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A quick run through many car magazines brings one to the conclusion that the crop of year 2000 models brings few changes. This year at the Michigan State Police Trials, held every eptember outside Detroit, it was quickly realized that the Chevy Impala was the only big new at all. For this reason we have featured thi s car on our cover and presented you with a story to outline what is new and different about thi s car. When speaking to the OM peop le in Oshawa last June, Blue Line was impressed by the enthusiasm their people showed toward thi new entry into the police market. When reviewing and testing this vehicle all three Blue Line taffmembers were impressed ... yet puzzled. We invite you to read more in this edition. In addition to a good number of vehicle stories this month you will also read a considerable amount with regard to women in policing. Floyd Cowan has filed a report about herry Dwyer, the fir t female command officer with the aanich Police Department and Brenda Zanin presents an article recognizing the 25th Anniversary of female officers in the R M P. This issue represents the last edition of Blue Line Magazine for the 20th Century and marks the conclusion of II years of publishing this monthly journal. We look forward to our 12th volume and serving those who serve into the 21 t Century. We wish you all a happy and afe new year.
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A story by Morley Lymburner In my first year on the job I had few opportunities to even sit in a police car let alone drive one. I was introduced to my beat and the hot concrete below my feet and was advised it would be some time before it would be replaced by rubber mats and tires. In addition to being the new guy in the station I was also single. This meant I did have one time of the year when I was guaranteed to drive a police car... Chri tmas! I thought dlis would be terrific for a change and when volunteered by the Sergeant did not see any need to grumble. J reported for duty on Christmas eve with an eager expectation of doing something a little different. [ looked around the guardroom and saw my compatriots where most ly ingle, divorced or heavily mortgaged (we made extra on holidays.) One old copper advised us young guys, with a twinkle in his eye, not to worry about lunch this evening because it would be all taken care of. Our imaginations ran in high gear back to cozier times with turkey, cranberry sauce and cake. There were seven officers in that room and seven cars awaited us in the parking lot. All ga ed and ready to go. I hopped behind the wheel of my cruiser and headed to my patrol area with renewed enthusiasm. For at least three days I would not be looking for a warm place to thaw my hands and feet. We were never
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issued winter boots nor gloves and lost a days pay if we were caught wearing non-issued clothing. In other words it was a continual cat and mouse game to hide these items from the patrol sergeant. I f any of myo id sergeants are reading this [can now confess I hid these items in the barber shop at the comer of Church and Weston. It was attitudes like this that kept me happy being a constable my entire career. But I digress! I cleared on the radio and immediately got my first call... a domestic dispute ... "standby for a back-up unit at the address." This was dispatcher code that really meant "you're on your own stupid!" Anyone knows you can't sit in front of the house and listen to the beer bottles crashing for two hours on the hopes a back-up unit was coming. [ acknowledged the call and thus commenced an entire evening of one domestic dispute after another. My last call took me into 45 minutes overtime and a lot of flak from the station sergeant with a reminder it was not to happen again. There was no lunch and J asked another chewed-out officer how the lunch had gone. The grizzled look on his face turned to a smile. "You are new around here aren't you. There was not going to be lunch for anyone. It's too darned busy on Christmas evening shift to get a lunch! That's why they have to draft guys like us to work it."
In our materialistic world the Christmas season places such high expectations upon everyone that if you live in an atmosphere that can never achieve those expectations it can be a big let down. In the low income project housing I worked this reality caused considerable domestic trouble and depression. Domestics appeared to be more violent than usual and we were neither equipped nor trained to handle the root cause of the problem. Since that time, thankfully, a more enlightened era of policing has arrived and a better understanding of how to handle dlese calls exists. Although marketing experts disagree Christmas is not about materialism . Through all the glitz and clamour ofthis season we should never forget that Christmas is a celebration. This day celebrates the birth of the Prince of Peace two thousand years ago. His birth was predicted by many in the Old Testament. When his birth was announced many felt that he had come to conquer as a soldier. His real mission was to encourage peace ... like a police officer. He was to give us hope that no matter how bad we felt about ourselves we will be forgiven with no more effort than sincerely saying " I believe!" God made His move ... its now your tum. All of us here at Blue Line Magazine wish you and your family all the joys, wonders and understanding ofthe Christmas season.
Police Leadership Award 2000 by Scott Bleecker The Police Leadership Forum's second annual Leadership Award con ferred for Attitude and Creativity in Leadership - will be presented to the successful nominee at the Forum's 5th Annual Leadership Conference planned for April 12-15,2000 at Vancouver, British Columbia. The Leadership Award - established to recognize and encourage a standard of excellence that exemplifies "Leadership as an Activity, Not a Position"- was instituted to increase the effectiveness, influence and quality of police leadership in Canada from an organizational and community perspective. While communities and police organizations have traditionally recognized police officers and the public for special acts of heroism and dedication to public service, the Forum believes that visionary men and women need also to be recognized as ethical role models and agents for change. YEARS
Award The award will be conferred upon an individual who has shown leadership in a specific initiative or strategic endeavour or for distinguished visionary service to the broad police community. Eligibility The Leadership Award is open to all members of police organizations in Canada, as well as individuals and institutions which serve as community partners. To be considered for the award an individual must be nominated by a group of at least five people. Selection An independent panel, comprised of one representative from the following list of organizations, groups and individuals, will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors of the Police Leadership Forum for final consideration: • The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police • Canadian Police Association • Police College or Justice Institute • University or Community College • Community Police Committee • The Canadian Bar Association or Judiciary • Blue Line Magazine • Previous award recipient
Nominations a nd more Information The Police Leadership Forum is now actively soliciting nominations for the 2000 Award. For more information, to obtain a nomination package or discuss nominations for the 2000 Award, contact: Sergeant Scott Bleecker Community Policing Co-ordinator Ontario Provincial Police Eastern Region Headquarters 3312 County Road 43 East P.O. Box 2020 Smith Falls, ON K7A 5K8 613-284-4500 scott.bleecker@jus.gov.on .ca or Detective Sergeant Mark Stainsby Detective Support Command Toronto Police Service 416-808-7483 The deadline for nomination submission is February 15, 2000. Scott Bleecker is a founding member and a Director of the Police Leadership Forum.
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Chevrolet - Il7Ipala 2000 Chevrolet's back in the police car business. Now. .. can they deliver? hy Dal'e BrolVlI
O"ay, let's deal with this right up front. It'sa front-wheel-drive.Il' a V6. nd eneral Motors wants to ell the Impala 2000 to you a~ your ne:o..t patrol vehicle. What gives? Well, 'what gives' is the future . The day of the big-bloc" rear-wheel driver is disappearing as fast as bell-bolt m pant and polye ter leisure suits. ne cann t walk down the street the. e days with ut omeone winging a cat and hitting nothing but front-wheel-drives or port utility vehicles. When it come to police vehicles, M has tried b th oVariou incarnation of the hevrolet Tahoe and hcvrolet Lumina have been old as patrol vehicle. The front-drive Lumina had a hi story of, shall we say, que tionable durability whcn e:o..poscd to the dail y environment of grinding usc and abu e. The Tahoe could take the abuse, butthe higher acquisition co tmeant chiefs had more dimculty justifying it to the bean counters and politician. s roc"-s lid as it was, the Tahoe was not even recommended for pur uit due to it high center of gravity. A fact of life however (manufacturer's warnings to the contrary), dictate that if it says "P LI E" on the side, it will eventuall be used in a pursuit. When eneral Motor began planning for a larger versi n fthe hevrolet Lumina, they included from the start an intenti n that it would be ome a poli e vehicle. This i also one ofthe reasons that they dusted off the name " Impala". But ",h docs M even \ ant to be in the police ar busi ness? Aller all, it is a comparatively small mar"et. Ifyou add up every police vehicle s Id in orth merica at probably very few dollars over cost, it would still not equal the amount of car that M forkl iIl driver a cidentally drop off the ide of freight train . 1M is not giving the answer to that que tion, but we can surmi se, given that Oleir closest com petit r has had free reign over the patrol car market ince hevrolet old their la t rear-whee I-drive aprice Olree years ago. That' golta hurt. ot to mention the potential for onsiderable ales pillover effect on the civilIan hevrolet Impala, where words like "police" and "i nterceptor" may be equated to "tough" and "reliable". But is it tough and reliable enough to be your nc:o..t police car? Well, a k u that in about two cars. Will you like it? To that que tion , we can answer unequivocally ... maybe. Under the Hood The modifications made by General Motors to the police package Impala are more evident under the h d and cha i than anywhere else. The electrical y tem is ready for the mo t pO\\er-hungry accessorie with a larger baltery and high output alternator that pump out almost 0°'0 of its rated output at idle with air conditIOning on. There is a 100-amp power supply under the da h and another 100-amp outlet to the trun" . The trunk can even be
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equipped wiOl a clever wing-down equipment tray for easy mounting of radios and video equipment. A surveillance-mode switch on the instrument panel kill s the daytime running lights, courtesy lamp and instrument cluster lights when activated. A power steering cooler and a heavy-duty vcr ion of the well-te ted 4T65E automatic transmission bode well for long-ternl reliability. The front suspen ion is mounted to a strengthened engine cradle with specially massaged springs and shocks and a tie-bar connect the front su pen ion towers. The front knuckles and steering hubs are made from cast iron instead of aluminum as used in Ole civilian ver ion. Inside llie thicker 16-inch teel wheels willi bolt-on center caps are massive 12-inch diameter di c brakes from the Z28 Camaro. Rears
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are II-inch di cs (not drum brakes like it says in the police package brochure) with internal parking brake pads that act on the inside of small auxiliary drum . The entire underpan of the car is clean of any projecting suspension pieces or oil pans so nothing catches on curbs when hopping after offenders. Most of the criticism underhood may be levelled at GM's choice of the 3.8-liter V6. Not that it's a bad engine. Just the opposite; the 3.8 ha a hi tory of reliable performance and longevity. At 200 hor epower, it does give up 15 ponie to llie 4.6-liter V8 in llie Crown Victoria. GM point out the almost quarter-ton of performance-robbing weight it aves over the Ford, but thi is till the same engine that Joe Citizen can option in their very own Impala. Unomcially, General Motors is going to wait
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to see h w v"ell the car is accepted before playing with larger engine. Behind the Wheel On e you get behind the wheel, you may even forget that it i a V6. Bill/! fill/! Magazine had an opportunity to spend a whole day with the new Year 2000 Impala at the Mosport racetrack under the tutelage of John Powell (yes, thc John Powell of John Powell Motorsport.) The first thing you will notice is the much tighter turning radius than a r \"n Victoria. It can ea ily -tum inside thc radius of an average highway. This means you may never mi s the ability to teer the rear wheels by matting the throttle. The teering has a firmer and more controlled feel, too. We could havc carved the Impala around pylons all day long withju tour fingertip if M would have let us. Off the linc from a dead stop, it keeps pace with the r wn Victoria, at least until the superior horsep wer of the Ford takes over. In those most critical mid-range peeds, the Impala seem. to jump up the trunk of an offender fa ter than even the LT I-powered aprice. We can reliably report the Impala' top peed a exactly 124 mile per hour because that' the speed governed by a fuel cutoff. The top peed is somewhat les than the rown Vic but uch squad room arguments may be academic anyway as vehicles equipped with light bar will never appr ach either speed. What about the cost of repair? enera l Motors does not duck the fact the front driver cost more to fix than rear-wheel-drive cars. "Punch a half-shall drive axle through a transfer ase and you are looking at a big repair bill," admits John Powell. The heavily over built su pen ion and subframe of the Impala hould mean it will be at least a. durable as a rear driver for mo t curb-slamming activities. Only time will tell . What GM i touting is the fact that the front-wheel-drive traction advantage may mean fev"er accidents. s John comments, "With front-wheeldrive, the driver can only screw up the front \vheels." The implication i that driver ofRWD can lose It with all four wheels. Well, maybe. Bad drivers can wreck any car. ' onversely, g od driver can drive almo t anythillg. Rut the neutral handling, the shorter ",heel base, the tighter turning radiu and the more positive steering of the Impala may mean that it can make even mediocre driver look good. This is perhaps the real rea on why we liked the handling so much. It made us look good. Perhaps perception i everything. But handllllg is only one factor, and we rarely patrol on racetracks. Will the Impala be able to catch a 5.0 litre Mustang In a real-life cha e? Well ... no, except for certain wmter month when even a fusty i ic could easily pa s one. And this is the ne major advantage of the Impala over the
Crown Victoria. As traction becomes more limited, the benefits of front wheel drive become more prominent. GM does not equip the police Impala with traction control, simply becau e it would be needed about a much as windshield washers on a ubmarine. I t's s t ill goi ng t o be a tough sell. As John Powell says, "Police officers want everything. They all want a race car, with ajail in the back." Add to that: a trunk like an auditorium and a front seat like a living room, and you begin to
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Dave BrO\\TI is Blue Line Magazine Tactical Fireanns Training Editor. When not travelling the countl) diligently researching stories for Blue Line, he is a profe ional fireanns instructor and training con uItant. He can be reached at (204) 488-0714 or bye-mail at bluelin wblueline.ca
Fro". the inside by Blair McQuillan
I Ic), everyone liked the CheHolet Caprice. Let's face it, the Caprice was great. It had a big V8 engine, a hig bod) and the interior was ... wei I. .. big! But once you get behind the \"heel of the smaller 2000 Chevrolet Impala one readil" realizes that it isn 't e\.acth· in the same class as a VW Beattie or an Austin Mini . The first feature that one notices when they sit in the driver seat is the amount of mailable room . In fact, the Impala's IIlterior is only fractionall) smaller than the larger Ford Cro\\ n Victoria 111 terms of head and hlp room Uust .3 inches less in both cases). The amount of shou lder room is reduced by 1.9 inches, but the car's architecture doesn't lea\ e motori sts feeling crowded . The Impala also has less leg room than the Crown Vic v. ith 42.2 inches of space. A 6 '4" officer \\ ho took part in the testll1g at MospOit in Oshawa, Ont. , said that he was in no wa) hampered by the amount of room prov Ided and didn't even have his seat adJusted all the \\ay to the back, which he normall\ does. The' seats themselves are comfortable, heavy-dut) cloth buckets that support the bod) , including the 100\er back. A power
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ee the extent of the compromise inherent in any police car design. ome of us are certainly old enough to fondly remember tho e tiff-kneed big-motor Dodges of the 1970's, but perhaps we may beju t nostalgic old farts caught in the headlight of the next millennium like wide-eyed deer. It seems that the days of the big block motor are fast disappearing. They have been replaced by something much more fuel efficient and easier on the environment. The rear wheel drive edan may also be disappearing as quickly as bell-bottom trousers and platform hoe . Well, okay .. . maybe I' m wrong about the platform shoe , but only time will tell GM is wrong about rear drive sedan .
