of misfiring alcohol breath Available and inaccuracy was troublesome. In 1870 the American inventors test industry! Horace Smith and Daniel Baird Wesson (son ofEdwin) developed and began to produce a metallic rim-fire cartridge, and their adoption ofa metal primer into the rear of the metallic case resulted in the present form of small-arms ammunition. It caused the evolution of the revolver to the mod em day Police Special 38 frrst pro duced in 1905.
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By Tom Rataj- distribute much of this material. A Quebec omputer: and Technology Editor CD-ROM producer even duplicates adult CD-ROM discs, with such titles as "The Ten earch warrants relating to the interactive adventures of Seymore Butts", obscenity and new child pornography sec for American software publishers who tions of the riminal Code, as well sec can't get their own disc duplicators to tions of the opyright Act were executed produce them because of anti-pornogra during October 1993 by officers from the phy pressures. Metro Toronto Police Major Crime quad What makes aU these distribution meth and Project " P' (a joint Forces anti-por ods so difficult to locate and prosecute is nography task force). that anywhere a computer can be setup But what separates these raids from the and connected to a telephone line be norm, is that all the allegedly pornographic comes a potential storage and distribution material eized was stored on desktop point. computer in an electronic form .. Dependent on the setup, most of the The material was being made avail able and distributed by a number of lllt'jllllillijlll~ materialthe operator posted, although on a BBS subscribers is put there and by individuals operating electronic bulle i other casual users can also post tin board services (BB ) from their ..-T ... . ,. any files, including those that residence . .,r'/ may be deemed obscene or u tomerscouldsimplydial ( pornographic. up the BB using a computer ..... ,... _--,...... One operator modem, can through and ~~~~(~~~~J\ ~~~~ij:m\ -4~\;': ~W~~ :.~. quoted in a local com- down-load any files they ..;:::.:\::::{: *~ puter newspaper, indi wanted and view the materials ~~~ ~; :' ?/' cated itwasnotuncom- ' h~·!\~~{r~'·~ in the privacy of their own mon to have as many as home. .~~t..i~S~l~~I~~~\~~~~~~~i~'i&.~~~~~~~ii:*~:f~;j;~~~i~~:i;(;~· 70 MB of files posted on his system on any given day. 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Rumours were A number ofBBS operators have com Goat rematorium, The Penitentiary, the rampant during the last several months plained about accountability, suggesting Playroom, and infinite Realms-were also about information from the Karla Hamolka that they cannot be held entirely responsi charged under the opyright Act for post trial, which was subject to a publication ble for the files posted on their systems. ing program files for major business appli ban imposed by court order. Details of the Their complaints are somewhat valid, al cation such a WordPerfect and others. trial were apparently openly discussed on though I suspect they would be found A total of 4 charges under the Copy various BBS "chat" lines, along with nu responsible if the issue were subject to right Act, 6 charges of Distributing Ob merous unsupported rumours. prosecution. cene Materials and 5 charges ofDistribut Clearly the ability of BBS operators ing hild Pornography under the Criminal "Adult" Files Widely Available and the police to monitor all the files posted ode were also laid. on systems on a daily basis is extremely All the computer equipment used to In the past several years there has been limited, especially because many of the tore and di tribute the materials was also an explosion in the number of adult files private BBS operators don' t advertise their eized. In re ponse to the raids, a number available not only from BBS, but also systems. 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January, 1994 ------~~~------~~~~~~~, ~~~ .. .press release ... press release ... press release A Press Release From Your Community Police (Permission is granted to copy) Life Is A Safer Highway A Year In Review
The idea of be com companied with the statistics which ing involved in an indicate most accidents in 1992 oc accident which N Canadian curred during daylight hours and in causes injury or C') Motor Vehicle summer months, the theory of an Pin.. Your em/II.,. death is no more C') Traffic Collision epidemic that causes some sort of than a fairy tale to ,.... Statistics sun- blindness in midsummer seems som motorists until they become almost rational. What these statis ne of the statistics recorded in a tics actually tell us is motorists are pamphlet recently produced by simply not always as cautious and Transport anada. Interestingly this alert in good weather. brochure was one that reinforces The fact is speed plays a large the idea we are all subject to mortal role in most accidents. On clear i ty no matter who we are. days a driver is more at ease on the ccording to the information road. As a result ofthis comfort the r I a ed by Transport anada, dur motorist will be inclined to increase ing the first six months of 1993 the vehicle's speed. When the speed there were 1 433 road users killed increases so does the chance of an a ro s anada. This is a 5% de accident. crea compared to the number of In 1992, the number of traffic Collected In cooperation with the fatalitie record d during the same Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators collisions causing fatalities in rural time la t year. This total was also an TP 3322 areas were almost 52 percent higher 11 .7% decrea e in the number of than those of urban areas where the T,.n""," han,,,,,,,. Canad1a·1 traffic related deaths for the same .