RCMP Shuffle Cash, Staff to Combat Terrorism

April 10, 2015 – Vol. 20 No. 15 RCMP shuffle cash, staff to combat terrorism

Apr 02 2015 TORONTO - Concern over what details will be recorded by police when they stop and document individuals has delayed implementation of the Toronto police board’s revised carding policy, another hurdle the policy has failed to clear since it was first voted in nearly a year ago. Page 3

Apr 04 2015 TEWKSBURY – Last December Tewksbury Police confronted a new, and growing, frontier in cyberterrorism when the CryptoLocker ransomware virus infected the department’s network, encrypting essential department files until the town Apr 08 2015 paid a $500 bitcoin ransom. Page 4 OTTAWA - The RCMP has been forced at $10 million a year since 2003. to shuffle more cash and officers into “Given the priority the RCMP has placed Apr 06 2015 terrorism investigations as Ottawa’s on countering the threat posed by high risk His name was Gurvinder Sin- contribution has remained static over travellers and high risk individuals, the RCMP gh. The 22-year-old Toronto the last decade, documents show. has and will continue to reallocate the neces- man was brutally assaulted The Mounties diverted $22.9 million sary resources to the INSETs,” read the docu- with a compressed air hose from other operations to the Integrated Na- ments, tabled in Parliament earlier this year. on March 6 at his Mississauga tional Security Enforcement Teams (IN- “As of Jan. 5, 2015, it is estimated that workplace and died in hospital SETs) in 2013-14. The RCMP’s share of almost 600 RCMP full-time equivalents have 12 days later. INSET funding has been steadily rising from been reallocated from other priority areas (e.g., Page 5 $717,000 in 2003 to more than $20 million serious and organized crime, economic crime for each of the last three fiscal years. and other national security files) to INSETs.” Meanwhile, the federal government’s The documents state investigators have Apr 08 2015 contribution to INSETs has remained static been reassigned, on a temporary basis, from TORONTO - It can offer clues as simple as a person’s favourite sports team, frequent hiding spot in the neighbourhood, or a certain word that can spark a violent reaction. Page 9 “dedicated special investigative teams, sur- • $10 million — Annual federal contribution using drugs and driving instead of drinking veillance, undercover teams, technical inter- to INSETs since 2003. and driving,” he said. cepts, analytical support, wiretap warrants 1/3 — Approximate proportion of Ot- “Just separate driving from using pot, so and production orders.” tawa’s funding to INSET compared to total wait at least four hours after you use before In an appearance before a Commons expenditures, 2011-2015. you drive and don’t mix it with alcohol.” committee in March, RCMP Commissioner (Toronto Star) Vancouver police spokesperson Sergeant Bob Paulson told MPs that the force has suf- Randy Fincham said the department hasn’t ficient resources — but other investigations compiled any data to see whether officers are move to the backburner as a result of the THURSDAY catching more people driving while impaired shuffling. APRIL 02, 2015 by marijuana, but about one drug-impaired “Yes, we have enough resources to deal driver was caught for every three drunk driv- with the threat we’re facing, but . . . we’re tak- Apr 02 2015 ers in last December’s annual counterattack ing now a little over 600 resources from other blitz. VANCOUVER - A Vancouver emergen- areas of our federal responsibility to transfer “With drivers that were coming through cy-room doctor is warning drivers to those full-time equivalent positions into the random road checks at locations in Vancou- avoid marijuana after his research has counterterrorism world,” Paulson said. ver, we were seeing drivers that were im- shown just over 7 per cent of those in- “We have enough people who are work- paired by drugs, which the vast majority of jured behind the wheel consume canna- ing these (terrorism) cases, but they’re not the time turned out to be marijuana,” Sgt. bis in the hours leading up to a crash. doing what they’re supposed to be doing.” Fincham said. INSETs operate in five major Canadian (Globe and Mail) cities, including Toronto, to collect and share intelligence about threats to national security, Apr 02 2015 and to “enhance investigative capabilities” to HALIFAX - A police oversight agency carry through investigations to arrests. While in Nova Scotia is investigating allega- led by the RCMP, INSETs include repre- tions of sexual assault and assault by sentatives from CSIS, the Canadian Border a male RCMP officer. Services Agency, as well as provincial and The Serious Incident Response Team municipal police forces. says the officer is alleged to have sexually The Star made multiple interview requests assaulted a female employee and assaulted a Jeff Brubacher, who works at Vancouver to the RCMP for comment, which weren’t re- female RCMP member. General Hospital, published an opinion piece turned. The Star also requested an interview Both incidents allegedly occurred during in this month’s British Columbia Medical with Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney’s a three-day RCMP meeting at a private facil- Journal detailing how four emergency rooms office. In reply, a spokeperson for Blaney said ity in Queen’s County in March. across the province surveyed 1,097 drivers the government has increased security agen- The agency says the sexual assault com- and found cannabis was the most common cies budgets since coming to power. plainant came forward on Monday and on recreational drug, after alcohol, used among By The Numbers: Tuesday the second assault allegation came injured drivers, with 7.3 per cent consuming • $717,716 — RCMP’s contribution to IN- to light. it in the hours preceding their crashes and SETs in 2003-2004 Ron MacDonald, director of the response 12.6 per cent still showing traces of the drug • $22,864,779 — RCMP’s contribution to team, says no charges have been laid. from earlier use. INSETs in 2013-14 The RCMP say the officer involved has That same data showed 17.8 per cent of • 120 — Number of RCMP employees on been suspended with pay pending the out- the injured drivers drank and 15.8 per cent “assignment” to INSETs in 2014. come of the investigation. had a blood-alcohol concentration greater • 600 — Estimated number of RCMP em- than 0.08. ployees re-assigned to counterterrorism Apr 02 2015 Dr. Brubacher and his research team are after Oct. 22, 2014. still analyzing another 1,000 blood samples, It has been almost five years since two but he said it is important the public knows northern Ontario friends drowned in the past studies have suggested heavy cannabis same week, but for OPP Sergeant Marty use nearly doubles a driver’s risk of having a Singleton, it feels like just yesterday. Singleton hopes to mark the anniversaries crash resulting in serious injury or death. of the deaths of Clayton (Beef) Windigo Jr. “Cannabis slows reaction times, causes and Const. 