dma scat adjustment IS standard fare . The car 's design places instfuments and gauges in the dri\ er's immediate \ lew and reach . All dashboard gauges and instrulllent symbols are large and have contrasting colours that can be read quickl) . Unltke the leisure SUit with bell-bottom culTs that Dave Brov. n wore to Mosport, the dash-mounted Ignition IS back in sty Ie. For someone much youngerthan BrO\m (who arm ed late and tried to blame it on the limo company) ha\ in g an Ignition that is not mounted on the steering column \\a, a niee surprise. The S\\ltch IS easily \\ ithin thc driver's reach and does not interfen: \\ ith shithng. As for the rear or the vehicle, space is also a priorit). There is plent) of room m the back for 'customers' to sit while en route to the station . Both seating and leg room are ample and the rear doors open Wide enough to allow for a suspeet to be easily seated in or removed from the hack. The rear seats themsehes are Ihed and have a "inyl surface. 0\ era II , the IIlterior of the Impala will provide officers with what they're look.ing for in a police vehicle - an olTice on \\heels. The car is spacious, comfortable and functional. A lot of thought ob\ lousl) ",ent into the \ehicle's interior design and it could become the benchmark for police cars of the future.
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Michigan State Police tests 2000 patrol vehicles Patrol vehicle are one of the most critical purcha e that a law enforcement agency makes. For both large and small agencie ,patrol vehicle purchases frequently represent the second largest e\.penditure, after personnel, in their annuli I operating budgets. The election of the right vchiele that balances both the agencie ' budgetary and performance requirement has become an increasingly challenging task for police neet administrators. Many agencies arc painfully aware of the consequen es that result from being "penny wise and p und foolish," where vehicles with inadequate performance, uch as regular production passenger vehicle not pecifically designed for police ervice, are selected because they cost less than "police-package" vehicles. While some agencies have had limited succe s with non-traditi nal police vehicles, mo t agencies lind that the increased maintenance costs resuitlllg fr m su h vehicles breaking down under the stress of police ervice quickly offsets any initial "savings." I~ or more than 20 ),ears, the Michigan tate P lice (M P) has conducted extensive evaluations of the perf, rmance capabilities of each new model year's police vehicles a part of its annual vehicle procurement procc s. ince 1981, the National Institute of Ju tice (NIJ), through its ati nal Law nforcement and orrections Technology entre ( LE TC), ha. spons red these tests through a partnership with M P. B disseminating these re ult to tate and 10 allaw enf, rcement agencies, IJ help these agencies select vehicles that maximize their budgets and ensures that evaluated vehicle provide reliable and safe perfomlance under the increased demands of police service. The 2000 m del year patrol vehicle were evaluated from ' eptember 18 through 20, 1999. For the purposes of the M P evaluation, poIi e-pad.age vehicles are tho e that are designed lind manufactured for u e in the full spectrum of law enf, r ement patrol ervice, including high-speed pursuit. "special ervice" vehicle is a vehi Ie that may be u ed by law enforcement agen ies f, r specialized use (e.g., offroad, IIlclement weather, K-9, or commercial vehicle cnforcement), but i not de igned or manufllctured to be used in pur uit situation. By creating this distinction, it is hoped that it will bc easier for agencie to reali ticallya ess the capabilities fea h vehicle. Fach vehicle is ubjected to ix major test and evaluations. The re ults are weighted to renect the relative importance of each attribute as related to M P operational requirements. Table I lists the tests and point score. M P scores each chicle's overall performance, reviews the manufacturer' bid price, and calculates a linal score for each vehicle u ing a 0plllS!leated formula that combines the overall per\tmmll1ce score and the manufacturer's price. Fight police-package vchicles and two special service vehicles were submitted for evalua-
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tion. Table 2 provides a listing and description of each vehicle analysed by this article. Due to space limitations this article has been edited to include only infornlation about the three top contenders for normal patrol functions. The LECTC bulletin, however, contains a synop is of the test results of all vehicle submitted for te ting. To obtain a copy, check out the box at the end of this article. It hou ld be noted that the MSP vehicle speci fications, test categories, and scoring renect M P needs. I f your department employ this or a similar method, consider your own needs carefully and alter the weighting factor accordingly.
What's new for 2000 Chevrolet For the 2000 model year, there are significant changes to Chevrolet's police vehicle lineup. The Lumina and Tahoe police-package vehicle havc been discontinued and replaced by the all-new Impala edan. The Impala debuts as the replacement for the full-size Caprice, hevrolet's popular police vehicle that was discontinued after the 1996 model year. The front-wheel-drive Impala repre ents a significant departure fTom the traditional rearwheel-drive configuration of police-package vehicle ,but hevrolet's engineers state that they have pent con iderable time designing a vehicle that will meet the durability and perfornlance demands required by the law enforcement community. While the Impala has a shorter wheelbase and overall length than the Caprice, its interior room is comparable to that of the Caprice. The Impala is powered by GM's 200hor epower 3.8L V6 engine, last u ed in the Lumina police package. Other standard feature include 4-wheel independent suspension, 4wheel Antilock Braking System (AB ) disc brake, traction control, and a tire pressure monitoring systcm. hevrolet is once again offering the Camaro, available with an automatic transmis ion or an optional six-speed manual transmission, for highway and traffic enforcement use. There are no significant styling or mechanical changes from last year's version. Chevrolet is not offering its Tahoe sportutility vchicle in either a police-package or pecial ervice package for this model ycar, however, it is possible that the Tahoe may return for the 200 I model year as a special service package. Ford For the 2000 model year, Ford's Police Interceptor features everal new mechanical features intended to enhance overall performance and handling. A new aluminum, metal-matrix drive shaft ha been incorporated to improve top peed and acceleration. The rear springs have been improved to increase handling performance. Additionally, the 2000 Police Interceptor features a 130-mph speed limiter and a standard 'one touch' driver's window that fully lowers the drivcr's window with a touch of the window control button. In response to numerous requests from Ole law enforcement community prompted by ofYEARS
ficer safety considerations, Ford has eliminated the "auto-off" parking brake feature, which automatically releases the parking brake when the gear selector is shifted out of 'park.' Ford also is offering an optional headliner without the built-in front map light. There are no major styling or appearance changes to the Pol ice Interceptor from last year's model. As in past years, the Police Interceptor will be offered in both a gasolinepowered, fuel-injected version and a compre sed natural gas (CNG) version. (Note: Ford elected not to test the commercially available version of the C G Police Interceptor this year.) The Ford Explorer (2-wheel drive) and Expedition (4-wheel drive) are available as a spe-
cial-service package, and have no major performance or mechanical changes from the 1999 model year.
Daimler Chrys ler Jeep The Daimler Chry ler Jeep Cherokee is once again offered in both 2-wheel and 4-wheel drive ver ions. A larger ( 124 amp) alternator has been added, and engine refinements have improved the fuel economy to 16 miles per gallon (MPG) city and 22 MPG highway for the 2-wheel-drive model and 16 MPG city and 21 MPG highway for the 4-wheel-drive model. The 2000 Cherokee also features new, higher metallic composition brake pads, which Jeep engineer tate will enhance braking performance.
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Volvo The -70 sedan and V-70 wagon both feature severa l performance enhancements for 2000. Working with the California Highway Patrol, Volvo engineers developed a new chassis tuning design for the police package vehicle. B th Volvo al 'o feature "high performance spin contro l" which electronically adjusts the throttle, balancing engine torque to actual wheel friction to prevent exce sive wheel spinning during rapid acceleration . The 2000 Volvos also feature 16 inch Auto-bahn brakes with Electronic Brakc Force Distribution (EBD), which Volvo engineer tate will ensure stabi lity under braking into turns. Vehicle dynamics testing Objective: To determine high-speed pursuit handling characteristics. The 1.635-mile mad racing cour c contains hills, curves, and corners; except for the ab ence of traffic, it simu lates actua l pursuit condition. The evaluationmeasure each vchicle' blending of suspension components, acceleration capabilities, and braking characteristic. Methodology: Each vehic le is driven 16timed laps by four drivers. The final score is the average f the 12 fastest laps. Table 3 hows the average results of the vchicle dynamics test.
Acceleration and top-speed testing Acceleration Qualification test objective: To detennine the abi lity ofeach vehicle to accelerate from a standing start to 60 mph within 10 seconds, 80 mph within 17.2 econds, and 100 mph within 28.2 seconds olllpetitive test objective: To determine accelerati n time to 100 mph M ethodology: Using a Datron non-contact ptical sensor in conjunction with a personal computer, each vehicle is driven through four acceleration sequences - two northbound and two outhbound - to al low for wind direction. The average oflhe four is the score on the competitive test.
Volvo 5-70 Top speed Qualification test objective: To Results of acceleration* and top-speed testing determine the vehic le's abi lity to reach 110 mph within I mile, and 120 mph within 2 miles. Competitive test objective: To determine the actual top speed (up to 150 mph) attained within 14 miles from a standing start. Methodology: Following the fourth acceleration run, the vehicle continues to acce lerate to the top speed attainable within 14miles from 0-20 2.05 1.81 2.34 the start of the run. The highest speed attained 0-30 3.28 3.04 3.33 within the 14miles is the vehicle's score on the 4.65 4.69 4.39 0-40 competitive test. Table 4 summarizes the acceleration and top0-50 5.75 6.59 6 .50 speed test results. 8.75 7.48 0-60 8.99
Table 4
0-70 0-80 0-90 0-100
11 .63 14.85 19.40 24.92
11 .68 15.33 19.89 26.09
9.33 11 .54 14.63 17.86
Top Speed in mph
124
129
153
• Figures represent tna average 01 tour runs.
Table 3 Results of vehicle dynamics testing Make/Model
Average*
Chevrolet Impala 3.8L SFI
1:25.49
Ford Police Interceptor 4.6L SFI
1:25.71
Volvo S-70 T5 Sedan 2.3L PFI Turbo
1 :23.42
NOTE: Times are in minutes, seconds, and hundredths of a second; i.e., 1:29.74 = 1 minute, 29 seconds, and 74/100 of a second.
* Average of the 12 fastest laps.
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c le on comfort and instrum entati on. Personne l from the Communi cati ons Di vision who are responsible for new car preparati on condu ct th e communi cati ons porti on of th e eva luati on based on the re lati ve diffi c ulty of th e necessa ry in sta llati ons. Each factor is graded on a Ito-IO scal e, w ith I representing tota ll y unacce ptabl e and 10 representing superior. The scores are averaged to minimi ze personal prej udi ce. Table 6a shows a compari so n of th e exteri or and interi or di mensions o fth e vehic les evaluated. Table 6b shows th e results o f th e ergonomi cs and communicati ons test. (Onl y one o f each model was tested s ince th e inte ri o r dim ensions are esse nt ia ll y th e same.)
