Let me start off this post by offering my condolences to the mother of Robert Dziekanski. What happened here was horrible and something terribly wrong happened with many systems that are in place to serve people including airport security, the police, the airlines and any employees working in the area. Someone should have helped this […]

I spent a lot of time on the job actively looking for parole and bail violators or individuals wanted for failing to appear at court when they were required. You would probably be surprised how many people there are in certain neighbourhoods that have skipped bail, continue to violate parole, or fail to attend court. […]

This is troubling. A second officer is killed shortly after beginning his career with the RCMP. Constable Douglas Scott was killed in the line of duty while responding to a drunk driving call. This is the type of call that I have responded to in the past on my own while working in Toronto. I […]

It seems that all of the police services across the country are facing the same problem. They are going to have a hard time maintaining their service levels with the number of existing officers planning on retiring. The RCMP is looking at hiring 2,000 recruits in the next few years to fill these spots. This […]

Police encounter dangerous situations as they attempt to perform their jobs quite often. They go through a great deal of testing and training in order be prepared for these dangerous situations. Part of the job of police officers is to apprehend criminals, and I hate to tell people this, they don’t always come willingly. In […]

Representatives from the Calgary Police Service are out recruiting potential members in Ontario and Toronto. Calgary Inspector Richard Hinse stated, “A Canada-wide shortage of police officers, coupled with labour shortages in Alberta are making it more challenging to recruit new officers.”
Individuals who are seriously considering a career in policing should seriously consider a position out […]