+. Canada Canac1a speed limit was 60 km/h or less. p riod of time over the last three When one reads the statistics, year . particular category. however, it becomes apparent, and By th close of 1992, there was a However, with all of the great almost pleasing, to see most motor noticeable decline in the total accomplishments motorists made ists are finally beginning to get the numb r ofcollisions and casualties. in this country throughout 1992, it message. Thanks to police drinking Th numb r of collisions resulting would appear they still have a little driver countermeasure programs, in a fatality or injury for '92 was left to learn. For example, clear community based initiatives and of 171 723. This number indicated a (cloudy or sunny) days accounted course, publications such as this, decrea e of 1,397 casualties from for 77% of the total personal inju average citizens are starting to real the previous year and is the lowest ries and 79% of the total fatalities. ize a vehicle can be a dangerous r corded total in the past eight years. To put this in perspective the weapon. Per onal injury as a result of a average motorist would have a 70% Your local police are responsi r p rtable vehicle crash declined increased chance of being killed ble for the safety ofthe public. Much by a slight margin (208) to 248,990 and a 63% increased chance of be of the real responsibility, however, injured. In k eping with a notice ing injured on days when the driv remains with the individual. One able and favourable trend the sum ing conditions are excellent as com simple step is to cut down the odds offatalitie (which came to 3,485), pared to rainy or foul weather days. ____of injury by wearing 30 ___ your seatbelts._ marked a fifteen-year low in that When weather conditions are ac- Did We Mention It's Teeny?
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Olltario .A. R. v. BARRETT(J993) 82 istration of justice into disrepute. The ac BARRETT (1993), strongly recommended ...(3d) p.266 (0 T.CA.) cused person has the onus to prove the the use of videotapes during interrogations The upreme Court of Canada, in R. v. Charter violation. Videotaping interroga and the taking of confessions, to prove MITH (19 9), stated that confessions are tions has become a relevant factor in deter voluntariness, by stating "Universal use of desirable and are among the most benefi mining the admissibility of confessions. videotapes would obviously be of assist cial types of evidence to convict guilty In R.v. LIM (No.3)( /990)(ANT. ance to judges in weighing evidence and per ons. Additionally, the court recognized HICKS.), the trial judge drew an inference reaching a just conclusion, but beyond that confe ion bereft accused persons by that the failure of the police to provide a that, there is the potential to benefit the relieving p ychological pressures and fa video or audio record of an interrogation entire administration of justice." cilitating rehabilitation and reintegration suggested that the police did not want an The circumstances of this case were as into society. electronic independent record because it follows: The accused was arrested for 10 The admissibility of a confession is wou Id not have supported the officer's oral counts of robbery, was transported to a dependent upon the Crown's ability to testimony. Additionally, the trial judge police station and brought to a booking prove beyond reasonable doubt that the stated, "The police appear to have set the room. The booking procedure was recorded confession wa voluntarily made by the stage for a battle of credibility on the void by a video camera. The video showed the accused. clusion of a confession may dire and excluded any independent source accused asking when he could contact his occur under ection 24(2) Charter ifit was of in formation which could have supported lawyer. The accused was informed that he obtained as a result of a harter violation one side or the other." would have access to a telephone as soon and it admission would bring the admin- The Ontario Court of Appeal, in R. v. as he was brought upstairs. The videotape
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~~~~~~~======t 2 2 r------JanUary, 1994 Improving Police - Media Relations By Elizabeth Holton The relationship be the service were challenged for informa the media,know they will be given infor tween the police and tion which was often not available due to mation on any im portant story. For the the media can at once shift changes, etc. In this way, one person police this means they can inform the me be mutually beneficial is now assigned to deal with the media and dia ofanything they deeI;l1 important. This and extremely prob keep abreast of occurrences, and high pro system is time efficient, ensures that no lematic. Though they file issues. Having one person responsible one is left off the list, and reduces incom are in some ways de for answering to the media means more ing phone calls from reporters. pendent