On March 23, 2021, Iowa Department of Corrections Officer Robert McFarland and prison nurse Lorena Schulte were murdered by two inmates attempting to escape the Anamosa State Penitentiary. One inmate, identified as McKinley Roby, attempted to help Officer McFarland and Ms. Schulte and was beaten for his troubles. He survived the attack. The two inmates smashed the … [Read more...]
Massive LinkedIn Data Leak: Change Your Password NOW
Use the CyberNews data check to see if your email address is part of the LinkedIn Data Leak leaks. On April 9, 2021, ThreatPost writes: Personal data from more than 500 million LinkedIn users has been posted for sale online in yet another incident of threat actors scraping data from public profiles and slinging it online for potential cybercriminal misuse. Hackers … [Read more...]
Officer Down: New York State Trooper Joseph Gallagher
On Friday, March 26, 2021, New York State Trooper Joseph Gallagher died as a result of traumatic brain injuries suffered on December 18, 2017. On that fateful day, Trooper Gallagher stopped to assist a motorist whose vehicle broke down on an entrance ramp from the Long Island Expressway to the Sagtikos Parkway. Despite warning flares set up by Trooper Gallagher to warn … [Read more...]
BC Drug Dealer with Firearm Prohibition Order Busted with Drugs and Illegal Guns
On March 25, 2021, alleged drug dealer Michael Taff was arrested and his Langley home was searched by Ridge Meadows RCMP. That search resulted in the seizure of: Two kilograms of pre-packaged alleged methamphetamine (approximately 18,940 doses) 1.5 kg of alleged high-concentration fentanyl in brick form (approximately 14,435 doses) A Kel-Tec Sub-2000 pistol calibre … [Read more...]
France: Off-Duty Police May Now Carry Concealed Weapons
On March 18, 2021, the French Senate passed Article 25, a ‘security measure’ allowing off-duty police officers to concealed carry of their police-issue firearms in public. Article 25 also states that police who carry may not be refused access to museums, cinemas, shopping centers and schools - places France deems 'open to the public.' Denis Jacob, Secretary-General of … [Read more...]
Officer Down: Texas State Trooper Chad Walker
When Texas State Trooper Chad Walker pulled over to assist what he thought was a motorist having car trouble on the evening of Friday, March 26, 2021, the thought of a violent encounter was probably the furthest thing from his mind. Yet, before the trooper's patrol vehicle came to a complete stop, the driver of the other car jumped out and shot at Trooper Walker's … [Read more...]
Officer Down: Boulder Police Department Officer Eric Talley
Boulder Police Department Officer Eric Talley is arguably the most high-profile law enforcement death so far this year. On March 22, 2021, 51-year-old Officer Talley was the first officer to respond to an 'active shooter' call at King Sooper grocery store. He was the 10th and final person murdered by 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, a Syrian-born Muslim. Homer Talley, … [Read more...]
Lawyers, Carry a Gun to Protect Yourselves says Philippine DOJ Chief
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers," William Shakespeare famously said. In the Philippines, it appears someone (many argue it is Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte) took Shakespeare's words to heart. From 2006 to 2019, between 43 and 61 lawyers and other court staff were murdered. Many others were attacked but survived the attempt on their lives. The … [Read more...]
American Law Enforcement Line of Duty Deaths in 2020
Last year 264 federal, state, military, tribal, and local law enforcement officers died in the line-of-duty - the highest number of line-of-duty deaths since 1974. The 2020 Law Enforcement Fatalities Report (download PDF) notes COVID is blamed for 145 of those deaths, another 48 police officers were deemed 'firearms-related fatalities' and 44 were killed in traffic incidents … [Read more...]
Drug Dealer Gordon Graham Busted for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
Northumberland and Peterborough OPP community street crime units (CSCU) arrested another drug dealer who violated his Firearm Prohibition Order. On February 17, 2021, they executed a search warrant after investigating a drug trafficking operation where Gordon Graham was arrested while in possession of a crossbow, "opioids and other drug-trafficking related items.” Gordon … [Read more...]
