Lorne Gunter wrote an excellent piece on his lost faith in police, and how it all started with the murder of Robert Dziekanski by 4 RCMP members in 2007. I’m actually surprised that Lorne’s loss of faith in our front-line police started so late. I’m surprised, because Lorne is well-known to be a man who looks into these sorts of things and does his best to get to the bottom … [Read more...]
Police Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths up 37 percent
That's just not good news. Not good at all. In a report called Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: Preliminary 2010 Research Bulletin (download report pdf here), the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reports a very scary number. 160 police officers were killed in the line of duty in 2010, up from 117 the year before. Following a two year decline, law … [Read more...]
West Van Cop forged witness signature?
Just yesterday I posted about a brave and courageous police officer, Patrick Sirois, who gave his life to save someone he didn't even know. And today I came across a news story about a police officer in West Vancouver who "allegedly" forged a witness's signature and then lied about it to the people investigating the allegation. It's cops like Const. Michael Bruce who give … [Read more...]
Off-Duty Police Officer’s Ultimate Sacrifice
Patrick Sirois, a Nolanville, Texas reserve officer and full-time Fort Hood civilian police officer, was headed to Wagoner, Oklahoma to be with his family for Thanksgiving when tragedy struck. Lt. George Brown said, "He (Sirois) was in his own private car," Brown said. "And he was just stopping to do the right thing. The last thing he did was push someone out of the … [Read more...]