upon each news gets released which means the public Nepean Police will soon be expanding other, they run into conflict on exactly how is better informed. This person must also their methods of disseminating news by much information should go out to the get answers to reporters questions and be allocating an extension on their voice public. familiar with the restrictions on the disclo mailbox system for exclusive use by the The reporter is looking for quick, con sure of personal information under the media. This means news updates can be cise information in order to meet a very Privacy Act. The media relations officer recorded by the media relations officer and specific deadline. The police while per attends at all major crime scenes to "feed" retrieved by reporters even when the of haps wanting to release some of the infor the reporters thus keeping them from both ficer is not available. The "news mailbox" mation, also have certain restrictions in ering investigators. can also be updated by the media officer order to protect those involved in any given The Nepean Police Service has chosen from a major crime scene. incident. For example, information that to get the news out themselves rather than Another job of the media relations of could identify a young offender may not be waiting for calls from reporters. They de ficer is to follow up on any media mistakes published. cided that news would be more timely and or inaccuracies in reporting. This way, Nepean Police Service has taken cer accurately released through facsimiles. problems can be addressed before they get tain steps to ease these sometimes prob Using a fax machine capable of sequential out of hand. A recent example involved an lematic relations. The appointment of a broadcasting, news releases are faxed out editorial in a small newspaper which con media relations officer in 1991 was a good almost daily to approximately 20 media tained a slur against the police service. start. It helped eliminate the problems which agencies with the touch of one button. The Once contacted by the media relations of occurred when different spokespeople for regular faxing of press releases means that ficer, the paper printed a correction. Join Us For A Trip Of A Lifetime
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January,1994 ------~(§J~------~~~~~~~s. ~. ~~~ ment of the magazine from one shot to the Century Arms Delivers A Knockout next. After the last round is fired, the maga zine will eject automatically from the re With This IIPunch" ceiver, allowing fast reloading. The cartridge used to propel the 320 grain ball looks very much like a shortened 12 gauge shotshell. The MR-35 Punch Gun has zero to minimal recoil which allows for easy one hand shooting. To load, the user inserts the pre-loaded 5- round magazine and the MR-35 Punch gun is ready to go - 5 shots as fast as you can pull the trigger. Talk about crowd control! Tear gas capsules will shortly be an optional item which may be used in the MR-35, making it a multi-purpose gun adaptable to many different field situa tions. Pierre Des Cotes is the Century Inter national Arms instructor for the MR-35 Punch Gun. Since 1982 Mr. Des Cotes has serviced police fuearms and tested various types of weapons and ammunition for po lice and tactical applications. He believes In the days oflegal suits Gendarmeries in Switzerland and in Aus that the MR-35 is the best way to neutralize and public outcry of tria are presently evaluating its use. any subject without risk to anyone in the excessive force and per Police in subways around the world surroundings including the police officer. sonal safety, Century In will shortly beusing itas their main weapon. Mr. Des Cotes believes that he is repre ternational Arms is mar It is felt the MR-35 is the most secure way senting a company that offers a. full range keting a new high tech to subdue a subject in a crowded area. of law enforcement weapons to which the non-lethal weapon called the MR-35 Punch Because the MR-35 Punch is the ideal MR-35 will be a valuable addition. He has Gun. learned that is it very important entury International Arms is the larg to be honest and straightfor e t mall arms importer/exporter in North ward when it comes to recom America. They have been in business for mending a weapon or ammuni over 30 years and offer law enforcement tion. He is proud to say that he agencies across North America a broad is representing the MR-35 range of products. Punch Gun and will place his The MR-35 Punch is a new product credibility and reputation on that entury is now offering to police agen the line for this product. cies in North America. This weapon is a 5- Currently Mr. Des Cotes hotgun that shoots 35mm non-lethal balls. deals with more than 60 police The gun has the stopping power of a .38 departments across Canada, and pecial. It provides the power of a karate the number is increasing daily. punch and is able to hitan opponent within He travels to many different 25 meters. locations with a broad range of The MR-35 Punch is a precise weapon gun to use when there are many people weapons offered by Century. that prevents any intrusion into a safety around. Century International Arms sup Century International Arms is the ex area. The logic behind its design is that the plies a training kit with each weapon and clusive distributor for Canada and U.S. 35mm ball will not