Firearm Smuggler Busted for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
A 6-week investigation involving 11 different agencies, specialised enforcement units and police detachments resulted in the arrest of three people for weapons trafficking offences, one of whom was already subject to a Firearms Prohibition Order from his past offences. Big surprise. David Jason Masyk, Jason Paul Lafferty,and Jennifer Lynn McCagherty all face charges for … [Read more...]
Alberta Drug Dealer Arrested for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
“Enforcement of drug trafficking has been identified as a priority by the community of Drayton Valley," said Drayton Valley RCMP Cpl. Ryan Hoetmer. On March 26, 2021, Cst. Hoetmer announced the arrest of Joey Lee Gallie for violating his Firearm Prohibition Order, failing to comply with his conditions of release from previous charges and a series of drug trafficking and … [Read more...]
Oxycodone Bust means Another Drug Dealer Charged for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
Another day, another drug dealer with a Firearms Prohibition Order is arrested with illegal drugs and illegal guns. It's as if no policing agency in Canada bothers to keep tabs on these criminals. And therein lies the problem. Ontario Provincial Police arrested Gravenhurst drug dealer Jamie Marshall Robitaille for violating his Firearm Prohibition Order as part of their … [Read more...]
Nunavut MLA Calvin Pedersen Wants Firearm Safety Training Taught in Schools
On March 11, 2021, Nunavut MLA Calvin Pedersen recommended that firearm safety, wilderness survival and first aid be taught in all Nunavut schools. (View PDF) “Mr. Speaker, we live in the north and guns are a common feature in our daily lives,” said Mr. Pedersen. “Firearm safety awareness is possibly more critical for northerners than learning how to drive a car. Knowing … [Read more...]
Two More Ontario Drug Dealers Busted for Cocaine and Violating Firearms Prohibition Orders
A 24-year-old drug dealer with an existing Firearms Prohibition Order against him was arrested again on February 19, 2021, this time with $14,000 of cocaine and a stolen and loaded .45 calibre handgun. It will come as no surprise to regular readers that this 24-year-old’s Firearm Prohibition Order did nothing to stop this young man from re-offending - a notion Public Safety … [Read more...]
BC Supreme Court Sides with Bonnie Henry, BC’s High Priestess of COVID
So much for Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If you ever believed the Charter was worth the paper it's printed on (I don't) then the decision in Beaudoin et al v. British Columbia and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry should disabuse of that silly notion. On March 18, 2021, BC Supreme Court Justice Christopher Hinkson sided with Dr. Bonnie Henry - BC's … [Read more...]
Pastor James Coates Released from Edmonton Remand Centre
On Monday, March 22, Pastor James Coates was finally released from the Edmonton Remand Centre after spending 34 days behind bars for the 'crime' of preaching a Sunday sermon. Pastor Coates pleaded guilty to 'breaching a court undertaking to follow public health regulations' and stop preaching at GraceLife Church on Sundays - an undertaking Pastor Coates never agreed … [Read more...]
Moscow Police Teach Firearms Safety to Those Charged with Negligent Discharge of a Firearm
The Moscow (Idaho) Police Department is teaching firearm safety courses to people charged with negligent discharge of a firearm inside the Moscow city limits. Those who successfully pass the firearm safety course may have their charges dropped or reduced, depending on the nature of their specific case. “This is just one that we can work with people here in our own … [Read more...]
Promise Made Promise Broken: The Conservative Party’s Election Expense Rebate Clawback Debacle
After much digging into the Candidate Campaign Expenses Reports on the Elections Canada website, I'm finished the update to my latest special report: Promise Made Promise Broken The Conservative Party’s Election Expense Clawback and what my research revealed about why the Conservative Party can’t win in Quebec The Conservative … [Read more...]
Officer Down: Orlando P.D. Officer Kevin Valencia
The most dangerous call police officers ever respond to is the 'domestic dispute'. Passions are already raging out of control, hence the call to police for help, and responding officers are expected to douse those flames in short order. It's the hardest of jobs and definitely not for the faint of heart. By all accounts, Orlando Police Department Officer Kevin Valencia … [Read more...]
