Gary Lawrence Basso, a former Halifax Regional Police constable, is appealing his conviction and sentence for punching a homeless man in the face on February 25, 2018. Basso was on duty at the time of the assault. On January 31, 2020, Judge Halfpenny-MacQuarrie sentenced Gary Basso to 90 days in jail to be served on weekends, one-year probation and a 10-year firearms … [Read more...]
Constable Paul Zarafonitis, Photographer Michael Farkas and Police Brutality
In Canada it is legal to film police while they perform their duties in public. Unfortunately, too many police officers believe the opposite and violate our rights, often with violent consequences to the photographer. Michael Farkas is one man who paid a high price for photographing police. That price came in the form of a brutal beating at the hands of Niagara Regional … [Read more...]
St. Louis Cop Nathaniel Hendren’s Penchant for Russian Roulette Kills Fellow Cop Katlyn Alix
Occasionally, people who should know better do really stupid things. Those stupid things can leave a person dead, as they did in the early morning hours of January 24, 2019. St. Louis Police Department officers Nathaniel Hendren and Katlyn Alix played a game of Russian Roulette at Hendren’s home. Katlyn Alix lost. On February 28, 2020, Nathaniel Hendren pleaded guilty … [Read more...]
Remembering Mayerthorpe RCMP’s Fallen Four
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On March 3, 2005, a violent man with a long criminal history and a lifetime firearms prohibition order against him used an illegal gun to murder four RCMP constables in Mayerthorpe, Alberta. Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon Lionide Nicholas Johnston Brock Warren Myrol Peter Christopher … [Read more...]
Police Misconduct: Abbotsford Constable Christopher Nicholson
Violating the public’s trust is nasty business. Violating the trust of your fellow police officers is an even more heinous offence because, as in the case of Abbotsford Police Constable Christopher Nicholson, it puts their lives at risk. On May 6th, 2013, Constable Christopher Nicholson’s criminal actions caught up with him. Nicholson was arrested and charged with ten counts … [Read more...]
Officer Down: Truro Police Service Constable Catherine Campbell
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. When Catherine Campbell didn't show up for work on September 14th,2015, she was presumed missing by her employer, the Truro Police Service. They notified Halifax Regional Police and, together, launched an intense missing person search to locate her. Police … [Read more...]
RCMP and Fredericton Police: Accidental or Negligent Discharge of a Firearm?
When accurately describing unintended firearm discharges, accidental covers the smallest number of incidents. An equipment failure causing a firearm to discharge is accidental. A poorly designed or poorly constructed firearm that fires when bumped (somewhere other than the trigger) is also accidental. If your finger, body part or part of your gear touch the trigger and … [Read more...]
Rachel Small: RCMP Due Diligence or Violation of Privacy?
Did you know the RCMP has a Tactical Internet Intelligence Unit? Or that this unit may scour social media looking for information about you? Neither did Rachel Small, a political activist from Toronto, until a Canadian Press reporter gave her a copy of the RCMP's 6-page report on her. "I found it kind of creepy and unsettling because of the way that they were compiling … [Read more...]
More Thoughts on R. v. Iniguez and Our Charter Rights
The R. v. Iniguez decision interests me for a whole host of reasons, not the least of which are the ramifications it could mean for 200,000+ licensed firearm owners whose guns our government wants to confiscate and destroy. I’ll get to that shortly. First, let’s dive into the more fascinating aspects of this decision. Note: If you haven't done so already, I encourage … [Read more...]
Warrantless Search Sets Illegal Sub-Machine Gun Owner Free
Elvis Iniguez is a free man today because the Toronto Police Services violated his Charter rights. They searched his home without a warrant and without his informed consent. The question we must ask is, “Did the judge make the correct decision?” I believe Ontario Superior Court Justice Heather McArthur made the correct decision based on the facts presented to … [Read more...]
