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Because if you can take it, you can take it with you. www. panasonic.ca/toughbook •-8oo- z6s-o6s6 All brand names/logos are trademarks or regiStered trademarks of their respective holders. Making bad rules -work by Morley Lymbumer bear on real problems. ties must improve a situation ftom the condition What irtstitution is the greatest group in the The poUce mandate is to prevent crimes and in which it is found with the hope of its long world for making bad nates work ... Yup! The apprehend those who can not be dissuaded from tenn success. lf corners have to be cut to ac- police. their errant ways. Howevcrthcre is a broad range commodate a situation then further steps must I I" you ordered a pol icc officer into U1e mid or services that go far beyond Uu~ police man- be taken to ensure other agencies and services dle of a sewing circle with a needle and thread date that many officers perfom1 because there is arc made aware ofthe gap that exists. Guidance the result "'ould be blood stained and ugl), but no other 24-hour agency able or willing to do it. and assistance must be promised but politicians the job would get done. Calling police in to perform the!ie tasks on a per- must be mfooned forcefully that a solution must ~any people. politicians included. get the mancnt basis erodes the basic tenets ofpolicing be found. If no action is taken then 11 ts cle,ar idea that this is what cops are for. They simply and ultimattll) makes a negative impact on the that this is a condition the community and its make things work so the) don't have to face police nbiltt) to perform its main job. politicians \\ish to tolerate. Thereafter the po- the problem or change bad rules. Officers mttst be confident thnt all their du- lice should act with the same tolerunce. Case in point. ln Ontario. back in the early to mid 70's, parking tickets and summonses were handled in a rather makcshin fashion. When an officer was expected to give evjdence in cases where the accused did not show up in coun the Justice of the Peace would usually give the officer a hand full of tickets and have him S\.,ent that everything written on the face was true. He would then c(mvictlarge quanti ties of people at once. Investigations later brought officers under charges of perjury and JP's charged with obstruction ofjustice. These were all good ol~icers and good JP's who simply decided to take upon themselves the rcsponsibili!} to ··bend the rules" to accom modate changing times and legislative inad equacies. After thc:r had all been sacrificed at the alter called ·justice~ someone decided that it was lime to look at these procedures \\ith a view toward stream lining the process. There sult? You guessed iL They decided to enshrine in legislation (more or less) what had been hap pening illegally before. Similar scenarios are repeated all over Cnnada in varying degrees and circumstances. If a bad rule exists, or one does not exist, cops are just the people who"' ill step into the breech The new R44 Police helicopter is the first high-performance, affordable, and make it work. This also works well for leg islators and politict:uts because 1t is always turn-key aerial platform designed specifically for law enforcement agencies. easier to sacrifice a lowl) cop to deflecr accu sations of neglect, incompetence and irrespon a sf, a sibi lity. Ojsplaying ignorance, showing con cern, and looking for a fall guy is the politi ( S I cians trademark. The incoming Chief of the Toronto Police Fast Cruise sp-d. As fast as the most Gyrostabllbed Nose-Mounted Gimbal. Service. Julian Fantino. in answer to questions popular turbine helicopter. the R44 will get to lhe Full 360" rotation with convenient remote of lawlessness last month stated. ·'the problem scene quicl In 1981, York Regional Police call" basis. Constable, Gregory Olson. Each member has artended the Wilfrid Laurier commenced a night school University Field School in OriWa where course through the Continu the) were given a one-week short course ing Education Program of m archaeology. anthropology setting the Wilfred Laurier Univer grid, horizontal and vertical map sit) '' ith the e;..pectation of ping, excavation methods. proper obtaining a Bachelor of Arts use of a transit. recovery of arti in Sociology. During the summer facts and subsequent catalogu of 1991. he attended the Universitv Field ing. School outside ofOrilha \\here he completed Subsequendy each member a six week archaeology/anthropology course moved on to the nex-t phase of and assisted in excavating a lluron Village at training at the Mercyhurst Col this site. The methodology applied in an ar lege in Erie, Pennsylvania chaeological style search mtrigued him. where thev took an intensive The officer returned the following year seven day Anthropological where he was invited to conduct a directed Short Course. Tlus course cov study at this historic site. The more involved ered a variety oftopics. such as he became in archaeology. the more con osteology, anthropology, ar vinced he became that the type of search em chaeology, the location. identi ployed could be applied successfully to a lication and removal of hwnan crime scene. remains, DNA evidence, ento ln August of 1996, the skeletal remains mology and the proper collection of a 15 year-old female murder v1ctim, later ofentomologieal samples. Thecan identified as Julie Ann Stanton was discov didmes on this course were required ered in a wooded area ncar Lindsay. The Uni to locate a shallow grave and were versity Field School was asked to assist the taught the proper method of excavat Ontario Provincial Police and members of the ing the grave without destroying crucial Durham Regional Police in recovering these evidence. Additionally the Officer-in remains. After four days of utilizing an ar Charge of the team has taken advanced train chaeological grid style search. a substantial lllg in osteolog) along with further courses in amount ofremams "as recovered b) members anthropolog). entomology and archaeology. of the universit). Detective Olson was amongst Since its inception the team has panicipated the University Field School members who at m a number of crime scenes both within York tended this search scene and the tremendous gist but to act as a support unit of specialued Region and outside the area and have achieved results obtained in that effort prompted him to officers. educated in the evidentiarv chain and highly successful results. On September 11th approach the management of the York Reg1onal the legal system to assist \\hen req-uired. 1996. the lifeless body of a kno\m mafia fig Police. Olson recommended the formation of The management of the York Regional Po ure was located in the trunk of hls vehlcle in a w1it withm the police agency based on the lice recognized the value ofsuch a team as a sig the Cit) of Vaughan. The deceased suffered a ideology ofanthropology and archaeology and nificant step towards addressing concerns cited number of .22 calibre gunshot wounds to the members trained in the discipline of a proper in the Kauffinan Report and also as a vision to head from what appeared to be point blank grid search. This is necessary because far too ward the future. The ability to have a small, well range. As a result of an investigation launched often, important evidence was being contami trained tean1 of officers able to respond instantly by the York Regional Police Homicide Squad. nated or even missed by improper searches or to a crime scene where a systematic ground-grid a barn located nearby was idemified as the when performed by inexperienced ofliccrs and search was required would be a giant step towards murder site. civilians. modernizing policing methods with science and The bam was secured sometime after this To address these concerns Olsen advised scientific methodology. infonnation was discovered and members of that a small team be set up and trained in the The Archaeological/Forensic Recovery the ArchaeologicaUForensic Recovery Team location, identification :md recovery of human Team has now been in existence with the York were called to attend. The area within the barn remains and items of evidentiary value. The Regional Police for the past several year:;. Pres was li Ithy and to organue a grid search became idea of this team was not to take the place of a ently iL consists of a Staff Sergeant and three a daunting task for team members. The task was forensic anthropologist or forensic archaeolo- Constables and the team operates on an "on- monumental. However, the search was con dueled over a four day period and on the final da_> of the search, .12 calibre rounds and spent casings were recovered. In a Similar case. on April 8th 1996, the bod> of a missing Yorl Region resident was discovered in a wooded area in the north end of Richmond Hill. The male had suffered two gunshot wounds to the head and appeared to have been tran:;ported to the scene by the sus pects following the murder and the body dis carded. The members of the Archaeological/ Forensic Recovery Team attended and a sys tematic ground grid search was conducted. 