The Vancouver Police Department has forcasted that crime will go up during the Olympics. And to not mar Vancouver's only sustainable industry- tourism- they want to make sure this doesn't happen. Even a week before the Games I parked in a lot downtown- came back to the car and the police had placed a sign/leaflet on my window saying, "There's nothing to steal in this car except this sign." My friend thought it was funny and wanted to put it up. I said, "Are you kidding? If I was a thief I would break into this car BECAUSE it had a stupid sign like this! Further, I'm pretty sure any passerby-er would key the car that had this pompous sign up."
I guess what the VPD weren't counting on is that other law enforcement that were sourced out of province for the games would be the criminals.
A member of the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit has been charged with theft under $5,000.
Ottawa-based Staff Sgt. Suzanne Denise Marie Martel, a 19-year RCMP veteran, has been accused of shoplifting from a Winners store in Burnaby while off duty.The VISU is overseeing security for the 2010 Winter Games. Martel has been relieved of her duty and has been sent back to Ottawa, according to an RCMP news release.She is scheduled to appear in court in April.Martel is one of seven VISU police officers who have been sent home. None of the others have been charged.There are 6,000 law-enforcement personnel with the unit.
As if that wasn't enough, a new report out says that RCMP (different ones) are being charged for sexual assault!
Two former members of the 2010 Olympic security force are being investigated for sexual assault, CTV News has confirmed.The two alleged assaults happened aboard a cruise ship where out-of-town security force members are residing during the Games.The suspects are RCMP officers. The alleged victims are also police officers.The alleged incidents were apparently fuelled by alcohol. While military officers are forbidden from consuming alcohol on the ships, police officers are not.The Vancouver Police Department is overseeing both investigations.The two suspects are among seven police officers and four Canadian Forces members who have been relieved of their duties with the 2010 Integrated Security Unit because of improper conduct.
This is way to much, people.
Way to go, law enforcement...way to go.
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The police are demonstrating repeatedly that they are only human. Nothing surprising about that, but it provides a little support for the idea that police should not be investigating accused police without some sort of impartial citizen participation. If they're human enough to commit sexual assault and theft, they're human enough to protect their own during in house investigations.
well said.
thanks for your comment, edward.
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