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Identifying yourself is more important than ever The demise and amalgamation of the 'mailer police agency appears to be the wave of the 90's, It is a soil) state of affai rs that is dri.en by municipalitie looking for an easy budgct cut more than improved police service, This unfortunate ituation is caused by what could be loosely called a self fulfilling prophesy, Small town Canada historically has picked the best people from it numbers to act as protectors of the communities in v"hich they li\ e, The people chosen knew the communities mtimatel). When omething happened the local cop was on top of it and even if charges could not be officially brought the officer knew whom he hould be watching. This kind of atmo phere was generally good enough to maintain a fairly law abiding community. Of cour e the whole concept of being a cop is to do your job 0 well that yo~r ,erv ices are rarely called upon and you, m effect, work toward a goal of having no work at all. Strange how it works eh? The next logical step to the demise of a good police agency i when the towns folk say to themselves "we have a quiet little town here. What the heck are we doing paying for a police force that just sits around all day in their nice shiny police cars and look important." There is no thought put into why they have such a community. It is a simp le matter of looking at the book and seeing what is needed and v.hat appears to be not needed. The town fathers look to the detachment situated just outside of town and ee police officers sitting there as well. "What about just giving over some money to those guys and have them spin through town every once in a while and reduce our costs? It's not like we have a high crime rate here." Well this is certainly a solution ofa sorts and itju t may work out in ome place. But there is still this prickly feeling on the back of my neck that tell me it is not all for the best. What really happens is the community loses even more control over something they never felt they had control over in the first place. Yes that's right! No matter how acquainted the community feels it is with the local constabulary they still do not feel completely comfortable with them. They are the law enforcers and the community always feels the pol ice are the power brokers not the power sharers. I find it hard to believe this discomfort feeling will improve when there are officer wearing a foreign uniform that has the authority vested in it by a far away Il eadquarter and bureaucracy? When a municipal police officer take up his position the officer (and the community) only need to look at the shou lder patch to determine his fir t priority. It is much more JUlie - July, 1995

clearly defined anJ is much easier for the officer to become more focused to his job. Likewise the citizen must feel at least a little more comfortable approaching an officer which is readily identified with the community in which he or she live. (Tum to page 54 in this is ue to read about this aspect). A recent study by Simon Fraser Univerity revealed, for in tance, that only 19 percent of RCMP officers were familiar v.ith their own community pol icing mi sion statement. (See article on page 37 in this issue). The same study also found the RCMP to be more distant and less nexible than municipal police. With an organizati on as large as the RCMP and with such a huge mandate how could the study find otherwise. In another study report from tats Canada a small Manitoba Police Service was selected a that province' mo t efficient police force. This was based on co t efficiency and crime clearances. (See article on page 47). Ilow come? Smaller group work better as a team. There is a better feeling of accomplishment, more feeling of loyalty to the organization and community, they are better motivated to keep

their ear to the ground and their nose to the grind tone. Bigger is not alway better. L--=---:!!!-.;.....!!!! Sowhat is really needed in the real world? Here i one little tep I think should be seriously considered. Give more ownership to the street cop. If he is a member of a huge police agency he should, at the very least, be wearing the name of the community he is working vvith somewhere on his uniform. A breast bar, to\\n nag or name bar under the shoulder patch. Let the community knov\ where your first priority is. I even bet the extra cost .vill be picked up by the town or some community service club. Loyalty to the people of the community must be shov,n as well as demonstrated daily. And by every member not just by the designated person in the detachment.

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Newfoundland ThiS IS the ninth of a series outlining the details surrounding the last persons to hang in each province 8.1' 81air / cQ llil/(1II

Ileroert Spratt ofSt. John's ew foundland \\ as just 21 years old \\ hen he took. the linal steps to the scaffold on May 22, 1942. ~pratt 's path to the gallows began \\ ith the murder ol'hls 'Irl friend, eighteen-year old .Iosephll1l: 0' Bnen. The murder took. place (111 hlrch 17, 1942, St. Patrick's Day. On that c\cnll1g ' pratt and Josephllle \ islted the home or Edward, Ilerbert's nrother. lferbert and Josephine \\ ere there to ask I dward to bc the bcst man at their \\edtlIng, \VIlll:h \\as to tak.c pia e on June 14th or that ycar. I d\\ard len the house at anout ):,,() p.m. tOJ0111 his v,ife Maude and thclr ehtldn:n \\ ho \Vere \ isiting friends. Ikcausc It \\ as St. Patrick.' Day,llerbert and Joserh111C planned to go out to the (apital I heatcr to scc "On The Beat" starnn J Cicorgc I ormb and D rothy Ilyson. 1100\c\ cr, thc t\\ 0 never made it to the sho\\ IkJore gomg out that e\ enlng Joscphll1c and • rrall \\ ere lying on the couch 111 thc k.ltehcn jok.ing around \\ ith cach othcr \\ hIlc they discussed their plans ormarnal.!e. t th~lt tllne Josephine re\ ealed to lferbcrt that shc \Vas pregnant. Kno\\. ing that hc had not been intimate \\ith the voun ' \\ oman" prall Ile\\ into a blInd rage :md struck. Joseph1l1c \\ ith 1115 fist. • pratt thcn sei/cd an iron and began to thrash .Ioserhlllc rcreatcdl} . t 10;4'1 r .m. Sprall lra\ eled to the homc 01 hiS brother Raymond at 144 Water ~lrcct. Due to the \\ay his brother was actll1g, Raymond belie\ ed Ilerbert was underthc In Ilucncc oralcohol. Raymond's \\ i rc '1 hercsa and another pratt brother, namcd Peter, arrived home shortly after lfernert \I hen rhcrcsa ask.ed , prall \\ hat \\ as \\I'on' hc told the ramily about the murdcr \I hIlc Srratt was relating hi story to hiS stunned and unbclie\ ing audience n \\,Itcr Street, I dward • pratt and his \\ife \\crc shoek.ed tt> lind the body orJo. ephine III thclr kltehcn. ~crgeant Manderson wa on duty when I d\\,lrd callcd the poliee lock.-up on vater ~trcct. fhe police \'an was not available at thc tImc or the call, 0 on table Ilaroid Bralll "as dispatched on foot (thing hay cn 't ehangcd lllU h ince then). The onieer \Vas soon Joined by on tables Bamc'> and "-c1ly \\hile on route to the Plymouth Road home. t the scene the officer found the

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victim with her head bent back and face covered in blood. A blood-stained iron, a man's hat and a blood covered scarf were discovered beside Jo ephine's body. ergeant a e of the ID \\a brought into the il1\ e tigation, v.hich quick.ly led to pratt'sarre t. pratt\\a taken intocutod ju t e\ en hours after the murder. lie \\a till wearing his blood 'tained clothes and made no effort to remove the blood from hi hand . The trial ofllerbert pratt began on Monday, April 27. hief Ju tice William IloTWood presided over the trial, with Attorney General L.E. Emer on repre enting the rown and Jame Power repre enting pratt. The ca e wa ba ically open and hut. The pro ecution v\ a based on pratt's voluntary statement admitting guilt. In addition, Lmer on al 0 called twenty vvitnes e to the stand. The te timony included police and family tatement regarding the location and beha\ iour of pratt on the night of the murder. The only evidence the defence could produce was a naval record of good serviceand pratt's di chargeduetomedical unfitness. Power called Lt. Kevin Maher, R. . . Maher, who displayed a record indicating pratt' service a a eaman on the battle hip Rodney from May 21, 1941,toJune 10,1941. pratt wa tran ferred to another ship before being deemed unfit for serv i e due to pulmonary tuberculosi . Records al 0 showed that the Rodney had battled with the Bismark. during pratt's service on board the ship. In hi address Power reminded thejury that pratt wa ery cooperative v\ ith the police. lIe also stated that the act pratt committed was not premeditated but an in tantaniou reaction to the news of Jo ephine' pregnancy. Power al 0 explained that pratt wa under tress due to his experience with the Bi mark. He al 0 tated that hi di charge had "cau ed him to suffer emotional period and, becau e he wa provoked, he attacked the unfortunate girl." In hi conclusion, Power asked that the charge be reduced to manslaughter. In hi ummation Emer on told the court that although Power had killfully