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The courses gaveme versity degree in order to advance their careers. a whole new perspective on But like most people, many cannot a1Tord to the legal system and provided leave full-time employment in order to study. me v.~th knowledge not cov Athabasca University's Bachelor of Pro ered in my diploma program.'' fessional Arts in Criminal Justice (BPA-C.J) When Crystal Aitken was degree may be rbe answer. Offered through searching for a degree pro distance education, the self-paced BPA-C.J de gram speciali7ing in criminal gree builds on the professional's college di justice stud ie.~ . she found ex ploma, knowledge, and skills. The degree can actly what she was looking for be completed entirely through home-study at Athabasca University. without leaving a job and sacrificing employ ·'AU's program is geared to ment income. In some centres. classroom ward developing specific courses are also offered. skills applicable to careers in Developed to help individuals working in criminal juslice," says Crys the areas ofpolicing. correctional services. and tal. who applied credits fi·om security administration enhance Lbeir careers. a two-year coUege diploma in the program offers a balance oftheOI)' and prac criminal justice toward her degree. ''No other provides:· says Edmonton Police Services Su tical application. institution in western Canada offered such a perintendent, Keith Duggan after the reviewing "The criminal justice degree program is a specialized degree. ·• the BPA-CJ program requirements. "What we unique hybrid of the U1eoretical and the practi The BPA-C.I offers advanced education in nt'led today are criminal justice professionals cal," says AU instructor Nand Narine, Manager areas such as community policing, white col whose knowledge of tbe law is complemented of CoUcctions, Government of Alberta. "Stu lar crime, civil liberties. the Canadian legal by an understanding ofthe needs of the people dents receive instruction from professionals system, lhe Sl)Ciology of crime, and special and communities who are served by the law.'' working in the criminal justice system and course needs policing. The program also builds prac Betty Eaton is currently pursuing a crimi content is up-to-date and relcv Please stop by for a product dei1Wizsfratioll at RESPONSE 2000 (Bootlz #609) Cogent Systems, Inc. 209 Fair Oaks Avenue SouthPasadena, California 91030 Phone (626) 799-8090 Fax (626) 799-8996 [email protected] www. cogentsystems.com The side effects and the prolonged uncertainly really have a face." about her health took a toll on her home life. For Anderson, danger is nothing new. At 19, Though she and her husband were in marriage she crashed the barriers of apartheid to becan1e Are you getting the counselling before the incident; Anderson says, the first black patrol officer in Rhodesia (now "this was the straw that broke the camel's Zimbabwe). Anderson graduated from police best value out of back." The couple eventually separated. college on the eve of a bloody civil war in the your pension? The new law Anderson is campaigning for southern African nation. She says she saw vio would give police officers and emergency lence, bloodshed and "people fighting for sur Through a Personal Pension Plan health care workers the right to obtain blood vival" during the conllict. She watched fellow samples from individuals who are "high risk" officers being shot and killed in the line ofduty. (PPP), you can receive for H!V, AIDS or hepatitis B and C. In 1989, Anderson came to Canada with .1 Tax-free conversion from your group Earlier this year, Anderson founded a group her husband and three small children. pension plan called Front Line and Good Samaritans Rights She wanted her children to have more op to Know, or FLAG. The group wants police portunities than they would have bad growing .! Tax-free investment growth officers and other emergency workers to speak up in racially divided southern Africa. out, and it is working with the Reform party Anderson's career as an Ottawa-Carleton .! Tax-free income during your retirement for legislation to protect the interests of the police officer began six years ago. She says .! Tax-free estate distribution to your people who "work in the service of others." she knew she would join the police service spouse and family Says Anderson, "lteU other police officers when she saw the inscription on the Elgin Street 'the monster is there and it's a very real threat. human rights monument in front of the police Don't get complacent, get informed.'" headquarters: "All human beings are born equal You own it. .. A private member's bill that would force in dignity and rights." Anderson says that in ••. You control it. some suspected HJV and hepatitis C carriers spired her to feel that in Canada her race would Lo :submillo blood lc:sb was c.lebated in Decem not be a barrier to success. ber in the House of Commons. She smi les and says, "What are the chances Reform MP Chuck Strahl wiU lead debate of a person getting to realize their dream twice Richard Brandl on Bill C-244. Under the bill, any person could in a lifetime - all I wanted to be was a police Financial Advisor apply to a judge for a warrant requiring the tak officer." 1-877-892-4916 or 705 329-2200 ing of blood samples from another person "to In August, Anderson received public atten determine whether that person carries a desig tion and praise when she apprehended an al nated virus" - hepatitis B or C or "a hwnan leged paedophile while she was off duty. immunodeficiency virus." But she is quick to dismiss any suggestion • ~IN1~l~~~m: The applicant would have to satisfy a judge that what she did was beyond the call of duty. l-64111bji"nuga St. W..st. Orlllla.O.S, LJV 3All that "reasonable grounds" exist to obtain a "I did my job. I did what every cop would Ph: 705 3l9·ll00 t"u: 70S.329·0799 blood sample. Warrants could be issued if the do." applicant "has come into contact with a bodily substance of the other person while engaged in the performance of a designated function'' by a police officer or person performing "any act" in an arrest. Mr. Strahl tabled his "Good Samaritan Act" after hearing about the trauma of people who may have been infected. He said the legisla tion gives "peace of mind" to police and emer gency services workers. But Norman Boxall, presidentofthe Ottawa defence counsel association, cautions that the proposed b.ill ra ises "huge privacy concerns." "People with these diseases are going to be ostracized," he warns, adding such legisla tion could lead to widespread access to confi dential medical infonnation. Ottawa-Carleton Police Chief Brian Ford says police chiefs support legislation because "the issue concerns aU emergency personnel." Chief Ford says he knows of a number of police officers in the region who may have been infected in the line of duty. 