|
||
|
Police Headlines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTTAWA - Police charged Sgt. Christopher McGuinness with impaired driving, dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. (QMI)
OTTAWA - Mounties gave a fallen police officer who grew up in the capital region a final salute on what would have been his 27th birthday. Const. Michael Potvin drowned when his police boat capsized on the Stewart River in the Yukon, just north of Whitehorse, on July 13. (CTV) MORE: Bittersweet day Officer's body recovered Search underway Divers to search
MISSISSAUGA - A Peel Regional Police officer who died a day after his cruiser crashed made one last contribution to his adopted community, mourners were told Tuesday. Doctors followed Const. Artem "James" Ochakovsky's wishes and harvested his organs, (QMI) PREVIOUS: No charges will be laid 'Fine young officer' Officer dies Officer seriously injured
LEAMINGTON - A complaint was filed last May with the Leamington Police Association relating to the association's finances. As a result, Const. Paul Mensour, a 14-year member of the force, has been suspended with pay. (Toronto Star)
HAMILTON - Police have charged a 14-year veteran officer with impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of a collision following a single vehicle crash in Mount Hope. Constable Kim Walker, 41, who was released on a promise to appear following her arrest, will appear in Hamilton court Jan. 28. (Hamilton Spectator)
Driver dies after police chase BARRIE - Ontario's special investigations unit is probing the death of a driver during a police chase this morning in Barrie. (CTV)
HALIFAX - More than 200 uniformed officers with the Halifax Regional Police and the RCMP attended the funeral of Const. Tony Carlisle in Halifax. Carlisle, 41, died when his minivan crossed the centre line on Highway 104 and collided head-on with a tractor-trailer near Truro, NS. He was off duty at the time. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Officer killed in head-on Officer killed
IQALUIT - RCMP in Iqaluit are probing the death of a man who had been in custody in the local detachment cells. Police say the 54-year-old man had been in custody for about seven hours when officers found him unresponsive in his cell shortly after 8am. (CBC)
MONCTON - RCMP Cpl. Al Boulianne has been found not guilty on two counts of sexual exploitation while in a position of trust. The complainant, who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged incidents in 2004, cannot be identified because of a publication ban. (CBC)
TORONTO - In a landmark case, the families of two men shot dead by OPP officers this summer have asked a Superior Court judge to forever change the way police lawyers handle such cases. (Toronto Star) RELATED: With police officers' power comes large responsibility
In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes. (AP)
YELLOWKNIFE - NWT Supreme Court Justice Leigh Gower sentenced Const. Colin Allooloo to 30 days of house arrest and subjected him to a 10-year firearms possession ban. (CBC) |
'Officer was scared, she panicked' KENORA - Lois Kelly had the perfect vantage point for the police shooting in this community Monday night that sent a woman to hospital with two gunshot wounds. (Winnipeg Free Press) PREVIOUS: Police shooting Woman shot by police
ELPHINSTON - A Mountie accused of attempted fraud after claiming he lost control of his SUV and ended up in a lake says he was humiliated and embarrassed by the insurance company's investigation into the incident. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Officer charged
WHITEHORSE - The daughter of Raymond Silverfox, a Yukon man who died while in RCMP custody in 2008, is suing 11 Mounties and guards who were working in his cellblock on the day he died. (CBC)
MARKDALE - A man was found shot dead in southwestern Ontario early Monday after police say he exchanged gunfire with officers and rammed their cruisers with a tractor. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Police shooting
WAGMATCOOK, NS - A report by Halifax Regional Police last December in conjunction with the RCMP, cleared Const. Jeremy Frenette in the shooting of John Simon in Wagmatcook on Dec. 2, 2008. (Cape Breton Post) MORE: We're not to blame
ORILLIA - Forty-six-year-old Glenn Trivett is also accused of fraudulently accepting money, a loan and the use of a watercraft. At the time of the alleged offences he was the manager of the First Nations Policing Section of the provincial police. (CP)
WOODSTOCK, NB - The RCMP are expecting large crowds to turn out in two communities for the funeral of Sgt. Mark Gallagher, who was working with local police in Haiti when he died in the Jan. 12 earthquake. (CBC) MORE: Funeral for Mountie Family & friends honour Mountie Fallen Mountie died 'in the service of peace'