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handled the ca e there wa no e idence to support the claim that the victim \\ as going to hay e a baby. The fact that the deceased \\a not pregnant was later proven by t\\O physicians. In re ponse to Power' request to reduce the charge to man laughter [mer on said that because the tV\O were only engaged and not married, there were no ground to reduce the charge. The jury retired at 4: 10 p.m. and returned thirty-five minutes latervvith a guilty harge. Ilowever, Jury Foreman P.R. Mc ormack. read the verdict ".ith the jury' "mcere recommendation for mercy at the hands of the la\\ or at the hands of! lis 1ajesty" representatives." Ignoring the jury's plea for leniency, Judge Ifomood read the sentence in \vhich he , tated: "Thi' ourt doth ordain that you Ilerbert ugustu pratt be tak.en hence to the place from \\hence you came and from thence to the place of execution and that you be hanged by the neck. until you are dead ... ". For the next few week.s attention hifted to Governor lIumphrey Walwyn. People \\ere anxious to learn whetheror not he would grant a pardon to pratt. The ov ernor held meetings "nh the ommisslOnerof'Justice, L.E. Emer on to di 'cu the situation. Emerson began to gather report regarding pratt from the uperintendent of Iler Maje ty's Penitentiary; the Police urgeon; the Pri on Doctor; the uperintendent of the 110 pital f r Mental and ervou Disea e and Justice Ilorwood. . Byrne, the prison superintendent, gave numerou detail of pratt's behaviour during hi tay in prison. Byrne stated that pratt "\\a subject to fits of hy teria and v iolent trembling" after hiS arrest on March 18th. "During the e attack. he would endeavor to injure hi head by banging it again t the wall or on the head of hi bed lOck." Byrne also tated that pratt had become very calm after hi senten ing and had not cau ed any trouble ince the fir't day of the trial \\hen he had a small attack. involving "VIOlent trembling". Thoma Ander on and E. Leo harpe, were the two medical doctors charged \\ nh relating their v iews of pratt' mental condition to the J u tice Department. After meeting \\ ith pratt the doctors concluded that "the po ibility of (the ) mental disea e called schizophrenia mu t be considered." Troubled by thi report, Emer on called upon Fr. John Grieve, the uperintendent of the Ho pital for Mental and ervou Di ea es, to i it pratt and prepare a written tatement. After meeting with pratt at the pri on, the doctor deemed pratt to be mentally fit. With all of hi information in hand J une - July, 1995

Emcr on set out to prepare his linal report for the governor. He mentioned that the plea \\ ould only reduce the charge to manslaughter and that the death penalty wa not considcred to be a deterrent to murder \\hen the crime was one of passion. In addition Emerson mentioned Spran's ervice record and the nervous upheaval he had suffered after the Bismark encounter. Emcrson also noted that many of the juror had only delivered a guilty verdict because they believed the sentence pratt would receive would be a lenient one. De pite the report however, the Governor of ewfoundland decided that the jury's recommendation for mercy be ignored. As a result of this decision the execution wa carried out as scheduled. On May 22, 1942, at 8 a.m. Ilerbert Spratt was taken from his cell and escorted to the gallows which awaited him in the northea t corner of the prison. The entire proce too\... only two minutes. Spratt made the final ten teps up to the scaffold where he met death at the end of a noose.

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Little Burgundy and Pointe t-Charles. The A.C.E .. unit \\orked hand in hand v\-ith other community organisation to improve the quality of life of the citizens. A. . E.. stand for "Action Concertee Llaboration olution". After the complete rcstructuring of all the community enicc in thc area, there rcmained a barrier between various organisation and the community itself. A nell approach v\a needed to break do\\n the barrier and improve relations. The A. .E .. unit along \lith traditional policing wa uccessful in reducing the crime rate for two consecutive years, but at the end of 1993 it wa noted that the

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crimc ratc \\a again on the ri c. It vIa. at thi point that police officcrs at station 24 dccided immediatc action must be takcn beforc the criminal clement regaincd control in the area. This gave birth to the A.C.C. . Football program on , eptember 10, 1994. The primary object of A.C.L . Football VIas and is to facilitate thc approach and improve relations v\ ith the community. The theory was that once contact VIas made with the childrcn ofthc area, doors would open to interaction V\ ith thc adults. Thc tools uscd to breach thc barricr \\ ith thc community lIas A.C .I: . . I-ootball. Football is a tcam sport \\hich requircs disciplinc, intelligencc, and forcmo t a collective effort to be succcssfui. In ordcr to launch thi projcct, a solid financial backing was necessary. 10,000 was collectcd from gcnerous sponsors, both commercial and private. The donations were used to purchase all neV\ and high quality cquipment. There was no chargc to the players or thcir parents. The childrcn helped in thc fund raising by elling artic1cs for the tcam. A. . [: . . tootball i part of the Qucbcc Amatcur I-ootball Association and did vlcll in the first year of existence. Team playcrs are madc up of 50 0/ 0 Anglophoncs and 50% Francophones. It is multi ethnic and multi racial. Th children practice four times a \Ieek and have to make an crfort in their school work. They must also dcmonstrate good social behav iour. Thc coaching staff, v\hich is made up or off duty pol icc officers, in cooperation \\ ith school officials and parents, follo\\ up in thc arcas of choolwork and conduct to cnsurc thc children arc keeping up to thc norms orthe program. Ycar-round altcr school, study program· arc organi ·cd in Frcnch and f: nglish v.ith thc aid of professional tcachers. The children hale been brought to profcssional hockey and university football gamcs. They havc participatcd in a tour or the athlctic facility at McGill ni\crsity along \\ ith coachcs and parents. Today the youth of District 24 havc rcsponded positi\cly and in largc numbers. Alter a light hesitation at thc beginning, the parents are now strongly involv cd. A.C.E.S . Football is the talk of the citi/cns of Pointe t- harles and Little Burgundy. All home game attracted betwecn 150 and 200 spectator. itizens of the area in great number, nOV\ upport our team by wcaring our team colours in the form of caps r jacket. Parents and citizens not relatcd to player , have offered their sen ices and helped the organi allon in different team related project including the building and decoJune - July, 1995

rating of a team noat for the t-Patrick's Day parade. This parade is the olde t in Canada. Thi community approach is relatively new to our police department, and it is di fficult in the hort term to evaluate its effect, but \ve are convinced, based on the community participation and feed back, that it is and will continue to be succe ful in helping develop responsib le citizens. The approach taken by off duty volunteer police officer matches exactly the view projected by Solicitor General Mr.

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E tablished on January 1st, 1971, the iagara Regional Police Service i the oldest regional police service in Ontario. In an area of 1,862 square kilometres, the Niagara Regional Police Service patrol Ontario's largest geographic Region . The iagara Regional Police provide policing and public safety services to some 391 ,000 re ident , and an estimated 15,000,000 \ isitor annually. The Regional Municipality of Niagara include three medium density cities: St. atharines/Thorold, iagara Falls, and Weiland. It include four medium density towns: Grimsby, Fort Erie, Port Col borne and Niagara on the Lake. The Region includes world renowned tourist attractions uch as iagara Falls, the Weiland Canal, and the Shaw Festival, to name a few. Niagara is al 0 one of Canada's riche t agricultural areas, with the nation's major oft-fruit growing area located within the Region . A fe,\ of the unique policing challenges facing iagara are: the combination of urban and rural development; the large annual influx of tourists; its proximity to the United States; the effect of the nation' bu iest border crossings; a major summer cottage population in varying communities; and a waterfront shoreline that urrounds the Region on three sides. The ervice provides policing in iagara with a budget of approximately 56 million. This allows an authorized strength of 822 members, broken down to include 592 worn members and 230 civilian support members.

By Morley Lymbumer iagara Regional Police Chief Grant Waddell has a long and distinguishcd carccr in policing. Described by many as a sincere and committed person outside of police work he brings to the police service a con iderable J Grmll IIaddell ~ amount of stability Chiej()(Police ~ and dedication to the personnel of the c ~ police service and citizens of iagara ;;: Region. :i Upon taking up the responsibility of leading the agency toward the next century, Waddell ha brought considerable insight and energy to a force under tremendous pressure over the past decade. Inquiries appeared to be the norm over the Mission Statement and Purpose past 15 years and the agency has gained The Niagara Regional Police ervice is con iderable insight and experience dealdedicated to serving and protecting resiing with adversity. dents and visitors within the Regional The recent "Green Ribbon" project Municipalityof iagara. which culminated in the arrest of two Their mission statement clearly states people for the murders of two teenage each member will provide high quality girls, has taken a great deal ofeffort on the policing services with integrity, diligence part of each member of the force. The and sensitivity in partner hipwith the cominvestigation and the present trial has munity and with the help of the people. placed the iagara Regional Police Service in a spot light of global proportions. Members of the Niagara Regional Police In the middle of all this activity the ervice believe ... Niagara Regional Police have volunteered to play host to the Ontario Association of • In pursuing excellence in every circumChiefs of Police 44th Annual Convention tance. and Trade how. Displaying hospitality that is a trademark of the region they have • In being fair and unbiased in the perinvited all law enforcement personnel to formance of duties in accordance with attend the trade show and enjoy the ight , the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. sound and events of the Niagara Region. The amount of energy expended to put on • In treating all ictims of crime with thi memorable event is truly remarkable. compassion and under tanding. The trade sho\\ in it elf, with over 100 display booths, will be the largest event • [n maintaining professional standards of ever held by the OACP. conduct at all time . The Niagara Regional Police Service has held up well under trying conditions • In developing creative solutions to poin the past and organizing the OACP licing concerns through co-operative community oriented policing. Conference and trade show is no less challenging. Credit for ajob well done i in order to all those \\<ho volunteered their • In striving to be active participants and services to ensure success. The steady leaders in the community. hand of rant Waddell at the helm has no doubt helped mold this great initiative. • In providing a professionally satisfying The future plans for the iagara Regional work environment that respects employPolice Service is certain to be no less ees' rights and encourages personal and professional growth. inspiring.