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The information recorded by police in APRIL 03, 2015 Windigo, 20, was a popular local hockey their notebooks is entered into a computer player from the tiny First Nations commu- database as a community engagement report. Apr 03 2015 nity of Nigigoonsiminikaaning (Red Gut). He The revised document is also missing KITCHENER, Ont. - The province’s po- died in a water accident on June 27, 2010. language that once narrowly restricted card- lice watchdog has released the iden- Mainville had been Windigo’s hockey ing for a “public safety purpose” that includ- tity of a 20-year-old man killed in a coach and reached out to comfort Windigo’s ed investigating a specific offence or gather- shooting incident involving Waterloo family. ing intelligence directly related to a criminal Regional Police. Then, just a few days later, on Canada problem. The Special Investigations Unit says it Day, Mainville himself drowned in a boating Blair’s new procedures say officers can happened after police responded to a call at a accident. stop and document an individual to keep residence Thursday night in Kitchener. It was four days before Mainville’s body the peace, prevent crimes and in the perfor- The SIU says there was what it called an was found by fishermen. mance of common law duties as defined by “interaction’’ between police and Beau Aaron Singleton remembers Mainville as some- the Police Services Act. (Toronto Star) Baker and he was shot. one who had a particular gift for making oth- Baker, 20, was later pronounced dead in ers feel better. Apr 02 2015 hospital just after 10 p.m. He said it’s difficult to explain the emo- The SIU says an autopsy is scheduled to tions involved in searching for the body of a MONTREAL - People should refrain take place in Hamilton on Saturday. friend and then working with his family and from taking to social media to track Five SIU investigators and three forensic community to cope with the loss. down criminals, according to the Ser- investigators have been assigned to review That’s the sort of work Mainville had ex- vice Policiere de la Ville de Montreal the incident. celled in, Singleton said. (SPVM), three days after a Domino “He got along with everyone in the detach- pizza shop owner took to Facebook to ment,” Singleton said. “He was able to cheer post five still photos of a robbery. SATURDAY them up when things weren’t going so great. APRIL 04, 2015 “It’s one of our core functions as police — to help people,” Singleton said in an interview. Apr 04 2015 Singleton said that Mainville routinely showed empathy in times of crisis, and that CHARLOTTETOWN - Charlottetown he was working to assist Windigo Jr.’s family police say a 17-year-old boy was shot until the time of his own death. by police after an altercation with of- “He was providing support to the family ficers outside a shopping mall Friday. Police say they received a call Friday the day before he drowned,” Singleton. afternoon saying someone had been shot be- Singleton’s life preserver fund is called hind the Charlottetown Mall and that there “Remember Your Lifejacket Fund” at TD was an armed suspect in the area. Bank Account No. 6499635. Such vigilantism can impede ongoing Det.-Sgt. Brad MacConnell says police (Toronto Star) investigations, said Sgt. Laurent Gingras this arrived to find a suspect matching the caller’s afternoon. description with what appeared to be a fire- Apr 02 2015 “People need to come to us first and let us do arm and other weapons. our investigation,” he told the Chronicle. TORONTO - Concern over what de- MacConnell says following what he The photos, posted by co-owner Lucian tails will be recorded by police when called some interaction with police the teen Iliescu, reveal three masked thieves allegedly they stop and document individuals was shot and taken to hospital with non-life- rummaging through the Dorval-based pizze- has delayed implementation of the To- threatening injuries. ria around 2:30 a.m. on March 30, stealing ronto police board’s revised carding He says the only shots fired were from about $150. policy, another hurdle the policy has the police and that investigators did not lo- Iliescu said thousands of people viewed failed to clear since it was first voted cate anyone else injured as initially reported. the photos merely hours after the post. Secu- in nearly a year ago. Police say the teen will face charges in- Board members decided at a meeting rity tapes, he said, showed the thieves allegedly cluding careless use of a firearm and posses- Thursday to wait until they reconvene April breaking into the pizzeria, causing what he esti- sion of prohibited weapons. MacConnell says 16, when Chief Bill Blair promised to report mated to be $1,500 of damage. outside investigators from Summerside, P.E.I., back with details on what personal informa- “We were just trying to be creative,” Iliescu and Nova Scotia will review the incident. tion — such as name, address and associates told the Chronicle Thursday morning. “Hopeful-

— that his officers will continue to record ly it’ll scare people off. That’s the idea behind it.” Apr 04 2015 during the interaction, which is now being re- The problem, however, is that if informa- ferred to as community engagement. tion is easily available online, the criminals can SYDNEY, N.S. - Cape Breton Regional The decision was made after Councillor change their modus operandi, said Sgt. Gingras. Police say a 66-year-old man has died Shelley Carroll pointed out to fellow board The situation can go from bad to worse as after he was struck by a police vehicle members that the correct data retention was people who post photos of criminals caught Saturday afternoon. Police say officers were responding to essential for any real review of the policy, in the act on social media networks risk bi- an unrelated complaint of an injured child which the board plans to do in September. asing a court as the accused will already be in North Sydney at the time of the accident. At that time, board members were hoping condemned in the eye of the public. In a statement, police spokeswoman to use the review to address any deficiencies Finally, Sgt. Gingras warned of the