Pastor James Coates to be Released from Edmonton Remand Centre
Pastor James Coates spent the past 29 days in the Edmonton Remand Centre for the heinous crime of preaching a Christian sermon on Sundays. More accurately, Pastor Coates was incarcerated on February 16, 2021, for refusing to sign a bail condition demanding he stop exercising his Charter freedoms of conscience, religion, expression, association and peaceful assembly. John … [Read more...]
7 Drug Dealers Busted with Illegal Gun and $150K of Meth, Cocaine and Fentanyl
On February 18, Timmins Police Service executed search warrants at two locations, seized large quantities of a variety of illegal drugs, cash and a loaded .22 calibre handgun. I'm grateful to the Timmins Police Service for their diligence for removing these drugs from their community. Now, if only the courts would do their job next, we'd be getting somewhere. Except... … [Read more...]
Who Should We Fear More: Christian Pastor James Coates or Registered Child Sex Offender Cyle Larsen?
On March 1st, 2021 - Pastor James Coates' 14th day in solitary confinement in Edmonton Remand Centre - the Edmonton Police Service issued a Public Warning about Cyle Larsen, a convicted child sex offender who was released from the Edmonton Remand Centre. This raises an obvious question. A couple of them, actually. Why does the Alberta Government fear the release of a … [Read more...]
Guns and Ammo Found in Abandoned Storage Unit
Imagine this scenario. You're the owner of a storage unit rental company and, after a customer fails to pay their bill after their lease expired, you open the storage unit to empty it out so you can rent it to a new customer - presumably one who will pay their bill. Instead of a quick clearing out of whatever your deadbeat renters left behind, you discover two rifles, two … [Read more...]
BC’s Bill 4, Firearm Violence Prevention Act Makes Illegal Guns ‘Even More Illegal’
Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, claims Bill 4, the Firearm Violence Prevention Act, will miraculously stop criminals who routinely ignore the Criminal Code of Canada. I think he’s drunk too much of his own KoolAid. “Gang members will have fewer options to buy, transport or possess real and imitation firearms under new legislation devised … [Read more...]
Four Bank Robbers Arrested, Charged with Violating Firearm Prohibition Orders
Today's commentary discusses an issue Public Safety Minister Bill Blair won't touch with a proverbial ten foot poll - removing illegal guns from the hands of violent criminals. Minister Blair is too busy spinning lies in Parliament to deal with the very real menaces who walk our streets with impunity despite being subject to a Firearm Prohibition Order. HeartFM.ca … [Read more...]
Shane Donovan Files $2.5 Million Lawsuit against Ontario SIU and Crown
Niagara Regional Police Detective Sergeant Shane Donovan filed a second lawsuit, this time for $2.5 million, against Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, its former director and the Crown Law Office. Det. Sgt. Donovan's lawsuit seeks damages from the SIU for a negligent investigation that violated his Charter rights and resulted in a false arrest. It’s no secret where I … [Read more...]
Minister Blair: Are you Ignorant? Or do you actually believe the lies you peddle in Parliament?
How many lies can Public Safety Minister Bill Blair spin in under 60 seconds? How fast can Shannon Stubbs, CPC critic for Public Safety, slap them down? Watch this short video and find out! [Read more below the video] https://youtu.be/1Zvu9CD4WR0 A small sample of Shannon Stubbs efforts to set the record straight on a litany of Liberal Lies in the House of Commons … [Read more...]
Pray for Edmonton Pastor James Coates
Today I ask you to pray for Pastor James Coates who, for the 13th day in a row, sits in a solitary confinement cell in the Edmonton Remand Centre - a maximum security prison - while that same facility released over 500 prisoners in the past year due to COVID, including dangerous offender Clint Carifelle. The hypocrisy of releasing violent offenders while imprisoning … [Read more...]
Drug and Gun Smuggling Ring Busted
Congratulations to Cornwall Police Service for their part in shutting down a sophisticated smuggling operation that used Akwesasne territory on Cornwall Island to smuggle drugs south and illegal guns north. On Jan. 28, three locations in Cornwall, Cornwall Island, and Hogansburg, N.Y. were simultaneously searched under warrant. Officers seized a total of 555 kilograms of … [Read more...]