Category: Crime and punishment


CBC FM upgrade

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

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.

offical Christmas tree

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

Civil rights responsible police.

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.

November 1

Another motorcycle being operated on a temp permit this one however is displayed

 Posted another film review here:

https://kevingriffiths.wordpress.com/the-secret-is-…cy-mama-burger/

Today in History, November 1 1968
The Motion Picture Association of America‘s film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.

unmarked car

UNMARKED POLICE CAR

This is an unmarked police car they have every thing regular cars have including radar. Some people call this entrapment. That is not correct, entrapment  defence is for those that do not have a disposition to an offence and they cause you to do something you would not normally do . Relevance is another misunderstood dynamic, you only have to raise a reasonable doubt in court the disposition of proof is on the officer and crown.  So anything that does not reflect the ability of the officer in the collection of evidence is not relevent to the offence. A police officer that missed a spot while shaving could be, however they take two witnesses for a conviction one the equipment reliability , photos, perhaps, overtaking traffic,  other persons as witness’s and braking.

Save your self much trouble and money, stay on the posted max we think.

Today in History, October 7 1949

GDR East Germany founded.

The downtown community police office had covers from 50’s era crime magazines, they all depicted a pretty women as a victim and protected by detective and police work.

The city hosted a  number of events of the 1950 era but no Elvis was seen. BC rivers day was part of the weekend including a rubber duck race on the river , wooded fish painted by grade school students and secured  on the back fence of the lawn bowling green that borders the Nicola River.

Today in History, September 29 522 BC:

Darius the First of Persia, Kills a Magian usurper Gaumata, securing his hold on the Persian Empire

Breathilizer


The radio reported yesterday that drunk driving is now .05 and not .08 one source says. The matter has been under debate.We have not seen ANYTHING (except last April’s announcement) published. Will confirm.
However the file in this locked police car reads the “refusal to take breathalyzer” seems strange for a file to be left in public view in the midst of a debate on road side suspension.

PS: remember both refusal to blow and .08 are criminal records that can affect your employment.

Today in history, September 24 2008
Donald Trump opens his international residence tower , the highest in the world at 1389 feet in Chicago.

Sherriff


This vehicle has a reenforced bumper for breaking down gates we think .There is a whole other world out there

Today in History, September 21 1780
Benedict Arnold gives the British plans to the West Point Military Collage

Police Forces

Local jurisdictions , this patrol car bearing Delta Police Markings is from a community in the lower mainland.It was recently seen going through our south central interior city on who knows what duty. We have the Royal Canadian Mounted Police here. About 20 officers contracted to the City from that  Federal Police Force. British Columbia contracts the most with the Federal Government Force There is no Provincial police only city ones and that results in 38 percent, there about, of the RCMP’s contracted members being in BC. Of the 20 odd members that are here some  of them have  federal duties including First Nations Policing . A flow chart issued by them shows four lines of responsibility each under a corporal, an operations Sargent ,and one Staff Sargent as NCO in charge.

Today in History, July 16th 1999

John Kennedy Junior dies in his small plane in the Atlantic Ocean .

Fiver

Old five


Another old five, a good one, shows up at the Coldwater Hotel in Merritt .They post that they are not taking old bills so go to the bank with them.

Today in History, June 10th 1940: Canada declares war on Italy

Murder, alleged


This file photo is from a murder in the park of a young man some time ago. Another murder reported on the radio today. Occurring Friday the 21 of May a woman charged with the stabbing death of her husband. This is sad and tells a tale of misdirected lives.
Dead man named two feathers..

Today in history, May 25 1982…..
HMS Coventry sunk in the Falklands War.