TROIS-RIVIERES - A woman suffering from mental illness was shot and killed by police officers in Trois Rivières. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Woman shot by police Police shooting
AMHERSTBURG - Two Amherstburg police officers were rushed to hospital with stab wounds after being attacked by a woman while they were responding to a call for help, police say. (Windsor Star)
GIMLI - A woman told officers she had been assaulted by her husband. Police arrested 44-year old Constable Dennis Hart in connection with the incident. (CTV)
WAGMATCOOK - During a brief media presentation in Wagmatcook, RCMP and Halifax Regional Police representatives said the report, which is not being released publicly, concluded the Baddeck detachment Mountie who shot John Simon was acting in self defence and will not be charged. (Cape Breton Post) MORE: RCMP role in shooting probe wrong
Police reported serious assaults Serious assaults, as well as assaults against peace officers, have increased by more than 20% during the past decade. (StatCan)
Two BC members of the RCMP with First Nations backgrounds have filed lawsuits against their superior officers and high-ranking members of the provincial and federal governments alleging discrimination and harassment. The two officers - Cpl. Greg Blain and Sgt. Derrick Ross - say the offences against them occurred while they were part of a 2007 training detail sent to Afghanistan to teach policing techniques to local recruits. (CBC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
WHITEHOUSE - The six-member inquest jury determined that Grant McLeod, 39, died as a result of cocaine intoxication on the morning of Aug. 30, 2008, while Whitehorse RCMP were trying to arrest him at the Chilkoot Trail Inn. (CBC) |
OTTAWA - In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal by Salomonie Jaw, who was convicted by a jury in the shooting death of Const. Jurgen Seewald, 47, in Cape Dorset on March 5, 2001. (CBC) JUDGMENT: 2009 SCC 42 Jaw gets life |
|
|
VANCOUVER - Police killer Craig Munro has finally won unescorted passes from his BC minimum-security prison. Munro, 59, was convicted of first-degree murder for murdering Toronto police Const. Michael Sweet during a botched robbery in the early hours of March 14, 1980. (Toronto Star) |
WSIB decision clears cop's name Cop killer will be allowed day passes Cop killer granted temporary absences
|
|
|
LONDON, ON - Fred Preston, 70, the man charged with killing an OPP officer, has died in hospital, the province’s special investigations unit has confirmed. Preston passed away on Thursday night after his daughters decided to take him off life support. Preston was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Const. Vu Pham, as well as attempted murder in relation to a second officer. (Toronto Star) |
Infidelity may have been the trigger |
|
|
ORILLIA, Ont. - A disciplinary matter at which Ontario's top police officer was to testify has ended with charges being dropped against two officers. Julian Fantino had charged two senior officers, Supt. Ken MacDonald and Insp. Alison Jevons, with misconduct. (CTV) |
Internal hearing turns ugly for Fantino |
|
|
LONDON, ON - A London police officer has launched a $1M lawsuit against the force and six colleagues, claiming he was the victim of racial profiling that sparked an internal investigation, fuelling rumours and suspicions he associated with a man linked to organized crime. (Sun Media) |
VICTORIA, Texas - The story of how a veteran law enforcement officer became a murder suspect is at the heart of a controversy over an investigative forensic tool called dog-scent lineups. (CNN) PREVIOUS: Dog scent lineups .pdf Dog scent evidence - is it scientific |
|
|
SOREL-TRACY - Montreal police are investigating after a 29-year-old man was fatally shot by a Surete du Quebec officer east of Montreal. (CTV) |
SMITHS FALLS - A 15-year veteran of the OPP has been accused of impaired driving while responding to a call near Smiths Falls on Saturday afternoon. (CTV) |
|
|
ELMVALE - This small community northwest of Barrie was in shock last night after a "beloved" neighbour, a mentally challenged man, was shot several times by police. (Sun Media) MORE: Residents reel as police kill local favourite |
FORTHTON - OPP officers shot and killed a man near here after he reportedly struck an officer with his pickup truck. (Recorder & Times) MORE: OPP shoot wild driver Police shoot man who fled checkpoint |
|
|
OTTAWA - Criminals could soon face charges for fleeing to another province after committing a crime, according to federal legislation tabled. The proposed change would close a loophole that allowed criminals to escape justice by leaving the province where they were charged. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: Plan to fingerprint those not charged 'Modernization' legislation |
