RCMP Watch

(Canadian OH&S News) — The RCMP has been ordered to adopt mandatory cultural sensitivity training with a view to “developing and promoting a culture of respect and tolerance for diversity.”
The order by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) follows its determination that a young Muslim man — whose lifelong goal and every effort seemed directed [...]

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(Prince Albert Daily Herald) - It’s a fair statement to say that the RCMP is in a state of crisis. It lacks direction, lacks long-term plans for recruit retention and, moreover, lacks a visible leader with the power, passion and energy required to take a cherished organization into the future.
We, however, would like to expand [...]

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Kelly Sinoski (Vancouver Sun) - A Burnaby RCMP officer who allegedly ran a red light and crashed into a car carrying two young men during an emergency call last October has been charged with dangerous driving causing death.
Const. Petina Kostiuk was charged Monday in connection with the deaths of Albert Haczewski, 27, and his friend [...]

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Terrence Yellowback will never be confused as a person who accepts responsibility for his actions.
The Manto Sipi Cree Nation man said this week he didn’t deserve to be shot, then zapped with a Taser by a Mountie on April 5. Yellowback said the entire incident wouldn’t have happened “if police gave me a few minutes [...]

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(Mississauga News) - A former RCMP officer who police say has been living in Mississauga with his mother has been given a 12-month conditional sentence for possessing child pornography.
Andrew Ugrica, 39, resigned from his North Vancouver RCMP detachment in January, before giving a guilty plea.
His lawyer told the court Ugrica now plans to stay in [...]

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Tom Zytaruk (Surrey Now) - A knife fight between two married cops spawned a series of acrimonious litigations that included allegations of negligence and malicious prosecution against a third cop who investigated the assault.
The case centred on a knife fight between two married officers in their home in 1994. Both parties - Patrick Reilly, of [...]

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Margret Kopala (Ottawa Citizen) - It’s past time to put “E” Division out of its misery.
Oh, I know. Studies, recommendations and implementation plans for rehabilitating the RCMP are underway but it’s unlikely the overarching need for leadership, streamlining and a clear-cut mission will arrive soon enough to prevent more catastrophes. Like the taser death of [...]

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Shannon Kari (National Post ) - The senior RCMP officer who led a probe into a now disbanded Toronto police drug squad, wanted 12 officers charged with corruption related offences, but was told by provincial prosecutors that this number was unmanageable.
As a result, six officers were charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice, perjury, extortion, theft [...]

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Julie Horbal (Sun Media) - Members of the Manto Sipi Cree Nation are taking aim at RCMP for what they call a series of protocol breaches surrounding a Mountie shooting a band member earlier this month.
Chief Roger Ross claims officers ignored policies during and after the shooting which were set out by a memorandum of [...]

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(Sun Media) - A former RCMP employee at Headingley’s traffic services detachment has pleaded guilty to one count of theft after using a federal government credit card to pay for a $100,000-plus personal spending spree.
Kristina Marie Ostapowich, 32, is expected to be sentenced later this spring.
Additional charges of fraud, criminal breach of trust and breach [...]

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