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1 Putting the Victim in the Charter of Rights I en., of thousands of criminally aceuseu persons are ne\ er called to account for their crimes at trwl, the bencficiaries of rulings on delays and alleged procedural or technical error'> on the part of the Cn)\\ n or the ('ourt but \\ hlch ha\ e nothll1g \\ hatsoe\ er to do \\ Ith the cnme commilled. In other \\mus, the criminal offence gl\ ing rise to the process, no maller ho\\ heinous, is II1ciuentalto thl: process Itselr, that rrocess inspired by the Canadian Charter or Rights and I reedoms. I or some time no\\, a gnm ing school of thought has ur 'cd that \ Ictlms' rights should hm e specific IIlclUSIOn in the 'harter of Rights ,lIlul reedoms. So orten the \ ictlm is t\\ Ice \ Ictlmi/ed, once by the crime and al!aJJ1 b\ a ch,lrter th,1t safeguards the II1terests oraccused, but not the \ IClJm. It goes to the inadequacy or our mean-spJrlteu and prnl(llIndly misnamed charter \\ hich e'\cluues \\ hole grours or Canadians \\ hlle 1,1\ ounng and protectmg those grours it st,llIed as "the dlsad\ antaged". ntlclratJJ1g the furore that \\ ould arise as competJJ1g grours \ led for fa\ oured treatment, the architects ofthe e\\ Order handed the \upreme ( ourt 's nllle aprointedjudges \ Irtuilll) uesrolJc PO\\ er to interpret and rule 0\ er ( haI1erdl!clslons. DeciSIOns \\ hich e\ cry 'iti/en and e\ cry elected b )d y \\ould no\\ h,1\ e 10 blm do\\ n to. The Surreme (ourt justicl!s, no\\ \\ Ith total PO\\ cr 0\ er the nation's I,I\\S & rarliament, hold aprOlnted ortice \\ell 11110 their old age \\ ithout the need for rubllc arrro\al. Illme\er, man \\cll intentioned people arc no\\ srea~lI1g ur far the \ ictims of Crime and helle\ e \\ Ith all . JJ1ccrity that \ ICtll11'.' rights can be added to the Charter to redress the unfairness. One such admirable rerson is Professor Ronald S~lar, Professor orcrimJJ1allav\ and rsychiatry, 1:IClIlty or la\\ at McGill nlversity in lontreal. \\'ntll1g JJ1 the ilobe and 'v1ail in mid pril, Proressor S~lar argucs, "I he ( 'harter JJ1c1udes no guarantee ' of fllirness or "Justice" far the victim or the rnlSrectl\ e \ Ictlms. s the hartcr i. no\\ constrlu.:tl:d, un fairness IS an argument a\ ailable onl to the accused. It may bc time to rethink this imbalan e ... the fedcra l and rnn incial governments may nced to e press recognition (of the imbalance) through baSIC changes to our harter." In a reasoned and balanced essay, Pro-

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This, at once seemingly reasonable and s\\cctly \\ rItten Chartcr, \\as a rc\ olutionary document, the brainchild of a sua\ e, brilliant, dIlettante. \11 legislated la\\ pa ed by democratically elected representatl\ e can be put to the test and rejected by the Charter empowered upreme ourt of anada and placed under scrutiny by its unclectedjudlcial watchdogs. I fthcir lords and Lady hip don't like a la\\, out it goes. While It states that everyone is equal, the hartcr soon tclls another talc. host of spc lal group ' have been given special status . . ome allegedly need special conideratlon to add res past \\ rongs, some want specialla\\s to fasttrad. themsch es into posItions of po\\er because they are "under represented ." , ome claim gendcr and raCial strife. 'omc \\ill gain special help to promote their foreign cultures in anada. (I lea\en f'orbid that nc\\comers should adapt to our culture, as some minister m Otta" a ha\ e alread arrogantly declared \\ e III Canada ha\ e no culture.) rImmals and the accuscd arc e'\tended e,\traordinary rights and frccdoms at the c'\pcnse and disad\antage of the community that has been \\rongcd. Only thosc particularly specified in the hartcr bencfit from it and some 11 ycars later, this has no\\ become an aC~nt)\\ 1edgcd fault of the document. At long last, someone has officially ta~en note of the glaring 0\ erlght, mc\ itable \\hen legislation limits ilscl I' to \HillCn out rights and freedom . One group o\erloo~ed? The \ Ictims! Imtlall ,this rcfcrs just to the \ ictims of crime. But in thc broader ensc, it might rcfer to all the \Ictim created by all the b ne-headed deCisions arising out of the harter a it confer fav ur aftcr favour upon its namcd and chosen chent clti/ens. !-or every action, there is a reaction . Do not gl\c A YO E special rights. an you imagine the horror of out-ofcontrol \ ictim ' rights. LVLRYO [~ \\ III be a \ictlln . L\eryone \\ill be at each other' throats as di advantaged, as crime \ ictims, as historically disad\ antaged, as systell1i allydl ad\antaged,a raclallydlsadvantaged .. . the Ii t goe on and on and on. It i a nightmare \\ hich i no\\ unfolding. The largest victim 'group by far no\\: ICTIM Of TI l H RTf R! And the only real beneficiaries? It's the la\\yer . \ Ith huge legal aid bills, endless litigation, they an: c1caning up! e mu tjun~ the v.,hole harter. Thro\\ the damn thmg out. Return to our Common La", root, still in force under the British orth America Act. We Il1U t ensure that equal treatment mean equal treatment. 0 exceptions. JUli e - July. 1995

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On 'r hursdil) pnl 20th, 1995, the tvktmpolit,ln loronto Pollee Sen Ice 111 co-operation \\ ith Pro \cllon, a cill/ens fi.Hlndation for the promotion of police, 'Ollllllllnit rl!i,ltions, teamed up to launch the nc\vest additIOn to that agency, "Officer Pat I mil." "Ortiecr Pat Troll is a hugable, friendly 'jmll \\ho \\cars a 1ctro Toronto Police

uniform and \\ill be working out of the Education section of Community ervices," said a recent pre s relea e. Officer Pat" ill be re pon ible for representing the police ervice at all public relation event including visits to chool , hospitals, parade and will promote all police program . The 10 al media have had a bit ofa hayday on thi tory and one report tated "Police have told Elmer the afety 1::.1ephant to pack his trunk and get out of to""n." Metro police advi ed the baby-faced grey pachydenn, loved by school kids since he first appeared in 1947, was too expensive. They tated that the officer Pat Troll mascot could be tran ported around for onsiderably less than the 15,000 it no\\ costs for Elmer. I Imer was created by the late emon Page, a Toronto police in pector. In the safety mascot's first year, he and his si\. safety rules were credited with cutting the accident toll among Toronto chool children by 44 per cent. Flmer, cho en becau e an elephant

date in 1993 \\hen animator Terry Godfrey, of Toronto, Animation Hou 'e, togged him out in a new SUit ofclothes and baseball cap. Despite getting do\vn-played by Toronto, [-Imer Isn't going far. , upported by 120,000 in annual corporate donations, he \vill still tour s hools around Ontano and the I-Imerawards foroutstandingsafety practice. given annually to chIldren \\ho have prevented a cidents, \\ill continue. And this isjust fine for I larr) Artinian, a retired memberof iagara Region polIce \\ho spent 27 years touring local schools \\ ith I Imer. "You don't see Walt Disney getting rid of 1ickey Mouse or Pluto," said Artinian. "Contrary to reports out of Toronto, Llmer the Safety I lephant is very much alive and \\ell here 111 Iagara," said deputy police chief I'rank Parkhouse. Parkhou:e held a ne\\s conference 111 pril to affirm support for Llmer and introduce a trendy ne\\ I ok for the elephant. While Elmer stIlI delIvers the same 'e\en rules oftmffic safety, the nevI' verion i very much a 1990s kll1d of elephant. A green and yello\\. track suit appears to be the image of the age.

