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The 27-year-old Metro Vancouver Transit Police officer who was shot and seriously injured in the line of duty back in January has returned to work.
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The Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service (WTPS) is a unique Indigenous policing service, serving Canada’s only officially recognized Unceded Territory — Wiikwemkoong on Manitoulin Island in Ontario. Terry McCaffrey was appointed chief of police for WTPS last summer. He recently signed a new protocol with the local health centre and tells Blue Line the future is looking bright.
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“Mental health resources for first responders and civilian members are discussed repeatedly from a preventative and reactive perspective, and yet palpably implementing these resources is where we need to be going.”
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Nearly 300 attendees took in the sights at Blue Line Expo 2019 and perused through the 50 vendor booths set up to show off the latest in technology, services and products from the law enforcement, corrections and security industries. This included unmanned workhorses for emergency response personnel, an “end-to-end” electronic police record check system, body worn cameras, the Bungee Weapon Retention System, PRE Labs’ Quickloc magnetic side attachment, law enforcement vehicles and so much more.
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Brian Knowler’s book, Career Suicide Is Overrated, is a follow up to his first book, On The Other Side Of Broken-One Cop’s Battle With The Demons Of PTSD, which was released in 2014. Filled with advice on how to be a leader, this book takes the reader on a personal journey through Brian’s PTS (post-traumatic stress) recovery and how he has reached the post-traumatic growth phase.
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"Police culture is notoriously averse to civilian management. When Bill Elliott was appointed commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 2007, much of the RCMP’s membership took exception to a civilian leader with no prior experience in uniform. So visceral was the reaction that several senior members of the RCMP chose to leave the force, rather than serve under Elliott’s leadership."
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By 1992, Ontario Provincial Police Const. Brian McLaughlin had already dealt with multiple car accidents on the roads he patrolled near Orillia, Ont. He had noticed that for non-fatal collisions, vehicles were often quickly examined then released. There was no process for fully evaluating the state of the vehicle, no proof that the car was still safe to drive.
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Date: May 25, 2019
Location: Burlington, Ont.
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Date: May 27-31, 2019
Location: Halifax, N.S.
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Date: May 27-June 1, 2019
Location: Toronto, Ont.
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Date: May 29-31, 2019
Location: Toronto, Ont.
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Date: May 30-June 3, 2019
Location: Windsor, Ont.
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