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Officers need to know that there is another danger out there that doesn't CnGck Out Out Web ~ite- www.dgrnl~wenfotcemen1.corn CPIC Renewal Project to modernize police information New system to be secure, dependable, user-friendly, and adaptable by Nicola~ Levesque friendly. and adaptable system. agencies - pro\ incial corrections. for exam Man} in the members of To do this. and to help organize the vast ple-\\ hich are not currently pro\ iding infor Canadian Police agencies amount of work involved, the managers of the mation to the CPIC system. It will also pro have heard that over the nc\t C'PIC rene\\al project hove divided the work vid.: tho: m.:ans to transport new types of data, three years, the Canachan into four parts. including dcctronic mug shots and fingerpnnts. Pol ice Information Centre Project 1-CPIC stnbililat1on- is work CPIC Rcnewnl 1s a collaborative effort in (Cl'IC) will be upgraded ing on identifying and reducing immediate risks volving federal public service employees, pri and updated. Since Apri l of lO tile system. The project IS made up or I 5 vate sector consultants, RCMP Infonnatics and last year, a te-am reporting to the initiatives including the development of a de NPS-CPIC stafT, and stakeholder representa Chiefln formation Officer has been tailed business resumption plan. additional se tives. L'Abbe expects the renewed CPJC sys working to make CPlC a more modem com curity reviews, firewall standards and a mod tem, incorporatmg new services and ne\'v eli puter system emphasizing reliabilit). added em messaging system. The major portions of ems, to be operational m 2003. fearures and 1mproved information sharing. ProJect I will be completed this ~pring.. For tho: latest information on the project's One ) car ago. federal Solicitor General "Project l is reall} essential. but for the progress. sign up for the Blue Line Spnposium La\\ renee MacAulay announced that the most part it \\ill be invi~ible to the user," ex and hear and sec even more information and RCMPwill receive $115 million to modem1zc plains project manager Nllke Carroll. ·'Tite g•ve your teedback. Sec.: more on page 22 of and enhance CPIC. ''The government promised great thing about CPIC is that for more than 30 this issue. to give pollee better tools to light organited years it has been Y.orking very well. The prob crime." said MacAulay, •·and we are rullilling lem is tim the 30-year-old technology isn't our commitments." Since that announcement, made any more. We can't get parts. 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Federal Auction Service of ways has an emotional effect. Their Pedalling madly. the orricer Brampton, Ontario has developed a cinematic premier "Through a Blue reached for the brakes and found Lens" -a portrayal ofheartbreak and nothing. A quick dodge and the new model for the law enforcement triumph among skid row au diets, left crook was around a comer, while auctions market. A well established me more than a little off balance. U1e officer bashed a curb and sailed company with over a decade of expe Now we are collecting ac over the bars into a nearby park. rience coordinating and conducting counts of heroism, humour and Another story involves a VPD successful auctions, Federal Auction tragedy with an eye to releasing bicycle officer, downloading pizza them in book fotm. I've been signed and diet coke for dinner. Customers Service is ready to showcase their on as editor, and du-ec steps into scru- pointed out a pair of men stealing a seized goods auction model for ti nising incoming tales I'm startled anew. parking meter, the officer ran LO make tl1e col law enforcement agencies. Most police officers have a way with lar, ended up in a foot chase and lost d1e fel words. but it's d1e subject matter that sets our lows. "We are really excited about rhls experience apart - the people we come into A bkycling bystander identified Lhe miss new venture," says Dr. Wyatt contact with. and the incredible things they ing crooks- a half block distant. The onicer Woodsmall, Vice President of choose to do. commandeered U1e citizen's bike and tore off. Strategic Planning for Federal A recem submission came from a Vancou on ly to find it also bad no stopping ability, and ver s~::rgeant, who took part in an effort to save smashed into the side of a VW van. Auction s~rvict:. "Wt: bdieve that we the life of a hero: a man who leapt between a This officer picked himst:lfup and pedalled have developed a program that will woman and her would-be killer, setting aside again, a block later tackling the thieves. Hol satisfy both the police departments self interest without hesitarion. Paramedics lering '·Police!" resulted in an acidic spray, and the consumer." summoned to the scene were unable to save punctuated with pizza crust, pepperoni and him, and he laded away as d1e sergeant and banana pepper, which landed all over the "It is in all our best interests to pro others looked onl admiring the fellow's cour srunned suspects. They gave up. wondering if vide the police with prompt, reliable, age yet helpless to prevent his death. The ser some new "less-than-lethal" technology had efficient service," says Dr. geant's children will be taught of this. he been used on them. pledges; his grandchildren too. Some chuckles are even further afield. One Woodsmall. "Offering our services Another officer, a child abuse specialist, uniformed officer, directing traffic, had a mouse for a fair and reasonable fee means describes a series ofpa rental excuses he's hear run out and up his pants leg- leaving him hop that more of the proceeds from these ing with exasperating regularity. ''I only had pi ng about in the intersection, clutching his auctions wind up in the coffers of the two beers" is blurted out often enough ro make groin with cars swerving around him. him wonder if anyone ever stops at two. "The We're ofl'ered such extremes by the people police departments we service. And baby-sitter was on the way when I left .. " is we serve it's a wonder any of us are still sane. that means more resources and ulti heard as often as ''You caught me on cleaning Doubtless there are those who believe none mately safer streets." day.. " or "I'm g"Oing shopping tomorrow . .'' ofus are. 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Unit 45 5035 Timberlea Blvd. Unit 4 10 Akerley Blvd. Unlllt40 Longueull, Quebec Oownsvlew, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Dartmouth~ Nova Scotia Tel.: (450) 442·9215 Tel.: (416) 742-3668 Tel.: {905) 625·5786 Tel.: (902) 468·0159 ~ VISA ~ 1-888·442·9215 1·800-387-7617 - April 2000 A police officer, a lawyer and a gentleman Thomas DesRoches left a lasting impression on the lives he touched by Blair McQuillan Rochelle says many of 1998 and went on to article Toms fellow officers have with the Crown Attorneys Many certificates, awards and commented on his dedication Office in York Region His bursaries bear the names of men to policing as well as his ex- plan was to return to the po- and women who have made cellent investigative skills lice service as a lawyer significant accomplish- He was also well known as In December 1998, he ments in their respective someone who never passed completed his Bar Admission fields of work However, up the opportunity to lighten Exams Naturally, Tom passed in many cases the recipi- things up with his practical and was looking forward to be- ents of these awards know jokes ing called to the bar very little about the person I worked with him in Sadly, he was ill during whose name, contribution, or CIB, Andy Hanlon, a York this time with a chest cold that memory is being honoured Region police officer, wrote just wouldnt seem to go In 1999, Torontos York University estab- in a message posted on Toms away, Rochelle recalls lished a bursary for police officers pursuing an website I shared a desk with Tom went to the doctors on undergraduate degree in law The bursary was Tom for a short time and the Jan 15, 1999 to see about his created to honour the memory of York Regional jokes we played on each lingering cold On Jan 20, he Police Det Thomas DesRochers Any officer other I still use to this day on was diagnosed with Acute My- who receives this bursary should be aware of unsuspecting younger officers eloid Leukemia, a rare form of cancer that affects the legacy he left behind But joking aside, when it came to matters the blood Just five days later, Thomas Roland DesRochers life was not a long one, but of law Tom was very serious In 1995, the York DesRochers passed away at the age of 39, leav- he accomplished a lot, touched the lives of Region officer decided to become a lawyer ing behind his wife Kathy, his parents John and many and left a lasting impression on those He always had a profound respect for the Annette DesRochers, his brother, sister and their fortunate enough to cross his path law, Rochelle recalls I think thats perhaps families Tom was one of the most amazing people why he ended up going into law school One month after his death, on Feb 26, Tom Ive had the good fortune to have known, said Prior to attending Yorks Osgoode Hall was called to the bar It was the first time in the Rochelle DesRochers, Toms younger sister Law School, Tom obtained a bachelor of arts history of the Law Society of Upper Canada What made Tom stand apart from the masses in