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Proud winners ofthe "A rrive Alive - Drive Sober" Golf Tournament are seen showing off their Blue Line trophies. First place winners were John Bozic, Todd Cllstance, Noel 0 'Connor, Peter Smallman-Tew. The recent golftoumament organized by the Canadian Police Officer Road Racing Team proved to be a huge success. The "Arrive Alive - Drive Sober" Golf Toumament filled all 72 places on the Masters course of the Lionhead Golf & Country Club in Brampton, Ontario. It took three attempts at a tiebreaker before the top three places could be awarded and the top team named as the representative team to enter the Lionhead Charity Classic toumament on October 3rd, 1995. The BMW R I 100R motorcycle offered by BMW Canada Inc. for a "Hole in One" on the 8th hole was unfortunately not won by anyone. There were however quite a few breathless moments fora few players who came close. For most of the players this was their first opportunity to play on the famous course and organizers were delighted to we lcome a group of golfers who drove down from North Bay just for this event. After playing the challenging 18 holes the players re laxed in the outdoor covered terrace of the clubhouse. Then, to the tunes of a tartan clad piper from the Peel Re-

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III the pa\t three year.\ , there ha ve been several major bombings, and thousands of 1£'\\ .\eriou\ bombillg.' in orth A merica, that ha ve resulted in hundreds of deaths, t/UJI/ \{lIlti\ of illj urie\ allti milliolls of dollars in property damage. Th e recellt ti{'/()lIatio//\ ill MOlltreal, IIfIr/ottetoll'll, Oh/aholl1a City, ('w Jersey, California allti To!..yo, ,holl' that the\ e incident,· can occur allY where, allY time. In this article Blue Lille'\ expl()\i!'e expert lI'ill give you a run-down on explosives identification. By Bruce Aojj7er In anada, an II1cldent \\ herc the usc I' e ploSI\ es IS threatencd, or \\ hcre a dev ice is actuall placl.:tI on targct, is gcnerally responded to by polIce bomb tcchl1lcians. fhe are 'IV en speCial trainll1g in the re ognltlOn htl/ards av\arcncss, -Ray imaging disruption, rcmotc removal and destnlctlon of c\.plosl\ cs and Improv iscd e plnslve tlC\ I cs. <.,pecIaII/ed Canadian mIlitary pcronnel rccelve parallcltra1l1111g. In 'anada in 199'\. there are 52 police c:\plosi\-c. disposal units, and 20 military units thinly spread out across thc country. Thcy are 'encrall located 111 or ncar maj r populatllm centrcs. Ill)\\ e\ er, 111 most cases, it is thc nonspecIaII/ed C( nstablc on patrol v\-hcthcr in the cit ,on the highways or n rural roads, "ho \\ill ha\c thc fir t encounter \\-ith e ploSI\ cs 111 any inCident. n II1cldl.:nt need not bc a criminal threat or a bombll1g. It could bc the accidental rcco\ cry of stolen or aband ncd e\.plosl\ cs; stoppll1g and searching a vehiclc I<')r somcth1l1g clsc and coming acro

commercial military or home-made explosivc ; or re ponding to a call about a u piciou package or device that somebody ha reported in a building or attached to a vchicle. Wh ether you are re ponding to a call, or accidentally come across something in a search, it is essential that you ha ve some basic !..Ilowledge so that an action on your part does not create a tragelly. Today, commercial and military explosive are manufactured in numerous shape, dimen ion, colour, wrapper, and trade names. orne of the old manufacturer have gone out ofbu iness or have been bought out by other companies. Many speciali7ed explo ive are made in othercountric , and after approval by atural Reurce anada, may be brought in and sold here. With all the wars in this century, there are a wide varicty of military explo ive and ordnance items (grenades, mine, hell, booby trap witches) that have found their way into the hand of civilian . While many of the e item are empty and inert, there are many that are loaded, live and

deteriorating with age. Furthermore, there ha bccn a flood of printed information a\ailable on thc mai lordcr market In thc pa. t 5 years, co\-ering ho\\ to imprO\ ise c\-crything from 4 plastic e:\plo I\e, to emte:\-II, e:\pedicnt hand grcnades, booby traps, liquid e:\plosi\-cs, duo t c'plosi\cs, home-madc dctonators, pipc bomb, fucl-air bomb , fcrtilizer e:\plo. i\-cs, and flash-powder pyrotcchnic . In the past couple of year ,u ersofcomputer bulletin-board , en ices and the Internet ha\c bcen flooded \\ith information on all the c ubjccts and morc. This information i there for the taking by anybody \\ ho V\ ant. it, and It cannot be rccalled . ot e\ erybody that ha access to thiS information, uses it. And thosc \\ho do are oftcn tecnage c:\pcrimentcr , \\ho have no riminal intent, but ".ho may cnd up v,ith no eye ight, mi sing finger, and hundrcds of puncture v\ound all over thcir bodics. r worse, thcir c:\periments may kill thcm or their buddics. An c:\plosivc is compri ed of one or more chemicals \\hich are un table, and given the right cir umstance will .p ntancou Iy brcak down, rclca ing a trcmendou amount of torcd cnergy. This relca c i usually in thc form of heat, light, highlypre uri zed and c:\pandinggas, and a shock front \... hich i capable of hattering anything that gct in thc way. If the e:\plosive ha. been confincd, or the dctonation occurs near \\ indo\... s, thcn an additional cffect is that of sharp, high speed fragmentation. The detonation occur as a result 01'\\ hat is kno\\ n as a firing train a cquence of e\-cnts bcg1l1n1l1g v\ith a tiny rei case of energy, that ultimatel triggers the major e plosion. For in tancc iI' you are wearing a nylon jacket, or bod armour in an outcr nylon hcll, \\ hen you 'Iidc acro s your car seat to get out, you arc gcnerating a pov\crful tatic charge in your body. II' you thcn handle an c:\plosive, this chargc can bc relea ed from our body in the form of a tiny park \\ith uffi ient cnergy to detonate some e:\plo ives. You v\-ould ne\-cr knO\\ v\-hat hit you. ot all explo ive are so cn itivc. But, a you are never ure v... hat you arc dealing with, always ground yourselfaftcr cxiting from a vehicle, t drain away thc chargc from your body. (That doe notmcan that it is safc to touch a u pccted explosivc, but it i afer. orne deteriorated explosivc and orne type ofhome-madc cxplosivc are 0 en iti\-e that they v, ill detonate \\ithout warning up n being moved or touched evcn by a fly! orne can be madc by an amateur in a matter of minutes). (co ntillued page 18) Jun e - July, 1995

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I he general rule ofe'\plosi\es training lill poliee in ( anada is, that if you ha\ e not been speeilieally trained and certified at the ( anadian Police 'ollegc 111 Ottawa, in the handling ofe'\plosl\es, lea\e It up to those \\ ho ha\ e heen ,\nd e\ en the technicians hm e recel\ed train In , hased on another rule: H'II erel'er Jlo\\ihll', l'\plo\iI'e\ .\ Iw uld be eXlimi lled rl'm()Il'~I" IIt1l/{lIed remolely, relluJI'ed to \illl'~I' fl'moll'~I' tlllt! de\lroyed remole(I'.

