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If your agency is near any body of water, a scuba-equipped dive team could improve your ability to conduct many investigations. Since nearly 75 percent of the earth is covered by water, population centers big and small tend to be located close to various sources of this very necessary element. Unlike fish, however, humans don’t live in water and generally aren’t adept at existing in it for much longer than it takes to bathe. Thus, there are all sorts of things that can take place in or hide in bodies of water. Some will be the result of criminal actions; some will be accidental. Many will require police to respond in order to recover evidence or further an investigation, and this requires personnel specially trained and equipped for such duty: a dive team. Do You Need Divers? One justification for fielding a police dive team is the search for evidence. Bad guys love to toss weapons and other items of interest into the nearest body of water. The current Chief of the Calgary Police Depar...

I CARRY A GUN!! BECAUSE A COP IS TOO HEAVY!!!!! Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part drill instructor, and part stand up comic. Here are a few of his observations on tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the civilized world. "The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead." "The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat and always win." "Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something." "Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way." "Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's going to be empty." "If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's ...

Police shoot man twice during North End drug raid By CHRIS KITCHING, SUN MEDIA A 27-year-old man who was shot by Winnipeg police during a drug raid early yesterday is a known gang member or associate with an extensive criminal history, sources say. Despite being shot at least twice, the man was in stable condition at Health Sciences Centre yesterday, police said. Police would not explain why the officer opened fire. "These decisions are never, ever taken lightly," said police spokeswoman Const. Jacqueline Chaput. It is the second non-fatal shooting involving police in Winnipeg this year. The shots, fired by a member of the tactical support team, struck the man in the "mid portion" of his body, Chaput said. Two tactical officers -- with a combined 26 years of experience -- are on mandatory administrative leave, Chaput said. None of the officers was injured. Tactical officers are highly trained and carry high-powered assault rifles. Police would not say what type of ...

YES!! That's the face of the prick that almost killed the three Winnipeg Police Officers back in December 2006, with that face I'm surprised he didn't use a Mental Defect defence. I knew last week as soon I heard it was Judge ABRA this guy wouldn't be getting full time as authorized by the CCC. I just hope the CO Brothers at the Federal Pen he's heading to (Stoney Mountain) hand out a bit of the Blue Line justice system. Then Justice will have been done!! ;-) ;-) Now here's the news story: WINNIPEG — Senior Winnipeg police executives are calling for tougher parole requirements after learning police shooter Daniell Anderson could be back on the streets in less than five years. The 24-year-old was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years behind bars after seriously wounding three officers who executed a drug search warrant at his home. However, he will be able to apply for parole after serving just one-third of his sentence. Queen's Bench Justice Doug Abra rejected th...

The world has lost another hero in the passing of Detective MARC DiNARDO. Marc passed on Monday afternoon after his final act of heroism, the donating of his organs so others may live. That is the sign of a true blue heart, and compassionate officer who put others before self. I wish you eternal peace Marc, you fought the good fight, your watch is over. The Lord must have needed another angel on the Heaven's Beat police force. May you find eternal peace and rest always. At the going down of the Sun And in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER!!! R.I.P. Brother...... "He Answered The Call" Today in the sun, I bid him farewell A man, a hero, I never knew well Like many before him, who answered the call Wearing a badge, he was destined to fall Though by choice a long life and a happy old age Would he have chosen, had he written the page But the office he chose never promised long life Just half of his salary, for his child and his wife He went without fear, into the darkness of ...

Rescuers ready to show mettle Sun gets sneak peek at training exercise over Lake Winnipeg By ROSS ROMANIUK, SUN MEDIA Last Updated: 18th July 2009, 4:08am VICTORIA BEACH -- They may be all the hands you want on deck when you find yourself in over your head. And they're ready to mobilize at a moment's notice when danger strikes on Lake Winnipeg. The Canadian Coast Guard and RCMP -- complete with military help and support from firefighters and others -- showed yesterday the meaning of training and teamwork when lives are on the line. In advance of a rescue exercise today at Victoria Beach on the lake's east side, the agencies gave the Winnipeg Sun a close look at their emergency operations in which the Mounties generally take the lead. "We don't do the searches by ourselves -- we rely on our partners," said RCMP S/Sgt. Tom Hanna, leader of a Winnipeg-based search-and-rescue team, at the exercise site about 100 kilometres north of the city. "That I know of,...

Crown: 20 years Argues tough sentence needed for cop-shooter By DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIA Convicted cop-shooter Daniell Ian Anderson should be sentenced to 20 years in prison, a judge was told yesterday. Anderson, "a self-described drug abuser" who made his living selling marijuana from home, should not be eligible for parole before serving 10 years of his sentence, Crown attorney Brian Bell told Justice Doug Abra. Anderson was convicted last December of one count each of attempted murder, discharging a firearm with intent to wound, and possession of a dangerous weapon. Anderson shot and wounded two police officers in December 2006 during a surprise drug raid at the Jubilee Avenue home he shared with his parents. Bell said society has a "covenant" or agreement with police to protect them from harm and death, an agreement that requires the imposition of harsh prison penalties for those who break it. "Police are the first line of defence for protecting society,...