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That is the message from Madeleine
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Meilleur, Minister of Community Safety
municipal police services in Ontario.”
L’O RIGNAL
“The control over salaries is a function of
and Correctional Services, in response to a
No help for
the collective bargaining process and
recent resolution from Prescott-Russell
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united counties council. The regional
Area municipalities cannot expect to get
Negotiating compensation packages is a
government has backed calls for special
any extra help from the province to cushion
O.P.P. burden
standard business practice across the entire
assistance to cover the cost of salary
the impact of bills from the Ontario
policing community. O.P.P. salary
increases awarded to officers, which are
Provincial Police.
agreements are comparable to wage
the result of province-wide negotiations,
settlements of other major police service
and thus are beyond the prevue of local
providers in Ontario and across Canada.
governments.
Assault charge
Negotiations between municipal police
In her letter, Meilleur writes: “While I
services and police services boards use the
appreciate your concerns and sympathize
same data as the basis for their
A 34-year-old Alfred-Plantagenet man
six thefts and conducted seven RIDE
with the situation facing many of Ontario’s
negotiations,” she says.
faces an assault charge after an argument
initiatives. There were no impaired driving
municipalities, the state of provincial
got out of hand at a residence May 26.
related charges. Out of these 268
finances does not allow for the uploading
Kurt Craig, of Lajoie Street in Alfred-
occurrences, 30 were concluded with
Home invasion
of costs, or the provision of additional
Plantagenet, has been charged with assault
charges.
support funding, for services that are the
with a weapon. He is scheduled to appear
RIDE check
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responsibility of municipalities.”
in court in L’Orignal June 20.
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“Policing is an expensive service to
The charge was laid after the
St-IsidoreontheafternoonofMay21resulted
provide and the cost of this important
Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial Police
in two persons being charged with drug
service is an issue that is raised by many
detachment was called to investigate the
The Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial
related offences. The officers were
municipalities across the province. It is
incident that took place at a Concession 3
Police detachment is investigating a home
conducting a RIDE program on Ste-
with the cost of policing in mind that, since
residence in Alfred-Plantagenet on the
invasion near Vankleek Hill.
Catherine Street, located in the village of
1985, over 55 municipalities in Ontario
afternoon of May 26. At one point during a
The incident occurred at about 11 p.m.
St-Isidore in the Municipality of Nation.
have disbanded their municipal police
dispute between two males, one man
May 21 when two men broke into a Barton
Shawn Leblanc, 27, of County Road 3 in Ste-
services in favour of contracting policing
allegedly threatened the other with a knife.
Road residence in Champlain Township.
Rose, was charged with possession for the
services from the O.P.P. The O.P.P. policing
Traffic stop leads to recovery
While looking for valuables, the suspects
purpose of trafficking, possession of
model has many advantages, including
May 27, shortly after 3 p.m., an officer
attacked the male occupant of the residence
property obtained by crime and breach of
shared services such as recruitment,
intercepted a brown 1995 Cadillac Deville
and tied down a female occupant. The male
probation. Leblanc is scheduled to appear
training and staffing; economies of scale in
near the Main and John Street intersection
occupant was able to exit the house and
in L’Orignal court June 6.
relation to purchasing; centralized
in Hawkesbury. During the execution of
managed to run away to a neighbour’s
Community - part of the solution
dispatch;accesstotechnologyandresearch;
the traffic stop, it was discovered that the
residence to call police. The female was
If you have information about any
and, the ability to rapidly respond to major
vehicle had been stolen. The driver, Jean-
brought outside where she was left behind
criminal activity, call Crime Stoppers at 1-
incidents
and
emergencies
in
Guy St-Jean, 57, of Aberdeen Street,
the house when the suspects fled the scene
800-222-8477 or the Hawkesbury O.P.P. at
municipalities across the province. These
Hawkesbury, was charged with theft of a
without taking anything.
613-632-2729. Persons giving tips to Crime
advantages translate into significant
motor vehicle, driving while disqualified,
The male victim was transported by
Stoppersthatleadtoanarrestmaybeeligible
savings for the 322 municipalities served
driving while under suspension. St-Jean is
ambulance to hospital for treatment of non-
for a cash reward. Crime Stoppers does not
by the O.P.P.”
scheduled to appear in L’Orignal court
life-threatening injuries.
subscribe to Call Display. Your call will
Meilleur says that the government
June 26.
The suspects are described as two male
stay anonymous and your presence won’t
certainly recognizes that efficiency and
268 occurrences
Caucasians who spoke French and English.
be needed in court. Tips can also be sent via
financial accountability are of paramount
In the week of May 21 to 28, the
One was muscularly built and stood 5-foot,
text message and e-mail. For more
importancetomunicipalgovernments.“We
HawkesburyO.P.P.detachmentresponded
six inches tall while the second was
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also understand that O.P.P. policing forms
to 268 occurrences. Officers investigated
described as being physically fit and being
Stoppers’
website
at
a significant portion of municipal budgets.
three assaults, four break and enters and
5’10.”
www.CrimeStoppers.ca.
However, the cost of O.P.P. services
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