history from the University of Waterloo that someone had been called posthumously was his incredible sense of fairness, decency Because of the shift work involved in po- It was a bittersweet day for us, Rochelle and modesty licing, Tom was unable to attend university in said We were so proud and pleased that hed Growing up in Penetanguishene, Ont, Tom a conventional sense, said Rochelle, an el- been able to complete his goal of becoming a dreamed of someday becoming a police officer ementary school teacher who also owns and lawyer, but saddened that hed never get to He kept Rochelle and younger brother Michel, operates a web design business Instead, he practice in a field we know he would have not in check by practising law enforcement tech- completed his bachelor of arts in history almost only enjoyed, but would have also no doubt niques on them and keeping a watchful eye on entirely by correspondence That requires a tre- excelled in the pair to make sure they didnt get into any mendous amount of self-discipline After Toms death, some of his fellow stu- trouble Within a year of graduating from Water- dents and friends approached Margaret Beare, I dont recall him ever wanting to be any- loo, Tom was enrolled at Osgoode Hall Law the director of York Universitys Nathanson thing other than a police officer, says Rochelle, School Centre, which is dedicated to studying organ- who established a website in honour of her brother He made many good friends, seemed to ized crime and corruption, to determine how in February 1999 He even kept a little statue of really enjoy the student life and soon became they could pay tribute to Toms memory a police officer on the shelf beside his bed involved in many extra-curricular activities, There was a group of students at York that In 1981, Tom fulfilled his life-long dream Rochelle said Tom curled with his fellow law wanted to do something, said Beare, who over- when he graduated from the Ontario Police students, played baseball and even found time saw a reading course Tom had completed for College and began working with the York Re- to write a column for Osgoodes student news- the Nathanson Centre We were trying to think gional Police paper of something that would be relevant Tom was a member of the York Regional He managed to continue working for the After some deliberation, the group decided force for 18 years working in uniform and as a police force throughout his three years of law to create a bursary in Toms name to be given detective During that time he was also sec- school We were so in awe of his stamina and to a law enforcement officer pursuing an un- onded to a joint forces project dedicated to determination dergraduate degree in law at York University uncovering municipal corruption Tom graduated from Osgoode on June 12, The bursary is funded through an endow- ment from Mark Nathanson, Beare said The same money that funds the Nathanson Centre The annual bursary was made available for Select Fire 223 Entry Model LE M15A4TM the first time last year, but no one from the po- Carbinea lice community has applied for it It is hoped the money that has been set aside wont sit idle for another year Flat top receiver or fixed iron sights$ I think Tom would be very proud to know Rifle or Carbine length$ Counter Sniper 308 T that he might be encouraging other fellow law Regular or Target$ enforcement officers to follow his footsteps, $223 or $308 AR-10 (T)TM arget Model Rochelle said He was a very modest person, Armalite can supply whatever but Im sure hed be quite touched configuration meets your requirements$ Those interested in applying for, or contributing For more information on Armalite and Accuracy International products contact: to, the Thomas DesRochers Bursary are asked Wolverine Supplies P$O$ Box 729, Virden, MB R0M 2C0 to contact Joanne Rappaport at 416 736-5586* Phone: 204-748-2454 Fax 204-748-1805 The Thomas DesRoches memorial website is Internet: www'wolverinesupply'cjb'net Email: jhipwell@mb$sympatico$ca located at http://tom*evereden*com April 2000 20 Blue Line Magazine .. ..-, . ...~· ~; -~<;; • Blue Line Magazine - National Research Council - Canadian Police Research Centre Giving your input today on the technology you will be using tomorrow Blue Line Magazine, in conjunction with the National Research Council's Canadian Police Research Centre, is pleased to feature again the "Emerging Technologies" section. It is a forum whereby companies and individuals with innovative and creative concepts will have the opportunity to get feedback from the potential users of their products or services. Attendees to the trade show are encouraged to try out the items displayed and supply either encouragement or constructive criticism to make the products more responsive to the user. Joma Consulting Services Ltd. of. it can be made. If it can be made, it can be Joma Consulting Services Ltd. is a high done '' 1thtn the confines of a budg..:t. If it can technology. product developmcnt-manufacnrr be done within a budget. chances are there arc ing ftm1 that caters to spec1 fie nt:cd within cer ways to ddi' er high-quality, feature rich solu tain vertical markets. Priman markets include. tions... Law Enforcement, "vvilnnry and Surveying. Wt: are very proud of our track record on de Ryerson Polytechnic University livering cost cJTective soluuons to technical The Automated Photo-Lineup System problems on time and on budget. .lorna's pri (TAPS) mary areas of expertise 111cl ude laser optics Tho Automated Photo-Lineup System al and electronic engi neering. In addition to de lows police to construct, present, and record livering ''specific need'' solutions to individual lineups in ways that maximize the rate of ac clients, Joma also manufactures its own se curate identifications and mi nimize errors. ries ofproducts based upon expressed or iden TAPS combin..:s features of arrest-photo tified need in our pnmary markets. Examples database!> already in usc with ne\\ features nm of these products include dual purpose. high a\ailable from a;,y other system. \\Orkmg ei accuracy laser bore s•ung s~st..:ms. ERT/SRT ther alongside those existing systems or a~ a imaging systems for h1gh threat recon or sur stand-alone program. And it pro' ides easy ad veillance, and a \\ide range of integrated sur herence to the lineup recommendations found vey-magnetometer systems. in several ~ourccs. such as the ofticial state Joma Consulling provides expertise ment on eyewitness evidence from the Ameri Millennium Police Supply through and by the talents or engineers, tech can Psychology-Law Society and the U.S. De Millennium Backsaver Suspenders nical staff and in house machi ni ng capabilities. partment of.lustict: docum~:n t Eyewitness Evi Mil lenni um Police Supply wi ll be featu ring Our mandate is simple: " I r it can be dreamed dence· J Guide filr Law Enforcemem. the Millennium Backsaver Suspender~. de~igncd to balance the weight of the duty belt between the hips and shoulders and thus eliminating the phys1cal discomfort and debilitatiOn of wearing Dalhousie University the modem-day 14 pound dut) belt. Other ben efits of the su~penders are also note\\ orthy. ot: Certificate in Police Leadership ficer\ clothing and appearance is improved. Of ficers do not have to continual!)' tuck in shirts in the back because tl1e suspenders assist keep .. \ly skills ha~·e de{inildy />e.:n lnlflrcJ\'I!d "-' applyinK these tct·hniqiJ<'' tu ing tl1crn in place. The belt can be kept level and tht· ,·umpletion ofmyjoh. I had noformol training in leaders/up. coaching at the same position at all times. This etiminatt:s cBRTIPit:b or mpert•ision prior lu 1his <'ottr.,,. It hu.1armed me with .wme 1•en ha.-ir the '>pac~.: that tom1s bel:\veen the boltom of the yet t'tlluah/e concept,, ta workjmm and I have hecame more cunv''""'' 11/ vest and the top of the belt. This is very notice POLICE what!tml doing tJJld /ww I a/11 doing 11 • Tiliv training lws ailouwlmt to able on ofllcers issued with different coloured W!<' mul correcr mrstokes •l'lud1 I' .\0 l'afutlh/" for 11 supcrvtsor coadr I shirts than vests. The three available siles,l>mall, CQACil hct\'L' hecome M.J much mnn.- ttwar..· u( wlu..11 ;, tuk~. .