CALGARY - A Calgary police constable who rescued a woman trapped in an overturned kayak in the Elbow River is one of 41 people being honoured for their bravery by Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean. (Calgary Herald) MORE: Governor General announces 41 decorations for Bravery Quebec officers, teen honoured Award for river rescue Mother's little hero 5 rescuers |
|
|
MISSISSAUGA - The province's SIU has cleared two Barrie, Ont., police officers in the shooting death of a 48-year-old man, who stabbed both officers in the throat. (CTV) |
||
|
AJAX - A 22-year veteran of Durham Region police who once preached safe driving to students has been charged with street racing after being “pursued” by officers in Ajax two weeks ago. (Toronto Star) |
|
|
|
IQALUIT - Reporting to city council RCMP Sgt. Peter Pilgrim said the local detachment received nearly 4,500 calls from January to May this year, compared to just under 3,000 calls during the same period last year. (CBC) |
Man identified in fatal shooting WAGMATCOOK, NS - John Andrew Simon was fatally wounded at his home on the Wagmatcook First Nation when a Mountie fired his gun. (CP) PREVIOUS: Man fatally shot by RCMP |
|
|
Edmonton police officers solve fewer crimes than any other department in the province and rank 32nd among Canada's 48 largest municipal police forces, a new Statistics Canada report says. In 2008, city police reported a "clearance rate" of 29.6%, nearly 5% below Calgary and 10% below Toronto, which led the country by solving 39.7% of that city's open cases. (Edmonton Journal) |
Police resources in Canada, 2009 Why are crooks escaping arrest Calgary has fewer police per capita Victoria crime solving rate worst in the country |
|
|
MIRABEL - The Surete du Quebec is investigating a fatal accident following a police chase in Mirabel. The 22-year-old male driver died on the scene. (CTV) |
WATSON LAKE - Two RCMP officers based in Watson Lake, Yukon, have been charged with sexual assault following an attack on a woman. (CBC) |
|
|
NIAGARA FALLS - A Niagara police officer has been charged by his own force with criminal harassment. Niagara police say they arrested the officer on Christmas Eve. They say the alleged victim is also a member of the Niagara Regional Police Service. Const. Timothy Packer was held overnight for a bail hearing. (CTV) |
ORILLIA - An Ontario Provincial Police officer faces several charges, including attempted murder, in connection with a fire at a home in Timmins. Constable Cecile Fournel, 52, is also charged with arson-disregard for human life and administering a noxious thing. (CTV) MORE: OPP officer charged |
|
|
Officer wants to clear his name BRAMPTON - A veteran Peel Police officer, accused of stealing fake cocaine from a botched RCMP drug sting, wanted the two officers who knew the truth to come forward to clear his name. Cst. Sheldon Cook said the media labelled him a drug trafficker after his arrest on Nov. 18, 2005. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Following orders Officer 'surprised' |
RCMP officers line Trans-Canada in honour ST. JOHN’S - RCMP officers in eastern and central Newfoundland are paying a unique homage Thursday to an officer who survived being shot on duty but could not conquer cancer. Sgt. Reg Gulliford, 46, died Sunday. (CBC) MORE: RCMP mourning the loss of a heroic member |
|
|
MISSISSAUGA - Gregg Moynagh, the Mississauga man shot dead by police outside his father's apartment, was bipolar and had battled mental illness for years. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Man shot dead in confrontation |
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Court of Appeal has quashed drug convictions against a dozen people because an RCMP officer fabricated evidence against them. (CP) PREVIOUS: Busted Mountie was headed for PM's guard |
|
|
Victims took risks, chief says PEEL - Most of Peel's homicide victims are victims of their own recklessness, Peel Police Chief Mike Metcalf said, insisting Mississauga and Brampton are safe, despite this year's record number of slayings. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Why so many murders in Peel? Peel streets safe, Chief says |
OPP asks if tow-truck firms paid off BRAMPTON - The OPP is investigating whether a senior officer at the force's Port Credit detachment received kickbacks from tow-truck drivers after motorists had their vehicles impounded, according to towing companies interviewed by police. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: False evidence charge |
|
|
Police college price tag soars FORT MACLEOD - More than two years after it was announced, a new police college in Fort Macleod still has no builder, no opening date and a ballooning price tag. (Calgary Herald) |