bounce off the surface. has an approved trainor on staff to assist For more information contact: ltwill split in halfwhile inducing a neutral the training personnel of any police force izing shock which will stop an opponent, in Canada. Century International A rms preventing any further action. The MR-35 Punch is constructed of 7815 Boul. Henri-Bourassa West Although this high tech gun is rela light weight polymer and aluminium com Montreal, Quebec, H4S I P7 tively new on the European market, it is ponents. The barrel consists of an alu (514) 333-9933 Fax: (514) 333-9940 already in use by the French Police, the minium liner inside a polyamide and fibre Attention: Pierre Des Cotes endarmerie and the Luxembourg Gen glass outer shell. The firing mechanism is darmerie. In addition various police de a double action revolver type. partments and customs department. A winding spring allows the move- ~~~~~~~======t 24 ~------January,1994 Second Chance is setting the standard by which NIJ waterproofing standards and the all other concealable armor will be measured! CooIMax™* carrier system offers supreme comfort Monarch™ is constructed of 1 00% fourth generation wear in all temperature lones. ballistic fabric ... ARAFLEX ™O IV. Monarch's exclusive No other concealable armor available to the police Butterfly Lite™* stitch pattern delivers superior multiple community today has any two of Monarch's advantages. hit capacity in ALL THREE threat levels without loss in Monarch is, by far, the lightest, most flexible, ballistic flexibility. The exclusive GORE-lEX COMFORT breathable and most comfortable concealable body COOLTM* breathable ballistic panel cover surpasses ALL armor made today ... by the world's most sue I soft body armor manufacturer! SECOND CHANCE P.o. BOX 578 · CENTRAL LAKE, MI49622 ~. 800·253·7090 • FAX 616-544-9824
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ourle y Of "Off The uff' Durham Regional Police axle had become so hot that it suddenly caused one of the tires to swell. The tire swelled to twice its normal size and blew up beside PC Seamons, impacting him in the chest with 120 pounds of pressure, and throwing him 56 feet off the road. The explosion hit him with so much force it automatically set offhis radio's 10-33 but ton. P.C. Phil Reed was at Westney Road and Monarch A venue, about two kilome tres away, and heard the explosion from there. P.C. Seamons regained consciousness briefly at the scene, and was transported to Ajax Pickering Hospital. He says two things saved his life that day - his vest and the fact that he wasn't blown toward the traffic on hwy. 40 I when the explosion occurred. Understandably, Constable Seamons is a proponent of vests. He says it's the unexpected element on the job that makes vests a worthwhile part of standard equip ment. He 's learned that vests are for more Police ollstable Kevin Seamons witlt daug/tter Meagan. than stopping knives and bullets. He never expected to be hit by an exploding tire. very February 5th, Po truck pulled up behind him on the shoul A few months after this incident, Con lice Constabl e Kevin der. Another car pulled up and advised PC stable Seamons was inducted into the eamons receives a card eamons that the truck was on fire. When Kevlar Survivors Club, sponsored by the in th e mail. It' not his the truck driver got out and looked under International Association of Chiefs of Po • birthday, but it might as neath the truck, there was a small flame on lice and the DuPont Company. He is the well be. The card is from the centre tandem mid truck at the centre of only member of the Durham Region Police Service who is a member of this group. He ~L.:U~:..4 DuPont - manufacturers the axle. The metal was so hot it was now was awarded a plaque, and given a tie tack of Kevlar - and the oc producing a small flame, about the size of t" signifying that he survived a potentially fatal •••••. cas ion is the anniversary a cigarette lighter. The truck driver blew situation because he was wearing his vest. fth day Kevi n' vest saved his life. the flame out but the metal was so hot that His wife, Veronica, was given a gold pen n ebruary 5, 199 1, P.C. eamons it sparked again. dant, and she is regarded as a Survivor also. wa at a traffic top on Hwy. 40 I near P.C. Seamons got his fire extinguisher Constable Kevin Seamons is with us We tney Road in Ajax Ontario . A fl atbed from his police car and approached the today because he was wearing his vest. heavy hau l tractor trai ler, 3 by 3 tandem truck. As he approached the tandem, the Put yours a" ! IntelliMap/911 Map-based, Artificially Intelligent computer systems for Canadian Law Enforcement. "The Only Intelligent Solution" CrISp Bull M (909) 899-3911