-. to make u team h'OrJ. mediUm. and large \\ill fit all shapes and si7es togc1her and hm• to impron: my per/omumcc. thm ufutlwr imliwdmrf, ond oj a group. Thankymrjor tlr.: of oflicers. both male and female. The suspend learning anJ gnmth upponuml) SgL Bru~e MacPhail. Hahfa' Rcgiunal Police. ers an: made of a high qualit} leather to provide the best comfort. The content and appl i~a t ion of the Certified Police Coaching Program henetits Institute for Aerospace personnel at all organizationalle\·els. We ha\e had constables. sergeants irupc ~ Edge of Light tors and deputy chiefs partici pate in the program to date and all have come away " ith Ldge of Light is a ground-breaking tech n..:w skills to apply to th~ enhancement of their 0\\11 p...:rfonnance and those who they nology for non-destructive inspection (NDI) are responsible for Coaching. If your organization would be interested in hosting. a 3- in ven ted by researchers at the National Re search Council of Canada. What makes the day Coaching workshop. please contact tbl.! Program Director. Ted Herbert at 902- Edge of Light scanner unique is an abi iJLy to ~94-6~~0. or hy e-mail at T~.:d.Herbert@ Dal.C u. convert surface slope changes into light intcn Sit)' variation in an image. In 1ts simplest nn lo obtain a br~hure or Rcgi<.tr:Jtion Form, call our !nfom1ation Uy I'ax lin.: at 1·800-932-0338 or plementation, the Edge of Light scanner con locally at 481-240!\ and request Document 110211 For inform:nion on our Certific:Ue Program. Sists of a light source and a detector held at a call Shell) Cam1ont-l\.facBcan. Program Manager at (90:!) 494-6930 constant separation distance. This technology or write 10 Sht!ll), 1a e-mail a1 CPLrq Dai.Ca or to 1he addrc" hclow: HEN SQ N has tremendous potential m forens1cs; it can COLLEGE be used to study documents or works ofart that Henson College. DMhQ\.1"1(' t nwt·"'") may be counterfeit or altered, to analyse hand hlOCll~nk--er.n-y A'-c.nue learning Solutions writing. and to detect credit card modification. llallfm< N~ 0.~11 .~J, for a Changing World £ Giving you a netN vision for policing Course 1: Investigative Interviewing Techniques first responders, ClSM teams, undercover operatives, joint task force (Apri/18, 9-12 a.m. or Apri/19, 9-12 a.m.) members, and sex crin1e investigators • To understand the impact ofparticipating in specific critical incident Objectives: scenarios including "Suicide by Cop'', oflicer suicide, and police • To learn Lhe ski ll of interviewing. shooVno-shoot.situations • To learn how to prepare for an interview and ask the right questions. • To identify the C!SM issues of the [ncident Commander. • To provide a sening for practical application of interviewing skills. • To outline a comprehensive intervention program from pre-incident • A practical course. Linrited class size. training through to debriefing the debriefcrs. Course Outline: Presenter: • The Law and Custodial Interviews - case law Murray Finfl, with over 25 years of experience in emergency service • The Non-Accusatory Interview - techniques work and 14 years as an air trafiic controller is an IClSF approved ClSM • Appearance and Language of Liars- body language & verbal exatn- trainer. lie was awarded a Certificate of Recognition in C!SM by ICISF ples of lying (International Crilicallncident Stress Foundalion), is NOV/\ certitied as • Pure Version Statements and Analysis ofVerbaJ Responses a Community Crisis Response Team Trainer, and is a Team Leader and Presenter: team peer support member for numerous CISM pre-incident and reactive Gordon Mltc.Kitmmz, with over thirty years of expe services. rience in law enforcement, has worked in a multitude Who Should Attend: of areas including unifom1 patrol and criminal inves Incident Commanders, First Responders, Detectives, Joint Task Force tigations as well as specialized in areas or underwater members. Sex Crime investigators and CISM Team members. and any search and recovery, fraud investigation, and intelli one who is at risk ofbeing involved in a critical incident. gence. He is an acclaimed lecturer in the techniques of !nvestigative Interviewing and has taught officers Course IV: The New Face of Policing - Face I of polke services from across Canada. lie is also a (Apri/18, 1-4 p.m.) course instructor at a community college. Objectives: Who Should Attend: uniform patrol officers. private investigators. • To acquaint with the steps on how to evaluate your agency. any professional who must find the truth. • To acquaint with the indicators of a need for re-organizing. • To review the rights and obligations of officers where the SIU is in Course II: Positive Discipline attendance. (Apri/18, 9-12 a.m. or Apri/19, 9-12 a.m.) • To review the rights and obligations of officers in the public com Objectives: plaints process. To facilitate a learning experience on communication skills to man • To infom1 how police can partner with Canada's innovation commu age employees better. nity To learn how to give positive discipline. • To assist police in preparing for internet investigations. • A practical course. Limited class size. Presenters: Course Outline: Keith T«ylor, President ofPerivale & Taylor Consultants, assists agen • The boss-subordinate power relationship in a police environment. cies in evaluating and redesigning organizational structures. He did an • The usefulness of praise. in-depth study ofthe StJohn, NB service and assisted in their restruc • Common problems in applying discipline. tur.ing process. • Simple correction. Harry Black, is a lawyer who specializes in defending police otnc • Positive Negative Feedback (PNf) ers, especially as iL relates to the Special Investigations Unit and public • Workshop. complaints process. JolmAmold is the ChicfScicntist of the Canadian Police Presenter: Research Centre (CPRC) in Ottawa. I !is operational func Terry .Barker is an internationally known management j tion over d1e years has included facilitating and advising consultant and seminar leader, having worked witJ1 ~ companies and individuals on the many aspects ofpatent many corporations and law enforcement agencies. lie and concept development and liaison between the police is a director ofU1e Institute of Communication Arts in - and manufacturing industry to develop products, services Vancouver. He designed the Communications Ski lls ...... _and concepts as they relate to the police community. CPRC for Police Personnel course for the Police Manage ~ W is a catalyst to the fmancial realities of today. providing a ment program at Dalhousie University. and is the sen technology innovation network, tbxaugb tl1c Nanonal Re ior instructor on Lhe program. He is also a frequent search Council (NRC), lor police product development. columnist with Blue Line Magazine. Terry is the author of The Five Who Should Attend: Police association and union members, police Minute Police Officer and Boss Talk, books in higl1 demand for college managers, security managers, supervisors, rank and file officers, and courses and enrichment. per~onal information technology personnel. Who Should Attend: Supervisors, managers, future managers, allY one looking towards promotion, anyone dealing with people. Course V: First Response to HazMat (Apri/19, 1-4 p.m.) Course Ill • Critical Incident Stress Management (Apri/18, 1-4 p.m.) Course Outline: Objectives: • Who is going to do the physical evacuation? • To develop a better awareness of the impact of critical incidents on April 2000 OLliE LIN£ MAGA.Z'JH£ It they need to be evacuated then there is an element of danger Are Part B Archaeological/Forensic Recovery Team you prepared to enter? Objectives: Learn the necessary techniques and requirements to safely deal Explain and demonstrate the positive aspects to applying an archaeo- with HazMat situations logical methodology to crime scenes Actually don and doff Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Explain and demonstrate the benefits of having a smaller, well trained self-contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) unit of police officers to respond to crime scenes Learn the different levels of PPE and the shortcomings of each Course Outline: Presenter: Introduction to the methods of archaeology Mitchell Gibbs, Manager of Emergency Services, TEAM-1 Ideology behind the formation of the Archaeological/Forensic Re- Environmental covery Team TEAM-1 is well known for the mitigation of most highway transport The formation of the team itself spills They are best known for the response and mitigation to the Case presentation (including slides) of crimes scenes attended by Team Plastimet Fire They are also known for their association and support Presenter: services to police and fire departments at emergency situations