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After years of headlines about toxic behaviour and sexual harassment in the ranks, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is reporting it's falling far behind on hiring women and visible minorities to its ranks.
Mayor Shari Green, along with North District RCMP Chief Superintendent Rod Booth (left), Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens, Prince George Superintendent Eric Stubbs, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson, and council cut the ribbon to officially open the new Prince George RCMP detachment. Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press
It’s not every day Mounties in red serge greet those entering a police station and, once inside, visitors are greeted with the smell of sweetgrass.
But that was exactly the scene when new $38.95 million Prince George RCMP detachment was unveiled Saturday. A group of about 30 guests, including Canada’s top cop, Commissioner Bob Paulson, city council, and the media were on hand for the official opening and tour of the 5,912 square metre facility on Victoria Street.
Illustration by Michael Byers, Published 14:00, Apr. 20, 2021
On March 7, 2018, Vincent Ramos was sitting alone at the Over Easy restaurant in Bellingham, Washington, just across the border from his home, in Richmond, British Columbia. He didn’t protest when a phalanx of cops marched in and arrested him. Speaking to the
Bellingham Herald, the restaurant owner said Ramos “seemed like a mellow guy.”
It’s not mentioned in the account of his arrest, but the first thing officers likely did after they cuffed Ramos was reach into his pocket and grab his BlackBerry. That device, and the network it connected to, was at the heart of a sprawling FBI indictment that accused Ramos of racketeering activity involving gambling, money laundering, and drug trafficking. But that doesn’t quite cover the scale of his operation.
House kills Senate seat belt bill
Dylan Sherman
BISMARCK Despite passing in the Senate, a bill to allow primary enforcement of seat belts and require all passengers to be buckled failed in the House by a vote of 45 to 49 on March 23.
Senate Bill 2121 had over two hours of testimony in support of the bill during the House Committee hearing on March 18. Support for the bill came from law enforcement, health agencies and seat belt advocates.
“A person’s choice to buckle up does not only affect that individual and their loved ones,” said Andy Schneider, sheriff of Grand Forks County, during the hearing.