\\ hat docs "remotely" Illean'? It means that b the use of speCial II1struments, e111thinl!, equipment and \ chicles, the 01'fieer is 1110\ cd out of direct handling contaet \\ ith an e'\plosl\ e or e:\plosl\ e de\ ICC, and ifposslhle, puts conslderahle distance het\\ een the officer and the <;uspiciou" itel11 Recognition of Explosives In LlIlnda, the federal I '\plosi\es ct n:qlllres that any commercially manufactured e plnsl\e sold 111 thiS country carry the\\ord"l \'1'10"1\ I "ontheouterpad,a 'e, \\ rapper or lahel The L. . Dangerous (Hlods claSSification numher and the 'rapillc symhol for an e:\plosl\e, 111 blac" (In an orange hackground, must also he imprinted on the outer pac "age. Indl\ Idual eartnd 'es and detonators (hlasting caps), \\111 only usually ha\e the \\ords "e'\ploSI\ ee ploslf" Imprinted on them . Fire-

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I. gunpowder- mixture ofpowdered charcoal (black), sulphur (yellow) and sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate (~hite). The powder will be a dark gray or black colour; 2. granular chlorine bleach (swimming pool chlorine), with an alcohol-based liquid or cream; 3. match head, clipped off safety match books or strike-anywhere matches; 4. potassium chlorate (white powder) and vaseline (pale yellow cream) to make plastic explosive; 5. powdered metals such as aluminum, magnesium, zinc, mixed with other finely powdered chemicals, particularly with oxidizer uch as chi orates, nitrates and iron oxide. Detonators can be stolen from explosives magazines, but now there are a number of how-to manuals on how to make your own. The home-made types may look like .22 or .31 calibre mall anns cartridges with wire protruding from one end. These improvi ed detonators are as deadly and as sensitive to handling, as are the manufactured one . Many types of explosives, especially the commercial and military types, can detonate without being contained. Their primary effect is the blast effect. If the bomber wants to produce fragmentation,

he/she may glue or tape hard objccts such a nut, bolts, ball-bearings, nail, glass, etc. to the outsidc of the explosi\c. Or the explosi've may bc placed inside a container such as a gla sjar or a metal or plastic pipe (pipe bomb). ome types of improvised (home-made) explosives cannot be detonated unless they are in a container, such as a pipe. The explosive charge may be set off with a simple burning hose, an electrica l or electronic or mechanical time delay dc, icc, or some type ofbooby trap device designed to operate ,>,hcn the \ictim does something to the device: -picks it up, inverts or ti Its it open it, cut any tape, wires or string, or remo'ves batteries -shakes it or drops it -rub it, or moves it to another location -expo e it to temperature change, change of light level, or change of sound leve l Without X-ray equipment and specia l training, it is impossible to determine what might make a bomb detonate. It may contain multiple triggering device. 0 don't put your el fin the position ofinve tigating such item ! Bruce Koffler is Ufe President of Securesearch Inc. in Scarborough, Ontario. He holds a B.Sc. from Trent University and a Master's Oegree in Cnminology from Ottawa University. Officers wishing further Information about this tOPIC or training material aids and videos on thiS topic can contact Bruce at 416 492-5349 or Fax 416 492-3656.

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separate and identify the impairing drug categories by the use of the charts de\ eloped for the program. If it sound quite ophisticated and complex, \\ ell it is. Once the officer completes the required training, the officer receives a Certi fication as a Drug Recognition Expert from the United State Nationa l Ilighway Traffic Safety Administration as \vell as the Intcrnational Association of Chiefs of Police. Thcy must conduct at least four drug evaluations every two year to maintain their expert qualification. The academic process takes approximately three weeks to one month. After the comp letion of the in class training the officers participate in a field intern hip. The officer must perform a minimum of twelve drug e\ aluations. The officers must identi fy individua ls under the influcnce in four of the se\cn drug categories, excluding alcohol. The findings must be backed up by toxicological certificates. The drug e\ aluation include a question and answer ession to determine if the person has medical problems. The next step i the preliminary screening e:\am that consists of a Breathalyzer reading, eye examination and taking of the ubject's first pulsc. It is at this point that the Drug Recognition Expert will proceed with the e\aluation ifhe suspects the suspect's impairment is caused by a drug. The evaluator at this point will kno\\ \\hether the person is suffering from an illne ,fatigue or injury and will send them for medical treatment iI' required. The initial eye examination is the most critical point of the te ting. The officcrs are exten ively trained in the area of Hori::ontaf Ga=e Nystagmus and Vertical Nystagmus. Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus is the involuntary jerking of the eyes from side to ide. Every person has Horizontal Gaze ),stagmus and three drug categorics enhance this condition 0 that it becomes visible. Drug Recognition Experts use a formula that approximates a person' Blood Alcohol Concentration by estimating the angle of onset of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus. This formula is usually accurate within 20 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitre of blood. If the blood alcohol reading is not consistent with the eye exam, the officer may suspect that another drug that cau e Nystagmus is in the ubject's body. Four of the drug categories al 0 cause Lack o/Convergence, a fancy name for the ability to go cross-eyed. Ifone of these four drugs i in the subject's body their eyes June - July, 1995

\\ ill converge then approximately one second later, one or both of the subject's eyes will involuntarily pop back into its normal re ting position. The evaluations evaluate a person's clinical and psycho-physical signs. Drug abu ers usually build up a tolerance to the type of drugs they use. The subject will display psycho-physical igns which a trained Drug Recognition Expert can detect. Due to a person's tolerance of the drug the subject may have used a normal dosage ju t to feel good or stop from getting sick but the signs of impairment can still be

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The Standardi::ed Field Sobriety Tests were de\eloped and scientifically proven a effective \\ay of observing and recording a person's ign of impairment. The first te tithe Romberg Test which tests the per on's internal clock. The subject i asked to close hi eyes, tilt back the head and while keeping his hands dov, n by his sides, e timate thirty seconds. The officer note and records body tremor, eye twitching as well a swaying back and forth . ertain drug , like P.c.P., often speed up the body' internal clock ..\herea drugs like Depressants usually slo\.\ the body's internal clock. During one e aluation in Los Angeles, a subject I had tested who was under the influence of P. .P., estimated thirty seconds in ten econd . U ually a normal person could e timate this time within four to fi\ e seconds. When asked ho"'" long he had counted for, he confidently stated "I '\e done these test before, I counted to sixty". The next test is the Walk and Turn Test were the ubject must walk heel to toe for nine steps, turn and walk heel to toe back for nine teps. The ubject mu t keep his hands to his side and look at his toes as he counts hi teps aloud. Thi exercise really tests a person's di\ided attention to concentrate on severa l task at one time. A non-impaired person can perform this te t with little effort but a person under the influence of a drug \\ ill display numerous sign of impairment. The next test i the One Leg Stand. The subject tand up traight with his hands at his ide. lI e is then asked to raise his right leg approximately ix inche from the floor and while looking at his feet, count one thou and one, one thousand two etc .. until reaching one thousand and thirty. He then witche feet and repeats the test. The evaluator record body movements a well as the number of time the subject puts his foot down or quit counting. The final te t is the Finger To Nose

Officers trainee/ in the Drug Recognition Expert program have a wide array of uses. With the tendency ofsome drinking drivers to switch or mix their alcohol abuse with drug abuse the training is a possible method to combat this dangerous habit. Test. This test require the subject to stand up straight with his hand at hi side, tilt his head back and close hi eyes. The evaluator instruct the subject to touch the tip of his finger to the tip of his nose and return his hands to his side. The evaluator again notes where the subject places hi finger on hi s face and also note if the subject uses the wrong fingers out of sequence. The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests are used by the officers in the street to form their grounds for arre t of driving under the influence and the Drug Recognition Expert wi II again have the tests performed under more controlled condition . Once the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests are completed the subject's eyes are examined in four different lighting conditions. It i at this point the officer will observe whether the subject's eyes dilate, constrict or have no reaction at all. The ubject's pul e is also taken at three separate intervals, blood pressure and body temperature is also taken. The final examination is the documentation of injection sites. The officer is equipped ",,,ith a special

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Ihis June, gt mig ochrane is marJ..:ing hiS first . rll1ni\ersa!) onair as host of the month I) RC \IP ~~""""'., call-in sho\\ on 01"\\<\\ IlouseradiostationCJ gi 0 hranc. an I -) car R 1\1 P \ etcran, e"plains that the M\\U) Iiouse detachment 1.llInched the sho\\ to better comnlllnicute \\ ith the 5,000 reSidents of the 1~lr flung pnmaril~ name community located about ,00J..:m north 01 \\ II1nlpeg. "R \IP POlllY en ourages detachments to try to establish oml11unit\ eonsult.lli\ e groups to \\ orJ..: \\ itl~ us," he notes . "The ideal IS a committee "ith representat ion from ,I good cross sectilln of the communlt) and a team approach . In some areas. these communit) committees \\orJ.. \\ell. In other cases the) don't" Ol'\\a\ Iiouse fit into the se ond cat~gor) gt 0 hrane had ailed a «1\\ n hall meeting to pass on information and organiLe a COmmlllllt\ committee. lie im ited the localn;edia as \\ell Ithough se\ eral people e"pressed an Interest 111 JOlnlllg the committee, onl) one (lme to the lirst meeting. "\\ e got the message," he ay '. "\\ e J..lcJ..ed around some idea at thatmeelln ',lI1d decided to tr) this radio sh(m 0 far, it is \\orJ..ing out ver\ \\ell ,. I h~ genial host fills his houri) sho\\ \\ ith guests and information such as e planations of the ne\\ gun legislation and he taJ..es call ' from the public " ot cvcry one here has a phone but the) all have radio and tele\ ISlons," hc pointsou!. "People \\ho ml 'ht bc reluctant to come to the office \\ Ith a con ern \\ iII phone the Shl1\\ to ask \\ hat the pol ice are doin' ahout a ertain malter. It givcsusanopportunity toasJ.. \\hat thc\ Ire doing to solve the problem . I h~ message \\ care try ing to get a ross IS that nine officers can't do cvel) thing. \\e need the community \\ rJ..ing \\ith u, ."