They S/Sgt Gregory Olson began policing in 1974 with the Metropolitan To- do air quality assessments at HazMat and determine when is it safe to ronto Police and Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Police (1976 to 1980) go back in TEAM-1 is a leader in emergency response to chemical In 1980 he joined York Regional Police where he worked uniform and spills both on highways and at manufacturing facilities and are currently plainclothes detective at One District, Criminal Investigation, Newmar- partnering with police and fire departments for NBC They are the ket until March 1999, when he was promoted and transferred to Com- operator of the only mobile decontamination trailer munications Branch He obtained BA majoring in sociology with a Who Should Attend: Supervisors, rank and file officers, dispatchers, minor in history and archaeology from Wilfrid Laurier University in any first responders handling hazardous materials, highway patrol 1996 He assisted in excavating a Huron village at the Wilfrid Laurier officers University, satellite campus in Orillia for a number of years He became involved in a number of criminal investigations both within and outside Course VI: New Face of Policing Face II of York Region where archaeology was utilized and as a result initiated (April 19, 1-4 pm) the formation of the Archaeological/Forensic Recovery Team in 1998 Who should attend: Part - A CPIC Renewal Project: Criminal investigators, crime scene investigators, forensic identification Objectives: officers, anyone interested in new concepts of evedentiary recovery To inform about up-coming changes in information sys- tems for police Part C In-Car Mug Shot Integration To inform about the future initiatives of the CPIC project Objectives: Presenter: To show the benefits of integrating systems in police agencies Paul Trottier is currently Manager of Liaison for the CPIC To show how the mug-shot system was implemented and is used by Renewal Project with the RCMP Paul has over 25 years experience in London Police Service building and installing police/law enforcement information systems in To show the flow of information from patrol car, to records management Canada He has worked as part of the original CPIC development team Presenter: in 1971, has worked with the Correctional Service of Canada, the Ham- Eldon Amoroso is a member of the London Police Service who has ilton-Wentworth Regional Police and the Hull Quebec Police Service gained considerable experience in the information technology and ra- He also worked as Director of System Development for the Depart- dio communications field Resource assistance will be given by Ericsson ment of Justice in the implementation of the FAC program and the Ca- Mobile Communications and Comnetix Corp nadian Firearm Registration system Who should Attend: Who Should Attend: All police supervisors, rank and file officers, Officers in patrol cars, supervisors, communications personnel, infor- civilian technical support personnel, information technology person- mation technology personnel nel, communications personnel, station operators REGISTRATION Name: Agency: Position / Rank: ( Badge#: ) Phone: Fax: TIME 1 1 Investigative Interviewing q Day 1 or q Day 2 9 - 12 am Prepayment fee schedule is $75 00 per course or 22 Positive Discipline q Day 1 or q Day 2 9 - 12 am 4 courses for $250 00 ( Includes admission to Response 2000 ) 33 Critical Incident Stress q Day 1 1 - 4 pm I would like to pay my registration fee by : 4 4 New Face of Policing - Part I q Day 1 1 - 4 pm q Cheque payable to Response Trade Shows OR qVISA qMasterCard 55 Hazardous Material Management q Day 2 1 - 4 pm 6 New Face of Policing - Part II q Day 2 1 - 4 pm Number Expiry / Mail to: 12A-4981 Hwy17 East, Ste1 254, Markham ON L3R 1N1 CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDENACE WILL BE PRESENTED or Fax: 905 640-7547 April 2000 23 Blue Line Magazine ·J .Ej ~ ·J S)J LeParc Conference Centre, 8432 Leslie Street, Markham, Ontario ., ., Air'vfunition North America Inc 102 Llo)d Libkc Police Sales 601 Securesearch Inc 112 Ascot Untfonm & Regalia 514 M & L Supply 201 Serengeti 3 l 0 Bank of Canada -100 M D Charlton Co Ltd c Stmtagem Financial Services 101 Blue Line Magazine 207 Martin & Levesque I Blauer Canada 403 The Current Corporation 300 Canadian Body Armour A Matte Lndustries Inc :!I I Tricia Rudy Enterprises 61 1 Canadian Police Suprly 607 Nutrition Cl ub Canada 115 VidSccurc Inc 503 Class 1\ Fire & Rescue Il l Ontario Police Supplies 509 Whelen Canada I 13 Cl.:amct/Alcom Comm un ications 512 PageNet of Canada h1cr 104 Yanmha Motor Canada Lobby Cogent Systemll Inc 609 Panasonic Canada F EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Corporate Security Service~ 405 Pit Bull Tire Lock Corp. 505 Auto-Halt l>olice Artists Association of Canada 200 Crime Scene 409 Institute lbr Aerospace Daniel P Reeve Financial Scrvtces 303 Police Ordnance 204 Joma Consulting Services Ltd. Deister Flcctnmics Inc 30 I R "licholls Distributors Inc B \1illcnnium Police Supply Dept of Justice, Lcgislauvc 110 Ronald Cormier & Associates 105 Niagara Regional Police Service Draeger Canada I 09 Salient \1anufucruring & Securil) Prod 710 Ryerson Pol~1echnic University Electro Optics Canada Inc 510 Second Chance Bod) Armor 401 Equinox Adventures 50 I Fello" ship of Christian Peace Officers 708 Federal Auction Service Inc 210 H FUR Systems Inc 502 Flolite lndustric:. Inc I 06 SEMINARS Fl)ing Cross b} Fcchhcimer G 601 603 605 607 609 fox lmcrnational 506 Framed Pollee C(lnccpts 603 504 506 508 510 512 Gcmex International Inc 306 Henry's 202 Hi-Tee Intervention 404 Innovative Securil.)' Solution~ 406 G Intelligent Detection Systems 402 501 503 505 507 lntemational Police Association 702 404 408 m 402 406 3: ITS Consultants 706 m K9 Storm Inc 103 ~ Laerdal Med ical Canada Ltd 206 z F G) 401 403 405 407 409 DATES & TIMES Aegis Engineered Textile Products Team also conducts presentations. Corporate Security Services Exhibit 304 Exhibit405 Canadian Body Armour Aegis Engineered Textile Products Inc is a Corporate Securit) Ser1.1ccs \\ill be exhib Exhibit A leadingCnnadian producer ofspecial!) based tex iting the following products al Response 2000: One of two bod} annour manufacturing tile products based 1n Arnprior. Ontario. Aegis is ink and mkless fingerprint system. exhibit room regist~d divisions of Pacific Safety Products Inc. (sec certified nnd as an ISO 9001 facilit). storage S) stem and !luppues. tamper cv ident ond one bemg Pacific Body Annour). 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Constable Wurr has weapons retention series, we force weapons may be needed to shifted to a Stage Two awareness locked his strong hand down onto looked at how holster design con defend against an assault. lligh as illustrated by how be has rested his gun and is prepared to defend tributes to the prevention of a gun retention holsters are most valu his foreann across the top of his himself. In this case. the officer is grab. But the holster is only one able during a sudden Stage Three gun. Again, this may seem casual equipped with a good triple reten part of a larger continuum of de attack. They allow officers to con and non-threatening to an observer tion holster and can use bolh arms fence and cmmot be solely relied centrate on defending themselves but it add$ an important degree of to prevent an attack. if necessary. upon for prOLection. An assailant without worrying about losing protection. In this photo series, should be forced to penetrate Lheir sidcamL Constable David Kroeker (left) through multiple layers of defence AI Stage Four. an assailant bas and Constable Frank Wurr (mid before being able to lay a finger made an active grab for the offic dle) of the Winnipeg Police Serv on an officer's sidearm. In this fi er's gun. Tllis is the most critical ice are helping to illustrate the re nal article of our three-pan series, stage for officer survival and will tention continuum with the assist we look m what to do if this does require an aggressive manoeuvre ance of actor Chris Wantzing happen and someone gets a hand to break free. (right). The Winnipeg Pollee Serv on your gun. ice teach a good exan1ple of what The Weapons Retention Tactics to break free must be I call a modern "systems'' ap Continuum Illustrated kept as simple as possible. One proach LO retention by effectively effect of stress in life-threatening integrating it into their role-play confrontations is a