Table 5 Results of braking test
Phase I Avg. initial speed (mph), Avg. stopping distance (It)' Avg. deceleration rate' (ftlsec sqd) Phase II Avg. initial speed (mph)' Avg . stopping distance (It)' Avg. deceleration rate' (ftlsec sqd) Average Deceleration Rate (fVsec sqd)" Projected stopping distance from 60 mph based on average deceleration rate (tt)
60.2
60.4 144.20
60.4 144.63
133.17
27.17
27.17
29.26
60.2
60.5
60.1
143.97
146.73
132.78
27.09
26.87
29.29
27.13
27.02
29.28
142.7
143.3
132.3
All vehicles have anti locking braking systems. • Figures represen t the average of six measured stops • 'Calculated from the average deceleration rate (IVsec sqd) of ali 12 measured stops
Ergonomics and communications Objectives: To rate th e vehicle's ability to provid e a suitable env ironment for patro l offi cers to perform the ir j ob, to accomm odate the required communi cati ons and emergency warning equipm ent, and to assess the re lati ve difficulty o f insta lling th e equipm ent. Methodology: A minimum offour o ffi ce rs independ entl y and ind ividuall y score each vehiTable 6b Results of ergonomics and communications test Vehicle
Score>
Chevrolet Impala Volvo 8-70 T5 Sedan
213.75 176.92
Ford Police Interceptor
213.58
Fuel economy Objective: To determine fu el
eco no m y p o te nti a l. Th e scoring data are valid and reliable fo r com pari son but may not necessaril y be an accurate predi cti on o f th e car 's actua l fu e l economy. Methodology : The vehi c les' scores are based on estim ates of c ity fu e l economy to th e nearest one-tenth o f a mil e per ga llon from data suppli ed by th e vehi c le manufacturers. Tabl e 7 shows the estim ated Environmenta l Protecti o n Age ncy (E PA ) fu e l eco nomy ratin gs, rounded to th e nea rest wh o le number for city, hi ghway, and combined dri ving conditi ons.
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·Scores ar9 the total points the automobile received for each of 29 attributes the MSP constders important in determining the acceptability of the vehicle as a patrol car-for example, front seat adiustability. clarity of Instrumentation. and front and back VISibility The higher the number. the bener the vehicle scored.
Table 6a Summary of exterior and interior dimensions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Make/Model
Chevrolel Impala Volvo 5-70 T5 Seda n Ford Police Interceptor
Make/Modet
Chevrolet Impala Volvo 8-70 TS Sedan Ford Police Interceptor
Length (lnch_)
Height (lnctte.)
Wheelbue
Weig ht
_Room (front)
(front)
.... Room (r.ar)
Shoulder Room
Pbo)
Heed Room (tew)
leg Room
(meh..)
200.1 1854 212.0
57.4 55.7 56 .8
110.5 104 9
3590 3320 4039
392 391 39.4
36.8 37.8 38.0
42.2 414 42.5
364 35 2 396
59.0 57 1 60.8
114.7
(front)
ShoulOefRoom
Hlp Aoom
Hlp Room
Interior, Front
Interlor, Rear
Interior, Combined
Trunk CepKity
Fuel CapacIty
(,...)
(fron t)
(r.... )
(cubic ,"I)
(cublct..t)
(cubicf...,
(eublefeet)
(V-IIonI)
58.9 563 60.3
568 55.2 571
55.7 55.2 59.0
56.5 55.3 582
48.2 45.5 51 .1
104.7 100.8 109 .3
17.6 (b) 147 (h) 206
17 .0 19.3 19.0
Ontario Provincial Police rolls out new Mobile Command Units '"
A tier several) ears of planning, the Ontario Provincial Police rolled out five brand new Mobile Command Units (MCUs) and they'll be heading to OPt> Regionailleadquurter destinations in London, Thunder Ba), North Bay, Oril lia, and Smiths Falls. The unveiling of the MCUs marks the first time the OPt> has had mobile command units specifically designed and equipped to meet today's technology needs. TIllS emergency response equipment will be invaluable to the OPt> and to the communities it serves. These self~surticient MCUs, to\\ ed by a one-ton f'our-wheel drive truck., will provide the Oexibility necessary to attend any location and operate efficientl) with the use of a I O-kilo\\att generator even if the area is \\ ithout power or telecommunications. It is anticipated that these MCUs will be beneficial during any incident, such as the search for lost children, hostage situations, large community activities or any call for service in \\hich there would be an advantage to haying shelter and communications on scene. They, of course, \\ ill also be available during any events that may occur at the turn of the new millennium Jan. I, :WOO. The cost for the five MCUs was approximately $600,000 and they are similar to units used by police services around the world. A great deal of research went into the design of the MCUs and the model chosen, which \\ as the least expensive option, came with the standard package and standard cabinetr). The OPt> expects
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Table 7 Fuel economy Make/Model
EPA miles per gallon City Highway Combined
Chevrolet Impala 3 8L (231 cid) SFI
20
29
Ford Police Interceptor 4.6L (281 cid) SFI
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21
18
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To tho e who "now herry Dwyer it is no urprise that she has become the fir t female inspector of the aanich Poicc Department in its 91 ear hi tory, and least of I to her, but when she applIed for a job with the R ' MP, ' herry did not ap pear to be the ideal cundidate l'or police work. "I'm not a tall person, I'm only 5'4" and I had thic" glasses," she explains. ow, 2'" ycars after she was hired by Saanich, there arc few, ifany that are surprised she has attained the rank of inspector, and there arc some who e'\pect she may rise to even higher positions. "I nevcr thought there was anything in my Itlc I couldn't do," she tate. "I wanted to become a police officcr from as long a I could remember. One of my earlie t memories was of a Dlc" and Jane reader in which there is a policeman and I "new then that I wanted to be a c p. I don't thin" it isuch a big deal that I've become the first fcmale inspector. What I am amazed at is that people arc amazed and that they think it is such a big thing. I always thought I could make it if I worked hard and did a good job." But wanting to be a cop and becoming one, wasn't to be a straight line. "When I was I ,I heard the R ' MP was hiring women so I went III to get an application and the officer aid "Stand up" and I said I was and I was told to go away. The \vomen they hired at that time were the ma.ronian types, very big." Hut rejection didn't mean dejection and Sherry had a bac"-up plan. he attended un iversit with the intent of becoming a chool teacher. , he liked kids, he liked studying and she enjoyed history, but she was still "breakIIlg her neck" every time a cop car went by. he still \\anted to be a cop and every time she aw an ad for 'police officers wanted' she wa there \I Ith application in hand. In the summer of 1975 she thought she had finally landed the job when he first applied at the SaanIch PD and made it through to the final IIltervlew with ' hief Bob Peterson. When he asked about her plans he replied, "lli"e the view from this office, but I don't like the colour of thc carpet." :hcrry didn'tgclthejob. Ilowever, inl\pril the following ycar aanich called her and a ked Ifshe was still interested. ,,\,11 be there in 10 minute ," wa the answer. The I mg cherished dream wa about to hecome reality. "Yes, some people might call me cocky," she admIts but when asked now if she still wouldli"e to enjoy the view from the hier office, years of e.'\perience have taught her to he a little morc ircumspect. "What I would li"e to d right now i do a go d job here. I've
got a lot to learn and a lot of work to do so there is no point in thinking ahead. I'm not nipping at the Chief's heels." Why has it taken Saanich so long to have a fema le inspector? When she wa hired in 1976 herry was the fourth female officer to join the department and the others have since retired. Then there was a gap of II-and-a-halfto 12 year when no females were hired so the next group offemales in the department have 13 years experience and less . In time, herry expects there will be many female enior Officer in the aanich PD . There are now 28 women on the 140 trong Police Force. Insp. Dwyer didn't have many role model as she worked her way up, and though she never really thought about it until now, at 44 years of age and with 23 years of experience, she is, and has been for some time, a role model for the younger women. "Recently the women of the department, and a Victoria City policewoman , presented me with a medallion. The words and the cards they gave me really chocked me up. I didn't think about being a role model, but I always tried to help them, to reach out to them and not make the mistakes I did. I enjoyed helping them, which I did for all officers, not ju t with the women, but with them I guess it had more of an impact." Rising to the rank of in pector was done quicker than it was for others (she skipped staff sergeant) but Sherry has not always gotten what she wanted. "I have the self-confidence that I thought that if! applied for ajob I would get it, I never thought there were any doors cia ed to me. But I didn't always get the transfers or the courses I wanted, but it was never because I wa female." The confident, cocky attitude did not always lead her to the be t of places or the best of times. " I made mistakes, and I had to learn to take the responsibility for those mistakes. There wa a period in my career when I was not being very helpful to myself and I was blaming everyone el e for it. Not everyone wants to hear your opinion all of the time. I mellowed." Throughout her career, from 12 years in uniform on the streets, to doing desk work, being a detective, and still being on the dive team, the trauma team and a ho tage negotiator, she has seldom experienced prejudice from the men she worked with, or the public she dealt with. There were occa ion, but they were often minor.
"My co-worker were always very supportive and if they had any biases against me because I wa a woman, it was never verbalized. You allen had to prove yourself,ju t as I will in thi po ition, but so would anyone taking on a new job." Would she recommend other women going into police work? "Absolutely." Changing the colour of the carpet in the chiers office may still be an attainable goal for herry.
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The District of Saanich, with a population of 106,200 people, is located in the Province of British Columbia. The Saanich Police Department consists of 132 police officers (111 male and 21 female) and 37 civilian and support staff for a total of 169 members. The police to population ratio is 759 citizens for each officer. The police budget for 1997 was around $14 million. This figure breaks down to a per capita cost of $135. The Saanich police reported that on average each officer on the department investigates 60 criminal code incidents each year. The total number of criminal code offences recorded with the police service was 8,469 during the year 1997. The police service reported a 20 per cent clearance rate on property crimes and a 62 per cent clearance rate on crimes of violence. Overall there was a 4 per cent decrease in crime over the previous year of 1996.
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DON'T DROP THAT PATIENT! by A ndren Z nJeres The effect of cold and feeling cold can result in physical, mental, and even emotional stres well before medi ally-defined hypothermia (3 degree F core temperature loss) occurs. We operationally define 'cold stres ' a the direct or indirect effects of heat loss not defined by a speci fic core temperature loss. A re cuer without any core temperature loss might have such cold hands, becau e of improper gloves, that she is unable to effectively hold a tether line or save hersel f from an entanglement. Re cuers who imply feel cold, regardless of core temperature loss, are more likely to shortcut tandard , u e poor judgment and rush. n inner voice continually tells them, "I'm cold, I want to get out of here, I want to get back in the warm vehicle; why am I here?" When is this going to end? an ' t we do this any faster? Why are they taking so long? Simply feeling cold adds stress and task loading to the rescuer 'job. A drop in skin temperature results in the release of the hormone epinephrine, which is part f the' fight or night' mechanism. That relea e add to the epinephrine release already aused by the re cue incident itself, and can lead to fear, panic, mental disorgan ization, and loss of judgment.
Thi nk About Pa t ient Handling! The following information is true for all drowning that occur in water less than 92 0 F. We lose heat at the ame rate in 80 0 F water as we do in 42 0 Fair. Replay in your mind, fire calls and ambulance runs you have worked on or observed. Il ow many times per call were patients dropped? Il opefully, none. How many times were patients yanked up by their anns, banged and dragged acro s frozen ground? Again, the answer should be none. Now, think of water emergency calls you observed or participated in, and photographs or videos of actual water calls. From the time the patient was removed from the water or ice and placed in the ambulance: Ilow many times was the victim yanked
by the arms or legs, and dragged on the ground? How many times was the victim dropped? How many times was the victim banged into objects such as a boat or backboard? Our observations show that victims pulled out ofthe water are dropped, yanked, dragged, or banged at least three times before being secured in an ambulance. A person who experienced a water-related accident is just as much a 'patient' as any victim of a medical or land-based emergency, so treat them as such! Understand that simple jostling, let alone being dropping, is enough to put a hypothermic heart into cardiac arrest. Immersion hypothermia victims must be handled EXTRAG ENTLY. They cannot afford to be dropped! There are several main reasons why victims of water rescues are dropped: • Rescuers are not trained to work in the water environment and are not trained to hand le cold, wet, slippery victims. • Departments do not have suggested operating procedures or guidelines for specific, if any, water-related emergencies, which often results in chaotic water rescues.
• The incident management system falls apart on water incident sites. • Rescuers do not have proper water rescue equipment, so they attempt to make do with equipment designed for land operations. • Rescuers are cold-stressed, hypothennic, and are often without proper hand protection. • Rescuers are not physically fit enough for the unexpected amount of exertion required by many water/ice-related rescues. Rescuers often end up in trouble themselves, and accidentally mishandle patients while attempting to save themselves. Water-related emergencies are rare compared to other types of calls, so rescuers gain little, ifany, hands-on experience handling them, and departments give water-related incidents last priority for funds and training. Has your team learned and then practised effective procedures for gently extricating a slippery, helpless, extra-heavy (due to wet clothes) person out of an ice hole? Have team members practised working, moving, and handling patients while wearing stiff neoprene gloves and exposure suits, which are probably one-sizefits-few?