Man shot by RCMP LA LOCHE, SK - A 47-year-old man has been shot and killed during a scuffle with an RCMP officer in northern Saskatchewan. (CP) MORE: Man killed by RCMP |
|
|
NEWMARKET - The court heard Kevin Anthony Douglas was accidentally shot in the thigh by Sgt. Robert Dettman before being arrested and charged with drug trafficking in relation to an undercover York Regional Police operation on April 5, 2006. (Toronto Star) |
OTTAWA - A veteran Ottawa police officer has been elected head of the Canadian Police Association. Charles Momy, who is also president of the Ottawa Police Association, was elected by delegates at the CPA's annual general meeting in St. John's, NL. (CanWest) |
|
|
PENTICTON - In a media statement, Cpl. Rick Dellebuur said Kathy Myshrall, 53 was employed as a clerk at the Penticton RCMP detachment. Myshrall and her son Jonathan, 25, and Brian Younie, 27, were arrested and charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. (CanWest) |
MEDICINE HAT - The death of Medicine Hat police Chief Gord Earl has left a void within the organization he served for more than 30 years. Earl died of an apparent heart attack at his home Saturday evening. He was 54. (Calgary Herald) MORE: Police chief dies Medicine Hat Police Service |
|
|
VANCOUVER - The world came together in Vancouver for 10 glorious days here for the 2009 World Police & Fire Games. Now that the games are over, the athletes are trickling home. (Vancouver Sun) Gallery closing ceremony |
Stephanie Michaud became the first female handler to win the 2008 Can-Am Police-Fire Games Canadian Police Canine Association Championship Dog Trials in its 27-year history. (Vancouver Sun) |
|
|
WHITE BEAR FIRST NATION - RCMP said a 21-year-old man from the south-eastern Saskatchewan reserve died after two RCMP members responded to a domestic dispute at about 6:30 AM. (Regina Leader Post) |
MAYFAIR - Wailing police sirens followed by shouting and three gunshots Wednesday morning cracked the silence that typically surrounds the hamlet of Mayfair in northwest Saskatchewan. (Saskatoon Star Phoenix) |
|
|
Officer charged with stealing gas STRATHROY, Ont. - A 20-year veteran of the Ontario Provincial Police have been charged with stealing gasoline and office supplies from his detachment. Constable Scott Purbrick has also been suspended from the Middlesex detachment in Strathroy, Ont. (CP) |
MARTINTOWN - A 27-year-old man critically injured in an explosion Monday at a Martintown house that also injured two police officers died Tuesday after he was transferred to a specialized burn unit at a Quebec City hospital. (Ottawa Citizen) |
|
|
SWIFT CURRENT - Charges may be laid against a 26-year-old man who was shot by RCMP after allegedly trying to run over two officers following a high-speed chase. (Regina Leader-Post) |
PRINCE ALBERT - Police say they shot a 44-year-old woman dead at a Saskatchewan home this week after she confronted officers with a knife. (CanWest) |
|
|
KITCHENER - The death of Trevor Colin Graham, 26, of Kitchener marked just the second time in 30 years that a local officer has killed anyone with a service pistol. (Toronto Star) |
Three cops charged with assault HALTON - Three members of Halton police's elite tactical squad have been charged with assaulting a knife-wielding 79-year-old man during a standoff in Oakville last year. (Hamilton Spectator) |
|
|
OTTAWA - There are reasonable grounds to initiate a complaint against Okanagan RCMP officers who shot and killed a man last month, the RCMP's top watchdog says. (CanWest) MORE: Commission to investigate RCMP in fatal Vernon shooting |
Man linked to Pickton killed by cops OAKVILLE - Steve Remian, 38, had exited a car at a park in Oakville when police opened fire at 2:30am Saturday. (Province) PREVIOUS: Man shot linked to Pickton case Man, 38, killed in police shooting SIU probes fatal early-morning shooting |
|
|
EDMONTON - The number of violent crimes in Edmonton jumped by 22% over the first nine months of the year, led by a spike in personal robberies and assaults, police figures show. (Edmonton Journal) Police resources in Canada 2008 Cops eye links with security guards MADD, Police slam pocket breathalyzers Police personnel and expenditures 2006 Police try new idea in crime fighting Police work more costly, time consuming Police recruit wary minorities |
Mayor, chief call for police subsidy Activists selective about victims' colour Minorities ask Ottawa to keep race statistics Firearms and violent crime 2006 Vancouver tops in gun violence, study finds Time to lose hug-a-thug attitude Most police per capita since 1993 |
|
|
Woman victim of racial profiling TORONTO - The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled Thursday a woman from Mississauga, Ont., who was wrongly accused of shoplifting, was a victim of racial profiling by police. (CanWest) |