legal Desiree Vassallo says an officer struck the in the policy and the procedures. risks attached to vigilantism. pedestrian while backing up a police vehi- The original policy was passed by the “You need to be careful because you can cle to make room for an ambulance. board a year ago, but Chief Bill Blair told the be exposing yourself to a number of things, Vassallo says emergency responders board that a number of operational concerns like a defamation lawsuit,” he said. treated the man but he was pronounced prevented him from completing procedures (The Chonicle) dead at 4:30 p.m. 3 Cape Breton police are referring the a web address and account that cannot be occurred, resulting in the man being shot. He matter to Nova Scotia’s police watchdog, traced by the FBI, State Police, or National was pronounced dead at the scene. the Serious Incident Response Team. Security. Bitcoin is a digital, peer-to-peer, A police officer was also taken to hospital with minor stab wounds. Apr 04 2015 currency with military-grade cryptography. While bitcoin promises security for online An autopsy has been scheduled for Tues- TEWKSBURY – Last December Tewks- day for the unidentified man. transactions, it has also become the pre- bury Police confronted a new, and (CTV Toronto) ferred currency for ransomware, because it growing, frontier in cyberterrorism is untraceable. when the CryptoLocker ransomware Sheehan reached out to police chiefs MONDAY virus infected the department’s net- across the state to see if anyone else had ex- APRIL 06, 2015 work, encrypting essential depart- perience with this virus. A number of comment files until the town paid a $500 munities responded with similar stories. Most Apr 06 2015 bitcoin ransom. notably Swansea Police Department, which In total, police systems were down be- WINNIPEG - A group of seasoned vol- paid a $750 ransom in November 2013. Once unteers is set to drag Winnipeg’s Red tween four and five days as the department alerted by Sheehan, other departments took River again this year, in search of evi- worked with the FBI, Homeland Security, immediate action to protect their systems, es- dence that might bring closure to the Massachusetts State Police, as well as private pecially those with mapped drives. families of missing and murdered firms in an effort to restore their data without Tewksbury Police sent their infected aboriginal women. paying the ransom. Bernadette Smith, whose sister Claudette Os- server to the Commonwealth Fusion Center According to the U.S. Department of borne disappeared seven years ago, spearheaded in Maynard, a facility that brings federal and Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency last year’s search after the body of 15-year-old Tina state services, as well as the public and pri- Readiness Team (US-CERT), CryptoLocker Fontaine was found in the river wrapped in a bag. vate sector together, acting as the state reposi- is a malware campaign that initially surfaced Volunteers in boats used hooks to drag tory for homeland security information and the river bed. in 2013. A new variant of ransomware, it re- incident reporting. This year, Smith says the dragging bars stricts access to infected computers and de- In the meantime, the department isolated are better made and she’s even bought her mands the victim provide a payment to the the files that were encrypted, ran virus pro- own boat to use in the search. attackers in order to decrypt and recover their tection on all remaining machines in the net- The group is also fundraising for another boat files. As of this time, the primary means of in- and rain gear through a GoFundMe webpage. work, and were able to use their systems, but fection appears to be through phishing emails Smith says the work is empowering for could not access saved records. containing malicious attachments, phony the families of missing and murdered women “Once hit with this kind of ransomware, FedEx and UPS tracking notices, and even who often feel helpless. only two alternatives are available,” said through pop-up ads. She says Fontaine’s body wasn’t the first Police Chief Timothy Sheehan told the Sheehan. If the files cannot be decrypted, to be pulled from the river and no one knows Town Crier that Tewksbury was hit with a then you must go to the most recent back-up. how many more victims there are. newer form of CryptoLocker, for which au- If a recent back-up isn’t available, the ransom Apr 06 2015 thorities did not have the key. Though ini- must be paid. tially infected sometime on December 7, the In Tewksbury’s case, the back-up on an ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and department became aware of the malware on external hard drive was also corrupted. The Labrador’s premier says his staff told December 8, 2014. most recent non-corrupted tape back-up was police about potentially threatening tweets Friday, two days before the This kind of malware has the ability to find 18 months old, and simply not enough to re- and encrypt files located within shared network man behind the account was shot build missing information from paper reports. dead by an officer on the premier’s se- drives, USB drives, external hard drives, net- “Nobody wants to negotiate with terror- work file shares and even some cloud storage curity team. ists. Nobody wants to pay terrorists,” said drives. If one computer on a network becomes infected, mapped network drives could also Sheehan. “We did everything we possibly become infected, which is what happened in could,” including moving town departments Tewksbury. CryptoLocker then connects to the away from mapped drives. attackers’ command and control (C2) server to “It was an eye opening experience, I can tell deposit the asymmetric private encryption key you right now. It made you feel that you lost out of the victim’s reach. control of everything,” said Sheehan. “Paying Sheehan said that they believe the virus the bitcoin ransom was the last resort.” entered the system through the Officer–In- (Tewksbury Town Crier) Charge’s (OIC) computer and began looking for a large store of data. Since all the computers have mapped drives and are networked, SUNDAY Paul Davis said Monday he wasn’t aware the virus went to the largest server – in this APRIL 05, 2015 of the online comments until he heard that case that housed the Computer Aided Dis- Don Dunphy, 59, was fatally shot Sunday patch, records management, arrest logs, calls Apr 05 2015 by an officer with the Royal Newfoundland for service, motor vehicle matters, and so on PETERBOROUGH - Ontario’s po- Constabulary. But the premier’s staff knew and reported them to police, he said. – and