West
District RCMP Supt. Andy LeClair says rural communities such as Deer
Island and Saint Andrews are 'very safe,' based on crime statistics. (Ed Hunter/CBC)
The district commander for the RCMP in western New Brunswick says
rural areas will be getting more officers to help combat an increase in
crime, or a "perceived increase in crime," but the exact number remains
unclear and it could take months.
Meanwhile, Supt. Andy LeClair contends the RCMP are doing an "excellent job."
He's been "overwhelmed" by the quality of work of his officers over the past two years, since he has held the position.
LeClair said he understands the frustration of residents who may not get a police response as quickly as they would like.
But
in an interview Thursday, he argued that rural policing comes with
geographical challenges, and good policing is about more than having a
"cop on every corner."
The RCMP provides a suite of
"world-class" services, such as the forensic identification unit,
emergency response team, police dog service, traffic reconstruction and
tech crime unit, and is being innovative in how it targets drug crimes
with its local crime reduction units.
Having said that, the RCMP can always do better, LeClair said.
Residents need to work with them, though, report all crimes and never resort to vigilantism, he said.
"To take part in criminal activity because you feel you're a victim of criminal activity — that's not the answer."
If
someone is dissatisfied with the service they receive — whether because
an officer wasn't attentive enough, or an investigation wasn't done
properly — "there's a line of supervision to move up and it ends with
the senior leadership," LeClair said.
Growing unrest in rural areas
His comments come amid growing unrest in rural areas across the province.
Residents
of Fundy Shores and Eastern Charlotte, fed up with a rise in crime and
the level of RCMP service they're receiving, are exploring their policing options.
In some communities in Kent County, residents have formed a neighbourhood watch because ongoing thefts and break-ins made them feel unsafe in their homes.
The
Office of the Fire Marshal has completed the on-site portion of its
investigation into the fire that destroyed an abandoned residence on
Deer Island last Tuesday night and it's being treated as 'deliberately
set.' (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Deer Island fire 'deliberately set'
And people on Deer Island, frustrated over an alleged lack of police response to local crime, such as thefts, allegedly took matters into their own hands last week, prompting the RCMP to issue a warning against vigilantism.
An abandoned residence was destroyed in a suspicious fire and
a car was heavily damaged by a group of people at the ferry terminal
late Tuesday night, and some fuel was reported stolen from the ferry
terminal on Wednesday morning.
Investigators are treating the fire
as "deliberately set," according to a spokesperson for the Office of
the Fire Marshal. "Anyone with information is asked to contact the
RCMP," said Geoffrey Downey.
RCMP have not provided any updates on their investigation.
'Cooler heads need to prevail'
LeClair described the incidents on Deer Island as significant and surprising.
It's "simply not acceptable" for people to take matters into their own hands, he said.
"The
police take a very dim view on that and the judiciary takes an
extremely dim view on that, as we've seen in the province," LeClair
said, referring to a recent case in McAdam, where a man was sentenced to 18 months in jail for an act of vigilante justice.
"Cooler heads need to prevail."
'Do not take matters into your own hands': RCMP on vigilantism and rural policing
Duration 1:34
RCMP urges public to contact authorities while commenting on last week's alleged vigilantism in Deer Island.
Deer Island is "actually a very safe community," LeClair said. Crime statistics don't indicate any "major issue" there.
Some
residents CBC News has spoken to report a recent rash in thefts and
blame people who allegedly use drugs and who allegedly stayed in the
now-destroyed abandoned residence when they visited the island at night,
just as the ferry service shuts down until morning, making it more
difficult for St. George RCMP to respond.
However, LeClair said there have been no calls related to the property in question "in recent history." He did not elaborate.
"What
actually came out may not be based completely on reality because there
simply aren't the crime stats to back up some of the communication
that's going around on social media."
50 complaints a year from island
RCMP
receive about 50 complaints a year from the island of roughly 700
people, ranging from general assistance to break-and-enters, said
LeClair. There haven't been any violent robberies, he said.
"I don't want to diminish any crime because anyone that's a victim of a crime is impacted," he added.
Andrea
Anderson-Mason, MLA for Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West, told CBC she
has also had an increase in resident complaints from other areas, such
as St. Stephen and Grand Manan, about a rise in crime, particularly
thefts. But New Brunswick RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Stéphane Esculier said,
there "does not appear to be a significant difference" in statistics
from year to year.
"However, perception is reality," Esculier said. He did not provide any figures.
If
people are being victimized, they need to call the police — even for
minor crimes, stressed LeClair. The information adds to crime patterns
and helps police do their job more effectively, he said.
Need to consider 'best bang for the buck'
Asked about reports that some people don't bother to call police
because they don't feel they get a real response, LeClair said if it's a
"high-priority file," officers will attend "as quickly as possible."
There
are, however, geographical barriers in rural areas to being "right on
the scene," he said, citing the ferry required to get to Deer Island as
an example.
"The simple fact is that there will be times where response timesare going to be impacted because our officers have larger areas to cover and so getting to a complaint can take longer."
The
Deer Island Princess II ferry, pictured here, and the John E. Rigby
ferry depart Deer Island between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., according to
Coastal Transport's website. (Transportation Safety Board)
Deer
Island lost its resident officer in 2020 when the RCMP and provincial
government made a joint decision to decommission the detachment,
according to Esculier. He did not provide reasons.
St. George officers go to Deer Island "regularly" and respond to calls based on priorities in the region, Esculier said.
RCMP
need to be strategic about where they station officers, said LeClair.
To post officers full time in locations like Deer Island "may not be the
best bang for the buck."
"If there's an emergent situation on
Deer Island or Campobello, would I like to have a police officer right
there? Of course I would. That goes without saying. But that'ssimply not the reality."
Police presence a 'consistent message' for 2 years
LeClair said it's concerning to hear a politician say public confidence in policing is at an all-time low.
He believes it relates largely to police presence, "or the perceived police presence."
It has been a "consistent message" at community meetings he has attended over the past two years, he said.
Eighty
officers are set to be hired with $20.5 million from the provincial
government, 51 of them for the frontline, LeClair said.
"So that is going to translate into more visibility into the community."
Location of new officers based on several factors
The
RCMP still has to decide where the officers will be allocated. "There's
a certain science that goes into that," said LeClair. It's based on
several factors, such as call volumes, severity of calls,
cop-to-population ratios, file loads, and "all kinds of consultation."
Filling
the positions is also a challenge — one faced by all police forces
across the country, according to LeClair. It's very different from when
hestarted policing in 1990 and people were lined up for jobs, he noted.
Pressed on how soon people can expect to see new officers in place, LeClair said it's an "ongoing project."
When they see a police officer they know, 'OK great, they're there, they have our back.' And so that is important.
- Andy LeClair, RCMP west district commander
"It's not going to be done in one month. It's going to be over a period of months."
LeClair declined to say how many more officers the RCMP actually needs.
"I'm
not going to put a cap on numbers," he said. "But to actually be
getting 80 officers coming to the province to bolster our membership,
that's huge."
Increased police presence, such as having
an officer drive through a town, might not have a significant impact on
crime rates, according to LeClair, who spent the majority of his 33-year
career in urban areas of the lower mainland of British Columbia, where
"there are cops everywhere."
What it does do is make the public feel safer, he said.
"When they see a police officer they know, 'OK, great, they're there, they have our back.' And so that is important.
"And
so, you know, I would agree we need to do better with respect to how we
engage and how we connect with the community, and that's going to be an
ongoing goal for us."
I wonder if Supt. Andy LeClair listened to Maritime Noon today
David Amos
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Methinks Supt. Andy LeClair should read his emails and watch CHCO-TV too N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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"Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP," said Geoffrey Downey.