~~~~~~~======t 26 ~------Jallua ry, 1994 Increased capacity Mostrevolvers have a capacity of 5 to 6 rounds. Most PiSTOls VERSUS REVolvERS high-capacity pistols carry at least double the round capacity of a revolver. With a An Overview high-capacity pistol, an officer has more Courtesy Beretta U.S.A. Corp. everywhere continue to request the extra rounds available during a lethal encounter defensive capability of the new generation without having to reload. of semiautomatic pistols. No one is aware of departments planning to switch back to Ease of reloading When reload revolvers. ing does become necessary, it is faster and In a recent survey by a major law en easier with a pistol, particularly in the dark forcement organization, 95 per cent of and under extreme stress. respondents indicated they would rather carry a semiautomatic pistol. A staggering Improved scores Where pistols 93 per cent expressed a lack of confidence have replaced revolvers, there has almost in their issue revolver. When it comes to a always been a significant improvement in qualifying scores on the fuing range. Sta life or death situation what could be a tistics released by The Police Foundation consequence of this lack of confidence? show ease of handling and shooting pro Does the criminal element lack the same duces gains in hit potential ranging from confidence in the weapons they carry? 25% to 65%. Many police officers fmd it ironic that their organization does not hesitate to re Improved confidence Officers who place computers and software after only a have received full training with their new few years because they are considered pistols routinely express a feeling ofgreater outdated. Yet, the technology of the re confidence in being able to control danger volvers they are issued is 120 years old. ous situations. There are many specific reasons why law enforcement agencies are today choos For further details contact ing the high capacity pistol over the re Richard Karst volver. Let's summarize them as briefly as (403) 256-8807 possible.
However, while revolver technology remained stagnant, dramatic pistol tech CaseManager nology improvements took place during the post-World War II period. These de Providing The Investigative Mind With Logical Solutions sign and safety improvements resulted in unprecedented reliability, better handling characteristics and overall superior per formance by pistols. This, coupled with an ever more violent criminal element, led U.S. law enforcement agencies to look more closely into pistols as service weap ons. By the late '70s the first departments were making the switch, and by the decade of the '80s the trend away from revolvers was in full swing. The move away from revolvers was hastened as criminals and drug traffickers began using more sophisticated weapons. Police officers found themselves seriously out-gunned. The limited cartridge capac ity of the revolver put the police officer at a serious disadvantage, but the semiauto matic pistol quickly evened the odds. (Single User Version) Today, 50 per cent of all police carry Single User Version Customized Site Licenses pistols - and that percentage continues to Blue Line Marketing Gaderian Incorporated grow. Modem semiautomatics are more Phone (905) 640-3048 reliable and safer than revolvers. Today ( I r,. ,Phone (905) 847-1733 Fax (905) 640-7547 there is a choice of operating systems, ~~ ~ _ ~ . _. . Fax (905) 827-3690 safety systems, model variations - even finishes. The pistol can be tailored to meet FAX Toll Free 1-800-563-1792 specific law enforcement needs. Officers January,J994 ------~~r------~~~~~~. ~~~ ~------j Case Law Man Bites Dog ... By Gino Arcaro \ Who Bites Back
Loud Party Complaints May A New Zealand man who bit off the tip of a police dog's ear may have bit more Be Resolved By This Charge than he could handle when he got bitten back in what could be called the "Termina tor Bite." The charge of Mischief affords police B.c. Provincial Court. The acquittal was Police dog-handler Constable Laurie officers with a method of solving loud predicated upon a ruling in R.v. Phoenix McNeal said he sent his dog, Tyke, into a party complaints. Mischief is defined in (1991), in which "enjoyment of property" house in Timarue, on New Zealand's South section 430(l)d) of the Criminal Code as was defined as use and possession of prop Island, to disarm a man with a gun. meaning wilful obstruction, interruption erty. Consequently, the trial judge ruled Tyke gripped the man's arm with his or interference with the lawful use, enjoy that the offence of Mischief occurs only teeth and the offender reacted by biting off ment or operation of property. when the interference is directed toward part ofthe dog's left ear. Tyke released his A problem exists about whether or not the possession of property, and does not grip on the arm and bit the man's testicles, disturbing a person' s sleep constitutes in occur when sleep is interrupted. quickly ending resistance. terference with enjoyment of property. The B.c. Supreme Court allowed the Tyke is expected back on duty shortly The British Columbia Supreme Court Crown's appeal and reversed the acquittal. minus about one inch of his left ear. The dealt with that issue in R.v. W(t.) (1993) . The court defmed "enjoyment" as meaning condition ofthe offender was unknown but 1n that case, police officers charged a young either "use or pleasure." Consequently, in the fmal touch was added with the charges offender after a neighbour complained that tentionally causing excessive noise that pre laid against him. He is charged with ob he prevented them from sleeping for two vents sleep constitutes the offence ofMishief structing police along with several weap days because of excessive noise from a because it wilfully interferes with a person's ons offences. But the offender may feel the loud party that included a live band. pleasureable enjoyment of property by pre final charge could be the cruelest blow The young offender was acquitted in a venting the enjoyment of sleep. Cruelty To An Animal.