encrypts everything, making it impos- lice watch dog is investigating the “I was shocked, deeply saddened yes- sible to access. shooting death of a 23-year-old man in Peterborough. terday to learn of the events that had taken “It basically rendered us in-operational, place,’’ Davis said. with respect to the software we use to run the The Special Investigations Unit says police responded to a disturbance at a Tim Hor- Davis, a former constable with the Royal Police Department,” said Sheehan. tons restaurant at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Newfoundland Constabulary, said he briefly Once officers tried to access the data fol- Police said they located a man and “an spoke with the officer late Sunday. lowing the malware infection, they received interaction” between an officer and the man “I called to offer my personal support to a demand for a $500 bitcoin ransom sent to him. I’ve known him for some time.’’ 4 Chief William Janes of the Royal New- secret at the request of his family. victim is critical to the public’s understanding foundland Constabulary said the officer was “Police are not going to release the vic- of a crime, while the latter that respect for the a member of the protective services unit pro- tim’s name, nor would we confirm the vic- family’s wishes comes first. viding security, threat and risk assessments tim’s name should it be released by anyone,” “We believe you can’t be murdered anony- for the premier and elected officials. said Const. Thomas Ruttan. mously, that the public has a right to know some Janes said the officer was working a regularly The Star was able to confirm the identity of the details around a homicide,” said Vancou- scheduled shift Sunday when he went to Dunphy’s through publicly accessible court records. ver police spokesman Const. Brian Montague. home in Mitchells Brook, about 80 kilometres The case underscores stark differences southwest of St. John’s, as part of an investigation. between the practices of police forces nation- “While we do the best we can to respect “At the time, the officer was confronted and wide. Toronto and Vancouver, for example, the family’s wishes, we try to help them un- shots were fired,’’ he told a news conference. always release the victim’s name; both forces derstand why we would release information, Janes said he wasn’t aware of the officer say their practice is in the public interest. Peel because you want to be seen as transparent having any partner or backup when he went police and Quebec’s provincial force, on the with your information. As a police depart- inside the home at about 2:30 p.m. The officer other hand, do not. ment, you don’t want to be seen as trying to was not injured in the shooting, he added. The varying approaches have pitted trans- hide a homicide in your city.” Janes declined to identify the officer. He parency advocates against privacy experts. Toronto police spokesman Mark Pugash said the RCMP are now investigating the The former argue the identity of a homicide said the force believes there is a “compelling shooting. Janes said he could not comment on whether more than one gun was fired as such details could jeopardize the ongoing RCMP probe. “I think having the RCMP conduct the investigation provides the independence and the impartiality that we need and that the public expects.’’ Dunphy was a frequent Twitter user who described himself on his account as “a crucified injured worker from NL Canada where employers treat injured like criminals.’’ Davis said his staff typically monitor his official account and that, from time to time, perceived threats from there or other sources are handled by police. RCMP Sgt. Greg Hicks said an autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday. The scene of the shooting is officially in RCMP jurisdiction and Hicks said the Mounties were aware Sun- day that the Royal Newfoundland Constabu- lary officer was investigating there.

Apr 06 2015 CORNER BROOK, N.L. - A police officer in Newfoundland has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for making indecent phone calls and mischief. Sean Kelly, a constable with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, was convicted in February after police followed up on a complaint they received in October 2012. During sentencing Monday, Judge Wayne Gorman of provincial court in Corner Brook called Kelly’s crime “egregious’’ for a police officer. Kelly has also been placed on probation for a year. His lawyer has indicated he will appeal the sentence. (VOCM)

Apr 06 2015 His name was Gurvinder Singh. The 22-year-old Toronto man was brutally assaulted with a compressed air hose on March 6 at his Mississauga workplace and died in hospital 12 days later. Three of Singh’s colleagues, Abhijeet Singh Nagra, Dilsher Singh and Prabhjeet Singh, stand accused of manslaughter. But the police never told the public his name. Peel Regional Police are keeping it 5 public interest in the victims of what is the Apr 06 2015 In its decision this week, the Law Society of most serious crime that we investigate.” He EDMONTON - In response to the grow- Upper Canada also ordered Munyonzwe Hama- said police work closely with the families, ing amount of violence at city bars lengwa to pay $125,000 for its legal costs. and that while some have expressed con- and night clubs in the last five years, “The lawyer intentionally and deliber- ately overbilled the (Ministry of the Attorney cern about disclosure, he said they ultimately Edmonton police would like to make General) with the intention to profit personal- agree when police explain that it’s important scanning patron’s identification man- ly from these overbillings,’’ the ruling states. for the investigation. datory at certain locations. “’Thou shalt not pad thy dockets and/or In Quebec, the provincial police force, During the last few months, downtown intentionally misrepresent thy disbursements’ like Peel police, will not disclose without the patrol officer Const. Aaron Ward began put- is one of the commandments of legal life. The family’s consent. The RCMP follows a simi- ting together a proposal pushing for mandato- lawyer broke this commandment repeatedly.’’ lar practice. ry ID scanning at major bars and night clubs. The regulator had found Hamalengwa “Once the victim has been formally identi- According to Ward, ID scanning is cur- guilty of professional misconduct in Octo- fied by the coroner and with the consent of the rently a voluntary option and about 30 to ber last year for billing the province for court family, we will release the name of the homi- 40% of venues with more than 200 seats use appearances he either didn’t make or were cide victim,” said Sûreté du Québec spokes- the technology that collects a persons name, shorter than he had claimed. He also charged too much for legal research, billed for ser- woman Sgt. Mélanie Dumaresq. “We really age, and digital photograph. Ward, however, vices that didn’t qualify, or forged invoices. have to have their consent … It’s delicate.” believes more establishments need to get on In finding professional misconduct, the While such decisions may have a homi- board in order to better protect the public law society blasted the lawyer for billing sys- cide victim’s family in mind, transparency from known troublemakers and help police tems that were “deplorable and defective.’’ advocates say they open the door to problems. with investigations. Hamalengwa was one of several lawyers There is no specific legislation that gov- (Edmonton Sun) who defended Richard Wills, then-50, who erns police disclosure practices. was convicted of first-degree murder in 2007 (Toronto Star) for killing his longtime lover Linda Mariani, TUESDAY 40, in 2002. Her remains were found in a gar- Apr 06 2015 APRIL 07, 2015 bage bin behind a wall in the basement of his CALGARY - The head of the Calgary Po- home just north of Toronto. lice union says he is concerned by com- Following the killing, Wills systemati- Apr 07 2015 ments from a senior officer about the cally divested himself of his assets - several theft of a semi-automatic rifle and ammo TORONTO - A Toronto man accused of properties among them - then pleaded pov- from a constable’s personal vehicle. holding a woman captive for five days erty in persuading a judge to order legal aid and subjecting her to sexual assaults to fund his defence. that included “ritualistic actions’’ has By the time he was convicted, taxpayers been charged with multiple offences. had spent about $1.5 million on seven law- Police said a man carrying a firearm yers for Wills. Hamalengwa accounted for approached a 27-year-old woman on March about $750,000 of the bill to taxpayers. 31 in downtown Toronto for a “business As part of his defence - rejected by the transaction.’’ He then brought her to a home regulator - the Zambian-born Hamalengwa in the city’s east end, where she was bound accused the ministry and law society of pick- with duct tape and handcuffs and sexually asing on him because he is black. saulted several times, police said. “It was logical for the lawyer’s accounts Supt. Kevan Stuart told reporters on There was “some form of ritualistic ac- to be assessed,’’ the penalty decision states. Sunday he felt “sick to my stomach” about tions involved in the crime,’’ Toronto Police Ontario also launched a civil action alleg- the theft, which saw a C8 patrol rifle and Inspector Joanna Beaven-Desjardins said in a ing he sold off his assets so Legal Aid Ontario 56 rounds of ammunition in two magazines news conference. would have to pay for his defence. stolen from an officer’s vehicle while it was “He did do things that we are very unfa- In its statement of claim, the government parked at Crowfoot Crossing restaurant in the miliar with,’’ she said, but would not elaborate. accused Wills of “unjust enrichment’’ through city’s northwest. The woman, who police said is a sex work- “fraudulent conveyance’’ of several proper- Stuart also said “there is no reason in my mind er, managed to escape through the front door ties to his wife and sister. He also signed over why an officer would take this firearm home.” five days later and sought help from a passerby. his police pension to his wife. “Like most citizens I watched the press “She’s in good condition now...she’s re- conference,” said Calgary Police Association covering,’’ Beaven-Desjardins said. Apr 07 2015 president Howard Burns. Rejean Hermel Perron, 43, was arrested ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The RCMP says a “It would have been my preference for Monday and charged with sexual assault with loaded rifle was seized from the home the facts to have been presented rather than a weapon, kidnapping, forcible confinement of a 59-year-old Newfoundland man the personal inflections of the police. and assault. shot dead by an officer on the pre- “Because now, from a CPA point of view, Investigators said he is known to police mier’s security team. once this investigation is done, say there’s but gave no further details. Sgt. Greg Hicks says the .22-calibre ri- some internal charges, really, we now have Police said he is originally from Tim- fle was retrieved and will be examined at a a high ranking officer in the service that has mins, Ont., but has spent time in Chatham forensic lab as the Mounties investigate the already passed judgment on this officer. and London, and has been living in Toronto fatal shooting. “That causes me concern.” for 10 years. Don Dunphy of Mitchells Brook, south- (CFRB) The officer who has been on the force for west of St. John’s, was killed Sunday by a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary member. three years, was suspended for seven days Apr 07 2015 with pay. The officer was part of the security team TORONTO - A lawyer who defended a for Premier Paul Davis investigating per- Burns said interim Chief Paul Cook will then wealthy former police officer accused decide whether to reinstate the officer, place him ceived threats on Dunphy’s Twitter feed. of killing his lover and stuffing her Hicks says the officer was invited into on administrative duties or extend the suspension. remains in a trash bin has been dis- Dunphy’s home but after about 15 minutes (Calgary Sun) barred for cheating legal aid of close to $120,000. the mood suddenly changed before Dunphy 6 pointed the rifle at him. they publicly say about the incident, to “avoid him firing eight shots at the man’s Hicks says the officer consulted local influencing the investigation or any future back as he ran away. Government au- Mounties and police databases as part of a processes that may result.” thorities sought Wednesday to con- routine risk assessment before deciding back- It’s not clear how long ASIRT’s investi- tain the outrage as protests began. up was not warranted. gation may take. The video recorded by an unidentified (CBC News) bystander shows North Charleston Patrol- Apr 07 2015 man Michael Thomas Slager dropping his VANCOUVER - Police say it’s a bi- stun gun, pulling out his handgun and firing zarre case of jealousy and of the cul- WEDNESDAY at Walter Lamer Scott from a distance as he tural pressures of conceiving male APRIL 08, 2015 runs away. The 50-year-old man falls after the offspring. eighth shot, fired after a brief pause.

