Police Custody

• 1.5 million contraband cigarettes seized by Vernon, B.C. Mounties

  It was around 10 p.m., Jan. 8, when a vehicle towing a trailer in the 4800-block of 27th Street was stopped as part of a routing RCMP traffic stop.

  Crime

  Jan 25
  
• Ontario man accused of attempted carjacking of elderly woman arrested: Vernon RCMP

  The attempted carjacking happened Wednesday morning, just before 10 a.m. in the parking lot of a business in the 2200-block of 58th Avenue in Vernon.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2022
  
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• Lawyers at Thunder Bay custody deaths inquest advise sobering centre, better training

  Both men died of medical conditions while in custody and the inquest has heard that they had chances of survival if they had been taken to hospital.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2022
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• Inquest to hear Indigenous men who died in Thunder Bay police custody had chances of survival

  A coroner's joint inquest begins this morning into the deaths of two Indigenous men who died while in the custody of Thunder Bay police.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2022
• Man escapes Deschambault Lake RCMP custody after appearing in court

  Deschambault Lake RCMP are searching for a 21-year-old man who escaped from their custody when he was being escorted to a parked police vehicle after court.

  Crime

  May 11, 2022
• Man arrested in weekend standoff dies at Stony Mountain Institution

  Dwayne Louis Simard, 37, died at Stony Mountain Institution on Monday, says a spokesperson for the jail.

  Crime

  Mar 2, 2021
• New trial ordered for special constables convicted in jail cell death of Corey Rogers

  Three judges unanimously ruled that the trial judge erred in his instruction to a jury, adding that their full written reasons will be provided at a later date.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2021
• Saskatchewan unveils police reform bill that allows public oversight into deaths in custody

  Further proposed changes will require the appointment of a second Investigation Observer of First Nations or Metis ancestry in any incident involving First Nations or Metis people.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2020
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• Manitoba Justice moves to end direct lock-up permanently

  A Manitoba Justice policy put in place in early April to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the corrections system has now been made permanent.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2020
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• Advocate pushing for ‘humane solution’ to N.S. drunk tanks

  The vice-chair of the East Coast Prison Justice Society says sobering centres reduce contact with police and unnecessary visits to emergency departments by employing health-care providers.

  Health

  Feb 10, 2020