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Surface Ice Rescue Technicians must be physically fit enough to crawl hundreds of feet while periodically crashing through the ice. They mu t be competent swi mmers and comfortable in the water. They must be capable of keeping the victim afloat and transporting the victim to shore. If not, then chances are that the victim will either not be reached in tim e, or will be mishandled. Is there a practised plan for tran sporting the victim back to shore? ome teams are taught the old, and less than safe method, of ecuring the victim to the rescuer with a part of the tether line, to either use the rescuer as a led for the victim or to drag the victim acro s the ice and water. ure, before ice tran port devices were readily available, that was an accepted method . ow it is not the best standard of care available. Both the re cuer and victim will suffer a beating on the ice ifno transport device is used. Imagine a rescuer 's spine or head hitting a block of icc as tenders pull him to hore. What if the weight of the victim was on him? Is there a practised OG for tran sporting patients from the water line to the ambulance in high now, ice, and steep embankment situation s? Is proper ice rescue equipment available, and are team members competent using it? The more ' 0' answers to the e questions, the more likel y the victim is to be dropped, yanked, dragged, and banged. Clo e your eyes for a moment, and imag ine that in front of you is an ancient Ming vase made of the thinnest, most fragile material imaginable. Its value is $2,000,000. You are responsible for it. You have to pick it up and carry it across the room. Imagine yourself doing that. How are you holding it? How are you moving? One wrong movement and it shatters. ow imagine that M ing vase at the water's edge of a slippery, icy, snowy embankment. You have to transport the now wet, cold vase to the ambulance. Imagine how carefully you will wrap it, how carefully and slowly you will move. Remember this vase next time you are on a water resc ue site. Isn ' t a life worth at least that much? The Thermal Recovery tabilizer (TRS) is a hi ghly effective tool for transporting and rewamling hypothermic and immersion hypothennic patients. Walt Ilendrick, Pre ident of Lifeguard ystems, originally brought the TRS to the U.. from England where it was used for hypothermia on the orth Sea oil platforms. Hendrick found a manufacturer, MAR ARS, to build a similar model in the U.S., makin g it affordable for U.S. teams. With the initial appearance ofa big orange sleeping bag, the Stabilizer retains the patient's metabolized heat allowin g the body to re-warm itself. The Thermal Recovery Stabilizer i an excellent tran port device to insulate the patient from conductive heat 10 s to backboards, the ground, air, and other heat losses. I fyou allow a patient to shiver, the patient's oxygen consumption will increase by 50%, which could be more than the heart can handle.
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In touch with the RCMP's fe",inine side Troop 17 brouflh.t the first female constables into the Force 25 years ago. The remaining members talk about how they~ve fared since then. hI' Bre"dll ZlI";" . R M P Po,,), E.xpress ( n September 16, 1974, thirty-two young women made anadian history when they were 'w rn in across the countr and head cd for Dcpot [ IVlslon In Regina for training. At the end of SI\ tough months, 30 graduates stood III the glarc of publiCity as anada's fir t female Mounties. I'or 25 years they carved out a eareer for themselves, avoiding as best they cou ld the pitfalls and hazards of their singular path. me have heen able to observe female R MP oni ers ma\"'ing their way with greater ease than\...s t their groundbrea\"'ing efTorts. Others have never \\or\...ed alongside an ther female officer for their entire service. ome \\ould do It all agalll III a heartbeat; others arc not so 'ure. II talked about the constant challenge of pro vIl1g themselves in the face of con iderable skepticism. "You had to start all over again e ery time you changed place ," says st. ' her I Lafos e, general duty onstable in B Division. "Whenevcr ou were transferrcd, you had to start at thc bottom." [ very member e'perience the feellllg of being the lowest per on on the t tem pole at some point in their arecr. ,"emale mcmbers learned that for them, there \\ere no a umptions to bc madc ab ut the brotherhood of the R ' MP. t evcr) new posting, thcy had to diseover by trial and error whi h male mcmber would hclicve in their role, whi h ones would withh Id judgment and which would be penly hostile to their prescnce. " ne mcmber told me he didn 't believe in female mcmbers in the R MP," rccall gt. Bett Jlassman of L Division. ften "treated "\...e a blmbette," he threw herselfinto her wor\... \\Ithollt complaming, stri ing over the next year to prove hersclf worthy. "Whcn it came timc for me to leave that posting, that amc membcr came up to me and aid " I was wrong. I would have you on my team any timc." , even years later, on plain clothe duty, Jlassman was repcatcdly bypassed for scrious Criminal investigations. Finally, aftcr two years of hard \\or\... and trcmendous patiencc, she \\as reluctantl) a \...ed to join a homicidc team \\hen a CriSIS arose. Ilcr colleague reallied she was capable of handling tough cu lomcrs, investigations and 16-hour days. " It appeared that nob dy was prcparcd to give ou an opportunity unless forccd to," she say.
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continues today." Cst Pat lark of D Divi ion say people often mistook her for the dog catcher or the mailcarrierwhenshewent lItinunifonn. When they had a police problem, they didn't approach her. "They said they wanted to talk to a real Mountie," he says. "But now, people know who you are. There's a much greater acceptance offemale members." R MP managers often he itated to a sign hard police tasks to the newly-graduated young women under their command. " ome were paternalistic. They weren't being vindictive, and they didn't think this was being negative," says gt. Janet Watson ofF Division. "They thought they were doing us a favour, but they weren't," since she says this deprived them of different learning opportunities.
"Even today there's the 'yeah but' part," ays Cpt. Gail ourtney ofB Division. "They ay, 'if we get a call to a bar, will you back us up?' They'd rather hear a husky male voice saying over the air "I'm on my way!", rather than a soft female voice. What member are realizing today is that women have a di fferent contribution to make, even in olatile ituations. "When we deal with con nict, Vl.e have more patience and we're more compa sionate," ourtney points out. "We know our strengths and weakne e. Like they always said in Depot, "your stronge t mu cle i your tongue use it!." Women are more willing to talk their way out of a physical confrontation." st Barb Alexander of E Diviion remembers the loneliness of her first po ting. "You're not one of the guys. You're not one of the ecretaries. You're not one of the wive. You're something different." As a hy person in a new community, she felt totally isolated. "You couldn't go out with just anyone. You were uch an oddity." " It's a lot easier for female member today," say Cst Bette-Jo e bitt, who has ju t retired from "working in the trenches" of general duties in K Division. pI Eva Miller of Headquarters agrees, "A lot of members now know that women can function a well as men . They're no longer a pretty little thing." The fact that male and female troop mates train together from the outset Icvels the playing field for evcryonc, concludes Miller. " In the new generation, women are getting into more male dominated role and proving them elve equally competent," says Courtney. And, when they encounter problems, "today thcy're more willing to ay, "hey that's not right!"," says la man . "There' a di fferent mentality." Thc fact that they are representcd in higher rank also gives women a stronger voice, lark say. "We carry more weight now." ome members need to realize that "we don't think like men," ays Cpl heryl Joyce of Depot. "There are still a lot ofmcmbcrs out there who are still dealing with this. With respect to women in particular, therc arc still things that can be improved but they will come as our number continue to increa e." For tho e member who married and had children, there were additional challenges. "At times, the Force might have made it more di mcult than it had to," recalls Cpt. Sharon isson in II Division, a mother oftwo. Matcrnity Icave
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wa a hard sell to some. " People thought maternity leave was a ho liday and remale members were getting prererenti allreatment," Miller says. " It was very archaic." " Kn owi ng what I know now, I mi gh t have waited a while longerberorejoining," says Miller. " We were an unwanted comm odity. obody knew how to treat us. You don't change a culture overnight." For Nesbitt, retirement is a welcome step. " I' m glad I'm retiring. A lot a rmy career has been interesting, but some or it has been he ll. It was hard being the first. Everything we did was new and had to be tested. ome girl have no idea what we've gone th rough. I' m looking rorward to leading a norma l lire." But to have lasted 25 years in th e R MP gives Depot's C pl Karen Adams a "great sense o r accompli shment. If I had to redo every day I've pent in th e RCMP, I' d do it all over aga in," he says. " You have to go a ller your drea m. My fir t posting was to the roughest detachment in Manitoba, and I had to see ir l wo uld survive. Youn g remale members o rtoday don't have to bl aze th e path th at we had to. That makes it worth it ror me. I' m very proud to be one o rthe first." Sgt. Patty Lawrence or E Di vi ion says "joining th e RC MP was the best thin g I've ever done in my li re. Despite th e down ide, th e good people I worked w ith rar outwe ighed any o rth e negati ve aspects. There were a lot o r things you had to overcome, and you worked hard beca u e you had to. At fir t I didn ' t th ink I was go ing to like it too much, but I reall y love police work. I' d de finitely do it all over aga in ."
Where are they now? Just in time fo r Christmas Of the 32 members of Troop 17, 30 graduated from Depot, one withdrew part way through training and one opted to become a Special Constable for airport security. Today, 11 members of the famous troop are still serving in divisions from coast to coast (a twelfth has just retired). Cpl. Karen Adams : Canadian Law Enforcement trai ning unit, Depot Cst. Barb Alexander: watch commander, Western Comm unities , E Division Cst. Pat Clark: general duty, Shoal Lake Detachment, D Division Cpl. Gail Courtney: recruiting NCO, B Division Sgt. Betty Glassman : career manager, staffing and personne l, K Division Cpl. Cheryl Joyce: facilitator, applied police sciences , Depot Cst. Cheryl Lafosse: genera l duty, Grand FallslWi ndsor Detachment, B Division Sgt. Patty Lawrence: staffing and personnel , E Division Cpl. Eva Miller: VIP security, Protective Services Branch , Headquarters Cst. Bette-Jo Nesbitt: recently retired from general duty, Ponoka Detachment, K Div. Cpl. Sharon Sisson : relocation reviewer, staffing and personnel , H Division Sgt. Janet Watson : commercia l crime provincia l unit, F Division
and the Millenium The Itmited edi tio n poster shO\\on in this article \\- as created retired RCMP artis t B ill McMillan . Each print is 15 by 2 7 cm and is signed and nu mbered hy the artist. If so des ired Regimental numbers can be added to personalize your copy. It is a lso ava ilable in packages of 10 note cards. The prints can be obtained for $49.95 by calling G illes Charbonneau at 6 13746-3043 . Also in recognition or th is milestone Cst. Line Comeau, of the To ro nto N o rth Detachment, created a keepsake piece o f jeweller) III the fonn of a lapel pin, pendant, ring and earrings, in sterling silver or 10karat gol d. It also comes w ith a setting o f three small stones in RCMP colours - red , ye llow and hlue. Proceeds are go ing to the Canadi an Breast Cancer Net\\ ork. To obta in fu rther IIlfOrmatlon you can call Karen Burnell at 905953-7385.
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A llother cop helps top-up 4. 5 millioll. Julie Flatt takes a little off the top while Victoria Police Cpl. Bruce Cowick grillS alld bare heads it f or callcer re earch.
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year that they do not have a head shaving event. The third annual Cops for Cancer golf tournament was sold out this year and netted 8,500 for the Canadian Cancer Society. They al 0 have a waiting list for registration in their golftournament for next year. Restaurant openings have become popular in Alberta and at the recent opening of Montana's Cookhouse and aloon $7300 was raised for Cops for Cancer. An exhilarating start to this year with Tour de Rock on Vancouver Island. Police officers on the Island rode from the top of Vancouver I land to Victoria over a period of 13 days. Police officers provided a leader hip role in organizing the op for Cancer event by visiting each community along the route with a Canadian ancer ociety representative and involving others in fund-raising and cancer awareness activities. For instance in rofton, the millworkers held a headshaving event and gave the proceeds to police officers a they rode through the community. Officers visited schools and often their arrival in a community signalled the start of another Cops for cancer event, be it a head shave, a ball game, a BBQ, or whatever. What a ucce , raising $312,200. ix hundred children, many with cancer, and their familiesjoined the riders in the pouring rain as they rode the final leg of the journey to Beacon I Ii II Park. News Director, Alan Perry, from C-FAX Radio, rode with the officers and kept a diary, which was published in community papers along the route. Perry wrote, "I will forever be inspired by their courage and determination and that of all the other kids we met". The Vancouver Island event was a great start to this year's Cops for cancer activitie . Police officers along with Canadian ancer 0ciety volunteers and staff are busy planning this year's event in large and small communities acro s the country. Please contact the local anadian ancer ociety, listed in your local phone book, for information on holding a Cop for Cancer event in your community. H olV thefill1ds are spent: Generally fund raised for the Canadian Cancer ociety provide: re earch funding, 44 per cent; public education, 18 per cent; and patient services, 19 per cent. La t year over $8 million was spent on Pediatric Oncology Research. The remaining funds cover the cost of admini tration and revenue development expenses. Progress has been made: Today at lea t 55 per cent of all anadians diagnosed with cancer will be alive 5 years after diagnosis. In the 1930' a comparative figure was less than 30 per cent. Today the 5 year survival rate for childhood leukaemia is 83 per cent and in 1970 it was 50 per cent. Today the 5 year survival rate for testicular cancer is 95 per cent and in 1970 it was 73 per cent. But they still need your help: Participants in Cops for Cancer activities, across the country, have increa ed their awareness of the need for continued funding for cancer research, children 's camps, and other community services for tho e fighting cancer. The anadian Cancer ociety is the largest funder of cancer research in Canada and last year the National Cancer Institute, our re earch
partner, received 334 applications for research grants. Of these 334 grants, 220 were deemed worthy offunding by the scientific review panels. Because of a greater need for funds, only 82 of the research projects deemed worthy could be approved for funding. Only 37 per cent of meritorious projects actually received funding. An additional 7-8 million would have been needed to fund all meritorious research. An estimated 129,200 new cases of cancer and 62,700 deaths from cancer will occur in Canada in 1998. Every family and community i touched by cancer as one in three Canadians can expect to develop cancer in their lifetime. Many of us are deeply touched when children have cancer and in Canada this year over 900 children will develop cancer. Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death for both sexes. Yes individuals with cancer, cancer researchers, and the many volunteers with the Canadian Cancer Society still need your help in fighting this disease. Since 1995 there have been over 250 Cops for Cancer events, with over 6,000 participants across Canada. The publicity generated has been "win-win" for the police and the Canadian Cancer Society. You can help by calling your Canadian Cancer Society, listed in the white pages of your phone book, and they will work with you to hold a Cops for Cancer event in your community. If you are coming to Blue Line's Response 2000 Trade Show, then you can participate by having your head shaved and by sponsoring others who will be shaving their heads.