The story unfolded in February 2013, Apr 08 2015 The bystander is assisting investigators when the parents of a seven-week-old boy after providing the video to Scott’s family took their wailing baby to the emergency de- NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - A white and lawyers. partment at the Richmond, B.C., hospital. South Carolina police officer who North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey The doctor examining the baby found claimed he killed a black man in self- announced the murder charge Tuesday, say- something blocking both his ears and it was defence was swiftly charged with mur- ing that “when you’re wrong, you’re wrong.’’ later identified as super glue that needed to be der after a bystander’s video recorded “When you make a bad decision, don’t care removed through painstaking surgery. Mounties - who are only just releasing the details of the case now - say the baby’s aunt, Wei Wang, was charged and convicted in a B.C. court of aggravated assault last December. Wang, a 30-year-old Chinese National, was sentenced to four months in jail and two years probation. RCMP Cpl. Chris Tarasoff says the case was extremely sad and emotionally trying for investigators, but the best result that they could have hoped for was that the child is expected to make a full recovery.

Apr 07 2015 A Whitehorse RCMP officer has been reassigned and outside investigators called in after a video showing a violent arrest went viral. The short video appears to have been shot in someone’s kitchen. An RCMP officer holds a man on the ground while several an- gry voices are heard off-camera. It is not clear why the man is being arrested. No other people are seen in the video. “I’m doing nothing,” the man says while he’s held on the ground. “Why are you hitting me?” he asks, before the officer appears to punch him in the head. The officer then forces the man onto his stomach and handcuffs him. Yukon RCMP say the video warrants further investigation. In a statement released Tuesday, the police force says it has a duty to account to the public for its actions, including the use of force. But police say it’s too soon to make an informed judgement about this case. “Social media is a great tool, but some- times it doesn’t give you the whole story,” says Whitehorse RCMP Insp. Archie Thomp- son. “It gives you part of the story.” RCMP say the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to conduct a criminal investigation. Thompson says the officer shown in the video has not been charged, but the nature of the incident warrants a criminal investigation. In the meantime, the officer has been reassigned to administrative functions. Neither the officer’s name nor the name of the man arrested in the video have been released by police. Yukon RCMP say they will limit what 7 if you’re behind the shield or a citizen on the loaded rifle at the investigator. officer investigating perceived threats against street, you have to live with that decision,’’ Sergeant Greg Hicks says evidence indicate provincial politicians on Twitter. the mayor said. the officer responded by drawing and dis- Riche was appointed to the bench in 1982 Police initially released a statement that charging his pistol. and retired as a judge in 1999. promised a full investigation but relied large- ly on the officer’s description of the confron- Apr 08 2015 Apr 08 2015 tation, which began with a traffic stop Satur- The Ontario Superior Court has or- CHARLOTTETOWN - The director of day as Slager pulled Scott over for a faulty dered a new trial in the case of an Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Re- brake light. Aroland First Nation man who was sponse Team will lead a review of a Slager’s then-attorney David Aylor re- thrown to the floor of a Greenstone, police shooting of a teenager in Char- leased another statement Monday saying the Ont., jail cell with his hands cuffed lottetown. officer felt threatened and fired because Scott behind his back during an altercation Ron MacDonald says he will lead an was trying to grab his stun gun. with an OPP officer in 2012. investigation by Summerside police into Aylor dropped Slager as a client after the Const. Brian Bellefeuille was found not the conduct of Charlottetown police after a video surfaced, and the officer, a five-year guilty in 2013 of assaulting Gary Megan. 17-year-old boy was shot behind the Char- veteran with the North Charleston police, ap- The Crown appealed the decision and on lottetown Mall last Friday. peared without a lawyer at his first appear- April 7, Justice Terrence Platana ordered a MacDonald says he will deliver findings ance Tuesday. He was denied bond and could new trial. to P.E.I.’s attorney general. face 30 years to life in prison if convicted of Platana ruled that...”a reasonable person murder. would find that apprehension of bias was cre- Apr 08 2015 The video, shot over a chain link fence ated by the judge’s comments...” VANCOUVER - A B.C. police offic- and through some trees, begins after Scott has That perception of bias was created at the er facing a second-degree murder left his car. Slager follows him, reaching at trial during arguments about whether Megan charge says he fired his rifle after a the man with an object that appears to be a had been lawfully arrested outside a Gerald- “distraught and violent’’ man pointed stun gun. As Scott pulls away, the object falls ton bar. a handgun at police during a tense to the ground and Slager pulls out his hand- Bellefeuille told the court that Megan standoff. gun as Scott runs away. was so drunk that he was taken into custody In a response to a civil lawsuit filed by the The final shot sends Scott falling face- for his own safety. dead man’s daughter, Const. Jordan MacWil- down about 30 feet away. The Crown argued that police had other liams said he had a “reasonable fear’’ the man Slager then slowly walks toward him and options for dealing with concerns about would cause death or grievous bodily harm to orders Scott to put his hands behind his back, Megan’s safety and suggested the police were himself or others. but the man doesn’t move, so he pulls Scott’s targeting Megan because he had made an ob- Forty-eight-year-old Mehrdad Bayrami arms back and cuffs his hands. The officer scene gesture at a police car earlier that day. was fatally shot outside the Starlight Casino then walks briskly back to where he fired the Trial Judge Frank Sargent appeared re- in New Westminster in November 