Family sues police after takedown WOODBRIDGE - A Woodbridge family detained at gunpoint by York Region police in an apparent case of mistaken identity is suing the force for $9 million for negligence and false imprisonment. (Toronto Star) |
|
|
Police can be sued for sloppy investigations TORONTO - In a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court ruled police are not immune from liability and "owe a duty of care to suspects," noting "their conduct during an investigation should be measured against the standard of how a reasonable officer in like circumstances would have acted." (CanWest) MORE: 2007 SCC 41 Police liable for negligent investigations |
CALGARY - Canada's park wardens were stripped of all law enforcement duties and equipment Thursday, the day after a federal ruling called for them to be issued handguns. Parks Canada has taken away enforcement tools such as batons, handcuffs, body armour and pepper spray from wardens. They have also been asked to turn in badges that identify them as peace officers. (CanWest) |
|
|
Chatham-Kent police face lawsuit In an "overwhelmingly disproportionate response" by Chatham-Kent police to a call for an unpaid $9 cab fare, a pyjama-clad Ohio businessman was wrongly arrested in his motel room at gunpoint, handcuffed and then bitten on the thigh by a police dog, according to allegations made in a lawsuit. The family seeks $3.1 million in damages. (Toronto Star) |
50 officers involved in coverup MISSISSAUGA - A $9M lawsuit has been filed by a Mississauga man who claims 50 Peel police officers were involved in a station-wide coverup of his beating in an interrogation room. Patrick Quinn, 35, who has a lengthy criminal record for drugs and break and enter, claims officers thought nobody would believe his allegations, the lawsuit claims. (Toronto Stars) |
|
|
RCMP apologizes for holding suspect naked HAPPY VALLEY/GOOSE BAY - Police in Labrador have apologized to a woman who was held naked in a lockup for two days last winter, and have disciplined an officer for mistreating her. An internal RCMP report has found that police did not follow procedure in a case involving Carol Ikkusek, 26, who was kept naked in a small lockup cell that had no mattress. (CBC) |
WETASKIWIN - A truck driver handed a conditional sentence for killing RCMP Const. Jose Agostinho stood trial 10 years earlier for hitting another officer on the same stretch of road 10 years earlier. Marvin George Smith was driving the same five-ton truck on Dec. 6, 1994, when he hit Ponoka RCMP Const. Gordon Allsopp. (Journal) PREVIOUS: Trucker can't explain crash Mountie recalls crash |
|
|
The Supreme Court of Canada more precisely defined the balancing tests judges ought to use when evidence of a crime is obtained unconstitutionally by police officers. (CanWest) |
Canada needs more police officers |
|
|
A senior Mountie was forced to admit under oath that he had given a fake memo to defence lawyers in a major drug prosecution - a memo that hid the fact that Mounties were gathering wiretap evidence improperly. As a result, a years-long investigation into possible drug dealing by Hell’s Angels bikers has had to be dropped. (National Post) Discrimination case overturned Zaccardelli faults US government Zaccardelli blames US for handling of Arar case |
What does the force do with a wayward Mountie? Stress disorder on rise in RCMP Majority think leaders incompetent RCMP employee opinion survey 2009 Nunavut Mounties doubt complaints will be heard RCMP watchdog adopts snail as symbol RCMP is adrift without a saviour Czar says Mounties anxious to attend inquiry Chief acknowledges violations of 'core values' |
|
|
Mounties still have a long to-do list MPs vote to find Mountie in contempt No rules broken since no rules existed Goodale and the income trust fuss 5 person council to implement RCMP reforms |
Task force on Governance & Cultural Change Tale of a tape too hot to handle McDonald Commission and creation of CSIS New RCMP boss lack of police experience RCMP often rewrote critical reports RCMP Commission Annual Report 2006-2007 Observers to monitor RCMP's internal probes RCMP boss wins partial court victory Internal RCMP memo questions pension fund Inquiry hears contradictory evidence |
|
|
Mountie in contempt of Parliament Committee wants Mountie found in contempt Task force on Cultural Change in the RCMP Commissioner promises sweeping changes RCMP 'despair' demands top-to-bottom overhaul RCMP bristles at pick for top boss Fixing the RCMP - lessons from Nortel Bureaucrat named as new RCMP commissioner RCMP commissioner promises to do right |