Yea Right
David Amos
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Surely folks must see this for what it is
Rick MacMillan
Here's a solution - base the fictional RCMP
helicopter on Deer Island. It's available about the same percentage of
time as the ferry.
David Amos
Reply to Rick MacMillan
Dream on
Rick MacMillan
Here's a question: Do they base their crime
statistics on when people report them? That is, the time victims call
RCMP to report when when find out they've been burglarized when they get
up in the morning? In that case, all "crimes" happen in the early
morning, in their books!
David Amos
Reply to Rick MacMillan
I wonder if they kept a tally on my calls and emails
Le Wier
So now that is has become known that the ferry only operates from 6am to 10 pm with
no Mounties around the residents of Deer Island are now sitting ducks.
David Amos
Reply to Le Wier
True but the RCMP goose is cooked
claude bourgeois
Funny, the RCMP think they are doing a
fantastic job. So does UNI cooperative that just cut ties with
Desjardins. They are both living in parallel universes.
David Amos
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Reply to claude bourgeois
Methinks you enjoy the circus as much as I N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to claude bourgeois
Too Funny
Jack Bell
"The information adds to crime patterns and helps police do their job more effectively, "
I called the RCMP multiple times.
Over a two year old and a small baby being left in a car
in the middle of one of the hottest day in the summer while both parent
went into the grocery store to shop.
Over someone swerving into the bike lane to try to run me over.
Over people not stopping at crosswalks ( I don't bother
using crosswalks anymore, I just cross when I see an opening wherever I
am at the time. I've stood at the crosswalk and had over 20 cars drive
by)
Over people doing double the speed limit in a residential area.
Over people driving on the sidewalk
Once... ever did the police show up, and it wasn't for the kids in the car.
People have tried to get into my car multiple times, people around me have had their cars broken into, etc...
I don't bother calling the RCMP anymore, what's the point? So they can look for crime patterns?
How about being around so you don't need to look for patterns?
Fred Brewer
Reply to Jack Bell
All of the RCMP officers were probably too busy counting public perceptions of criminal activity.
David Amos
Reply to Jack Bell
Perhaps you should call Lou Bell She knows people who could help
Carlena Munn
I'd welcome him to spend a week in Charlotte County and he'd find out fast enough our plight is not perceived. It's real.
David Amos
Reply to Carlena Munn
Good Luck with that wish coming true
Les Cooper
Last I heard. They have a lot of members on stress leave
David Amos
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Reply to Les Cooper
Once the RCMP got their "Union" or whatever they became monumental crybabies
David Amos
Reply to Les Cooper
True
Micheal Wilson
Citizens and RCMP can't work together if the RCMP
refuses to help the citizens. I am sure the people of the island didn't
just get up one night and do this. There was most likely calls and
complains. Emails and back and forths. The RCMP did NOTHING.
So they took it in their own hands. While the RCMP was
chasing expired registrations the people of Deer island was chasing out
criminals and drug dealers. I salute the people of Deer Island. Shame on
the RCMP.
David Amos
Reply to Micheal Wilson
Ditto
Kyle Woodman
Of course he thinks the are doing an excellent job. The RCMP can do no wrong.
David Amos
Reply to Kyle Woodman
Surely you jest
Daniel Franklin
Ask the general population if the RCMP is doing
a great job. It's likely 1 out of 10 that feel they are doing a good
job. Especially business owners. They keep having their copper wires
stolen, often causing thousands of dollars in damage. Having to install
expensive monitoring equipment that the RCMP doesn't really care about
seeing when something does happen. The courts aren't helping the RCMP at
all to be fair.
David Amos
Reply to Daniel Franklin
The private security business booming and they employ lots of ex RCMP people
Murray Brown
Perceived? That's an interesting word, and it
suggest that the RCMP doesn't believe that the theft of property and
break and enters that have been occurring are serious crimes. What
about the unsolved murders in rural areas like Minto? Are those
'serious' crimes?
David Amos
Reply to Murray Brown
Good question
Pat Holland
Leclair seems pretty out of touch with what’s
going on in communities, people are not making this stuff up. Break ins
are increasingly getting worse that’s a fact it’s not perceived. World
class service is far from what they are providing. And people protecting
their property is not engaging in criminal activity.
David Amos
Reply to Pat Holland
I agree Ask the SPCA dudes who came on my private property this week and tried to take my guard dog if I know my rights or not
Colin Seeley
What a sad country. Rental and dental and rebates and photo ops come before public safety.
Pathetic.
David Amos
Reply to Colin Seeley
Par for the course
Harold Reagan
Enough officers is a necessity. Figure that out before complaining?
David Amos
Reply to Harold Reagan
Nay not I
Horace Langley
What a wonderful thing this is.
David Amos
Reply to Horace Langley
How so?
Les Cooper
I havnt seen a police car in NB for months. I dont even bother renewing my safety inspection anymore.
David Amos
Reply to Les Cooper
There lots of cops lurking around in my neck of the woods
Les Cooper
Reply to David Amos
Must be hiding
David Amos
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Reply to Les Cooper
Yup They sent the SPCA to my door instead of
coming themselves after calling me from private numbers after I talked
to sneaky lawyers
William Peters
Nobody is asking them if they think they are doing a god job. Why are they offering this?
David Amos
Reply to William Peters
Propaganda
"information, especially of a biased or misleading
nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or
point of view."
Mac Isaac
Deer Island is one of the best places in which
I've ever lived and the residents are some of the best people I've ever
met. With that said, it's important to know that everybody on the island
knows practically everybody else and it doesn't take a long time for
news to travel around the island from Lord's Cove to Deer Island Point
about anybody undesirable landing on the island...if you think social
media is fast, you've never seen how fast islanders can pass on
information. I've no idea what the answer is to this problem, that isn't
just a Deer Island problem but a problem endemic to small town rural
life in general...what I can suggest is letting the islanders to come
together in a "town hall" setting and allow them to solve this...the
RCMP in St.George or elsewhere sure as hell isn't going to do it and I
doubt any other outside agency will either!
David Amos
Reply to Mac Isaac
Amen
Pete Parent
We would be better off with a provincial
police. He will not say how many more officers would be needed in
NB...all he says there will be 80 coming but with no timeframe...They
are short staffed...does he plan on growing them or something? ....and
dont forget that those resources for the RCMP are spread across Canada.
In reality , its the same thing that is happening with healthcare and
housing crisis. The growth rate is too rapid and the rapid increase in
the growth rate of the Canadian population has led to the lower rate of
police strength. They do not have the man power needed
Michael Cain
Reply to Pete Parent
A provincial police force would not increase
the number of officers at all. Where do you think they come from? I
doubt if the province could support their own force.
David Amos
Reply to Pete Parent
I disagree with both of you
Bob Smith
It seems Leclair reflects the attitude of many
in the RCMP...indifferent and out of touch with folks living outside the
urban areas of Canada.
Pete Parent
Reply to Bob Smith
they are short staffed...resources spread thin
across Canada and we are at the mercy of their priorities. I would
prefer a provincial police over the RCMP
David Amos
Reply to Bob Smith
I Wholeheartedly Agree Sir
claude bourgeois
Reply to Bob Smith
They are out of touch with people in urban
areas too, like Moncton where they want a satellite office 500 meters
from their main building to help police the addicts that harass people
downtown. Because for some reason, their main building is too far to do
that. Go figure.
Le Wier
Why can’t 2 Mounties do a shift on Deer Island
overnight, and then switch with another 2 Mounties when the ferry
resumes travel in the morning? No need to for a resident Mountie on the
island. Many people nowadays commute an hour to work each day.