RCMP “loses” another handgun
Toronto, Ontario. Wednesday, October 30th, 2019. Sherway Gardens shopping mall. 7:30pm. An unidentified RCMP member places his or her black satchel containing their RCMP-issue handgun and 3 spare magazines of ammunition on a chair somewhere inside the shopping mall. He or she then leaves it on that chair, unattended, for over 2 hours. At 9:45 they returned to discover … [Read more...]
Policy on Storing RCMP-Issue Guns Released – Finally
On April 10, 2019, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the RCMP must do a better job responding to Access to Information Requests. I found Goodale’s comments amusing, as I’ve been waiting over 8 months for the RCMP to respond to one of my requests. I filed my original ATIP for the RCMP policy on storing RCMP-issue firearms in unattended vehicles on August 20, 2018. Two … [Read more...]
Detective Shane Donovan is Worthy of Our Support
On November 29, 2018, Niagara Regional Police Service Detective Sergeant Shane Donovan emptied most of his 15-round pistol magazine into Constable Nathan Parker. On March 28, 2019, the Director of Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, recommended the following charges be laid against Detective Donovan. One count of attempt murder, contrary to s. … [Read more...]
RCMP’s latest black eye? Constable Benjamen Kozlovich
The RCMP's hiring practices didn't do them any favours this week. On March 12, 2019, Langley RCMP constable Benjamen Kozlovich was arrested in Chilliwack and charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose stemming from a stabbing attack in Edmonton in 2013. BC RCMP's Public Relations crew didn't do them any favours, either. Their … [Read more...]
RCMP Constable Jeffrey Rae Gillis – Just Another Gun-Stealing Cop
On February 15, 2016, RCMP Constable Jeffrey Rae Gillis, a 20-year veteran and member of the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team, found himself on the wrong end of his own handcuffs. After Charlottetown Police Service constables attended his residence February 11 and 14, 2016, for disturbance calls, they charged Constable Gillis with two counts of assault and one count … [Read more...]
Constable Adam Massart: Give him the finger, he’ll point his service pistol at you
Police have a difficult job. Nobody in their right mind will argue that point. Civilians are often rude, disrespectful, and downright offensive to the brave men and women who wear a police uniform. In most cases, they respond to these indignities with grace and decorum. Occasionally however, a police officer fails to meet that most basic standard. Such is the case of … [Read more...]
Is Westminster Police Department officer Curtis Arganbright a Sexual Predator?
Bad cops are the exception, not the rule, thank God. Police, more often than not, band together behind the Blue Wall fo Silence when police officers commit crimes. That's not the case with Westminster Police Department officer Curtis Arganbright, 40, arrested and charged with sex assault by force, sexual assault by someone in a position of authority and false … [Read more...]
Justin Trudeau Slaps Constable David Wynn’s Widow in the Face
Updated: Added quote of wording from Bill S-217 Justin Trudeau metaphorically slapped Shelley MacInnis-Wynn across the face yesterday, then danced a jig on Constable David Matthew Wynn's grave. He did so while Shelley MacInnis-Wynn was in Parliament, watching every disgusting moment. Unbelievably, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led the vote against proceeding with … [Read more...]
MP Bob Zimmer discusses Quebec gun registry data supposedly deleted by RCMP
Yesterday Bob Zimmer, MP, shared my article "Did RCMP Deputy Commissioner Peter Henschel Lie to Committee?" In this video he discusses what I uncovered, as well as the most recent information on how data deleted by the RCMP can still exist. For the details of what Bob Zimmer discusses in the video above, read Did RCMP Deputy Commissioner Peter Henschel Lie? Part 2 here … [Read more...]
Did RCMP Deputy Commissioner Peter Henschel Lie? Part 2
First, my thanks to Nicolas Johnson from TheGunBlog.ca for his collaboration so we could get to the bottom of this issue. See his angle on it here. Yesterday I asked the question, "Did RCMP Deputy Commissioner Peter Henschel Lie to Committee?" The answer, it turns out, is both yes and no. It took a while to follow the breadcrumbs to sort out why, … [Read more...]