Mounties brace for high-level shakeup RCMP is in dire need of an overhaul RCMP pension scandal: How to stop the rot Documents on RCMP fund missing Mountie spurned for shunning graft Budget check led to RCMP slush fund |
|
|
RCMP needs major shakeup: federal report The Politicization and Decline of the RCMP Man wins $100k suit against RCMP Government to end unpaid training Depot Division Cadet training program |
Mountie whistleblower: stop playing politics Taxpayer bill: $24,645 to coach RCMP chief Resignation is rare, commissioner under fire not Former jail guard wins lawsuit against RCMP Mounties face 4-year fingerprint backlog RCMP reimburses 3 Alberta widows for funerals Mounties leave widows to pick up funeral tab Mountie not guilty in rape case |
|
|
RCMP ups recruitment to fill openings Mounties slammed for harassing Mountie proceeds with suit against bosses Justice undermining RCMP fraud squads RCMP museum to expose Mountie hero Ex-RCMP officer harassed on job gets $1M Mountie fingers protesters in lawsuit Mounties admit 'We're outgunned' |
Lawsuit alleges RCMP entrapped former addict Mayors praise Mounties' working in less-than-ideal conditions Cramped confines handcuff Mounties Mounties taking too long to lay charges Botched investigation leaves everyone wanting Case against Mountie thrown out RCMP errors mean woman gets no justice Police group critical of RCMP 'gag' |
|
|
Kennedy's commission has maintained that serious complaints against police, such as allegations of improper use of force, should not be resolved informally. Instead, he said, a formal investigation should take place. But NWT Justice Minister Jackson Lafferty believes otherwise, saying in a letter to MLAs that complaints against police should only be brought to the attention of Kennedy's commission if all else fails. (CBC) Death in RCMP custody of Dziekanski Mounties too quick to deploy Taser Police told to aim Tasers lower |
Watchdog seeks review of RCMP power Man did not die from Taser shock Police use pepper spray, Taser Man pulls knife on police, Tasered Cocaine - not Taser - killed man Taser would have saved man's life |
|
|
SK cops won't be carrying Tasers Fine to carry gun, but not a taser RCMP use of the conducted energy weapon Mounties too reliant on tasers RCMP get training for excited delirium Tasers can kill, doctors tell inquiry Taser could trigger a heart attack First phase of taser inquiry finished |
Tasers safer than batons, guns Taser win in court puts chill on doctors RCMP subdue hospitalized man, 82, with Taser Police forgoing Tasers for batons |
|
|
CSIS director tees off on critics OTTAWA - In his first public speech, the new director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service chastised those critical of Canada’s efforts to fight terrorism. (Ottawa Citizen) Long-time bureaucrat to head CSIS |
After years of turf wars, RCMP, CSIS agree on truce Wireless tech a headache for Canadian agents RCMP foils terror plots, but partners doubt intelligence |
|
|
OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Mounted Police horses and their scarlet-clad riders are being reined in after years of trotting along the bustling walkways that snake across the lawn in front of Parliament. (CP) PREVIOUS: Safety fears lead RCMP to stow steeds away in pen An old police horse finds a new life in retirement |
MONTREAL - 92 cans of pepper spray. 7 Glock pistols. 6 Taser stun guns. 2 Beretta handguns. It's a list of Kanesatake Mohawk Police weapons that have disappeared. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Spending rules flouted Dene councillor fired Responsibility and Accountability |
|
|
Things the Police would like you to know A few years back I wrote a column entitled A few simple rules to live by. It contained some common sense rules devised by a California Assistant District Attorney called “How not to get shot by Police.” (Prime Time Crime) |
$12M lawsuit over police beer bash MISSISSAUGA - Two Mississauga men who say they were roughed up after taping police at a wild booze party last summer have filed a $12M lawsuit against Peel Police Chief Mike Metcalf and 26 officers. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Party video leads to charges against 24 officers |
|
|
OTTAWA - Each year a memorial service is held on the last Sunday in September, the Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day. This year three more names were added to the list of more than 700. (CTV) Fallen Alberta officers honoured Manitoba remembers fallen officers BC Police gather to remember fallen James Lundblad Alan Hack Eric Lavoie |
RCMP's National Memorial Service Peace Arch ceremony remembers fallen officers Shooting makes ceremony more poignant Slain officers remembered at ceremony Police gather to honour fallen comrades Canadian police officers killed in the line of duty Fallen officer gets police sendoff |