Pete Parent
Reply to Le Wier
OK so for insurance reasons they need 2
Mounties...in todays world, yes that makes since but yet for whatever
reasons they chose to do what they did, The fact is that they removed
the only officer that was there because it was not safe for him but yet
felt it was safe enough to leave the whole population on deer island
without protection? That does not make sense. If the one officer needs
back up, they should do what they expect of the residents, bring back up
by ferry.
Le Wier
Reply to Pete Parent
I think the residents of Deer Island would beg to differ about the so called world class service the RCMP provides them.
David Amos
Reply to Le Wier
Me Too
Ben Haroldson
I'd agree with him. It's the judges and prosecutors that need to step up.
Bob Smith
Reply toBen Haroldson
So the fact that the RCMP don't want to do
their jobs of protecting the public in non urban areas is the fault of
judges and prosecutors?
David Amos
Reply to Bob Smith
Good question
Pete Parent
He lost me when he said it was to help combat
an increase in crime, or a "perceived increase in crime....a percieved
increase in crime..is he suggesting people are imagining things? Nice
way to gain trust!
Lorelei Stott
Reply to Pete Parent
agree perceived suggests don't believe your
lying eyes, well I would tell him I have not had my bicycle stolen in
the many decades on earth except in the last 2 years I guess I perceive
it got stolen? says no one it for sure is not here
Ben Haroldson
Reply to Lorelei Stott
We've gone the wannabe cop route several times before . Let the flunkies run er yup good idea.
Michael Cain
Reply to Pete Parent
I understand it to mean as stated; statistics
say otherwise. It is the prevalence of media which bombards us with more
news than one can grasp.
Jos Allaire
Reply to Michael Cain
Crimes that are not reported are not part of the statistics is what he meant.
Michael Cain
Reply to Jos Allaire
You wouldn't know there were crimes, that is why it is "perceived".
Pete Parent
Reply to Jos Allaire
i looked and in reality, we are both right because percieved has like to ways it can be interpretated
1.become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
that is the way you seen it wich is valid too
2-interpret or look on (someone or something) in a particular way; regard as.
that basically means that one might imagine more crime
because they have a perception that where they see certain people they
do not trust, they are convinced that crime must be up too.
David Amos
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Reply to Jos Allaire
What did Higgy say about such things?
David Amos
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Reply to Jos Allaire
It appears that discussion of data is verboten
David Amos
Reply to Jos Allaire
So you say
David Amos
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Reply to Lorelei Stott
No doubt the RCMP would ask that you prove you had bicycle then ask if you were under the influence when you last rode it
Ralston Cadman
Yeah. Great job being done, I mean less
offenders in courts so must mean crime is down. Oh wait, just because
you don’t go after the bad guys and courts don’t see them doesn’t mean a
good job is being done. But to be expected by a PR person.
David Amos
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Reply to Ralston Cadman
They prosecuted a lot of people for not wearing masks and holding church services etc
David Amos
Reply to Ralston Cadman
Hmmm
Jonathan Richard
I’m sure these people have been in the criminal
system before and let off with a wrist slap. Stop looking at the RCMP,
all they can do it arrest people. Go to the next level, they’re the ones
that decide the length of time these people go away for
David Amos
Reply to Jonathan Richard
They must arrest the crooks first
Ralston Cadman
Reply to David Amos
Waste of time if nothing is going to be done with the crooks.
David Amos
Reply to Ralston Cadman
So why do we need cops at all?
Trevis Kingston
The speed limit signs in NB need to be upgraded to 10 or 20 Km/h higher...
just to keep up with drivers on the unpatrolled highways and byways.
David Amos
Reply to Trevis Kingston
Oh dear
Peter Jackson
Its not simply a cop problem...Public
prosecutors also need to be aggressive in bringing charges forward. A
lower threshold for evidence is necessary as well.
David Amos
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Reply to Peter Jackson
Surely you jest
Jos Allaire
Reply to Peter Jackson
You cannot water down the burden of proof. It violates the Constitution.
David Amos
Reply to Jos Allaire
True
Rhys Philbin
Easy to be excellent when invisible.
David Amos
Reply to Rhys Philbin
Oh so true
Rachel Woods
“PR person for organization says that the organization is doing a fantastic job”
Rhys Philbin
Reply to Rachel Woods
Shocking ain’t it?
David Amos
Reply to Rhys Philbin
Yup
MICHAEL O'DELL
Reply to Rachel Woods
Overwhelmed by the quality of the work the
members are doing,easily impressed or overwhelmed. Do not see a lot
changing under his watch
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From a massive concrete slab to neighbourhood watch: how some N.B. communities are confronting crime
Municipal officials and local RCMP have met with residents to hear their concerns
CBC News ·
Terry Belliveau shows off the cement block he now uses to deter thieves from taking his trailer. (Radio-Canada)
A
massive slab of concrete is one New Brunswick business owner's response
to crime. For others, it's been launching a tried-and-true approach to
increased security: the neighbourhood watch.
Terry
Belliveau, the owner of T&N Liquidators, a business in Beausoleil, a
Kent county municipality north of Moncton, a string of thefts in recent
months meant a significant hit to the bottom line.
After
a trailer full of goods he valued at around $10,000 was stolen, he put
an enormous cement block in front of a remaining trailer.
"It's
frustrating that the police aren't more visible in Notre Dame," he told
Radio-Canada in French. "We would like to have help from the RCMP. We
would like to have help from the town."
It's part of a
series of thefts and break-ins that appear to be plaguing the community
over the past few months, and part of a broader concern across New
Brunswick, where officials are worried about vigilantism and struggling to provide a consistent police presence in small places.
Three
weeks ago, several dozen residents of Beausoleil and neighbouring
communities Champdoré and Maple Hills met with municipal officers and
police. The goal was to form a neighbourhood watch for the affected
communities.
Beausoleil Mayor
Jean Hébert said he has heard from residents that they don't feel safe
at home because of ongoing thefts and break-ins.
Beausoleil Mayor Jean Hébert said there is no magic solution to lessening the number of break-ins and thefts in the community. (Ian Bonnell/CBC)
"Around
here, we all think we're safe all the time," he said. "But that's not
what's been happening so people have been putting up cameras, lights,
alarms and stuff like that."
He said the police are doing what they can, and he hopes the neighbourhood watch will lead to something positive as well.
"We're trying to have a solution that would work," he said.
"It's
not obvious. We don't have a good solution right now but hopefully
we'll find something that makes this situation better than it is. People
want to be safe at home. That's it."
Beausoleil is
partially patrolled by the Shediac RCMP, and partially by the Richibucto
RCMP, though Hébert said that does not create any complications.
Ricky
Leblond, detachment commander for the Richibucto RCMP, said Notre Dame,
part of Beausoleil and the location of Belliveau's business, has been
an area of focus for his detachment for a while now, not just in recent
weeks.
He said the RCMP has been in contact with
residents, and encouraged them to continue to report any incidents so
they can be investigated.
"We're continuing our patrols in the area," he said.
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Michael
Boudreau, a criminology professor at St. Thomas University, says part
of the frustration in rural communities is that people feel they're
spending 'a lot of money' for RCMP policing and don't feel they're
getting 'bang for [their] buck.' (CBC)
New
Brunswick is facing a "crisis of policing," especially in rural areas,
and will soon have to make some hard decisions, according to a
criminology professor.
Otherwise, Michael Boudreau, of St. Thomas
University, worries the province could see more "desperate" people
"take the law into their own hands," like the alleged acts of vigilantism on Deer Island last week, and there could be tragic consequences.
RCMP
continue to investigate after a car was heavily damaged by a group of
people at the Deer Island ferry terminal Tuesday around 11 p.m., an
abandoned residence was destroyed in a suspicious fire about an hour
later, and some fuel was reported stolen from the ferry
terminal Wednesday morning.