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through to Microsoft Word 97 toolbars. It can save documents in 23 difTerent file fonnats, and upports internet open tandards uch a X.L. and GML. reating new documents is a imple task, whether it involves just typing away at a blank page or using one of the 35 pre formatted document templates. For tried and true • WordPerfect fan, the "reveal code" feature is also included. Far easier to use than in the DO version, it provide an unprecedented level of control over document fonnatting ~ r tho e user that are accustomed to it. A in the DO version though, it can also be like navigating a minefield. Personal preference \\ill decide the value of thi featu re. The on creen help y tem, Perfect b.pert, provide automated help in variou formatting proce e, allowing novice u er to give their document some professional poli h without ha ing to truggle with making change to the formatting of the entire document. For tho e who want or need to control the formatting of their documents, a number of handy new utilities have been added. ne of the most notable formatting feature is RealTime Preview. er imply elect the text they want to change and then move to either the font or font-size pick-boxes. As they move the mouse pointer through the available choices, the re ultant changes are immediately previewed in the document using the elected text. A small sample is also displayed in a magnified preview field beside the pick-boxes. Once the u er ettles on the desired font or size, the final selection can be made and the fonnatting change is applied to the document. Other wonderful formatting tools include such things a "Make it fit," which refomlat a document to fit onto a specified number of pages, and "Keep it together," \\hich provides special control to keep paragraphs from being split over page breaks. There are also a number of type etting control that provide advanced formatting contr I like word and letter spac1l1g. Macro languages include orel' Perfect cript and Micro oil's Vi ual Basic for Application. A very unique feature, al 0 included with the program i the ability to export a document to Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Internet users will likely be aware of the PDF format, since many online documents and product information sheets are distributed using this great product. What makes it so great is that it retains all document fonnatting, including font and graphics by saving an image of the document. The resultant image file i small and users only need the free Acrobat Reader to view them. A mentioned earlier, the Acrobat Reader is included with the WordPerfect Office 2000 suite.
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Number Crunching Although I can do some reasonably complex number crunching and analysis with a spreadsheet, this is not my forte. Quattro Pro 9, the spreadsheet component in WordPerfect Office 2000, i like WordPerfect itself, a true professional quality product. The ability to customise the working environment of Quattro Pro is one of the features that makes it a winner. Dynamic Cross Tab Reports is a feature that allows users to view and ummarize large amounts of data in a spreadsheet by dragging and dropping data to di fferent positions relative to row and column headings. sers in a workgroup can al 0 take advantage of the powerful NoteBook feature that allow all the users in the workgroup to simultaneously work on a large spreadsheet together. The original author then has the power to accept and reject changes to different pages as necessary. Fully Internet aware, Quattro Pro also lets users create IITM L formatted pages, and rlln queries on data imported directly from Internet sites. Creating charts and graphs is a quick and impIe task with the automated charting tool, while the compatibility setting allows Quattro Pro to happily coexist with all the other spreadsheet programs on the market, even allowing direct saves in Microsoft Excel's XLS fornlat. Presenting. .. A I exp lored further into WordPerfect Office 2000, I came across Corel Presentations 9. Even more than spreadsheet, I must confess, pre entation programs are not my forte. Pres-
entation programs are often used to create fancy slide shows and business presentations at meetings and trade shows. Coupled with a computer image projector and a laptop computer, a good presentation program can add signi ficant vi ual impact to an otherwise stuffy subject. Corel Presentations 9, like its suite companions, is a fully customizable program that allows users to have it their way (within reason). Redesigned toolbars simplify access to the mo t frequently used features, and its happy coexistence with other presentation programs makes it a powerful tool. New tools based on CorelDRAW technology include brightness and contrast, watermark, colouring, and transparenc). The Internet Publisher utility simplifies the ta k of publishing a slide show or drawing to the Web. This program really exploits the added value of all the fonts, images and photos that ship with this suite. Web Designing Without having to learn complicated IITML codes, Trellix 2 allows users to create Internet Web sites with a variety of tools. It includes a tutorial that takes new users through the creation, editing and maintenance of a web site. Corel describes the interface a "friendly," which it certainly is, assuming the user is reasonably familiar with designing web pages at least on a conceptual basis. As with many other complex programs designed for novice users, Trellix provides a decent set of professionally designed templates that on Iy need the insertion of text and graphics. Designing web pages without learning
IITML makes the process far easier, and since the world-wi de-web is basically a graphic place, it makes sense to use this approach . Trellix 2 appears to be a capable web design tool for beginner and intermediate u ers. Get Organized Corel CE TRAL 9 is a light weight personal information manager that allows users with personal access to a computer to easily keep their business contacts and workdays organised. It provides a central directory of contacts for all the suite applications, and allows ea ) tracking of appointments and other activities that occur throughout the year. Like the other applications in the suite it is cu tomizable, fully Internet capable and aware of other competing product . It also include synchronisation with the PalmPilot eries of electronic organizers. Summary All the product reviews I read in the various computer trade publications echoed my il11pressions of this suite. Although all the office suites on the market offer a wide range of excellent programs and features, each has some advantages over its competitors. WordPerfect Office 2000 easily stands on the same level as the competition. Although it doesn't quite have the depth of Microsoft's Office suite, it is still a very capable product that excels at what it does, at a price ( 149 for the competitive upgrade) that actually makes it affordable . For more details, check out www.corel.com . Oh, and yes, this article was written using WordPerfect 9.0.
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Risk assessment of plain clothes drug warrant entries by Iregg Gil/i.~
With thc IIlcrca ed use or crack cocalllC, a rcsurgcnce of methamphetamlllC, and c"'panslOn or hydroponic cannabis grow labs, la\ enrorcement nccds to rcvicw hO\\ \\C are conductIIlg our cnforccmcnt activitics. pcci fkall" how \\e c;..ecute search warrants and raids on these locations. Man, e... penenced officers \\ho havc bccn lIl\olvcd III drug inve tigations are accust med to conducting their da, to da, opcrations without \\eanng ballistiC vest, or carr, ing cquipmcnt such as their firearm, let alonc 0 'spray or an e... pandable baton. I vcn thc onicer or administrator who has never wor"ed drug enforccmcnt duties can understand that e ... pccting drug invcstigator to \\ear a ballistic vest and full arra, of use of force tools on their waist i. n t realIstiC. But options to allow for the carry of an Issue pistol are available. Is thc qucstlon why have you not revicwcd them '? [ rug lIl\cstlgators also need to adJust thclr tactics. The public and thc courts havc high expectations far law enI' rcclllcnt and how we conduct our elve . The da s of not wcaring any form ofp lice identificatIOn and charging in the door with only a snub nosc rcvolver or a compact pistol are gone. The public and the court e ... pect ,our conduct to bc profeSSIOnal. That means propcr tacti s. It mcans belllg clcarl, identi fiable as the police and ha\ IIlg the tools to do the job, a ballistic vest, handcufTs, and less then lethal respon e. If,ou are Involvcd in plain clothe or drug enf)rccment as an administrator, a supervi or, or an lIl\estlgator ,ou need to 100" at how you arc conducting ,our operations. As an administrator, conduct a risk asse ment on plain clothes tactics. Do you have a per on who is traliled 111 raid planning? D you have policies 111 place \\hlch provide clear directi n on the plannlll' of raids and the importance orevalutil In , the usc of supp rt resource '? Do your poliCies and tralllll1g ensure that your officers are clearl Identifiable a police officer? I it clear that as a matter ofpoli e and public safety, all oflicers \\111 \\ear bullet resistant vests, full operatIOnal dut, belts and clearly visible police Identification. Is there an officer who is deslrnated as the less than lethal threat per on. The onicer who will respond to person who an: uncooperative but that a lethal rorce response can not be supported. Are the officers alltrall1ed 111 the use of your agency force option tools'? II' not can you defend why, not to a balance of reasonable probability test. s a supervisor you need to ensure that an,one II1vohed 111 the \\arrant e;..e ution is \\eanng a properly equipped duty belt, clearly identifiable police identification and a ballistic vest. Be eertall1 that ea h officer is qualified on the equipment they carry. For e;..ample if they
are wearing some sort of tactical hoi ter doe it have at least two level of retention? lias the officer been at the range and qualified on that holster on the agency cour e of fire? Iryou are not u ing tactical officer on the entry have you demonstrated the rea on for not u ing thi re ource? Is there a rea on that no uniformed officers were used as member of your arrest team to clearly demonstrate to the public the police are pre ent? Are all of the plain clothe officer clearly identi fiable to the public a the police? Have you notified the uniformed patrol commanders that there will be a warrant execution in their area? You can be held legally liable for failure to insure your members safety under the Canada Labour code and many Provincial tandard. As an investigator you need to be qualified on all the weapons systems you carry. You need to have all the intermediate weapon y tem your agency provide. If your agency authorizes the use ofan impact weapon you need to be qualified on it and have it with you when you execute the warrant. Ifnecessary you can intervene with less than lethal force option. It i your re ponsibility to wear your ballistic vest and clearly identifiable police identification uch as a raid jacket. Do you have handcum , and a nashlight, even ifit is day time? Do you have a post incident reporting or evaluation system that allows for review? Isues to be considered while evaluating unit or agency policies include are officers wearing their ballistic vests, and operational duty belts during overt enforcement duties and warrant executions. Did you conduct a debrief looking at what went right and what could be improved on next time? Is the equipment adequate or do you need to procure additional equipment such
as raid jackets, or respirators for Ian labs? As a supervisor did you confirm that your team member were operating within the scope of policy guideline? Were all persons in the operational plan properly equipped? Would a member of the public reaonably believe that you are a police officer based on your overall appearance including your clothing, or do you or member of your team look like a motor cycle gang member in a stolen police raid jacket? If you or a member of the team are the latter then there is a strong argument that thi per on should not be part of the initial entry team if you are not lIsing uniformed police for arrest support. More and more the people we are dealing with are arming themselves as protection from other criminal . Drug rip om and hits from other organized crime groups are common place. The door crashing in and a group of non police looking per on racing in with firearms is not neces arily going to convince your target you are the police. lie may have an honest belief you are there to rip him off. lie may well argue that any ho tile act directed toward you was not an assault on the pol ice but rather sel f defence against a perceived criminal attack. hould you be u ing tactical officers and unifomled police officer as part of your entry? Ilave your investigators practised Warrant Entry Tactic under the guidance ofa Qualified Entry Trainer? That mean you can say as a team you ha e trained together to conduct room entrie and warrant aITe ts. We would never con ider ending a tactical officer to a ba ic tactical entry cour e then having him come back and never practice with the other members or the Emergency Response Team but have him make an entry at some future date. Our Emergency Re pon e or Task Force teams train and practice as a team under the guidance ofa Qual ified Trainer for a rea on. Their safety depends on it. Ask your elf, why have we never practised as a unit our warrant entry and takedown tactics a a team . Most important in the whole equati n is that no peace officer is hurt at the end of the day. We cannot 10 e sight of our number one priority, our coming out in one piece every time. Ir we start with that in mind, doing everything po sible to maintain a are operational environment we provide a afe environment for the public. As profes ionals we must be vigilant regarding our tactic, eeking always to better them. By doing 0 \~e are able to get the evidence we need to make the arrests and deliver the u pects to the courts. In order to mainta in your elr at the peak of your crall you must examine what you do pre ently and strive to improve on it. tay are.