|
|
'Hero' never learned if family would get help OTTAWA - Mark Johnston, the Ottawa firefighter who battled for compensation for himself and other colleagues stricken from exposure to toxic chemicals on the job, died of colon cancer. He was 43. (Ottawa Citizen) |
Fire investigator found deadlier dangers after quitting police |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Border agency to keep searching VANCOUVER - There will be no change in the way Canada's border guards search vehicles, despite a BC provincial court decision that tossed out a drug charge by saying a man's rights were violated when his truck was searched. (CP) |
Government will equip border guards with guns Tories pledge to arm border guards We must take security more seriously Border security over-budget under-achieving |
|
|
|
|
|
|
IQALUIT - A Nunavut man convicted of killing an RCMP officer has been sentenced to what the judge is calling “a living death.” Ping Kolola was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting more than two years ago of Const. Doug Scott in Kimmirut on Baffin Island. (CP) |
Slain Mountie remember for integrity, smile Family of accused killer 'deeply distraught' Mounties reconsider use of special constables New RCMP policy to increase workload Mounties' deaths bring new policy on solo patrols The bonds of RCMP 'family' can't be broken |
|
|
HAMILTON - Randy Bailey, 56, pleaded guilty to defrauding Wilson, Blanchard Management Inc. of close to $530,000 and to fabricating the minutes of meetings of condominium boards of directors and altering financial statements of their corporations in order to cover up his lying and swindling. (Hamilton Spectator) |
No jail for trucker who killed off-duty OPP officer |
|
|
MONTREAL - 100 people were arrested Monday evening at the annual anti-police brutality march, an event marred by the usual violence, property damage and clashes with riot squads. There were no injuries and fewer arrests than last year. (CTV) Police accused of protest sabotage Shooting happened in 13 seconds Different treatment for officers Witnesses get very different treatment Acquitted of trying to kill a cop |
Coroner's inquiry Inquest begins Clashes at annual march against police brutality Arresting officers sue Peladeau Police shoot man after car chase Officers found negligent in death Let male police officers deal with Hasidic men Mother sues for son's death in custody Tax-fraud probe sparked fatal gunfight Suspect shot dead by Quebec police Montreal cop faces 22 sex-assault charges Cop pleads guilty to sexual assault No bail for accused police officer |
|
|
LONGUEUIL - A Quebec jury has found Basil Parasiris, 42, not guilty in the shooting death of Laval police officer Sgt. Daniel Tessier. The 12-member jury in Longueuil, Que. emerged with its unanimous decision. (CTV) |
Accused cop killer faces weapon charges Final parade for slain officer 1st-degree murder charge in policeman's death Man held in cop shooting 'feared for his family' Laval cop shooting an accident |
|
|
Cop killer pleads to lesser charge MONTREAL - A man accused of killing Valerie Gignac, a female police officer in Laval, three years ago has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Francois Pepin had been scheduled to begin trial on a charge of first-degree murder in a few weeks. A judge sentenced Pepin, 43, to a life sentence with a minimum 12 years before being eligible to apply for parole. (CTV) |
Cop's death reveals training flaw Suspect in custody after cop shot dead |
|
|
NEWMARKET - Sonja Plunkett squeezed her oldest son's hand tightly when York Regional Police Chief Armand La Barge spoke of the commitment her husband, Detective Constable Robert ‘Rob’ Plunkett had to his family. When the Chief handed her the dead police officer's hat, she broke down in tears. (National Post) |
Man sentenced in probe that claimed officer's life Fallen officer remembered as 'above all, sweet' Remembering a hero in Newmarket |
|
|
YELLOWKNIFE - Alberta drug dealer Emrah Bulatci has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Const. Christopher Worden, an RCMP officer in the Northwest Territories. (Edmonton Journal) |
||
|
OTTAWA - On the last day of his life, Eric Czapnik slept until 10am. (Ottawa Citizen) A long cold walk to honour police officer Suspect was 'hell bent' to kill police Officer found guilty of insubordination Officer cleared in shooting death Man shot by police dies in hospital |
Suspect drives off with police car Police recover stolen Halton cop car Police disciplinary hearings moved in-house Police shoot woman, same bullet hits friend Police cleared in fatal shooting Man shot by police dies in hospital Constable guilty of using excessive force Doughnut shop dust up leads to lawsuit for cops Nothing wrong with this, chief says |
