Category: Crime and punishment


Accident

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May 18, 2011

Car accident at the lights Nicola and Voght one vehicle pointed the wrong way no visible, damage, another with a bender on the drivers side. What could have happened was a person got on the wrong side of the meridian and tried to continue to the intersection causing the second vehicle to strike a pole getting out of the way. I didn’t see the accident only the results. A person that could have been the driver of the wrong way car was showing extreme mental anguish of proportion to the accident . What is true is that 2 police cars responded to aid a very minor accident that could have been reported at the cop shop with in twenty-four hours 3 photographers responded ,perhaps a celebrity driver . Then a calm  seemingly uninvolved person came and took the wrong way car and drove away. Must be more to it . Will follow.

Today in History May 18,1897

Dracula a novel by Bram Stoker is published.

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Day pass

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April 7, 2011

Child killer, Allan Schoenborn not criminally responsible  because of mental disorder is being reported as being able to get supervised day passes.

The roofer /construction worker after one year in detention will get out with a shrink for day outings.( suitable outings) Schoenborn killed his three children in Merritt and led the police on a manhunt that lasted some time.  He was in poor condition when found by a local hunter Kim Robinson.

Kim is reported as being disappointed with the news of a day pass.

Today in History, April 7,2001

Mars Odyssey launched , a space craft to orbit the red planet and send back data.

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Trucking traffic

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March 22, 2011

I counted the large truck traffic on one of the exchanges off the four lane divided highway  on Sunday. Counting in 5 minute block’s over an hour  it seemed to average about 10 or 120 an hour. We think that is a moderate amount of truck traffic and very safe  flow to large trucks on the freeway.

Pay attention to possible signs that a truck may be along haul truck as they may not be as well rested relaxed and scheduled as short haul trucks clues are numbers of license plates and sleepers on the tucks.

Today in History, March 22,1923

Foster Hewitt broadcasts the first radio ice hockey game.

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Under the influence

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March 14, 2011

Crumpled tickets are often found on Voght street, and often for intoxicated in a public place the allegation carries with it a one hundred and fifteen dollar fine.That can be disputed with in 30 days. Two tickets  neatly typed by the arresting officer except for the details of the offender show 34 tickets  spread issued from the same book in a one calendar day cycle. If you are from Missouri you may wonder why the tickets are found close together and within sight of the Police office. It could be that the people that are issued them are repeaters and talk, to each other.  We believe that if these tickets are not resolved by the people that throw them out, then they wind up in collections and the people are harassed into paying them.

It would seem that a reasonable course of action would be to have a designated driver to take you home as the system is ready and eager to embrace even small malfeasance.

Bye the bye if you are drunk in pubic there is no charge if there is a responsible person with you to take charge and especially a privileged person like a blood relative.

Today in history, March 14, 1943

The Krakow ghetto is exterminated by the Nazis.

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Continuing education

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March 11, 2011

A contractor called Valhalla safety is providing a H2S seminar in Merritt on Sunday there are many locals here that go to work in the oil fields of Alberta.

A n explosion in a gas well in Robb’s  Alberta is not related to the seminar other than the 11 injured workers would have taken similar training.

Hydrogen sulfide gas is a deadly heavier than air gas that is expelled in drilling oil wells.

Today in History, March 11,2006

Michelle Bachelet becomes the first female president of Chile

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Car Crash

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February 17, 2011

A home off Nicola avenue’s, 1800 block in Merritt was struck by a car at about 2:30 am Saturday morning, the septuagenarian  women said that the police were there almost immediately and said the driver had been drinking.The elderly couples grandson was visiting from Alberta and asleep on the couch when the crash happened. No injury’s reported by the owner. And she had confidence in the car insurance as she had a file number from the attending police. Tire marks across the lawn  were littered with lens pieces and she said her concrete step saved here from more damage.

The couple spend many years as an agent for the Vancouver Sun and maintain a great garden at this home.

Today in History, February 17, 1753

Sweden , February 18th becomes March 1 as they convert to the Gregorian calendar.

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Bush pilots

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February 11, 2011

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Loss of life can never be totally rationalized.

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Clean Fire Hydrants

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February 2, 2011


The city ran and add to hire CUPE workers last week in on of the local weekly’s they were to fix potholes and keep up these things . Most all the fire hydrants were gone through and painted up starting after a local hotel burned down. The fire was reported as arson. In the middle of a labor dispute and some one had opened  a number of these about town diminishing the pressure to fight the fire.

The tag says no not connect without permit;2000 dollar fine, we think it’s not intended for arsonists but the responsible public.

The crime is yet unsolved.

Today in History, February 2 1901

Queen Victoria’s Funeral

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CBC FM upgrade

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January 28, 2011

FM radio

Source says a Contractor for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation is upgrading the FM broadcaster here and in a hundred other  communities. An employee says he is happy they got the work.” It  isn’t our regular job”; says a man on site.

The  current receiver is a wire antenna between two poles about 100 feet from this upgrade.

The closest CBC FM presence to here is Kelowna 88.9 Radio one you can listen to FM radio one on your computer, our local private FM station is Q 101.

Found property

A bicycle is said to be waiting to be picked up by the bylaw officer from the downtown policing station. Found property is kept 3 months then disposed of , by crown assets disposal in the past some bikes were given to non profits  for fund-raising. To have an insurance claim a bike needs to be stolen and a file given from the police. Most bikes found are under the 500 dollar deductible limit for insurance some bikes are really expensive. We think that it is a burden on police resources to be chasing these things. So keep your bike out of sight and out of mind.

Remember there is a six month limitation period on petty crimes and you always run a chance of being called as a witness to a prosecution in that period.

In general attention should be paid to terms of coverage of policies still loss prevention helps us all.

River ice

Ice melt on Coldwater River is fast a furious. Open earlier this year then last.

Today in history January 28, 2011

President Regan, lifts oil controls to end the 1979 shortage and creates the 1980 oil market glut.

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foot prints

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January 7, 2011

Today in History, January 7,1980

Federal loans approved to bail out Chrysler Corporation at 1.5 billion.

Some one in the night gently placed foot prints on this store window. Will watch for further action.

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offical Christmas tree

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December 20, 2010

The decorations seem sanctified from harm.

City tree seems to have power over vandals perhaps even among the lowest of peers your name would be Mud!

Today in History, December 20th 1833

Samuel Mudd born, the Doctor that treated US President Lincolns assassins broken leg.

December 20th 2007

Elisabeth II, bests Queen Victoria as the longest living monarch, 81 years 7 months, 29 days

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Civil rights responsible police.

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November 2, 2010

Arrest, part of a normal day for the thin blue line,  this recent arrest in downtown Merritt shows an officer taking into custody a suspect, he can on reasonable suspicion detain a person for 24 hours. That person can have a lawyer present for questioning, and ask for a writ to produce him in court with charges against him . Special laws after 911 undermined that civil right with out suspending all civil rights for citizens.

Today in History, November 2 1967

Vietnam: US President Johnson and “The Wise Men” conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.

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