Some residents frustrated by
an alleged lack of police response to a rash of thefts — often after
the ferry stops running for the night, making it even harder for St.
George RCMP to respond — have suggested they took matters into their own hands.
The
abandoned residence RCMP say was destroyed by a suspicious fire is
located at the end of Deer Island, opposite of where the ferry from
Letete lands. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Boudreau contends
the alleged vigilantism on Deer Island is not surprising, "given the
level of frustration that is prevalent in so many rural communities
across this province with the perceived — and real — inadequate level of
policing."
He does not condone vigilantism, he said,
noting the "ironic outcome" for many vigilantes who genuinely believe
they can solve a crime, is that they often end up being charged and
incarcerated. He cited a recent case in McAdam, where a man was sentenced to 18 months in jail.
"But for some individuals, they are left thinking, 'What options do I have left?'"
If
people or their neighbours have been victims of crime, and if they
continue to turn to the police for assistance and that assistance either
isn't forthcoming in a timely manner, or if the crimes are never
solved, that leads to frustration, said Boudreau.
If
they're on social media, they might hear additional stories — which
may be exaggerated — and that adds to their anxiety and perception crime
has increased.
"Then public fear of crime takes over and it reaches a boiling point," he said.
"And really, what we see now is a lack of confidence in policing."
Public confidence in policing at 'all-time low'
Saint
Andrews Mayor Brad Henderson contends public confidence in community
policing in his region is "at an all-time low" and that additional
resources are required to "make people feel safe."
He
wrote a letter to Public Safety Minister Kris Austin last Friday, urging
a "significant percentage" of new provincial RCMP resources be
allocated to Charlotte County communities to increase police presence.
"Doing
nothing is no longer an option for any level of government," Henderson
wrote on behalf of council, requesting Austin visit for a meeting.
Saint
Andrews Mayor Brad Henderson says an increase in police presence in
Charlotte County would be a positive indicator to residents that their
communities are safe. (Submitted by Brad Henderson)
Some victims
of crime in his community are no longer calling the RCMP to report the
incidents, "as they believe that no real response happens," he said.
There
are also "several cases of vigilante justice in our region both in the
courts and unreported that will potentially increase."
The letter
was actually written before the Deer Island incidents
occurred, Henderson told CBC, but they "struck home even more" why it's
important to restore trust in policing.
He urged
residents to continue to report crimes to RCMP. "I think it was said
best by one of our local officers when he said that they have a zero per
cent success rate on crime that isn't isn't reported."
In addition, every reported incident helps the region "build a better business case" for getting more officers, Henderson said.
Saint
Andrews pays nearly $1.1 million for RCMP services, and is entitled to
three officers under its unique municipal contract, according to
Henderson. But the town's officers are often moved around to other
nearby communities, just as the RCMP does in municipalities that have a
provincial policing contract, he said.
Public Safety minister discourages vigilante justice
Austin
said he understands the frustration of rural communities. He lives in
rural Minto and represents Fredericton-Grand Lake. "I see it, I hear it
on a regular basis."
He discouraged any acts of
vigilante justice and assured the government is taking the
situation seriously. He pointed to a 15 per cent budget increase to RCMP
to "beef up police presence in these rural areas that are having the
struggles with crime."
About 10 per cent of those positions have been filled so far, he said, but recruitment is a challenge due to labour shortages.
Public
Safety Minister Kris Austin said the provincial government has
allocated money for additional RCMP officers, the issue now is
recruitment. (Ed Hunter/CBC)
New Brunswick has "800-plus" RCMP officers provincewide, said Austin.
The
government also increased funding for Crown prosecutors by 50 per cent
to help bring cases before the courts more quickly, he said.
"So we are tackling it, but it does take time."
RCMP finalizing allocation of extra front-line officers
The
extra $20.5 million the province provided to the RCMP is to hire 80
additional officers, including 51 on the front line, said New Brunswick
RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Stéphane Esculier.
The RCMP is
finalizing the allocation of the additional officers, "which will enable
us to increase our visibility and engagement in our communities,"
Esculier said in an emailed statement. He did not say how soon the
national force will be able to fill the positions.
New Brunswick has '800-plus' RCMP officers, according to Public Safety Minister Kris Austin. (CBC)
The
allocation is based on workload and "other factors," not a minimum
number of police officers, said Esculier. "The future allocation of
police resources will be measured against these factors, while also
considering factors such as the ratio of police to population and
geography."
2 municipalities have 'had enough'
Residents
of Fundy Shores and Eastern Charlotte are also frustrated about a rise
in crime and the level of RCMP service they're receiving, according to
Fundy Shores Mayor Denny Cogswell.
"A lot of things that
are going [on] that people are finally saying, you know, 'We've had
enough. We want to see a bigger presence here.'"
The
mayors of the two municipalities, formed through the 2023 New Brunswick
local governance reforms, met Monday with members of their respective
public safety committees and their chief administrative officers to
discuss their policing options, he said.
That could include municipal, regional or provincial policing, according to Cogswell. Nothing is off the table, he said.
Fundy
Shores Mayor Denny Cogswell says he believes local Mounties are doing
the best they can with the resources they have, but residents have
expressed frustration in calls, emails and texts about the level of
policing. (Fundy Shores)
The two
municipalities, which include the communities of St. George, Blacks
Harbour, Chance Harbour, Dipper Harbour, Lepreau, Musquash, and
surrounding areas, spend about $4 million combined on policing, said
Cogswell.
"I think we need to look at, are we getting the best value for our money?"
Austin said he's open to meeting with and working with municipal officials who have ideas to make their communities safer.
Provincial force should be revisited
Boudreau contends the province has been too quick to dismiss the idea of creating a provincial police force to
replace the RCMP. New Brunswick used to have one decades ago and he
thinks it's a discussion worth having, he said. "If not a provincial
police, then perhaps a regional police force?"
RCMP could decide to leave rural communities, said Boudreau, and they're having a hard time recruiting.
A
provincial or regional force might not be any less expensive, but it
would give local officials more control over where officers are
positioned, he said.
The costs would be "astronomical" and it would take about 10 years, he told CBC.
The
government is open to a new model, he said. But "there has to be a plan
in place that clearly shows that it's going to have a better outcome
than what we have now."
Austin called on the federal government to tell provinces its plans for RCMP and local policing long-term.
With files from Information Morning and Hannah Rudderham
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Blacks Harbour council votes to drop RCMP
Village will join with St. George and approach province for permission to create local police force
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Boudreau
contends the alleged vigilantism on Deer Island is not surprising,
"given the level of frustration that is prevalent in so many rural
communities across this province with the perceived — and real —
inadequate level of policing."
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I understand your frustration
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This worked out fine.
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"80 additional officers, including 51 on the frontline"
Village will join with St. George and approach province for permission to create local police force
CBC News ·
Blacks Harbour dumps RCMP
Duration 2:14
Blacks Harbour is the latest community to vote to drop RCMP coverage
The village council in Blacks Harbour has voted to end the community's contract with the RCMP.
It
will now join forces with the town of St. George to approach the
province about having a local force established to police the two
communities.
They're a more expensive force. Per officer they cost you more money.
- John Craig, Blacks Harbour resident
The council in St. George, located less than 20 kilometres away from Blacks Harbour, voted Monday to drop the RCMP.
Together
the two communities pay more than $500,000 a year for RCMP coverage and
both feel they aren't getting their money's worth.
Blacks Harbour
resident John Craig sat on a local committee that didn't like the idea
of the RCMP taking over from the local police force back in 1988.
"They're a more expensive force," said Craig. "Per officer they cost you more money."