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Anti-abortion speaker encourages activists to get cozy with cops \ \ COL V[ R - The anti-abortioni t credited \\ ith de\eloping a strategy of tracing the Iicence plates of abortion clinic \\ orJ..crs spoJ..e to an acti\ ist group on May 19 in an ouver and suggeted the) get the a i tan e of ympathetic cop to gain advantages for their cause. In a manual for anti-abortionists called Closed 99 Ways fO fOp Ihorr;ol1. Joe cheidler of hicago \Hites of the valuable information that can be gleaned from Iicence plates. "'t ou can use licence plates to tmcJ.. do\\n a lot of information," he ay ." II you need to do is call the licence bureau or get someone to call for you, perhaps a friendly p lice fficer or a lawyer." The licence plate tactic is of particular interest to ancoLiver ab rtion clinic worker Marg Panton. T\\o \\eeJ..: after her licence plate \\a called up by Delta pol ice ons!. teve Parf..er, her car information \\a ine:\plicably a cessed again by orth Vancouver R M P. ParJ..er is now facing an internal inve ligation under the Police ct after ro\\n counsel decided

there \\as not enough proof to be benefitted from calling up licen e plates to get a criminal conviction. ParJ..er is the treasurer of the anti-abortion ampaign Life oalition . RCMP can't provide a firm explanation a to \\h) Panton' plate \\as called up, but say there was nothing supicious about the threecomputeracce 'e ,made t\\O days apart in februar) 1994, "It' very curious," Panton aid this \\eeJ.., after getting a report from RCI\rIP. "The R \1P "ere unable to veri f) the reason for the querie ." R 1o,,1P g!. Peter \lontague aid both officer \\ho acce sed the plate "ere intervie\\ed and cOLildn't remember the exact rcaon they pun hed in Panton' plate number. either have connections to any anti-abortion group. In hi manual, cheidler also \\ rites that the "be t arrangement i to hay e a friend in the traffic divi ion or in the ecretar) of tate's office. "With a little effort, you \\ ill alway be able to find omeone who vvill get the name and addre of a vehicle o\\ner."

Immediate breath demand not necessary in Alberta Police do not have to demand a breath sample for an approved ereening dey ice test immediately after detecting that smell of an alcoholic beverage, the Iberta ourt of Appeal has ruled. The court heard an appeal brought b) Jregory KachmarchyJ.. \\ho -1\ a originally comicted of Impaired dri\ ing b) the Provincial ourt, then acquitted by a Queen's Bench judge due to an II minute dela\ \\ hile the arresting officer che;J..ed the man's licence. fhe ourt of Appeal said the oflicer \Vas entitled to complete his inve tigation before demandlllg breath samples. "lhough time is clearl) of the essence in maJ..ing the demand once a reasonable uspicion is formed, it docs not follol\ that the demand must be made immediatel) upon fir t obser\ IIlg that there ma) be alcohol in the person's bod)," the ruling concluded . "Reasonable time may be taJ..en to ensure completion of essential aspect for the imestigation and the formation of a rca onable suspicion." the court added .

Police union elects new leader I R RO, .. - \ rruro police officer is the ne\\ president of the Police As, ociation of"-"ova cotia . Brian McDougall was elected to at \VO-year term during the assoclation's annual meeting in Truro on the \\eekend of \la) 20th. lie repla es \Ie" Bro\\n of e\\ GlasgO\\ .

Cop ticketed people who don 't exist TO RO"-" TO - l\ police veteran of 2 \ ear ha been charged \\ ith ticJ..eting people \'"ho don't e:\is!. Police ay the) began invcstigating complaints against the officer late last year. He allegedly i sued ticf..ets for \ariou ' infractions under the l iquor Licen e and High\\a) Traffic a ts or municipal by la\\s - but no one named in the ticJ..ets \\as rcal . harged \\ ith fabricating e\ iden e, fo~gery and mi conduct IS ons!. amuel Johnston, He has been upended pending a court appearance in June .

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crash TIMMI ,Ont. - A lumber truck collided head-on \\ ith a pro\ incial police cruiser in orthern Ontario, splitting the cruiser in three pieces and killing the police officer in ide. on t. Ken Roy, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday May 23. The truck, \\ hich was empty and heading west, collided \\ith Roy's ea tbound cruiser on a "bad cur\e" on lIi gh\\ay 101 about 60 kilometres we t of Foleyet, said Sgt. te\e Porter. The truck driver suffered minor injurie . Roy, a five-year veteran of the force, was returning to the South Porcupine detachment at the time. The accident forced the closure of a IOO-ki lometre stretch of the highway between Foleyet and Chapleau for about. ix hours. " ' very body's hocked," said gt. MikeJordan, who worked with Roy in outh Porcupine for two years. " l ie was very jovial, he always had a smile on his face. He was alway . re pected by his peers and the publ ic." Police spent most of the day try ing to deterrnine the cause of the cra h.

Roy pre\ iously en'ed three year with the Rockland detachment. li e wa married and had a si x-year-old daughter.

Conservation officers worried about gun legislation TWEED, Ont. - Ontario 's conervation officers say they fear proposed federal gun laws could endanger their lives. "There is concern that (hunters) who are currently law-abiding but oppose the propo ed changes may change their attitudes when encountering conservation officers if there is the pos ibility of incarceration and a criminal record," said Dan VanExan, president of the Ontario Conservation Officer' A sociation. Conservation officer worry they'll bear the brunt of checking for regi tered fi rearm . They probably check more firearm owner than any other la\\ en forcement agency, said VanExan. "The protection of our natural resources may suffer, with the time spent pur uing these 'violators' ," he said in a letter to federal Justice Minister Alan Rock. The association recently made a submission to the federal standingcomminee nn Bill C-6 ,which would require all guns to be registered and proposes jail terms for possession of unregistered firearm. askatchewan's conservation officers al 0 oppose the new gun lawandhavesaidtheywon'tru hto enforce the bill ifit becomes law.

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Men arrested after Scotland explosives found by Yard routine patrol stop embarrassed AR. IA,Ont.- Two men have been arrested after pol ice found an by internal explosive de\ice in their pickup and later discovered dozens fraud artist truck more in an apartment. LONDO (AP) - Scotland Yard, which prides itselfon being one of the world's fine t detective force, took eight years to notice that one of its accountants stole the equi\alent of 11.5 million Cdn of the force's money. Anthony Williams, a 55-yearoldcivilianemployee,started mall - supplementing his $68,000 Cdn salary by pilfering the police welfare fund at Scotland Yard's London headquarters. He hit the big-time when he was put in charge ofa secret $15.5million Cdn undercover operations fund. nsupervised, he funnelled all but$4 million Cdnofthe money into his own accounts. The villa he bought in Spain didn't tip off the famous no e at cotland Yard. He said the money for his big house near London and luxury cars and lavish lifestyle came from an inheritance. ot until after he bought the mansion in the Scottish High lands, complete with the title "Lord Williams", did detectives get suspicious. He was finally arrested last July . Last month, the case came to a close when Wi II iams wa sentenced to 7 years in prison.

Officers noticed the device in a gy m bag in the back of the pickup after stopping the "su piciou " truck on May 17th . earby homes and apartments were evacuated and the area \\as cordoned off. Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police bomb squad u ed a robot to blast the device - exploive black powder in a gla jarwith a high-powered stream of \\ater. It was destroyed without an explo ion. Pol ice later searched an area apartment and found 59 stinger, a type of explosive that resembles children's plastic building blocks. Const. Pat Morrissey of the bomb disposal unit aid the arnia area has become "a hotbed of explosives" in the last few months. About 2,500 pieces of explosive taken from an oil exploration company in nearby Oil Springs last ovember have not been reCOvered. The larger pieces of explosive have the blasting power of a stick of dynamite and the smallerpieces, the stingers, could kill or maim. Two arnia area 20 year-old males have been charged. The investigation is continuing

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"Our Missing Children" program logo unveiled ttawa - On aturday, May 20, 1995, di gnitari es offi cially un ve il ed the "Our Mi sing hildren' Program Logo in a prega me ceremony hosted by th e Ottawa Lynx Sa, eball Club at Ottawa tadium . Ri chard Bergman - Deputy Commi sioner R MP Nati onal Poli ce Services, Fe rmo tefanelli - Director ofIntelli gence , erviee for Revenue Ca nada Customs, and T m Ryan Director of Port of Entry Manage ment for iti zenship and Immi grati on anada, were the invi ted dignitari es to kick off the unique des ign. In additi on to th e unve iling, several a ti viti es were organi zed by the "Our Mi ssin g hi Idren" Program staff and their corporate partn er to educate the ge neral publi c about th e preve ntati ve measures ava il ab le f, r th e protec ti on of children. In a dedi ca ti on speec h given by Deputy C mmi ioner Bergman, it was indi cated th at thr ugh thi s rnter-Departm ental initi ati ve to date, '"'84 children have bee n recove red at our borders and another I I children have been returned from other untri es.