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Mens rea 'or ~~threatening" by Gillo A rcaro In response to a police officer's question, the offence of "threatening" will be analysed peci fically as it relates to mens rea. The question related to an incident where an officer arre ted a person who was drunk and uncooperative. While in custody, at the police tation, the accused threatened to kill the officer. The officer received advice to not charge the accused because mens rea did not exist. The reader' question was, "What constitutes mens rea for threatening?" The case that answers this que tion is a upreme Court of Canada decision arrived at in R. v. Clemente (1994). The court defined a "threat" a a "declaration of hostile determination or of loss, pain or damage to be innicted in retribution for or conditionally upon ome cour e." Under sec. 264.1 (I )(a) e. ., the threat must be of death or serious bodily harm. The actu reu ofthi offence is the uttering of the word. The mens rea is that the spoken or written words were "meant to intimidate or to be taken eriously." The court added that words spoken or written "in jest or in such a manner that they could not be taken seriously" by a rea onable person, does not constitute mens rea. The rown has the onus or proving intent to intimidate or to instil fear. The trial judge must u e an obj ective test to determine if a reasonable person would consider the uttered words to be a threat. The factors that are usually considercd are: • the nature of the words • the context in which they were spoken • the manner in which they were spoken
• the totality of the circumstances in which the utterance was made • the person to whom the words were directed In summary, the .e.c. guidelines regarding mens rea are simple. The court stated, "It is impossible to think that anyone threatening death or serious bodily harm in a manner that was meant to be taken seriously would not intend to intimidate or cause fear." Thus, the only circumstance that would negate the mens rea is a clear, rea onable intent to "jest" and not to be taken seriously.
Confessions: Verbatim notes or summary? When an accu ed per on makes admissions or confessions, an is ue that arises is whether the conversation should be recorded verbatim or whether it should be summarized. The Quebec Court of appeal, in R. v. Plata (1999), addres ed this i ue. The accused was arrested for murder. The only language he understood well was Polish. At the police station, investigators ensured that the accused had a lawyer who spoke Polish and found another officer who acted as an interpreter. A conversation occurred between the investigators and
the accused which was translated by the interpreter. No verbatim notes were made at the end of the interview. Instead, the investigators wrote a summary of the translation. The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled that it would have bcen "I' . .;'erable" to record the questions and an wers verbatim. However, the use of a summary doe not affect the admissibility of the statement but "rather goes to weight." In summary, verbatim conversation of a confession has greater evidentiary value than a summary. A summary will not be excluded but its "weight" may be diminished.
Gino Arcaro ~ened fillcen years "ith the Nia gara Regional Police Scn.ice. Currentl) , he is a professor at iagara Collegc, \\elland. He has author e d si · law enforcement textbooks to date. Any quest ions regarding case Ia\\ can he din:cted to GI!10 Arcaro via email toniacohs(/.itcanada.com.
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ommunications en t r e erupts in a nurry of activity as calls about gunshots in a n,:slth::nllal nelghbourh d begin to pour In. Patrol units arc dispatched to invcstigate v\-hile spcclalty teams are assembled. The cautionary words of the Duty Supervisor to "be careful" reverberate through everyone's minds. Responding officers notil) the station that they are on scene, and alight from their vehicles to survey the area. Within seconds the gunshots erupt again and the ollicers cradle the ground for cover. s1l1g their portable rrttlios, they call for help but someth1l1g IS dreadl"ull} vHong! The Communications Centre does not respond nor docs anyone else. gain and again they frantically attempt to maJ..e contact, but to no avail. They arc alone. Alone \\-nh a mad gunman bearing dm\-n on them and no way to communicate their situation. BacJ.. III the Communications \:ntre panic is sett1l1g in . CommunicatIOn, personnel have lost contact v\lth the officers at the scene and are v\orried. Telephone calls continuc to light up the consolcs. 'a Ilcrs rcport hearing a volle)- of shots just allcr seeing the ol'ficcrs Icave their cruisers. The worst is feared : "the ol'ficers arc dov\n". distraught communicator contlnues to call but silence is all that returns. Pleasc Ict thcm be alright. I hm many pol ice~ol'ficers and communicators can relate to this scenario? The port,Ihle radiO transmissions, the lifeline that 01'Ilcers have come to rely on and intimately trust, sudden I} evaporate into thin air leaving orticers In a dead zOl1e. This situation was a rCl'ular occurn:nce for members of the Guelph Pol ICC Service. In fact, between February 1997 and 'leptembcr 1998 ol'ficers and communicators reported transmit and receive failures at 220 locations throughout the City of Guelph. That all changed on October 7th, 1999, when (,uelph beganus1l1g Fleet et, Bell Mobility's state-of-the-art trunJ..ed, digital VII F radio s) stem Technological Innovation: Another First for Guelph rhe (Iuelph Police Service has bec me J..novvn as a leader in technological innovation.
The fir t short-wave radio system for a police service in Canada was designed by onstable W.II. Millman of the Guelph Police Force in the late 1930's. Millman's radio system provided an invaluable link between officers and communicators. Later, as the sy tem was perfected, the Guelph Police Force was again the first police service to provide walkie-talkies for officer patrolling on foot. ·ven back then, the 2-way radio was recognized a being vital to the errectivene s and efficiency or the police. Media heralded this innovative technology because it was going to help pol ice "take a bite out or crime," which it did. Even more important, two-way radios enhanced community and member afety. By the mid-1970's, a new VIIF radio communication sy tem was installed ror the Guelph Police Service. It was lauded at the time as a reliable system with a life expectancy of 12to 15 years. True to the projections of the manufacturer, about 15 years later, the ystem had een its day. It was stretched to the limits, developing "Tran mit/Receive Dead Zones", and was prone to breakdown . Maintenance and re-
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Making the Change: Trials and Tribulations Problems with the radio system coupled with the finding of a report prepared by the Ministry of the olicitor General in 19 9 were the catalysts for commencing the search for a new communications ystem. What should have been a relative ly straightforward process was a tumultuous ten year journey fraught with fru tration, disappointment, and confusion. It was a stre sful period for City ouncil, city officials, police and fi re officials and other upport stafr. But most of all, it was a very trying time for front-line operational members of the Guelph Police ervice. During this period the failing radio system became a serious concern for members of the Guelph Police Services Board, the Guelph Police Association and administrators of the ervice. Guelph Police Association President Paul Martin tated: "After approximately eight years of dela) 's by local politicians to replace the aging and malfunctioning radio system, the Association initiated a complaint with the Ministry of LaboUl: The radio system no longer provided a safe and reliable means of comlllunications Jor officers and it was necessary to lItilize Health und Safety Law to protect 0111' members." In Ju ly 1996, as a result of this complaint and a ubsequent investigation, the Ministry of Labour ordered the Guelph Police ervices Board to prepare a plan to replace or upgrade the radio ystem, and to "Stand Down" the Guelph Police ervice's Tactics and Resc ue nit until portable radio deficiencies were addressed . This v\-as the turning point in the radio acquisition proces . Attention shilled for ma ny from budgetary constraints to community and officer safety. Through collaboration and negotiation all of the parties agreed they had fou nd a viable option in Bell Mobility'sF/eet etcommunication system. Guelph would be equipped to take another bite out of crime. Meeting User Needs: A Communication System for the New Millennium The adoption of trunking technology began in the mid eighties as many municipalities elected to replace their obsolete radio systems by purchasing their own, private trunked rad io network for multiple user groups such as police, fire and public works. By the mid-nine-
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tie, however, the cost to implement radio networks kyrocketed, motivating many agencies to seek alternate solutions to their communication needs. In 1994, the Province of Ontario began inve tigating the potential for a single, provincewide radio network for all ministries. The new system needed to be capable of supporting the diverse needs of user groups such as the Ontario Provincial Police, Correctional Services, the Ministry ofllealth, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry ofTransportation. The quest for a sophisticated network operator that could provide a technologically advanced system and economy of scale ended in June 1998 when the Province signed a fifteen year agreement with Bell Mobility to provide a new twoway radio network across Ontario. A State-of-the-art System: Bell Mobility's FleetNet Service FleelNe t is based on the mo t advanced trunked radio technology providing both analog and digital ervice. Radio channels are in the VII F band and coverage will be provided across Ontario through approximately 200 radio towers. onstruction of the new system ha begun (a year ahead of schedule) in the Southwestern Ontario Region with completion expected toward the end of2002. The Guelph Police ervice and Guelph Fire Department, the first broader public sector customers on the new ystem, began using FleeiNet in October 1999. For the Guelph Police Service, this is a momentous time. With short wave radio for police originating in Guelph, it is fitting that the Guelph Police ervice is the first police service in anada to utilize the new Fleel et system. Benefit ofu ing FleeiNet include: · The ability to communicate directly with the fire department and eventually other municipal ervice providers on the same radio ytem; · uperior clarity in message transmission and reception a well as building penetration; · The elimination of "Dead Zone" in the City of Guelph; · The capacity to expand the system to accommodate city expansion; · The infrastructure is owned, maintained and upgraded by Bell Mobility thereby reduces cost to the City whi le ensuring peak system efficiency and performance; · The overall costs to the City are considerably less than buying a full system; · The secure transfer of sensitive information a there are currently no digital scanners on the market capab le of monitoring digital trunked tran mi sions; and · The possibil ity of province-wide radio communications, critica l to joint-agency investigation and projects. Member ofthe Guelph Police ervice are eager for the system to expand because of the potential for improved efficiency and effectivenes in responding to cri is situations. As our Chief Lenna Bradburn says, "Once Ihis is achieved, our rejponse 10 emergency silualions will be furl her enhanced and we 100kforlVard to Ihal day. "
Accommodating FleetNet: Communications Centre Redesign To accommodate the new radio system, a new state-of-the-art ommunications Centre was created incorporating 5 complete dispatch consoles, including a supervisor workstation and a double position training console. When designing the new Centre we considered environmental design and ergonomics. The re ult is a Communication entre that is a superlative example of comfort and technological innovation. The changeover to Fleel et and the new Communcations Centre went smoothly on October 7" h • ome member of the Service were initially apprehen ive about redesigning the Centre and using the Fleel et system . Feedback from operationa l personnel has been positive. As Wendy Thompson, a communicator observed, "The renovalions have been sliccessfitlly compleled, and having worked in our nelV environmenl for a /illle over Iwo weeks, Ihe Iransilion has been smoolh and Ih e impacl of change has had lillIe or no effecl." Chief Lenna Bradburn sums up the s ituation: "Communily and member safely has been improved IremendOllsly by lIsing Fleel et, and members are quile salisjied wilh Ihe syslem. " The Guelph Police Association agrees: "Officer safety, which had been seriously compromised, has now been greally enhanced and bOlh civilian and police personnel appear very pleased, " says Association President Paul Martin.
r or further inli.mllation visit thc (,uelph Police Sen'il:c Wcb~itc at \l'1\'I\'policc .guelph 0/1. C<l or contact Rob Da" b. Ikputy Chicf~ Dircctor (If Infonnation Sen 1l:I.!S .ll (" 19) 8~4- I::! 1:2 1 XI. 220. Inquiries about Bell Mobility's FleetNet system can be dirl.!cted to Norm Ikrberich at (905) ::!8~-4054
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Annual International Law En'orcement Torch Run Con'erence The annual lnternati nal Law fnrorcement Tor h Run onference was held in t. Loui , Missouri rrom ovember4-7, 1999. This conrerence attracts representative of Law Enrorcement Tor h Run program and pecial Iympics programs from around the world. It wa the largest in the history or the Torch Run whi h pr vided a valuable opportunity to network wi th colleagues, re-energiLe local pr grams, learn about nev" rundraisers and celebrate tremendous succe. se or 1999. anada \,,,a5 represented by delegate. In 1999, the Law Fnrorcement Torch Run r, r Special I}mpi rai ed a record 14 million ror Special I}mpi s programs around the world. ' anada ontributed 3.5 million to the \\orldwide t tal! Inte rna t i ona l Torch Run Awards I' ach year there are five individua ls rrom Torch Run program around the world who are Inducted into the Iiall or Fame, and ergeant Brian Snydel' wa. one orthe 1998 inductees. Brianjoins the follo\\ing anadian individuals \\ho ha e been Inducted in the past; Lorn e \ hite, Peter 1cJ larg, Peter Bakker all rr m ntano and Lorn e elo\\ itz rrom a katche\\an. ' ongratulations to the rollowing out tandII1g Law ['. nrorcement Torch Run program in anada which \vcre re ently honoured a World hampions. Red Lobster Award Iberta, askatchewan, Manitoba and Ontano \\ere all prescnted with the Red Lobster \\ard for 100 0 0 participation during the ops and Lobstcrs fund-raising campaign. Top p er Ca p i ta Fund-raising Awa rd cwroundland was honoured with 3rd place whilc Ontario v"a honoured with 4th placc. Inc r e a se Gr oss Revenue Award Ontario was honoured with 4th place with a gross revcnuc increase or 194,2"7. Top Grossing Fund-r aising Awa rd ntano placed Ist internationally ror the top program . This \\a5 the ninth year in a row for Ontario as the top fund-rai ing program in the world! N e w Ca n a d ian Coordi n a tor For the L a w EnForc ement Torc h Run 'anadian Special Iympi s is pleased to announce that on table Ian Richardson of the TimminS Police ervice wa elected a nc\\ 'anadian ordinator rorthe Law Enrorcemcnt Torch Run . I has been involved with the ntario Law [ nforcement Torch Run ince its inception in Ontario 111 19 7 as both a nll1ner and fundraiser. Ilc has been a 10 < I co rdinator ince 19 and orthern Route oordinator ince 1990. AI has bccn a top fundralscr from 1991-1999 and \\as a recipient orthe ward off lonour in 1995. I was recogni7ed a ~ rch Run oordinat r of thc Year in 199 and inducted into the n-
Pictured above from left to right: Mark C. Gal/agher, Peter C. McHarg, Manon Chouinard, Patricia Deyel/, Chal/tal Mom eau, Gerald A. Tucker, A lan Richardson, Dominic Broaders tario pecialOlympic Ii all or Fame in 1999. The highlight ofAI' Torch Run career came last year when he wa Director and Fund-raising hair or the 1999 Ontario pecial Olympics Winter Game held in Timmin in February. This wa an incredible achievement and to date, was the mo t successful provincial Games in Ontario pecial Olympics hi tory. AI is al 0 a member of the ntario Torch Run Provincial Advi ory Board ince 1997. AI can be reached at: Timmins Police ervice 150Algonquin Blvd. ast Timmins, Ontario P4 IA7 Tel: 705-266-3468 Fax: 705-267-6198 Outgoing Ca n a d ian Coordinator anadian pecialOlympic acknowledges a great debt of gratitude to the outgoing Canadian oordinator, ergeant Peter McHarg or the Ilamilton- Wentworth Regional Police. Throughout his tenure with the Law Enforcement Torch Run for pecia l Olympics, Peter has made many igni ficant contributions to pecial Olympics. I Ie has been involved since the Torch Run's inception in Ontario in 19 7. ince then, he has been outhern Ontario Route Coordinator ince 1995 and Development Manager ror the 1994 Ontario pecial Olympics Provincial pring Game. I lis talents were elevated to an international level in 1997 when he was 0- hair ror the 1997 International Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg. Peter wa inducted into the Ontario pecial Olympics Iiall of Fame in 1995, rollowed by his induction into the International I lall or Fame in 1997. Peter was honoured by his colleague with the Ontario Law nrorcement Torch Run Award or Iionour in 1992 and in 1995 was awarded the lODE Police Community Relation Award ror out tanding service relating to hi in olvement with pecialOlympic. Peter participated a both a runner and team leader with the International Law Enrorcement Torch Run Final Leg in Connecticut (1995) and orth Carolina (1999).