"And
whereas a local force, they know your people. They stay here in the
Harbour and they know the people that are here. Whereas the RCMP, they
rotate in and out."
Craig thinks sharing police services with St. George is the way to go.
"The
province of New Brunswick wants municipalities to work together and to
share costs and if you've got two communities that want to do it, they
should move ahead and do it."
Blacks Harbour Deputy Mayor Natalie Harris. (CBC)
St.
George and Blacks Harbour will now seek permission from Public Safety
Minister Bruce Northrup to end their contract with the RCMP.
"If
we receive permission from the minister of public safety to move
forward with the next step, we would notify the RCMP," said St. George
Mayor Sharon Tucker. "And we hope if that is to be the opportunity, then
we hope to be able to do that in March."
The communities think they should get better service for the money they pay to the RCMP. One of their complaints is the slow response times from the RCMP dispatch centre in Fredericton.
"And
then they determine from there whatever the emergency is and what the
response should be," said Blacks Harbour Deputy Mayor Natalie Harris.
"So sometimes it may be a next-day response, or two days, or sometimes
even longer before there's a response."
St. George council considers switch to municipal policing
Town to study cost of municipal police model compared to current service provided by RCMP
CBC News ·
Just as the city of Saint John is starting to investigate the cost of switching from municipal policing to the RCMP, the town of St. George is looking to do the opposite.
St. George council has begun a cost review of getting rid of the RCMP and reverting back to a municipal force.
Town
mayor Sharon Tucker says policing costs are escalating for the small
community of 1,600. The town currently pays $344,800 for two full-time
officers.
"We're looking at costs, we're looking at service
delivery, we're looking at numbers," said Tucker. "All of that will be
part of the presentation that will be presented to council for review."
Up
until 1988, the town of St. George had its own municipal police chief
and three officers but it became more of a challenge to afford as
standards changed, said Tucker.
I
assume Saint John councillors are making the decision for the same
reason St. George council is making the decision, to ensure they’re
getting the best service for their dollars,
- St. George Mayor Sharon Tucker
After a series of public meetings, a decision was made to switch to the RCMP, based on its model of service delivery, she said.
But
costs have continued to rise, and residents have brought forward
concerns about the availability and visibility of officers in the town.
"We
recognize that service delivery models change, so … we felt it
appropriate for the municipality to stand back and take a look at both
options," said Tucker.
The town has asked the Saint John Police
Force for an estimate of its costs, because it it would need to partner
with another municipality to make a case for a switch.
"It seems like a good match at this point in time. They are our closest geographical municipal force," Tucker said.
Council
plans to study those details at a meeting later in January, and begin
the initial review. If council decides to move forward with switching to
a municipal police model, the town would need approval from the
Minister of Public Safety.
It would also be required to give one year's notice to the RCMP. The force's contract is up for renewal this year.
Meanwhile,
the City of Saint John voted on Monday to take a serious look at the
process and cost involved in switching to the RCMP for police
protection.
Tucker said if the city decides on a change in
policing, St. George could look into other municipal police models in
the province.
"I assume Saint John councillors are making the
decision for the same reason St. George council is making the decision,
to ensure they’re getting the best service for their dollars," Tucker
said.
Billy McGillicuddy who assaulted Meth Dealer in McAdam was handed 18
months in jail this morning...
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18 months in jail for N.B. man who took 'justice into his own hands'
245 days to be subtracted for time Billy McGillicuddy spent on remand
since June 5
Aidan Cox · CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2022 3:54 PM AT
Billy McGillicuddy, 41, of St. Croix, N.B., was sentenced to 18 months
in jail, less time served, for four charges including unlawful
confinement and assault with a weapon. (Billy McGillicuddy/Facebook)
A man who elicited sympathy from dozens of community members,
including a New Brunswick village mayor, for his act of vigilante
justice, has been sentenced to serve 18 months in jail.
Billy McGillicuddy was sentenced in Fredericton provincial court on
Monday in connection to his June 4 charges of unlawfully confining
Blake Scott and assaulting him with a baseball bat and chair in McAdam, about 75 kilometres southwest of Fredericton.
The sentence has handed down by Leslie Jackson, a provincial court
judge, who agreed to a joint sentencing recommendation by T.J. Burke,
McGillicuddy's lawyer, and Crown prosecutor Darlene Blunston.
"Obviously this is a case where the accused was sort of taking justice
into his own hands and dealing with matters in his own way, and that
obviously has to be deterred and denounced," Blunston said.
"Given these circumstances and the accused's participation, the Crown
believes a fair sentence for the total of all offences would be 18
months."
Lawyer T.J. Burke represented Billy McGillicuddy in court. (Ed Hunter/CBC)
The charges include two summary offences of possession of a weapon for
the purpose of committing an offence and of assaulting Blake Scott with a baseball bat.
The other two charges were indictable offences of assaulting Scott
with a chair and unlawfully confining him.
Two firearms charges McGillicuddy was earlier facing were withdrawn.
In recognition of the time he's already spent on remand, 245 days will
be subtracted from the 18-month sentence.
Once released, McGillicuddy will be on probation and barred from
contacting or approaching Scott for a year.
McGillicuddy will also be prohibited from owning any firearms for 10
years upon his release.
McGillicuddy lives in St. Croix, but his arrest and criminal charges
drew supporters from nearby McAdam to his court appearances, including
Mayor Ken Stannix, who on June 6 said he "wanted to support the individuals who allegedly took the law into their own hands."
Stannix said people in his village were getting frustrated with a rise
in property crime, adding that "the criminals are getting away with
everything."
McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix was among supporters who showed up to
McGillicuddy's first court appearance on June 6. (Joe McDonald/CBC)
McGillicuddy appeared in court Monday via video call, and four people,
including his common-law partner and mother, were in the gallery for
his sentencing.
Agreed upon facts
Before sentencing, the court heard the facts, which were agreed upon
by both the Crown and defence.
The two summary offences stemmed from the afternoon of June 4, when
McGillicuddy approached Scott at a friend's house and hit him in the
leg with a metal baseball bat, Blunston said.
Scott called the RCMP to report the assault and showed officers the
redness and swelling it caused on the back of his left leg.
Blunston said Scott also told them McGillicuddy had accused him of
looking at his 11-year-old daughter while she was walking through a
tunnel along a walking trail in McAdam.
Scott told police he had been in the tunnel earlier and that he nodded
to someone as they walked by, but that it was only to be polite. Scott
thought nothing of the interaction, Blunston said.
The two indictable offences stem from events that happened later that evening.
According to Blunston, after the first assault, Scott sent a text
message to Dwain Gardner, a mutual associate of his and
McGillicuddy's, to try to "clear his name" and settle the dispute.
Blunston said Gardner invited Scott to his home in McAdam that evening.
Vigilante changes plea, admits to assault, unlawful confinement
McAdam residents rally around man accused of 'taking law into own hands'
The two met in the garage, where Scott was asked to sit in a chair,
followed by Gardner picking up a sawed-off shotgun and pointing it at
him.
McGillicuddy then arrived in his truck and entered the garage, where
he struck Scott in the back and the side of the head, and then threw
him to the ground and kneed and kicked him.
McGillicuddy then used the same chair to hit Scott twice, Blunston said.
Following a scuffle between the two men, McGillicuddy instructed Scott
to strip naked and get into his truck parked outside.
Scott then ran away from the home, while still naked, and was let into
a neighbour's house, where he called police.
RCMP officers showed up and took pictures of Scott's injuries, which
included red marks under his arm, chest, elbow, and cuts and abrasions
to his knees.
McGillicuddy fled the scene, but was arrested the day after.