2012, after shots, speaking into his radio. He picks up luctant to hear that argument, citing previous he allegedly released a female hostage and a the same object that fell to the ground before cases of First Nations people who had frozen five-hour police standoff ensued. and returns to Scott’s prone body, dropping to death; quoting headlines of articles about The Crown approved the murder charge the object near Scott’s feet as another officer drunk people dying of hypothermia and ask- against MacWilliams last fall after B.C.’s enters the scene. ing the Crown ...”would it have been proper police watchdog, the Independent Investiga- Scott had four children, was engaged to let him walk, attempt to walk and freeze to tions Office, led a probe into the shooting. and had been honourably discharged from death on the side of the road? I just want you Nousha Bayrami claims in her lawsuit the U.S. Coast Guard. There were no violent to consider that.” against the Delta, B.C., officer and the Cor- offences on his record, Stewart said. He also The Crown referred to four other grounds poration of Delta that her father was walking speculated that Scott may have tried to run be- for appeal in the case, but having ordered a backwards away from police when MacWil- cause he owed child support, which can lead new trial on the issue of bias, Justice Platana liams suddenly shot him without warning. to jail time in South Carolina until it is paid. said it was unnecessary to determine the other None of the allegations have been proven The FBI and the Justice Department’s issues. Platana then went on to say the trial in court. The officer’s criminal trial is due to Civil Rights Division are investigating as well. judge made an error in not allowing cross-ex- begin in October. amination of Bellefeuille about his character. Apr 08 2015 By telling the court “I do not lie” and that Apr 08 2015 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The mayor of the he did not want a reputation for police bru- CALGARY - Calgary police are asking small Newfoundland town where a man tality in the First Nations community which for public help in tracking down a gun was shot dead by an officer checking he belonged to through his mother, Platana stolen from an officer’s vehicle. out Twitter threats is raising questions said Bellefeuille put his own character up for Investigators have released surveillance about police handling of the situation. scrutiny. video images recorded Saturday night of a David Sorensen, the mayor of the Mitch- Bellefeuille has 30 days from the date of parking lot near Shank’s sports bar on the ells Brook, says he thinks an officer should the ruling to appeal. If he doesn’t appeal, the north side of the city. have checked Don Dunphy’s background be- court will set a date for a new trial. The officer’s patrol rifle and two ammu- fore going to the home. (CBC News) nition magazines, all inside a locked case, Sorensen says the people in his commu- were swiped from his personal vehicle be- nity are shocked and sad about the death, and Apr 08 2015 tween 10:45 p.m. and 11 p.m. he says the situation shouldn’t have ended the ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A retired provincial Sgt. Jason Walker says the video shows a way it did. Supreme Court judge will report on the suspect vehicle temporarily blocking another Friends have said Dunphy was severely investigation into the shooting death car that is trying to leave the parking lot. injured in a heavy equipment accident while of a man by the Royal Newfoundland Officers are still trying to determine the working for a contractor several years ago. Constabulary. make and models of the vehicles. The 59-year-old used Twitter to describe The RCMP is leading the investigation Police say the off-duty officer had taken the himself as “a crucified injured worker,’’ in a and says David Riche will have full access to rifle home for cleaning and left it in his vehicle province where employers treat the injured all details for a report on its independence and when he went into a restaurant. When he re- like criminals.” thoroughness. turned, he realized the vehicle had been broken The RCMP say that Dunphy pointed a Don Dunphy was shot dead Sunday by an into and the gun and ammunition were gone. 8 He has since been suspended with pay injury or dementia. call for a young man wielding a knife used while the force looks into a possible code of The caregivers then provide information one tidbit of information to avoid a violent conduct breach. that could be useful in certain situations in- outcome: they knew he liked discussing Walker said he and other officers with volving police — perhaps the vulnerable per- hockey. the service’s Guns and Gangs Unit have been son’s habits, behaviours and likes or dislikes, “When the door was opened, he had the tasked with getting the gun back. key phrases to communicate more clearly, knife, and the police said, ‘We want to talk He hopes people who saw the suspect ve- about hockey,’ and he put the knife down,” and words or actions to avoid. hicle will call investigators. said Debbaudt, who helped Toronto Police “These folks might have seen something Dennis Debbaudt, a U.S.-based law en- develop the registry. that is very important to us but at the time forcement training consultant who special- “A standard approach would have been thought nothing of it, other than ‘I want to get izes in interactions between people with au- yelling: ‘Police.’ And it would have been to- out of this parking lot. There’s a car in my way tism and police, said the “likes and dislikes” tally different.” and some guys doing stuff. What the heck?’’’ part of the registry can often be the most vital Though details of the Toronto registry are He says investigators are still looking into information. still being finalized, the information would whether other vehicles in the area were also Citing a case from Ottawa, where police probably be communicated to officers re- broken into. So far, no one has reported any. have implemented a similar registry, Deb- sponding to a call, through either a dispatcher “Sometime people’s vehicles get broken baubt said officers responding to a high-risk or their in-car computers. into and they don’t think it’s worth reporting (Toronto Star) - it is.’’

Apr 08 2015 TORONTO - It can offer clues as simple as a person’s favourite sports team, frequent hiding spot in the neighbourhood, or a certain word that can spark a violent reaction.