marked de ing and scenario training. crease in the ability to make deci Figure Fil'e sions. for this reason. the trend in Oflen, an attempted gun grab weapons retention training is away takes place as a complete surprise. from complex martial-arts moves In fact. ihe assailant may be on the and toward basic break-away ma gun before the officer can even noeuvres that eliminate the deci react. The first sign ofa Stage four sion-making process and place the attack is when the officer grabs a assai Iant back on the defensive end flstfuJ of someone else's hand. of the action/reaction curve. This This is probably the most common, article illustrates a break-away and certainly the most dangerous grab attempt. Retention training tt:chniquc that uses a simple four Figure One step move. that does not acknowledge that the Routine interactions like thls The Five Stages of Qne happen a million times a day. bad gu) will usually getl1is hands Figure Three Awareness Here, the officer is illustrating on tbe gun first is not like! y to work The subject has aggressively in a real life situation. The officer The best defence against an good Stage One awareness. He is attemptedbrun grab is to prevent it carefu I not to allow the subject too moved toward the officer, and must now employ good defensive Constable Wurr has raised his left before it even happens. This means close. His interview stance adds a tactics to break free! hand to block any furtllcr ap that awareness towards surround slight but efTective angle to his proach. There has been no physi ings and possible threats should be positioning. This makes it far more cal contact or threat to the subjc:ct a constant practice. I have arbitrar difficult tor the subject to make a ily divided awareness into live dif sudden grab for the officer's gun yet. but the officer bas made it clear through his actions that J1e ferent stages. without clearly transmitting his expects him to maintain his dis Stage Zero is where officers intentions beforehand. The subject tance. He is also politely but tinnly are in a low or no risk situation. appears to be a little upset and the telling the subject to step back. Only somewhat higher than un oOicer has draped his right hand consciousness, no police officer near the center of his belt. Very should ever be trapped into this casual. but wen prepared tor fur state of stupor. ther action if necessary. At Stage One. officers are in a normal state of preparation. Re laxed but aware of their surround ings, they still take simple precau tions during even ··routine" imer actions. At Stage Two. officers are in a heightcm:d state of awareness. Active resistance or the proximity of possible multiple assailants raises lhe potential threat level and Fi;:ure Four oflicers must be prepared to act There is no time for politeness Figure Six physically or verbally to maintain uowt At Stage Three, the subject The first instinct here may be a safe distance. Figure Two has grabbed the officer and another lo attempt to pry the assailants At Stage Three, there is an ag- The subject appears agitated, assailant is moving in behind him hand of!' the gun. This is the wrong BLliE liN£ MAGAZINE 1110\1? and onl) serves to help the cwn end up on his back. a:.sntlant get Lhe gun out of the These staged photos cannot il hol<>ter. Constable Wurr is tnstead lu:.trate the necessary speed or a gomg to tllustrate a simple four goodbrcak-awa) move. This defen step break-away manoeuvre. Step SIVe tactic relies on the officer un One is to ph)' sica II) jam his hands c:-.pectedly jamming the a.c;satlanfs dO\\ n as bard as he can to lock the hand"> on Ius gun and then mo,ing gun in the holstt:r. even if that aggressively into th.: su~ji!Ct 's cenl.l!r means trapping the assailant's of gravity instead of pulling awav hands beneath ht:. own. NO\\, the from him. This forc\.'S the a.~sailiu1t assailant's natural reaction is w Jlh}sicall) and mentally off-halance pull free. and puts the assailant on the.: defen sl\ e. The assailant •~ now forced to Figure Tlt:e!l·e r..:actto the oflicer's actions, instead Figure Ni11e If Step Four did not work, the of the other way around. During Step Four uses a sudden. 'io offic..:r can sudden!) reverse and t.roimng. it is critical to practice this h:nt mist to the side to bn:ak free. initiate a Vlolentl\\lSt m the oppo manoeu' re slowly and ''ithout us Here. the ofliceralso sv. ings a free site directton. Constable Wurr ing the full range ofmohon.ll is verv arm around to strike towards th.: keeps his hand locked firmlv duwn ea$) in a prnctice situation to over extl!nd an ann and create injurics.ll subject's ann or face. It is unlike!) on the gun until be can bre;k trc.:.:. is only necessary to practice until all the assailant is expecting such a four steps are memonzcd. An artifi sudden ''' ist and '"ill not be able cial training. o;ituation can ncv~r rec to folio'' it all the V.a} around. Our n:tuc th~ unl!,.pectcd nat11re of an poor aSS Figure Eight In Step Thn.:e, Constable Wurr I J'.Da niel P. Reeve & Associates I nc. now steps in to the assailant's ce11to.:r of gra' tty. rather than pull , Uri' INSURAN( I • OI!>ABILI 1'1 • (,1(', ing a\>vay as the subject is expect R.RSI 1~ • RRll s • 1'-iVE.SfMl:"NT fUNDS ing. The ofliccr is pushing him phystcally and mentally off bal Do you want to be Financially ance by moving into his sptlce. 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Tn addition to his design and implementation of the ''A II Hands ability to communicate eiT:ec outstanding efforts in on Deck'' serv ice enhancement program are tively with others. These skills support of commu fine examples of how to improve client serv are best used to define and ex niry safety, he bas ice through innovation. plain the achievements ofChief also consisten!ly vol Most importantly, Bill's successful •· Superintendent Wi lliam Howard unteered hi s time to achievements demonstrate th e outstanding Currie of the Ontario Provincial Police. lead nmncrous char level and commitment provided to hi m by his Born and raised in Toronto 011tario, ''Bill" ity fund r•1isers for supportive team members. Currie has been a member of the Ontario Pro Child Find Ontario, Leadership and communication skills are vincial Police for just over 24 years. He is 57 Ontario Special Ol clearly essential tools for effective managers years ofage and earned his post secondary edu ympics, and of today as changing times now demand that man cation th rough Toronto's York University. course, the United agers possess the skills to not only manage Bill commenced his professional career in Way of Ontario. things. but to lead people! public service in 1962 as an educator in To In his spare time, he cruoys hockey, golf, Bill Currie's leadership and personal com ronto Vvhere he became rbe Vice- Principal re curling and a variety of police/community re mitment to valuing people is truly demonsu-ated sponsible for program development of Toron lated volunteer activities. 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Smugglers are Higinbotham noted that one ofthe victims. ··a dr::tv. n to the region chronic alcoholic wi th a significant mental dis ·Judge Robert Higinbotham because (If its long order." approached Esquimalt CsL Tom Barry coast lines that arc in 1998. awa) from large In a "vague and rambling complaint" the lliginbotham convicted Pcdden ol' sexual populatitm c~ntrcs. woman told the officer that she had bet:n sexu assault, administering a drug. confinement and said senior RCMP officers in Moncton ally assaulted in a trailer in Langford. assault in the case of one woman. for the New Bruns\\ick Chiefs of Po Higinbotham said Barry found the wom Both Pedden and Merry were convicted of lice Association's annual meeting in an's Story to be both strange and disturbing but caUSJng bodily harm in se.'\ually assaulting a FcbruaJ). noted that she was not intoxicated. second woman, administering a drug, ccmfine This year, the RCMP is planning to The judge said Barry "could not recall ever ment and threatening to cause death or injury. appoint a co-ordinator in each province having spoken to her when she "as not intoxi The pair were also convicted of sexual as for their coastal watch program. cated. sault administering a drug and confinement in Tite proto:ram encoumges tishcm1en, "lt would have been Cas} for Cst. BaiT) to the case of a third woman. boaters and others to watch for and rcp011 dismiss her somewhat disjointed account but Outside coun Barry said that when the art} su.