McGillicuddy says he's not a vigilante
Before the sentence was delivered, McGillicuddy told the court his
daughter was still traumatized by the encounter she had with Scott in
the tunnel earlier this year.
He also said McAdam has changed from being the safe community he grew
up in, to one where his daughters have to look over their shoulders
when walking around the village.
"Yes, I do acknowledge that my actions were out of line and I do take
responsibility for that, but throughout this whole case I've been made
out to be a vigilante and that is simply not the case," McGillicuddy
said.
"I'm a father that loves my children, and I love my community, and I
just want to be with my family." ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Vigilante changes plea, admits to assault, unlawful confinement
Billy McGillicuddy to be sentenced Nov. 14
Aidan Cox · CBC News · Posted: Oct 31, 2022 11:48 AM AT
Billy McGillicuddy of St. Croix has changed his plea to guilty on four
of the six charges he faced after an assault in nearby McAdam. (Billy
McGillicuddy/Facebook)
What was supposed to be a trial date Monday turned into an admission
of guilt by a New Brunswick man facing a handful of charges stemming
from what's been framed as an act of vigilante justice earlier this
year.
Billy McGillicuddy of St. Croix was scheduled to stand trial on
charges that include assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon
stemming from incidents that took place on June 4 in McAdam, about 75
kilometres southwest of Fredericton.
Instead, TJ Burke, McGillicuddy's defence lawyer, informed Fredericton
provincial court Judge Cameron Gunn that his client decided to admit
to the charges.
Gunn asked McGillicuddy if he understood that by doing so he would
forfeit his right to a trial.
Man accused of vigilantism in McAdam changes mind on where he'll be tried
Man pleads not guilty to charges laid after alleged McAdam vigilantism
McGillicuddy, who has been in custody since his arrest and appeared in
court wearing plain clothes, said he did.
The charges include two summary offences of possession of a weapon, a
baseball bat, for the purpose of committing an offence, and of
assaulting Blake Scott with a baseball bat.
The other two charges were indictable offences of assaulting Scott
with a chair and unlawfully confining him.
A statement of facts was not shared in court Monday, as Crown
prosecutor Darlene Blundston was feeling unwell.
Instead, it will be shared along with a victim impact statement on
Nov. 14, when the sentence is delivered.
Supporters of McGillicuddy showed up last summer outside the court wearing shirts with '#JUSTICEFORBILLY' printed on the front. (Ed
Hunter/CBC)
Speaking to CBC News later, Burke said two other indictable charges,
of possession of a sawed-off shotgun for the purpose of committing an
offence, and pointing the sawed-off shotgun, had been reserved.
He said he was working to have those two charges eventually withdrawn.
McGillicuddy was denied bail after his arrest in June.
He'd originally elected to be tried in Court of King's Bench on four
of the charges but changed his election to a trial by judge alone in
provincial court in order for it to be heard sooner.
Vigilante justice
About a dozen family members and supporters of McGillicuddy sat in
court for the proceedings on Monday.
His first appearance in June drew a turnout of about 50 people,
including McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix, who at the time said people in his
village were getting frustrated with a rise in property crime.
McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix was among supporters who showed up at
McGillicuddy's first court appearance back in June. (Joe McDonald/CBC)
"The criminals are getting away with everything," he said.
"I wanted to support the individuals who allegedly took the law into
their own hands."
Those concerns led the RCMP to hold a town hall meeting in the village
to let residents air their grievances about crime and how police could
improve their response.
Stannix said in August that the meeting resulted in the RCMP starting
night patrols in the village.
McAdam residents rally around man accused of 'taking law into own hands'
McAdam mayor applauds RCMP for starting night patrols in N.B. village
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Province taking steps to curb catalytic converter thefts
Amendments will be introduced Tuesday in the legislative assembly,
says public safety minister
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News · Posted: Oct 31, 2022 4:33 PM AT
Man stands in front of cars and an RCMP officer. He speaks into a
microphone. Minister of Public Safety Kris Austin said he will be
introducing legislation on Nov. 1 to make it harder to sell catalytic
converters and other commonly stolen goods. (Ed Hunter/CBC)Minister of
Public Safety Kris Austin said it's no secret catalytic converter
theft is an issue in New Brunswick.
"Once a catalytic converter is stolen, it's often taken to a salvage
dealer in the province and sold for a couple hundred dollars. But it
can cost thousands of dollars for the victims to replace these devices
on their vehicles," said Austin, during a news conference at St. Croix
Auto in Fredericton.
Austin said he will be introducing amendments to the Salvage Dealers
Licensing Act on Tuesday which will make it harder to sell stolen
catalytic converters and other commonly stolen goods like plumber's
lead, brass valves, copper, lead flashing and copper wire.
The amendments would double the fines for salvage dealers who don't
comply, said Austin. One of the more significant amendments being
introduced, he said, is one prohibiting salvage dealers from paying
cash for catalytic converters or other high-theft items.
'Disheartening' theft of catalytic converters hits Fredericton non-profit
Calls mount for better enforcement at scrap yards to stem thefts
of catalytic converters
Instead, they'll need to pay using cheque, e-transfer or another
traceable method, said Austin.
"We know that in many of these cases, those who are stealing these
items, they're doing it for quick and easy cash," he said. "By
creating a paper trail, we aim to deter criminals from committing
these crimes."
Man in RCMP uniform stands in front of cars. Andy LeClair, the RCMP
superintendent for the west district of New Brunswick, said car
dealerships are often a target for catalytic converter theft. (Ed
Hunter/CBC)
Austin said other proposed amendments would add catalytic converters
and vehicle batteries to the list of high-theft items that require
salvage dealers to record date of purchase, price paid, and the name
and address of the person who sold the item.
Salvage dealers will also be required to record a government-issued
identification document for high-theft items along with registration
information of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was
removed.
Underside of a vehicle. LeClair said catalytic converter thefts have
increased across the country in the last few years, noting that in New
Brunswick, catalytic converter theft is higher in the Moncton area.
(David Mercer/CBC)
"We are focused on making the lives of criminals harder," said Austin.
"And these amendments will do just that."
Andy LeClair, the RCMP superintendent for the west district of New
Brunswick, said to reporters that the new amendments will put the
province in a better position to close down the market for stolen
goods. He said it's been done successfully in other provinces.
LeClair said catalytic converter thefts have increased across the
country in the last few years, noting that in New Brunswick, catalytic
converter theft is higher in the Moncton area.
He said car dealerships are often a target.
Jonathan Brawn, managing partner and general manager at St. Croix
Auto, said in the last six to eight months, they've had about 12
catalytic converters stolen from their dealership. He said it's a
significant issue with other dealerships, too.
Jonathan Brawn, managing partner and general manager at St. Croix
Auto, said in the last six to eight months, they’ve lost approximately
12 catalytic converters to thieves. (Ed Hunter/CBC)
Brawn said they have cameras and have paid people to watch the
dealerships in the evening due to the thefts.
Austin said the problem likely won't be completely eliminated and Brawn agreed.
"But if we can go from 10 problems to two problems, that's much more
manageable," said Brawn. "No system or legislation will cure all sins
or make it perfect. But I do think this is going to greatly reduce the
impact, which is a step in the right direction."
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> stemming from an incident that took place in McAdam last June. (Billy
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> incident in McAdam earlier this year has elected to change the court
> where his case will be heard.
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> Billy McGillicuddy appeared in Fredericton provincial court on Tuesday
> to have his case transferred there from the Court of King's Bench in
> Burton.
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> Speaking to CBC News after the hearing, McGillicuddy's lawyer, TJ
> Burke, said the change in venue was made so McGillicuddy could get a
> quicker trial.