Canadi a n Special Olympi cs 2000 Wi nte r Games The anadian pecial Olympics 2000 Winter ames will take place from January 25-30, 2000 in the ational apital Region and be the fir t major Games orthe ew Millennium . The Games will involve appro:-.imately 600 athletes, 200 coaches and mission starr, as well a 600 parents and ramily supporters rrom acro s anada. The ports or the ames include alpine ski ing, figure skating, noor hockey, ordic kiing, snow hoeing, speed skating and curling a a demonstration port. The Game are being organized and run by over 1000 local volunteers. pecial Olympics uses pon to assist people with a mental disabilit to become all that they can be - phy ically, mentally, so ially and emotionally. For rurther inrormation, contact: Bob O ' Doherty, eneral Manager, anadian pecialOlympics 2000 Winter Games, c/o Landsdowne Park, 1015 rue Bank treet, Ottawa, Ontario K I 3 W7. Telephone: 1- 77-291-7404 or 613-7 3-3332. Web ite: www.pecialolympic2000.ca Torch Run at N a t i ona l Games A 12 kilometre run ha been planned ror Tuesday January 25, 2000 starting with a lighting orthe Torch at tile Peace Tower, Parliament Ilili. The run will continue to the Ilull a ino in Quebec and return through Ottawa. A rour kilometre run through Ottawa ha been organiLed ror tho e who do not wi h to run the entire route. A representative or each Torch Run program in anada will participate in the run in Ottawa. The Flame or Hope will be carried into the Opening Ceremonies or the ational Game on the eve or January 25 at the ivic Centre. For rurther inrormation, please contact onstable I Richa rdson, anadian oordinator at 705-266-346
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I am an author of several books relating to policing. My Latest project is Dedication to Duty -The Memorial Book oftile Ontario Provincial Police. This work will pay tribute to each member ofthe OPP killed in the lineofduty. It has the full upport of both the OPP Association and OPP Management. Some ofyour readers may have knowledge ofsome of these deaths and may wish to offer me assistance, research pointers or even advice. I will re pond to all who get in touch Witil me. They may reach meat Box 881, Iialiburton o KOM I 00rTelephoneIFaxmeat705457-9361. Michael Barnes. CM. Haliburton. Ontario
We recenOy haci occasion togo intoan aImdonedbuiJeiing where we fOlmd a dog killed by a shotgun blast. At the time, ~\e were unsure as to whether or not the assailant was still in the building. When we sent our dog into the building we worried about him being shot at too. Fortunately the building was empty and Orere was no inciden~ but afterwards our handler started inquiring about bodyannourforourdog. Thank you very much for Ole back-issue article. Iam going to try to see if the Department will be willing to finance the K9 Stoml vest for our dog. Lieutenant Michael Fernandes Stratford Police Department Stratford, Connecticut
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On behalfoftlle Police Leadership forum I wi h to thank you for helping to identify uperintendent Paul Bechdholt as the recipient ofthis year's Leadership Award. We \Vould also like to take this opportunity to tilank you and the staff at Blue Line Magazine for supporting several aspects ofthis annual event. The inaugural award ceremony in Windsor on eptember 20th was a huge success. We look forward to Blue Line's future support in tile Forum's activities. ScOI/ Bleecker 11ce-Presidenl Police Leadership Forulll
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Congratulations on being prepared to tell it like it is! With regard to your editorial comments in the ovember issueofBlue Line I'm going to be following your 12 hour shift saga with interest. Harold Tuthill Aylme/; Olllario ILOVEDyourNovembereditorial. 1hope you get lots offeedbackon the 12-hourshift idea. Most ofOle coppers I know really love having Ole long days off, so you may be fighting an uphill battle, but you did raise some great points from the user's (customer's) perspective. And, ofcourse, you have never been afraid to charge at a few windmills in your time. IOlink they should be calling you "Don Quixote!" DaveBrown Winnipeg, Manitoba
Editor'sNote: The 12-hourshiftisa'\~indmill"thatneeds taking a run at. We are still comptlingstuffabout itbut what we have found is nol pretty to officersafety and health. Weare looking for anecdotal stories either pro or con on the issue. Anyone wishingto hare something feel free to write us.
««««««««<<»»»»»»»»»»> Don't touch my 12 hours hifts!!!!!!!!! Ihave worked 8 hrs shifts, 3 different 10 hour shifts and 2 different 12 hour hilt rotations during my 20 years on the O.P.P. I much prefer the 12 hour 4 on 4 offrotation that Ihave been on forthe last 6 years over any other system Ihave worked. o do 9()O/oof the rest ofthe officers in my area. TIle problems you encountered getting proper ervice are not so much related to the 12 hours shifts as they are to a poor work ethic, laziness and inadequate supervi ion. Iwork out regularly to stay in hape (a novel concept for most police officers), maintain a routine that ensures Iget adequate rest&nutritiol1 and Ithrive on these shifts. It's also kind ofhard to argue about only working 152 days a year. Rob Fleming Essex Detachment Editor's Note: IfI worked in a"war zone" on 12 hour shi fls Iwould be looking fora place to hide too. It isn't Ole service Igot Iam concemed ~~i01. It is Ole system that hasn't tilought out tile personnel requirement needs and deployment Iam concemed about. The 12 hour cycle might work in some places but not everywhere. Ihave mettoo many officers who tell me they are "dragging their asses" by the end ofthe day.
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onsequenees arc unpredictable. You can never be sure \'vhen or \'vhere they will confront you, or hl)\\ )OU ''vIII be alrected. It \'vas once ta!...en lor granted that police had a monopoly on pro\ iding safet). secunt) and protection. Just recentl). top police leadcr~hip and association ali!...e ha\e realt/ed that private 'ecurit} can offer compellll\e 10\\ end. ervi e. at a reduced cost. and that some governments intent on holdmg the Ime on hudgets arc casting a speculativc eyc in that direction . It remains to be seen "hether this Ilurry of interest in privati/ati n is a short-term noti, n or the bcginning ofa serious shill in public polic) . evertheless. the discussion has been a \\a!...e-up call. and a reason to e,amllle the baSIS of support for policing. Public Support The public e'pects the police toet high standards of truthfulness and hon ur; while demonstrating a devoti n to duty. They li!...e to sec eVidence of qualities they can respect and adnme. They also e'pect that the police will be responsihle and accountablc in their usc of the powers and auth rities pro ided by law. othing could disalTect the public more than persistent eVidence of ahuse or misuse of authorit). Poltclllg III a democratic society is dependent upon the consent of the citi/ens. II' the clllllate of con.ent is clouded b} dissatisfaction \\ Ith police practices, the pol ice may encounter an aroused puhlic nursing grievances and \,tlilng to consider other opti ns. There IS a general high standard of police polic) today that accurately describes the extent of police pO\'vers and provides direction and cOlllmentary to ensure compliance with the la\\ \\htle ensuring publtc and offi er afet)'. But some p IIc) ma) be too restrictive. We have had some e penen e \\lth this in recent year. as go\ernments ha\e IIltroUuccd mandatory charging policies and /ero tolerance directi'ves.
Police Discretion Frontline police officers have a strong and committed belief, ba ed on their experience in dealing with the public, that they mu t have access to a rea onable measure of di cretionary decision making in carr} ing out their duties. urtailment of the individual officer's ability to use judgement may be a contributing factor to the growing dissatisfaction of the front line officer with the conditions of work, and more preci ely, dissatisfaction with the edicts of management and political policy makers. The officer ometime finds that acting in strict compliance with a policy that allow no discretion i contrary to the interests of justice and counter to practical problem solving on the treel. The public is not well served by "cookie cutter" decision making. They prefer the judgement of understanding police officers applying a thoughtful balance between en forcement and diver ion, and a common sen e interpretation of the law. Zero tolerance charging policies are invariably found to be impractical. Another Aspect to Discretion But there i another attribute to judicious law enforcement, and here the responsibility rests with both policy makers and front line officers. In many instances, it has become police practice to apply the full authority of the law to any incident without differentiating the circumstances. In other words not using police discretion in the conduct ofinve tigations, dealing with suspects or with ordinary citizens. uch practices as: o The unvarying use of handcum on all perons arrested without regard for the seriousness of the offence, a rea onable apprehension of violence, risk ofe cape, or the condition of the arre ted per on. o Per onal earche conducted by removing or lilling clothing in a public place when there are in ufficient grounds to anticipate a threat to person or to officer safety, or reasonable ground to believe that contraband or e idence i carried by the per on. o Removal of all items of personal property and sometimes clothing during hort-term de-
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tenti n not limited to articles required for evidence or item that could be used f, r aggre sive or elf-destructive acts. o Intensive earche ofpremi e when the content are "tos cd" with no intent of leaving property or premi es in anything close to the condition it was found . o The routine u e ofhigh-ri k vehicle top and earch procedures, in the ab ence of factual and reasoned grounds to anticipate a weapons threat or a real and imminent danger to the offi er or other persons. o Unvarying re on to "procedures", such a record checks on drivers stopped for minor traffic violations, which extends the process, delays the violator and ollen impedes other traffic. Princ iples of Policing There wa once a aying in policing that policy books ""ere "Rules for fools and guidelines for the wise." Perhaps with our focu on efficiency and no-fault performance we have forgotten our own conventional wisdom . The problem relates to an unvarying application of policy and practice, regardless of the circumtance , and subjugation of those very powers of discretion that are reverentially acclaimed by the police. The remedy re ts with a clear statement ofa philosophy of policing a a preamble to policy. The principle ould be expressed along these line; Intrude no further than necessary into the lives ofcitizens, reKardless ofthe availability of coercive police powers This applies to detention, arrests, \'earches and every thinK else. COlllmit no intrllsionunless it is necessaryjor the lawful cOlldliCt of an investiKatiol1. Before proceedinK, cOllsider carefully i(there is a less intrusive way to accomplish the ohjective. It shall be a prinCiple of policillK that the application of common sense, re.\pect for the individual and a sense ofpropriety shall app~v to any cirCUli/stance when intrusive police powers may be employed
Influencing the Consequences Which is a long v,ay around to get back to con equences. In the pa t. the consequences of police mi usc or abuse of coercive authority has been the removal or restriction of that authority. Long tenn misuse or abu e of p lice coerci e powers may result in 10 . of the public trust, and a growing willingness to c nsider private ector alternatives. The choice bct'\\een a service based or a COI/1merce based public ecurity system is for the police to win or to lose. Probity, integrity, and accountability are half the accounting. The second half i fair treatment and respect for the humanity of all pers ns and considerate, measured judgement in the application of powers of arrest, earch and seizure and the use of force. When you can control the con equence b tempering your own behaviour, the chOIce seems obvious.