[n 1985, the Solicitor General of Canada announced a multifaceted program to help police forces investigate mi ss ing children cases in Canada. One component of the program was the establ ishment of the Royal Canadi an Mounted Poli ce (RCMP) Mi ssing Children's Registry, which offi cia lly opened on August 15, 1986. Th e Registry is linked to all Canadian poli ce agencies through the Canadian Poli ce Info rm ation Centre (CPIC), all foreign departments through INTERPOL and with the United

States FBI through the Nati onal Crime In fo rmati on Centre System (NC IC). Project Return In 1986, Revenue Canada Customs established the Canada Customs Mi ss in g Children's Program. The program resul ted in the creati on of a national training program fo r Customs offi cers, the deve lopment of profi les fo r mi ssing children and their abductors, the creati on of an up-todate data base, and the appointment often regiona l coordin ators and a nati onal coordinator. In April 199 1, the program was renamed Project Return . Th e Mini ster of Nati onal Revenue ann ounced that Project Return wo uld work in close partnership with Child Find Canada and Operation Go I-lome. In July 199 1, the Nati onal Coordin ator of Proj ect Return was seconded to the RCMP Mi ssi ng Children's Reg istry. Th is began a uniq ue joint fo rces operati on coo rdinating both of these departm enta l programs fro m one office. In Jun e 1992, the Canadi an Government approved a Child Deve lopm ent In iti ative ca ll ed "Brighter Futures: In vesting In Canada' s Children". Thi s program solidifi ed the ex istence of the Mi ss ing Chi ldren's Registry, whi ch was unfunded until that time. ( Continued)

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In pectors have been trained and are on rull alert ror abducted and runa\\ay children . In addItion, International Project Return has been ta "ed \\ ith the training or the RCMP member stationed at all international airports in Canada. International Project Return i no\\ affiliated \\ ith la\\ enrorcement agencies in over 40 ountrie. International Project Return was pre enled at the Ilague Con\ ention in The Ilague, etherlands, the Custom ooperation ouncil in Bru el, Belgium (124 member countrie ) and at the aribbean Customs La\\ Enrorcement CouncIl. Blue Line Magazine has been in~ert ing a lost child in each issue since last year and readers are encouraged to copy this column and distribute it freely. Beginning \\ ith an up-coming issue Blue Lil/e will be in erting more details about "nown adductors of these missing children. "I n general it is difficult for cops to identify missing children," Blue Line Publisher \Iorley Lymburner said, "I \\ould sooner put in a photograph and more details about Ihe abductor. Adults appearances do not change as much and their habit and routine' are more easily traced. In olher \\ords, lead me to the abductor in the e cases and I will soon come up \\ith the missing child."

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Winnipeg Police recognizes first officer to be killed on duty hI' ,\Irl'ol1 I ()\'l' ( 011 stahle Johll Beattie has linally rein eastern England to help u lind any l:el\ ed his due. distant relati\es he had \\ ho might still be B,ld. Oil prJl I I, 1911, the British- li\ing," lIenry says. "The BBC picked up horn 'X-year-old badlelor, \\ho had re- the story and \\e did a telephone inter\. iew l:elltly IOll1ed the force, became the !irst v" ith them." WlI1nlpeg olflcer to be killed 111 the Milligan took it upon him elfas a \ , IlI1e 01 duty \\hen he \\as electro- ~""'" personal challcnge to find relativcs l:uted \\ hile 111\ estigatlng a fire . In ~~~;i."lrl of Beattic 'so The scarch led to f\\ II1nipeg's histol), only SI'\ porica and ustralia but all the leads lice onicers Ihl\e been killed turned out to be frultlc S. 011 ,I ' tl\e dut . lor some On October 7, the Deune'\plalned reason partment held a memothough, Beattie' . name rial scr\ ice for Beattie \\ as left olTa plaque comin front of his unmarked ll1ell1oratll1g those officgra\ c and UI1\ ei led a ers \\ hll:h \\ as erel:ted at ne\\ foot marker. On the Publil: Sal'cty huildovcmber 4, a pecial II1g last year. plaque \\a dcdicated in I he 0\ erslght \\ as dishis name at thc Public l:0\ ered by Con table afety Building. lurra) Milligill1 of the Departn a historical footnote, ment's Researdl and Planning 01'Milligan points out that Bcattic's Ii 'e \\ hile gOll1g through the police mu- was thc !ir t funcral conducted in Maniseum . \\, hen he mentIOned the matter to toba by the alvati n Army for an indiChic! Dille I lenry, the ChIef asked him to \ idual \\ ho was not a alvation Army IlI1d out \\ hat happened . member. The Winnipeg Pol icc Depart'\l:wrdlllg to Ilcnry, there \\as no trial ment and the Sal\ation Army have ento Ihll(m . " e called police departments joyed a close rclation hip ever ince.

<- onstable Bruce She lest is thankll1g hIS lucky stars that he \\a \\caring hi s personal bod) armour on the evening of \\'ednesday, \1arch 8, 1995 \\hen a suspect he \\ as trying to arrest tried to stab hIm in the chest. Thc vest \\arded off the hlo\\ and saved the Winnipeg pol icc officer from serious inJUry. Supcrintcndent Kcith McAskill rcports thc \ ests arc not mandatory but of'licers \\ ho ha\ e a ked lor them ha\ e to \\ear them. "Then! IS no doubt they protcct our oflicers from injury from \\-eapons and accidents," c skill addcd . The Ii fe sa\ Ing ability of personal body armour has been \\ cll documentcd mer the past t\\enty years. The armour has protected oflicer from bullets, bottle, knives and 111 one casc flying mctal from an c,plodlng air brake pod. The mall1 reason lor officers not \\earing their armour has been comlort. Or!icer 111 the past ha\ e complall1ed ahout e:\cess heat and stiffness. 0\ cr the past ycars all major armour manu facturers ha\ e dc\ eloped armour that has taken great strides 111 reducing thcse complaints. But, as one manufacturer put it, it can't do you any good at all if It's not \\om. Constable Shelest kno\\s thIS only too \\ell.

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It's tough to fight the law in Morden. Members orthe town's tiny police department are the most efficient crime fighters in Manitoba, according to a federal study. "We get the job done," said Mayor ' mie Krahn. The anadian Centre for Ju tice tatistics report the Morden Police Department compri ed of ix officers, two patrol cars and a bicycle, fights crime at less cost to taxpayers than any other police force in the province.

And Morden police inve tigate as many Criminal Code offences perofficeras Winnipeg police, the study ays. "The secret, I maintain, is having constables on the street," said Chief Ken Jensen, a 28-year RCMP veteran who has led the Morden force since 1985. The federal study calculated a police officer in Morden handles an average 71 Criminal Code offences each year, compared to 70 per officer in Winnipeg, the Winnipeg Sun said in a report out of Ottawa. Jensen boasted town constables solve 90 per cent of crimes. And the Morden force costs the equivalent of$49 a year per