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Participants will be able to attend York Armouries, 660 Fleet St. For additional details contact Sgt. AI 421-2351 or Fax (403) 421-2808. over 80 difTerent classes and anyone (Lakeshore west of Bathurst) Toronto. Brown or Mike kreptak at (519) 255- of eleven training tracks. For further This event is restricted to employees 6645 or (519) 255-6646. details call A LET at (302) 645-4080 of Police, Fire, Ambulance, Correc 'PEACEMAKER' or Fax : (302) 645-4084. tional Services, Doctors, Nurses and August 17 - 21, 1994 It's your occupation ... now their friends . Event includes a buffett. CATAIRAGM '94 January 27, 1994 let it be your publication! Tickets $35.00 by contacting Graham Mississauga - Ontario ell ular Fraud eminar Whitehead (416) 757-0107. The Canadian Association ofTechni Toronto - ntario The PEACEMAKER is cal Accident Investigators and 110 ted by the ellular Telephone In published quarterly by the May 2S - 27, 1994 Reconstructionists will be holding a du try As ociation, this one day semi Canadian Fellowship of Radioco mm '94 four day seminar/conference hosted nar i presented for law enforcement Va ncouve r - Britis h Columbia by the Ontario Provincial Police on the Christian Peace Officers per onnel only and there is no charge " Wireless Communication - Canada's subject of "Human Factor lnfluencer (CFCPO) , a federal non t attend. The event will take place at Growth Industry" is this year's theme. in Traffic Crashes. 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Chambered for the new .40 calibre , tridge, this new large frame packs eleven- ' SIG SAUER P226 round firepower. In all other respects, it's pure • 92F. Same ergonomic design. Same safety Calibre: 9mm Parabellum. features. Same easy maintenance. Overall length: 7.71 " Overall height: 5.47". Type: Double action semi-automatic, locked br~ , cI~iayed Overall width: 1.45". blowback. Ambidextrous external safety. Barrel length : 4.41 ". Calibre: .40 cal. Type: Double-action/single action or double-action Also available in: Barrel length: 4.92" only. Mechanically-locked, recoil-operated Overall length: B.5" , Double/single action, v.ith external safety decod a.He<:kler &. Koch USP .40 S&W OR 9 MM PISTOL No. 0375-704001 Double/single action .40 S & W No. 0375-704005 Double action only .40 S & W No. 0375-709001 Double/single action 9 MM No. 0375-709005 Double action onl 9 MM RUGER KP91DAC .40 AUTO DECOCKER PISTOL No. 0673-KP91 DAO Stainless steel, double-action only No. 0673-KP91 DC Stainless steel, ambidextrous decocker THESE AND A WIDE VARIETY OF OTHER FINE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM LONGUEUIL, QUE. TEL: (514) 442-9215 FAX: (514) 442-9581 onAWA SALES, ONT. TEL: (613) 737-0261 FAX: (613) 737-0261 MISSISSAUGA, ONT. TEL: (905) 629-9171 FAX: (905) 629-9184 m R. NICHOLLS EDMONTON, AB. TEL: (403) 973-3999 FAX: (403) 973-3291 FREDERICTON, N.B. TEL: (506) 385-2484 FAX: (506) 385-2499 \;I DISTRIBUTORS INC. GOULDS, NFLD. TEL: (709) 368-0999 FAX: (709) 368-0991 TRURO NOVA SCOTIA TEL: 902 893-3288 FAX: 902 893-3227