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> McGillicuddy's new trial date is Oct. 31. If he had stayed with the
> Court of King's Bench, his next date in court would have been Jan. 16,
> 2023.
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> at the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre, until his trial is
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> McGillicuddy was accused of carrying out what some residents of McAdam
> called vigilante justice against another man, Blake Scott. He is
> alleged to have assaulted Scott, pointed a sawed-off shotgun at him
> and forcefully confined him.
>
> He is charged with four counts: assault with a weapon, forcible
> confinement, pointing a firearm and possession of a weapon for a
> dangerous purpose.
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
> Jordan Gill
>
> Reporter
>
> Jordan Gill is a CBC reporter based out of Fredericton. He can be
> reached at jordan.gill@cbc.ca.
> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
>
>
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/4967843186646414/about
>
> Justice for Billy Mcgillicuddy
>
>
>
> About this group
> This group has been created in support of a friend, family member,
> neighbor and citizen who stepped up to protect the community when
> those who …
> See more
> Public
> Anyone can see group content and who follows the group.
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> General
> History
> Group created on June 10, 2022
> ·
> 713 members
>
>
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/4967843186646414/posts/4982874265143306/?comment_id=5086564651440933
>
>
> Reb Shep
> June 16
> ·
> Can someone please share context on this? This was shared on our page,
> however, am not clear on what is happening - the specifics of his
> arrest, detainment, etc.
> Thank you.
> 11 Comments
> David Raymond Amos
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:31:52 -0300
> Subject: BTW Methinks CBC News Should Say Hey to my Brother in Law
> Reid Chedore and his buddies working for the Crown for me N'esy Pas Higgy?
> To: "rob.moore" <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Roger.Brown"
> <Roger.Brown@fredericton.ca>, mayor@fredericton.ca,
> Margo.Sheppard@fredericton.ca, blaine.higgs@gnb.ca,
> oldmaison@yahoo.com, andre@jafaust.com, jbosnitch@gmail.com,
> David.Coon@gnb.ca, kris.austin@gnb.ca, robert.gauvin@gnb.ca,
> premier@gnb.ca, Jenica.Atwin@parl.gc.ca, markandcaroline@gmail.com,
> aidan.cox@cbc.ca, "sylvie.gadoury" <sylvie.gadoury@radio-canada.ca>,
> martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca, info@bellaproperties.ca, "Mark.Blakely"
> <Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca, Newsroom
> <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, info@easternlegal.ca,
> adonahue@mcadamnb.com, villageofmcadam@nb.aibn.com
> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, briangallant10
> <briangallant10@gmail.com>, "Mike.Comeau" <Mike.Comeau@gnb.ca>,
> "Marco.Mendicino" <Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"
> <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Bill.Hogan" <Bill.Hogan@gnb.ca>
>
>
> https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/06/bail-denied-for-nb-man-at-centre-of.html
>
> Saturday, 11 June 2022
>
> Bail denied for N.B. man at centre of alleged act of vigilantism
>
>
> Deja Vu Anyone???
>
> http://www.checktheevidence.com/pdf/2526023-DAMOSIntegrity-yea-right.-txt.pdf
>
> Bail denied for N.B. man at centre of alleged act of vigilantism
> DAVIDRAYMONDAMOS3.BLOGSPOT.COM
> Bail denied for N.B. man at centre of alleged act of vigilantism
>
>
>
>
> https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/10/petty-crime-leads-plaster-rock-to-hire.html
>
> Monday, 3 October 2022
> Petty crime leads Plaster Rock to hire private security company
>
>
>
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/rural-mayor-info-rcmp-1.6610136
>
>
> Rural mayor calls for greater transparency, presence from RCMP
>
> Plaster Rock Mayor Tom Eagles says community has had to hire private
> security to protect public property
>
> Jennifer Sweet · CBC News · Posted: Oct 09, 2022 7:00 AM AT
>
>
> Plaster Rock has been forced to hire private security to patrol some
> areas because of a lack of police presence in the area, according to
> the mayor. (Joseph Tunney/CBC)
>
> The mayor of Plaster Rock says communities like his deserve more
> information about the level of service they're getting from the RCMP.
>
> Tom Eagles says he only found out by chance through a meeting about a
> year ago with Larry Tremblay, the former New Brunswick RCMP commanding
> officer, that the ratio of officers to population in his area was one
> per 1,000 people.
>
> Meanwhile, he said, the provincial rate was 1.6 per 1,000, and the
> national rate was 1.8 per 1,000.
>
> "I think they should tell the councils just that," Eagles said.
>
> Petty crime leads Plaster Rock to hire private security company
>
> The village didn't really have any choice but the RCMP for police
> service, he said, because it can't afford its own force.
>
> It pays $200,000 a year for the Mounties, and on top of that, it
> recently hired a private security company to patrol municipal
> properties on weekends at a cost of about $1,000 per weekend, after a
> spate of minor crimes such as theft and vandalism.
>
> Police were often unable to respond to calls for a day or more, he
> said, because they were busy on other calls.
>
> "Recently they've been called for a suspicious person," said Eagles,
> "and never showed up."
> Seeking solutions
>
> Hiring private security guards is "like a Band-Aid solution," he said.
>
> "We need better coverage, we need better response times here.
>
> "We know the crime rate here is high," Eagles said
>
> Cpl. Hans Ouellette, a spokesperson for the RCMP in New Brunswick,
> said "As with all first responders, the RCMP has to triage calls to
> ensure the most serious incidents are dealt with first and that
> resources are being used to their best advantage."
>
> The force is committed to using the resources it has to provide the
> best possible service, he said, and tries to be transparent through
> public reports on its website, including occurrence maps and graphs.
> Two individuals, standing side by side, staring seriously. One dressed
> in a suit, the other dressed in an RCMP uniform.
> Plaster Rock Mayor Tom Eagles met with former RCMP commanding officer
> Larry Tremblay in Sept. 2021 (Village of Plaster Rock/Facebook)
>
> Ouellette emphasized that all calls are "important" and urged any
> victim or witness of crime to report it.
>
> He declined to comment on the municipality's hiring of private
> security guards, but said local input is always welcome to help
> identify issues of concern, discuss solutions and set priorities.
>
> As for the level of staffing in the Plaster Rock area, Ouellette
> suggested that is up to the province.
>
> "Any questions that revolve around cost per population, budget, cost
> of policing, levels of service for cost, et cetera, those questions
> need to be directed to the contract provider," he said, "and in this
> province that would be the Department of Public Safety."
> Questions about vacancies
>
> Ouellette did not respond to a follow-up question about whether there
> were any vacancies in the force in that area, but he acknowledged the
> past two years have been "very challenging."
>
> "Our members have during that time remained very dedicated
> professionals that have continually met evolving and complex policing
> demands, while responding with care and compassion to keeping New
> Brunswickers safe."
>
> Eagles said he hadn't heard of any vacancies in his area —the local
> detachment closed years ago and officers now respond to the village
> from either Perth-Andover or Woodstock — but wouldn't be surprised if
> there were.
>
> "They probably are running short," he said, with people out sick and
> fewer new recruits entering the profession.
>
> Geoffrey Downey, a spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety,
> said it's not uncommon for local governments to make use of private
> security agencies to supplement police, "knowing that officers cannot
> be everywhere at all times." (Shane Fowler/CBC)
>
> Meanwhile, the Department of Public Safety deflected questions about
> the number and location of officers.
>
> "Questions about vacancies and where officers are posted should be
> directed to the RCMP," said spokesperson Geoffrey Downey.
>
> According to the province's contract with the RCMP, the minister of
> public safety determines the level of policing service, and any change
> in the number of detachments and organizational structure of the
> force, in consultation with the police commissioner.