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ug u t 20 - 25, 1995 Wo rld ssoc ia ti o n o f De tectiH In c. A nnu a l o m e nti o n Mo ntrea l - Q ue bec .P.i.L.L.lnc., \vill hostthis)ear's conference at Le \\-estin \10ntRoyal. Topics su h as interrogation. customer's expectations and \\orkplace "iolence \V i II be preented. Scheduled events include a banquet and award ceremon) aside !i'om other social activities. I ul1her details contact \lime . Martine \IIeunier (514) 6 6-225' or ra'\ (51-1) 682--19,4. e pt e m be r 6 - 9, 1995 15th nnu a l . o rth A m e ri can Po lice. occer To urn a m e nt Ma rkh a m - Onta ri o The Yor" Regional Police \ssoclation occerClubcordiall) in"itesall law enforcement agencies from acro s 011h America to come and pal1icipate in this year's up corning e"en!. Thi is an e. tabl ished tournament drawin~ both men's and \\ omen's teams from throughout Canada and the nited tates. For further detail contactteve Jennings or Da"e Richesat(90S) 773-1221 I:'\t. 7246 or r X (90S) SO -4694 e pte mb er 14 - 16, 1995 1.0 . I. A. Co nfe r e nce Lo nd o n - Ont a ri o The Michigan Ontario Identification Association Conference \\ ill include guest speakers, plenar) seion and a trade showofinterest to persons involved in Forensic Identification. for registration informationcontact Mr. Olsze\\, "i at(S 19) 661-5614 or fax (519) 661-6494 e l)te m be r 15- 17, 1995 Int e rn a ti o na l Po li ce Di ver y mp os ium lI a miit o n - O nt a ri o Thi seminar and demon. tration e.xerci e is the largest of its kind in the world and is open to all police, fire, military and medical per onnel. Events "",ill include seminars, lecture, exerci es and practical demonstrations. Interested persons should call Rick Rozoski at Phone fax(90S)574-6 17. e pte mbe r 2 1 - 23, 1995 lI aza rd o us Ma te ri a l o nfe r e nce No rth Yor k - nta ri o The Metro Toronto Ilazardous Material ommittee is pleased to present an educational conference on hazardou materials. The conference will have five main guest speakers and over forty workshop deal ing with the subject of hazardous materials. For further information contact David Atwell at (416) 394- 585. e pte m be r 22 - 24, 1995 nnual c. p. . ha m p io n hip Dog T ri a l Va ncou ve r - British Co lumbi a Thi year the Dog Squad of the Vancouver Police Department will

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Police music festival to be held in England July 14th marks the date when the Greater Victoria Police Chorus wi ll be off to merry old England. The chorus i et to attend the 2nd International Police Music Festival. The event, which ta"es place over fi fteen days, will be hosted by the Essex and Bedfor hire Constabularies. The fir t ever International Police Music Fe ti va l wa held in Victoria in May 1993. The event was a total success, which included ented performers from as far away was Hong Kong. Due to the o\em helming success of the concerts and the development ofcamaraderie amongst the performers, a second festival was agreed upon and plans are now final. This year' trip to London includes three concerts to be per-

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Community Constable Organizes Youth Offenders Into Clean-Up Crew hI .\ ~\"roll /.o n ' (ommUnll) Constable ~hell) Graham has found a constructi\ c solution to the problem of youth crime 111 her area. She put a group of young offenders to \\-ork paintl1lg oyer grartiti and most \\ere h,IPP} to ohh 'e " \\ e see these kids all the time," says (,r,lham \\ ho is hased 111 ,I store rront office III north \\ 111nipeg. " 1<1ny 01 these kids arc repe,1l olknders \\ ho can't be charged because thcy arc too young. I"ither that or \\c can't pnl\e anything e\en though \\e kllo\\ \\ hn did it." (1I,lham ' s clean up Cre\\ \\as one of thosc things, she sa)s, you do on a \\hI111 . She dre\\ up consent f(mlls and approached th ' parcnt-.. of'klds \\ ho \\cre suspccted of a \ allet) of' a",aults an then and drugrel ,lted offences. fhe parents, she reports, \\ere more thall \\illin g to sign . Man) of them Ii:lt the) had lost control of their children . Ol'the 15 kids he targeted, 11 showed

up - a high percentage considering the area and the type orkids involved. The material was donated by bu ines e . They painted over the graffiti on 12 homes and businesses. "We had a lot of kids surrounding us "hile we \\ere painting," Graham recalls. " Many of them wanted to help but we didn ' t have enough brushes. The problem \\ ith a lot or these kids is that the) \\ant something to do. \\-e ha\e a 12-year-old \\ho eomes into the front officc regularly and just sits and dravvs." Among the painters was a 19-year-old

member orthe Indian Pos e - WInnipeg' s largest youth gang - ju t receivcd from Ileadingly Jail. Jraham got the idea to set up a mural out ide an area hotel ror the neighbourhood kids to express themsehes. The 19-)ear-old volunteered \\ith the help or 12 rellO\\ Indian Posse members to safeguard the mural and discourage graffiti else\\ here. "TIllS turned out very \\ell ," Graham notes. "\Ve are no\\ trying to \\ork \\ Ith the Youth Justice ommittee and other agencies to organize further community serv ice activ ities and like this foryoung oITenders."

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the cards \\as done through School Reourcc Officers and McDonalds Restaurants in Regina . In total 74,000 cards were distributed in a 4 \\eek period. I ollowing the distribution of the cards, an essay contest \\as organized. Grade 4, 5 and 6 students \\cre encouraged to \\<fite an esa) based on the tips found on the bad. or the cards. Prizes \\ere awarded to the \\ IIlners of the contest and an av,ard I11ght at cDonalds Restaurant took place. We round the cards to be very popu lar \\ ith the students involved directly in the Drug and Lifeskill s Program .

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75th Anniversary of the name "Royal Canadian Mounted Police"

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POLICE CONSTABLE 1 Wascana Centre AuthOrity IS an eleven member corporate body governed by the Wascana Centre Act. In addition to policing it is responsible for landscape and service maintenance for a 2300 acre area known as Wascana Centre in the City of Regina. There are approximately 130 workers during peak summer months including the small year round police force. This position is subject to the direction of the Police Constable 2 and will Involve all the duties and powers that constables and peace officers are by law authOrized to perform or exercise within the boundaries of Wascana Centre. Emphasis is on policing in a park setting . Constables are required to work shifts and weekends. Th e applicant must have Grade 12, a valid Province of Saskatchewan driver's licence, have more than one year's experience in another police force, be a graduate from the Saskatchewan Police College or an equivalent recrUit training course sponsored by another police force . Applicants should be currently employed as a police officer or absent from police work for no more than two years The Salary range $13.32 to $17 18 per hour.

Photo· Jack Lemire· MediCine Hat Police Service

The to\\n of Redcliff. Iberta, is located km. west of the ity of'vtedicine Ilat and because of it's abundance of natural gas, Redcli fT is no\\ referred to as the Greenhouse apital of the prairie, providing cucumbers and cut flowers to anada and the nlted States year round. The RedclifT Town Police began serv ing its citi7cn in 1912, and were very proud to do so for the ne:-..t 80 year . 19 7 was thc 75th Anniversary ofthi agency, hiefMike Pearce felt it

,\ould be a good time to change the name to the Redcl i fTPolice Department. lie then designed the proposed logo, ,\ hich \\ould be u ed for all badges, door decals, shoulder flashes and letterhead. The Police commi sion approved the design and the ne\\ logo was born. By keeping the old to\\ n symbol in the centre, depicting the red cll fTs, outh ~a~katche\\an Ri\ er, the glass factory and the gas flame, the patch \\ as able to mallltalll ome hI. tory of the tow n. This \\as surrounded by a circle containing the ne\\ name, "RedcliffPolice Dept.", and the year of origin in the top banncr along \\ ith the Latin phrase ··llIfegri/a.1 il7 Officio ,. (Integrity in the . en icc) in the bottom banner. The Queen's crow n sits on top a. is customary and Iberta \\ lid roses encompass thc logo. In I ebruar)- 1992 the Tow n Council decldcd to contract policing scr\ ices to the City of \1cdicllle Ilat. The department \\as disbanded and its mcmbers amalgamated. Fortunately, allmcmbers of the Redcli 1'1' Police Department arc still able to ser\e the 3600 citl/ens of Redclin". Anyone in possession of one of these shoulder flashes is very fortunate as this most colourful patch i no longcr madc and i. truly a collector item .

AI Evans is an avid patch collector and a past member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Medicine Hat Police Department. He IS still an active member of the International Police Association . AI has been diagnosed With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS.) better known as Lou Gerhig's Disease which is at present incurable and untreatable.

Interested applicants are asked to submit a resume outlining education and experience, Including referenr.es to the attention of:

AI is no longer able to work and one of the few hobbies he slill enJoys is Police Patch Collecting. His goal is to have the largest and most complete police patch and memorabilia colleclion In the country. He Wishes to turn thiS collection over to Chief Bill Spring for display with the MediCine Hat Police Department.

Mr D.J. Pho Director of Administrative Services Wascana Centre Authority PO Box 7111 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3S7

AI has agreed to share some of his knowledge In a monthly column about the more interesting patches in his collection. If you have an interesting or extra patch of your agency it would be appreciated If it could be donated to this worthwhile collection. Send all donalions to The AI Evans Collection 24 Stone Crescent S.E., Medicine Hat, Alberta T1 B 3 K9.

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