For police, it is akin to a “user manual” during an encounter with someone who, because of a disorder such as autism, dementia, or an emotional crisis, may have difficulty communicating — the kind of interaction that can quickly turn from tense to tragic. It is called a “vulnerable persons registry,” and in coming weeks, the Toronto Po- lice Service will join the ranks of Canadian law enforcement agencies implementing such a system. The force will soon invite the public to help provide crucial information about a child or someone in their care “who may have some limitations in their ability to communicate in a crisis which could compromise their own or officer safety,” Const. Curtis Molyneaux said in a recent email sent to educators, parents and advocates. “This critical, situation-specific information will be available to the (Toronto Police Service),” he said. Molyneaux, a use-of-force instructor at the Toronto Police College, said the registry will work on a voluntary basis, allowing family members or caregivers to provide police with basic identifying information about a rel- ative who has challenges ranging from autism to a Medic-Alert condition, an acquired brain 9 Officers were investigating reports of suspect proceeded to steal the officer’s po- break-ins in northeast Edmonton on Wednes- lice cruiser and fled the scene. The man was THURSDAY day morning when police dog Viper was re- APRIL 09, 2015 considered armed and dangerous. leased to track a suspect. The officer’s cruiser has been recovered However, police say the person who and the suspect is in custody. Apr 09 2015 called in the complaint of the break-ins had The officer’s injuries are considered seri- left his door open and his dog attacked Viper. EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP say it may ous but not life threatening. Staff Sgt. Troy Carriere says the pit bull be tough, but they’re relying on peo- “Anytime you’re cut with a knife … ple to identify relatives or friends who got the upper hand and had the canine by the throat. that’s serious,” Small said. “Due to the excel- may be vulnerable to recruitment by lent work by the emergency services, his inju- terrorist groups. He says the dogs fought for more than a Inspector John Baranyi, the officer in minute before the decision was made to shoot. ries are now considered non-life threatening. charge of the RCMP national security en- Police say the dog was still alive when He is in stable condition.” forcement team in Alberta, says calling police it was taken to an emergency vet clinic for (National Post) may be difficult. treatment but it later had to be put down. But he says it is not as hard as dealing with A woman at the home, who didn’t want Apr 09 2015 her name used, says she believes the dogs what might happen if that call is never made. Jogging across the academy cam- A 17-year-old Edmonton-area boy is could have been pulled apart and that the police dog’s life was not in danger. pus in central Los Angeles, the city’s scheduled to be in court today to face terror- freshest police recruits already fit one related charges. Officials say Viper’s injuries are minor, Canadian stereotype: they’re unfail- He was arrested last month and charged and he’s expected to recover. with trying to leave the country to participate The police department will do a standard ingly polite. They stop walking in the in a terrorist group and attempting to leave review to make sure officers were following presence of an actual police officer the country to commit a terrorist activity. proper protocol. and address even journalists as “sir.” (CTV Edmonton) Baranyi says early intervention is the Unbeknownst to them, the LAPD recruits only way to ensure that the individual gets are being guided in part during their six- Apr 09 2015 access to the necessary support and assess- month training by Canadian values and ideas. ment services before they do something they OTTAWA - Rogers Communications During the next six months, they’ll learn can’t undo. says it saw a sharp drop in the number a variety of skills, like how to keep their po- of requests for customer information lice car on the road while chasing suspects, Apr 09 2015 from government and police agencies how to fire their weapons, and, most impor- OTTAWA - When the sentries who last year - a result of swelling public tantly, when to fire them. watch over the National War Memorial concern and a landmark court ruling At a time when police shootings are in return to their post today following last on telecommunications privacy. the spotlight in the United States like never year’s deadly attack, Ottawa police of- In a report released today, Rogers says it ficers will be watching their backs. before, Canada has a surprisingly large role The Department of National Defence received fewer than 114,000 such requests for to play in the U.S.’s third-largest police force. says it is paying the Ottawa Police Service subscriber information in 2014, down from Joe Johnson has been a tactical instruc- an estimated $425,000 for uniformed officers almost 175,000 the previous year. tor for 21 years. Seven years ago, Johnson to protect the unarmed sentries starting today Last summer, the company said it would was asked to change his training course to through to November. no longer routinely give basic customer infor- put more emphasis on critical thinking and There will also be stanchions placed mation to police and security agencies with- abstract ideas like community values. At first, around the sentries and the Tomb of the Un- out a warrant. he says, he resisted because he was worried known Soldier as an added security measure. The move followed a key Supreme Court it would make his recruits soft. But now he’s The move comes after the Oct. 22 attack. of Canada ruling as well as concerns voiced National Defence says it hired the Ottawa po- fully on-board. by subscribers, the telecom provider said at lice because it doesn’t have jurisdiction over Luann Pannell joined the LAPD several the National War Memorial site. the time. years ago and has now become its director The Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Last June, the Supreme Court ruled po- of training. She instructs everyone from new Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force ro- lice need judicial authorization to get person- recruits to senior officers. She believes she tate sentries throughout the year. al information about customers from Internet is the first psychologist to head the training providers. division of an American police force. And Apr 09 2015 The high court rejected arguments that certainly, she says, she’s the first Canadian. WATERLOO, Ont. - A man has been claimed the federal privacy law governing “I think I get to bring a new perspective,” sentenced to six years in prison for companies allowed providers to hand over attacking a Waterloo Regional Police Pannell said. “I think in Canada there is a officer with his car. subscriber identities voluntarily. lot of emphasis on community and I think at The judge in the case called 29-year-old heart we really do want to serve the commu- Jeffrey Woodman a career criminal, who like- Apr 09 2015 ly wouldn’t be rehabilitated. nity. Maybe when you live through a Cana- In September of 2013, police were called to A Peel Regional Police officer was dian winter you know that the human spirit a shoplifting case at a Kitchener grocery store. stabbed in the arm and his cruiser can persevere,” she said with a laugh. One officer approached a vehicle with his stolen after responding to a call in Some of the principles she’s teaching were weapon drawn, and fired four times. Mississauga. borrowed from her Canadian colleagues. She He suffered multiple broken bones when Police received the initial call at about 11 hit by the car while it was speeding away. uses the RCMP’s incident management mod- (CJOY) a.m. Thursday, and the officer was dispatched el known as CAPRA: Community Policing to a residence for what police describe as a Problem Solving Model. Even though fighting Apr 08 2015 “Mental Health Act call.” crime in Canada and the U.S. can be dramati- EDMONTON - Edmonton police say Upon arrival he had an “interaction cally different, she says, she saw value in the with a male party,” according to Sergeant they had no choice but to shoot a pit RCMP’s approach to community policing. bull when it attacked a police canine. Matt Small. The officer was stabbed and the (CBC News)