Did RCMP Deputy Commissioner Peter Henschel Lie to Committee?
As you know, Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale introduced Bill C-52 on Friday, June 9, 2017. That bill is, for the most part, designed to give Quebec the all of the long gun registry records it sought in its lawsuit against the federal government. The question everyone is asking is this: Why are there any records left to give Quebec? It's a valid question. On … [Read more...]
Integrity, Les Kaminski and the Calgary Police Association
Rough times for the Calgary Police Service continue. Their integrity deficit shows no sign of letting up, either. Calgary Police Association President Les Kaminski and Constable Brand Derrick both face charges as a result of an Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigation. Les Kaminski faces charges of assault and purjury. Constable Brant … [Read more...]
Constable Dario Devic faces criminal charges after Creep Catchers sting
Creep Catchers is a growing group whose goal is to identify and publicly shame men looking for sex with underage girls. Here in British Columbia it’s the Surrey chapter currently making headlines. Their video, live-streamed as it happened on September 7th, resulted in Constable Dario Devic’s arrest the following day. Devic is currently suspended from active duty and faces … [Read more...]
RCMP Constable Mike Ferguson: A Cautionary Tale for Police and Citizens Alike
I was digging for more information on another case when I stumbled across this one. I found myself unable to stop reading about RCMP Constable Mike Ferguson and the in-custody shooting death of Darren Varley on October 3, 1999. The killing of Darren Varley, while not strictly meeting the definition of police brutality, is nevertheless a cautionary tale to all police officers … [Read more...]
No Jail Time for Cocaine-Stealing Staff Sergeant Stuart Seib
Tonight as I searched for information on another RCMP case I stumbled upon the conclusion to the case of cocaine thief RCMP Staff Sergeant Stuart Seib. I originally wrote about Staff Sergeant Seib back in January 2012 when he claimed the coveted #9 spot on the top 25 reasons to dump the BC RCMP. That was, of course, before the BC Government renewed the RCMP policing … [Read more...]
NYPD Cops’ Big Brass Balls Prove Why #BlueLivesMatter
Under the heading of Big Brass Balls I give you NYPD Sergeant Hameed Armani and Officer Peter Cybulski. These two guys did what very few others would. When a man tossed a package into their police van that looked and sounded like a bomb these two NYPD cops did not run. They knew they were going to die but they refused to allow the bomb to detonate in Times Square. They … [Read more...]
RCMP Constables Selling Cocaine On The Job All In A Day’s Work, Right?
One of the things I love about the RCMP is their willingness to allow their constables to earn extra cash on the side. Sometimes that side job gets in the way though, when there is no oversight of those "side jobs". Such is the case of former Kamloops RCMP Constable Randi Love. Ms. Love faces three counts of selling cocaine while serving as an RCMP Constable. It's not very … [Read more...]
4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Your Right to Privacy
I'm forever baffled by morons wearing robes who believe violating our Right to Privacy is perfectly okay. The latest morons in black robes to defecate on our rights is the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. These robed dipshits ruled, by a vote of 12-3, that police do NOT require a warrant to access your cell phone's location data. Wireless companies, … [Read more...]
Depraved Ontario Mountie shackles and tortures his 11-year-old son
Depraved. There is no other word to describe the whack-job RCMP member who took his 11-year-old son into his dark Kanata basement, then chained the boy up, physically and mentally tortured the boy and even starved him because the deranged cop believed his boy would grow up to be a sexual predator. Depraved. This confinement, torture and starvation didn't go on for a … [Read more...]
For RCMP Only: Steal 6 Handguns and get Conditional Discharge
Imagine that you, mere citizen, managed to get your hands on 6 handguns and as part of your job you are to destroy them. You don't fulfill your job requirements for reasons the world will never know and take the handguns home. Eventually (7 years later!) you are caught with these 6 stolen handguns. Were you a mere citizen instead of a former RCMP member you would be in … [Read more...]