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Toronto Region Police Motorcycle Champion aturday the 18th of eptember brought a bright sunny day to the grounds of Exhibition Place in Toronto. The paved parking lot wa a myriad of pylons cones laid out in variou direction . The unmistakable rumble and roar of Harley-Davidson motorcycles filled the air. The occasion was the Inaugural Greater Toronto Region Police Motorcycle Competition. The Competition was the idea of several Toronto Police ervice, Traffic Services Ilighway Patrol officers to organize and ho t a poIice motorcycle rodeo-type event such as those held in the United States. The Competition required police officers to negotiate their police motorcycles twice through five extremely tight courses designed to challenge their motorcycle dexterity and slow riding abi lity. The riders started with a score of zero and were assessed penalty points for each mistake such as touching or knocking over a cone or putting your foot down during the manoeuvre. Another section of the Competition required the riders to travel down a 50 foot long 8 foot wide course as slowly as possible without putting a foot down or leaving the course. A difficult task with an approximate ly 800 pound police motorcycle. The final event was a fun, exciting event designed to lighten the stress of the day and cha llenge the riders on ski lls unique to police motorcycle officers. The competition was intense a officers from all corners of the province of Ontario com-
J 999 overall champion Constable Wayn e Drew ofPeel Regional Police takes a practice run in the "Cowboy Challenge" course.
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Region, York Region, Windsor, Chatham-Kent and Provincial Officers from the detachments of Port redit, Whitby, Hawkesbury and Long Sault all rode proudly representing their re pective services and units during the individual and team competitions. An exciting timed tie-breaker involvi ng Dave Ilaggarty of Peel and Tim Burrows of Toronto was required to detennine second place in the ompetition. Many new personal and professional friend hip were fonned forging stronger bonds among the men and women of the police motorcycle community. The event prizes were provided by a wide variety of sponsors and the judging was provided by the Blue and White Knight Motorcycle Clubs. These type of events are not possible without the assistance of these types of organizations. The afternoon was capped by an award ceremony which recognized the ability of the winning competitors of this inaugural event. Congratulations are extended to the 1999 Overall hampion, Constable Wayne Drew of Peel Regional Police Service and to the Overall Team Champions Tim Burrows, Julie Mahoney, Rob Wright and George Carl ofToronto Police ervIce. The organizers hope to make this an annual event expanding to include other police agencies. Further information may be obtained by contacting Andy Norrie, C/O Toronto Police Service,45 trachan Ave., Toronto M6K I W7.
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Police association lobbies for changes nder current law, anyone The preSident of the anawho attempts to di arm an officer dian Police sso lallon began lobwould probably be charged with asO) In ' the federal government in aulting a police officer. Ob t said Octooer for legislative changes. mong his list of priorities, that has to change. "It's a very grave offence ifan Grant Oost wants: Tougher penalties for ofindividual attempt to get a police officer's firearm because what norfenders \"ho Initiate high-speed mally follows from that is a murpurslllts. der," he was quoted as saying. Consecutive sentences Of the 22 police officers murfor multiple murderers. dered in Ontario over the past 25 rimlllal ode amendyears, three were killed with their ments that \\(wld make it illegal own weapon, the PA said. to attempt to disarm an officer. Grallt Ohst While t\V() of those issue are David Gri mn, the as ociation's executive officer, said the PA currentl making their way would like to see offenders sentenced to a maxithrough the legislative proces., a law against mum offive years in pri on for attempting such takllll! an olllccr's firearm vvas just proposed a tactic. 111 ugust. "This is an issue of officer afety and we SoliCitor General Lawrence MacAulay believe that translates into community afety said thc proposal i. being discussed in cabias well," he was quoted a aying. nct.
Law enforcement leaders meet to discuss policing regulations Police leaders from across Canada met in ovember t diSCUSS regulatll1g the hI\\< enforcement industry. Irant Oost, the president of the 10,OOO-member Canadian Police ssociation, said standards arc needed to ensure that the law enforcement communit) doesn't gain a bad reputation from secunt, per 'onnel \"ho are undertmllled and under-educated. "\I e consider \"hat \\e do is very profeSSIOnal out we arc worried our reputation will oe smeared when people are confused 0)' cheap alternatives," Obst was quoted as sa) II1g pnor to the fir t ational on ference on Police and Private ecurity held in Toronto. CPA Vice-President John Peter en aid there's no accountability for private ecunt\ and likened the profes ion to the Wild \\est \\here an average citizen could be deputl/ed at an} time and gl\en the power to enforce la\\s. Iloldll1g a discussion on whcre the industf] IS headed could be a healthy exercise,
said John Winterdyk, a criminology instructor at Calgary's Mount Royal College. Winterdyk noted that security agencies are like police officer, there are good ones and bad ones. Recent numbers from tatistics anada show that in 1996 security personnel outnumbered police officer 2,000 to 59,000. More than 80 per cent of police officer have post-secondary education, compared with 53 per cent of security guards. British olumbia and Newfoundland are the only two provinces that have training requirements for private security licensee, according to information from Stati tics anada. The police and security conference wa held in Toronto and attended by the anadian Association of hier of Police, the Canadian A sociation of Police Boards, the Police Futures Group, the ntario As ociation ofChier of Police, the anadian Police Association and the Canadian ociety for Industrial ecurity Inc.
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Provinces settle academy dispute An agreement has been reached in the dispute over training at the Atlantic Police Academy. At a meeting of Maritime premieres in October, ova cotia' John Hamm aid the province will end cadets to the PEl academy for at least two more years. The former ova cotia government wanted to pull out of the academy and stopped ending its recruits to the college more than I month ago. There were complaints about the curriculum and the fonner government talked about opening a rival school. The move prompted PEl and Iiolland 01lege - the chool where the cadets are trained to launch a law uit against ova cotia and the ity ofllalifax. PEl Premier Pat Binns said the new agreement show the Maritime province can work together and continue to co-operate in the joint cadet training program. Binns aid the training program will be al tered over the next two years to meet ova cotia' needs.
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Most conflicts have been solved, law enforcement agencies say rhe ReM!' and the Canadian Security Intelllgel1l;e Sen ICC say they have resolved many or the problems between them sincc a report cntici/ed their relationship. "Berore, may be one agency \\as \\orkIIlg on the same target as the other agency \\ Ithout kno\\ Ing it," RCV1P national spokesm,ln I.,gt. ndre Guerlin \\ as quoted as say inr . "That brought probkms, as you can \\cll im<lgille. But these problcms hme been rectified . o\v \\e fed that we have established an e,cellent \\orking relationship with ((,S IS)." (;ucrlin sllId the RCMP and CS IS arc orten Interested in the same groups or indi\ iduals and haye liaison orficers \\ orking to help co-ordinate efforts bet\\ een the two ~H.!~nCH!S.
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Correctional officers return to work after lockout lifted An illegal strike by Newfoundland corrections officers ended in ovember when the provincial governmentquashed a lockout order against the workers. An estimated 220 corrections officers, who work at the province 's seven jails, returned to work on ov. 6 after the union promised that the guards wou ld not walk offthejob again. The corrections officers had ori gi nall y agreed to return to work on ov. 4, two days after a court injunction was issued to force them back into the prisons. A mediator was appointed at that time. But the officer walked out agai n the following day over the temporary hiring of an officer at a Labrador Jail. After the officer had resigned, the staff aid they would return to duty on ov. 5. Il owever, the province quickly imposed a lockout that preven ted them from working. Leo Puddi ter, a union negotiator, aid the government agreed to lift the lockout after the union pointed out it violated the injunction. Premier Brian Tobin said the government wanted to be ure that the officer wou ldn 't strike again. "You can't have a situation where people return to work, stay for a few hour , walk out again and stan making more demand ," Tobin wa quoted as saying. The main issues surrounding the di pute are health, afety and overcrowding. Tobin said it would be left up to the Treasury Board to decide what penalties the union could face for tile illegal strike.
Man faces charges in officer's death An Ontario man was charged in October in connection with a traffic accident that killed a provincial police officer. Cst. Chuck Mercier was killed on the morn ing of Sept. 30 near t. Mercier Catherine's when a truck crashed into the back of his parked crui er while he was directing traffic at a construction site. The 34-year-old orticer was on paid duty at the time of the incident and had a blinking arrow ign mounted on the roof of his marked cruiser to direct trartic. Dougla Reye , 24, of Brampton, Ont., faces a charge of criminal negligence causi ng death.
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Missing kids program awarded A joint program involving four federal agencies was honored by the International Association of hiefs of Police. The Our Missing Chi ldren program, which helps locate and return missing and abducted kids to their families, received the Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement. The program, which was launched in 19 5, is a joint initiative between the RCMP, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Citizen hip and Immigration Canada and the Department of Foreign Affairs and In-
ternational Trade. Over the past 14 years, the program has returned more than 850 chi ldren to their families. The program was selected from almost 200 nominations. Ronald Neubauer, president of the IACP, said the program illustrates the commitment of law enforcement agencies around the world to develop and implement creative solutions to challenging policing and social problems. The Webber Seavy Award for Quality in Law Enforcement is named after the IACP's first president.
Cadet~ passenger killed in car crash A police cadet was one of two people who died in an October car crash on an Ontario highway. Twenty-two year-old Cadet Allan Chri tian en of Court ice, Ont., was killed while travelling home from his graduation at the Ontario Police College in Aylmer, Ont. hristian en died when his car was struck by a vehicle that crossed over the median on Ilighway 401.
A 30-year-old Kingston, Ont., woman who was travelling with Christiansen was also killed in the collision. Police believed the accident was the end of a sequence of events that began when a truck became unhitched from a tow truck and spilled a load of aluminium. Christiansen was travelling to Durham Region to begin two weeks of training before becoming a constable last month.
Officers receive honors for outstanding service T\vo Ontario police officers were recognized in October by an international police organization. Provincial police Insp. Robin McElaryDowner was selected as the officer of the year by the International Association of Women Police. McElary-DO\~ ncr, the manager of the OPP's First Nations Policing Section, received the award at the association's conference in Philadelphia. McElarv-Dowller The 18-year police veteran was selected from 40 other nominees based on leadership, community service, mentoring and excellence in performance. '·1 am deep I) honored and humbled to have been considered for such an award," McElary-Downer said in a press release. HIt is truly a testament to the support of my family and fellow members of the OPP." Cst. Dana Nicholas, of the Peel Region Police Service, was awarded a medal of valor for saving an 18-year-old man f;'om drowning in July 1998. The man had been swept into a stonll sewer viaduct and was hanging on to the edge over a six-metre drop to the river below. Nicholas entered the water, floated downstream to the man and pulled him back from the edge orthe viaduct. The man was then pulled to shore by rescuers. icholas, 27, had already received a commendation from the Peel police ervice.
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Officers capture man wanted for escape Two Calgary officers aid they were in a fight for their lives in October when they arrested an escaped convict. The man, who was suspected in a series of break-ins, fled from the two constables on a bicycle when they tried to approach him. He fled on foot after crashing into a fence. A short cha e followed and the officers were forced to wrestle with the suspect as he tried to grab their weapons. Cst. Rod Harbidge said the struggle was a fight to the death and he was sure the su pect would have shot him ifhe had been able to gain control of the officer's gun. A fter the uspect was handcuffed, police discovered a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition, housebreaking tools and a kni Fe in his backpack. Pol ice later learned that the suspect had escaped from prison in Bowden, Alta,. earlier this year where he was serving time for aggravated assault with a weapon. The 27-year-old man was charged with resisting arrest, possession of a weapon and being unlawfully at large.
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A hi ghway patrolman waited out ide a popular local bar hoping for a bu t. At clo ing time, a everyone came out, he spotted his potential quarry. The man was so obviously lIlebriated that he eould barely walk. l Ie stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes, looking for his car. A fler try ing his keys on five others, he finally found his own vehicle. lI e sat in the car a good ten minutes, as the other patrons lefl. lI e turned his lights on, then
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Part of our duties as recruits at the RCMP Training Academy in Regina was to parade during the Sunset Ceremonies on Tuesday eveni ngs during the summer months . It is not uncommon during hot summer evenings in Regina to observe strange flying insects that look like grasshoppers on steroids dotting the sky like snowflakes. The troops were standing at attention waiting for inspection when one of these overgrown flying grasshoppers landed on the bill of one of the recruit's forge cap. One of the drill instructors noticed the insect perched on the recruit's headgear and slowly walked toward him with his riding crop held in the air like a baseball bat.
off, wipers on, then off. He started to pull forward into the grass, then stopped. Finally when he was the last car, he pulled out onto the road and started to drive away. The patrolman, waiting for this, turned on his lights and pulled the man over. li e administered the breathalyzer test, and to his great surprise, the man blew a O.OO! The patrolman was dumbfounded! "This equipment must be broken! " exclaimed the patrolman. "1 doubt it," said the man, "Tonight I' m the designated decoy! "
The poor recruit cou ld see the instructor coming in his exaggerated pose and started sweati ng profusely preparing for the worst. When the drill sergeant approached the recruit he swung at the insect with his riding crop sending the forge cap flying in the air. He then placed the riding crop under his ann, stood at attention looked at the recru it in the eye and slowly uttered, "Cst. mith, next time keep your pets in the dorm!"
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