|
|
REGINA - Dressed in a miniature red serge and cradled in his mother's arms, nine-month-old Luca Bourdages watched the RCMP pipe band lead close to 1,000 police and peace officers into the parade square to pay their respects to his father. (Leader-Post) |
Last respects at Mountie's funeral |
|
|
Police ID man who died in custody SASKATOON - Christopher Jason Hiebert, 34, died on Sept. 9 after being found unresponsive in a holding cell at the Saskatoon police station. (Saskatoon Star Phoenix) |
||
|
WINDSOR - The SIU has charged Det. David Van Buskirk with assault causing bodily harm for the April 22 incident that left Dr. Tyceer Abouhassan with head injuries, a broken nose and a detached retina. (Windsor Star) |
Cop accused of smuggling booze Daughter witnessed cruiser crash Teen jailed for role in cop's death Suspended cop released on bail Thousands of gather for police officer's funeral Drug war waged in streets led to Officer's death |
|
|
WINNIPEG - Wayne Edward Shuttleworth, 40, pleaded guilty to one count each of trafficking in a firearm and participating in a criminal organization. (QMI) Ex-mountie guilty of gun running Ex-biker killed during break-in call Suspect allegedly driving at officers Man dies after being shot by police Cops kill machete-wielding man Killing could have been cracked RCMP Forensic Laboratory Services Parole Board files paint sordid picture RCMP chief questioned over forensic flops Parole granted, againNowhere to Run |
Arrest tape kills auto theft case 2 die as safe peak turns dangerous Cop to raise money for charity Questions about death in police custody 'Judge: Police overreacted with angry driver |
|
|
LONDON - A claim from the justice secretary, Jack Straw, that some police officers preferred staying in the warmth of the police station than getting out on the beat last night sparked a furious reaction from police leaders. (Guardian) Justice Secretary attacks police Politician 'sceptical' about overworked police Officers like to stay indoors with paperwork Police failed to record properly Police miscount serious violence Police quit jobs over bad bosses Violent crime under-reported for a decade Police 'screen out' half of crime |
Fatal stabbings reach record level 40% of crimes too hard to solve Police to receive 10,000 Tasers Police to be armed with stun guns Met police chief resigns Ian Blair Police to think twice about rescuing drowning Police forces 'no longer working' UK Police face major re-organization Police target suspects before they can offend Aim to spot killers before they can strike Huntley: a history of violence From domestic crimes to attacks on strangers |
|
|
Police refuse to investigate crimes Form filling seen as frontline policing Police 'bogged down by red tape' Independent review of policing 3M crimes 'omitted from statistics' Police paperwork costs more than policing 1 in 58 patrolling the streets Government failing to hit crucial crime target Crime in England and Wales 2005/2006 400 victims of knife crimes each week |
Serious Organised Crime Agency Agency 'to target brutal crime' Serious Organised Crime Agency Met Chief attacked over murder report I'll buy houses and a flash car Police in 'table leg' shooting are cleared Home Office backs police pursuits Police put brakes on speeding patrols Met facing new Lawrence inquiry 'Let burglars off with caution', police told |
|
|
Robbers free to murder cop while on bail BRADFORD - Ten life sentences were passed yesterday on three of the robbers who killed Pc Sharon Beshenivsky, two of whom it can now be revealed, were on police bail at the time for suspected firearms offences. (Yorkshire Post) |
Gang 'argued' after Pc's shooting Man admits firing fatal Pc shot PC murder trial told how raiders vowed to kill staff |
|
|
WASHINGTON - The number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire increased 24% from 2008, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. (AP) Thousands honor slain officers Officers' service steeped in tradition, brotherhood |
Preliminary 2009 Uniform Crime Report US to provide $1B to hire cops Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Detroit named most dangerous city American Society of Criminology National Officers Memorial Fund 2007 |
|
|
UN troops left ex-Mountie to die Haiti - An article published in Toro magazine says Mountie Mark Bourque lay dying with blood pouring from his bullet wound as a group of soldiers from the same UN mission took photos of the critically injured Canadian. (CTV) |
Retired Canadian police officer working on Haiti election dies after ambush |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unedited email from a Canadian police officer training Iraqi police recruits |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Officer Down | ||
|
|
|
|
