RCMP Watch

Dawn Roberts (Asian Pacific Post) - RCMP Recruiter Cst. Mandeep Atwal had many dreams growing up, but he had no idea that his passion for football would in time create the crucial foundation for his future job as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The son of new immigrants from India, Mandeep and [...]

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Kamloops, B.C. (Canadian Press) - The trial of a Whistler Mountie charged with assaulting another officer in Kamloops wrapped up Thursday, but he’ll have to wait about a week for a decision.
Const. Devon Jones has admitted punching a fellow member in the face at a charity function called the Mountie Stomp in 2006.
At issue is [...]

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(Vancouver Sun) - An RCMP officer is facing charges in connection with a brawl at the 2006 Mountie Stomp Dance.In a written release the RCMP stated that Const. Devon Jones has been charged with assault causing bodily harm.
The altercation he was allegedly involved in happened April 9, 2006 when he was off duty and attending [...]

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Karen Boden (Westcoaster.ca) - A former RCMP officer who owned property in Port Alberni during the 1990s is on trial this week for sexual assault of a young male.
Gary Groenke retired from the police force in Sechelt in 1989, moved to Port Alberni and was owner of the Kingsway Hotel.
He also had a house in [...]

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Ottawa (National Post) - After pledging to restrict its use of Tasers, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is stocking up on the electronic stun guns for distribution to its members in Western Canada.
The force is seeking suppliers to provide 160 new Tasers and holders for replacement cartridges, even amid public concern about the use of [...]

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Glen McGregor (Calgary Herald) - After pledging to restrict its use of Tasers, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is stocking up on the electronic stun guns for distribution to its members in Western Canada.
The force is seeking suppliers to provide 160 new Tasers and holders for replacement cartridges, even amid ongoing public concern about [...]

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Vancouver, B.C. (Canadian Press) - The lawyer for the Kamloops woman whose son died following a confrontation with police at Vancouver International Airport in October says the B.C. government is dragging its feet on a probe of the incident.
Walter Kosteckyj says provincial officials have not provided any details of a public inquiry in Robert Dziekanski’s [...]

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Ottawa (Canadian Press) - The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP has launched a probe into the conduct of the Vernon RCMP officers involved in the Dec. 27 shooting death of Christopher Klim.
The 24-year-old Vernon man was being taken into custody under the Mental Health Act when he brandished a knife, refused commands to [...]

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Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canadian Press) - A growing number of Canadian police officers are facing charges of perjury - the serious and usually rare crime of giving false testimony.
At least eight officers, either active or recently retired, will heading be to courts in Toronto, Winnipeg and Regina over the next two months accused of an offence [...]

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Bill Curry, Ottawa (Globe and Mail) - Canada is working with the FBI on a system called Server in the Sky that would see fingerprint and iris scan data shared around the world to nab individuals running from the law.
The personal information on the database would be used by Canada, the United States, Britain, Australia [...]

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