<;picious acti\ it). to his everlasting credit be took her seriously.'' woman initially came to speak to him he had a "The criminal element.;, understand When police went to the trailtlr in Decem feeling that she was telling the truth. ably so, arc adjusting rapidly;· Supt. ber 1998 they found more than 12 hours of H~ also said that once he dccided to act on Pierre-Yves Bourduas was quoted as say videotape. depicting a variety of acts and as the complaint everything fell into place. ing. "We have to have the infrastructure saults. "It makes you fed really good about do to do the same thing to make sure \lie don't The tapes became the key evidence agamst ing your job." he was quoted as saying. "l"vc put all our resources in one area... Brian Peddcn, 43, and Michael Merry, 45. been doing it for about 28 years now. •· Busson takes Two Toronto police omcers pleaded guilty in 1998 to a over as B.C.'s were found not guilty in March number of charges including of dangerous driving in a chase criminal negligence causing top Mountie that resulted in the death of an death. There's a new elderly man. The driver was sentenced to top RCMP of Csts. Karl Heilimo and Geraid two years in custody ficer in British O'Kane were each chasing a sto At least a dozen Canadians Columbia. len van driven by a 14-year-old on have been kiJied in chases dur Beverly May 11, 1998, before it lost con ing the past year. Busson, a vet trol. Heilimo O'Kqne The House of Commons The vehicle crashed into a Busson eran Molmtie, passed a private members' bill parked car and struck 73-year-old Witnesses estimated speeds was appointed in February amending the Crimi Clyde Barnaby, who was riding his that varied from a few kilometres in February. assistant com nal Code to impose tougher pen bike on the sidewalk. an hour to 160 kmlh. missioner for "'E'' Division in alties on motorists who tlec from During the trial the Crown ar The defence countered the charge of aU RCMP opera pollee. gued that 1-!eilimo, 32, and Crown's claim by arguing that tions iu the province. Under the bill, anyone who O'Kane.28, showed flawed judge lleilimo and O'Kane called offthe Bussortis responsible for injures another person during a ment in engaging in and continu chase blocks from the sc-ene and about 7,000 RCMP employ chase will receive a maximum sen ing the chase that resulted in only sped up when seeing the ees and oflicers working in tence of 14 years, while a life sen Barnaby's death. crashed van on the sidewalk. B.C. tence will be imposed on anyone The constables, who main The chase, which lasted Husson left the RCMP causing death. tained their innocence, argued they about live minutes, ended when last for a job the head The bill was praised by the year as were simply doing their jobs as the stolen van and another car of B.C.'s Organized Crime Canadian Police Association. they pleaded not guilty to the dan collided. The van then hit a Agency. parked car before striking The association, which repre gerous driving charges. She took over for fomter However. the Crown accused Barnaby and his two dogs, which sents 30,000 officers across the assistant commJssroner the two officers of lying about were also killed. country, was pleased that the bill Murray Johnston who retired the speeds of the chase, which Neither cruiser struck focused on suspects who flee from on March 21. took place through Tesidential Barnaby. police, as opposed to the police streets. The driver of the stolen van officers themselves. Minister wants Program encourages driver calming independent ~ A provincial police after a day on the job, said Supt. ing their company's identity is investigations Yf1tf!l superintendent is Jay Hope. vislbk;. checking employee Manitoba Justice Minister launching a The program, u,r1veiled to busi driving records for demerit Gord Mackintosh says he wants program en ness leaders in February. will en points; sending worker~ to de police to Stop rnvestigating them couraging COUI1\ge businesses to cr~ate plans fensive driving courses; sending selves. business to that reward employees with acci all newlv hired drivers on driver He said the province hope-s • help curb road dent-free record~ and penaJize education co1,1rses. probes ofpolice conduct will be in rage and other those who continually break traf "I'm sure there are many vestigated in the future by other traffic problems in the Toronto fic laws. people driving for compani1.1s agencies or an independent watch area. 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Tex. computer viruses to study and then designing opment infonnation for a planned national co It was the fit'j;t time the award was defences against them. ord ination centre to ward offhacker attacks on presented to a Canadian pnlicc ofliccr. Prakash Bhartia, director-general of De vital Canadian computer systems. Burden was singled out for his clfons fence Research F.stablishment Onawa, said the John Leggat, the Defence Department's in im cstigating marine related crimes. researchers will also be developing new meth chief of research and development said plans specificall) in the area of recreational ods to help track down hackers. for that centre arc ln the initial stages and it is watercraft. "We are trying to do more of the forward several years away from becoming a reality. Over the p&1 two years. Burden has helped raise awareness ofcscalatrng ma Special squad looks to rekindle investigation rine related crime to both the insurance industry and the police community. 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He explained the area could be attributed to pay. police said. that someone had stolen some tish Sam Stud or his many o!Tspnng. Instead, he ordered the clerk to open the from his van as he made his deliver Pretty soon he sa\\ two of cash register and took the money in the tilL ies around a housing estate. Sam Stud's sons walking through The man was headed towards the door, but Wvn took all the details. feel the park. One of them had a pa stopped after he realized that some of the ing genuinely sorry for him. In his per parcel under his am1. money was tip money. effort to make a success of his "What have you got under The gracious thief returned that portton of business the man could always be your arm?~ asked Wyn. the loot and apologized saying he knows they sc~ cfcliverinr-ti.;h around man) ··Hair,"' said Sam Junior. "'ho don't make much monev. of the villages. Rardy did he have a holi had picked up a thing or two from his father. The man then left \\itb coffee in hand. dav or take a dav off. On Saturdavs he Without further delay. Wyn got him to un \\Ould rise earl) imd drive to tlu: nearest wmp the parcel and saw that it contained three coastal town some fifi) miles away in or fish. "Whose are these?" asked Wyn. ··ours."' And a bag of chips der to meet the fishing boats coming in from said Sam Junior. "We just caught them in the the sea. river." These thieves couldn't take just one. Then. fully stoked. he would spend all A reasonable explanation. thought Wyn Instead, they made off with more than 200 da} and most ofthe cwuing selling and de - n:asonabh:, that is, if the fish had bec."ll on cases of potato chips in February from a ware livering the fresh fish he had bought Petty steroids. Wyn could think of no oth~ expla house in Simcoe, Ont. thieves he could do "ithout. nation for sea mackerel s"imming tift) miles The chips were valued at $6.000. "Any idea wbo took themr asked Wyn. inshore to be caught! Provincial police weren't sure how they made thdr way into the warehouse. They were also unsure how, or if. the crooks would sell the chips. a constable said. lie joked !hat police should look for sus pects with grcru;e stains on their punts. Don't play with fire Two Manitoba men who watched their ar son fraud scheme go up in smoke were handed $5,000 fines after pleading guilty in February to arson, fmud nnd causing damage by fire. A 22-year-old man suffered fir~ t and sec ond degree bums to parts of his upper body after lighting his friends sports utility vehicle on fire last summer with a can ofgasoline and a flaming roll of toilet paper. The 28-year-old owner of the \Chicle had asked the younger man to bum it so he could collect the insurance money. But the plan fai led wben the 22-year-old caught fire and had to admit himself to hospi tal. Police tracked him dovm at the hospital six days later. 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