>
> The minister and the commissioner are also supposed to agree by Sept.
> 1 each year on any additional staff needed for the next fiscal year.
>
> The commanding officer is supposed to report quarterly to the minister
> on staffing and vacancies.
>
> The Department of Public Safety didn't provide those figures to CBC
> News or explain why a lower level of staffing may have been approved
> for the Plaster Rock area.
>
> "Many factors can influence the level of service a community
> requires," Downey said, "such as calls for service, crime rates,
> operational and administrative workload demands and the community's
> environment, which includes population density and geography."
>
> He also said it's not uncommon for local governments to make use of
> private security agencies to supplement police, "knowing that officers
> cannot be everywhere at all times."
>
>
> Information Morning - Fredericton11:46Plaster Rock policing
>
> The village of Plaster Rock is turning to private companies for
> security when police take too long to respond. Mayor Tom Eagles
> tells us about Plaster Rock's plan to deal with petty theft and
> vandalism.
>
> The department acknowledged that the minister is responsible for
> ensuring the policing models chosen provide adequate law enforcement.
>
> Eagles said he's hopeful that public meetings being organized for
> later this month will help get more officers in the area after
> successive councils flagged the issue and saw no results.
>
> Carleton-Victoria MLA Margaret Johnson, who is also minister of
> agriculture, is co-ordinating the events. According to her executive
> assistant, the first event is slated for Oct. 17 at Carleton North
> High School in Florenceville-Bristol. The second is set for Oct. 24 at
> the Legion in Plaster Rock. They are also trying to organize a third
> meeting in Perth-Andover.
>
> Public Safety Minister Bill Hogan and other department representatives
> are expected to attend. The RCMP has also been invited.
>
> As to whether policing reforms may be introduced in January along with
> municipal governance reforms, Downey said there could be some
> jurisdiction changes that affect municipal police forces, but regional
> service commissions will not have a role to play in policing.
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
> Jennifer Sweet
>
> Reporter
>
> Jennifer Sweet has been telling the stories of New Brunswickers for
> over 20 years. She is originally from Bathurst, got her journalism
> degree from Carleton University and is based in Fredericton. She can
> be reached at 451-4176 or jennifer.sweet@cbc.ca.
> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
>
>
>
> 20 Comments
> The conversation is now closed
>
>
>
> Jim Cyr
> The big wigs with law enforcement agencies are some of the most
> disgusting people in the world.
>
>
>
>
> Walter Kowalski
> The RCMP commander was fired by government for his incompetence.
> Pretty sums up the RCMP in NB, incompetent.
>
> Michael Cain
> Reply to @Walter Kowalski:
> He was never fired; Fleming asked to have him removed because he “no
> longer commands my confidence”. Flemming said the government
> considered it particularly urgent to make drug crime and crime driven
> by drugs the top policing priority in the province and to "reverse the
> trend of diminishing RCMP accountability to local government leaders."
> So Larry Tremblay was planning on retiring at the end of the specific
> month and Fleming was replaced by Horgan. Because this government
> manages by the seat of their pants, nobody really knows the whole
> reason. J Division published a series of tweets that included an
> acknowledgement that the lands on which New Brunswick is situated are
> "the unceded and unsurrendered traditional territory" of the
> Wolastoqiyik, Mi'kmaq and Peskotomuhkati people.
>
> That came two days after Flemming sent a memo to all provincial
> government employees banning the acknowledgement of "unceded and
> unsurrendered" territory.
> There is more to the story.
>
> Sam Smithers
> Reply to @Michael Cain:
> You can spin the story however you like, he was removed for incompetence
>
>
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 15:54:43 -0300
> Subject: Re: We talked correct Mayor Eagles? Ask DeAnna Hill and her
> buddy Bill Hogan if what I said is true or false
> To: office@plasterrockvillage.com, mayor@plasterrockvillage.com,
> teagles <teagles@nbnet.nb.ca>, "DeAnna.Hill"
> <DeAnna.Hill@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Bill.Hogan" <Bill.Hogan@gnb.ca>,
> "Mark.Blakely" <Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca,
> Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, "rob.moore"
> <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "John.Williamson"
> <John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"
> <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Marco.Mendicino"
> <Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, jcarpay
> <jcarpay@jccf.ca>, "jan.jensen" <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>,
> askentity78@gmail.com, vilprock@nb.sympatico.ca, "Gary.Crossman"
> <Gary.Crossman@gnb.ca>, "Ginette.PetitpasTaylor"
> <Ginette.PetitpasTaylor@parl.gc.ca>, Margaret.Johnson@gnb.ca,
> "chuck.chiasson" <chuck.chiasson@gnb.ca>, mayor <mayor@moncton.ca>
> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>,
> martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca, "Mike.Comeau" <Mike.Comeau@gnb.ca>,
> "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "andrea.anderson-mason"
> <andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca>, "robert.mckee" <robert.mckee@gnb.ca>,
> "Ross.Wetmore" <Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>, "blaine.higgs"
> <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "Kevin.leahy" <Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
>
> https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/10/petty-crime-leads-plaster-rock-to-hire.html
>
>
> Monday, 3 October 2022
> Petty crime leads Plaster Rock to hire private security company
>
>
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: Newsroom <newsroom@globeandmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 17:47:31 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: We talked correct Mayor Eagles? Ask DeAnna
> Hill and her buddy Bill Hogan if what I said is true or false
> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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> On 6/21/22, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote:
>> https://www.northshoredailypost.com/north-van-rcmp-bids-farewell-to-newly-promoted-superintendent-andy-leclair/andy-leclair-rcmp/
>>
>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/rcmp-police-mcadam-crime-vigilantism-1.6495526
>>
>> Rural residents air frustration with policing by RCMP after alleged
>> vigilantism
>>
>> People don't feel safe, residents tell McAdam meeting, but RCMP blame
>> a lack of resources
>> Aidan Cox · CBC News · Posted: Jun 21, 2022 8:07 AM AT
>>
>> Don Doherty of McAdam said the RCMP aren't effectively responding to
>> crime in the New Brunswick village. (Aidan Cox/CBC)
>>
>> McAdam residents say petty crime is at an unprecedented high in the
>> village, and the RCMP aren't doing enough to stop those responsible.
>>
>> Officers are taking too long to respond or aren't taking reported
>> crimes seriously, said when about 100 residents of the western New
>> Brunswick community gathered at McAdam High School on Monday night to
>> express their concerns to high-ranking officials of the force.
>>
>> "At one time in this country … we could count on the police to do the
>> job, get the criminal," said resident Don Doherty. "And then we could
>> count on the justice system to put the criminal in jail. We can't
>> count on that anymore.
>>
>> "We've lost our sense of safety."
>>
>> McAdam village council organized the meeting, which included Deanna
>> Hill, the New Brunswick RCMP assistant commissioner, and Public Safety
>> Minister Bill Hogan.
>>
>> It follows an alleged act of vigilantism on June 4 that resulted in
>> Billy McGillicuddy, a resident of neighbouring St. Croix, being
>> accused of assaulting Blake Scott with a baseball bat and pointing a
>> sawed-off shotgun at him.
>>
>> Billy McGillicuddy, 41, of St. Croix, near McAdam, is facing six
>> criminal charges, including possession of a weapon for the purpose of
>> committing an offence, assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement and
>> unlawfully pointing a firearm. (Billy McGillicuddy/Facebook)
>>
>> McGillicuddy's three court appearances have brought out supporters,
>> including McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix, who said he was supporting him and
>> another man "who allegedly took the law into their own hands."
>>
>> Dwain Gardner of McAdam also faces four criminal charges stemming from
>> the same incident.
>>
>> Plea date scheduled for alleged N.B. vigilante
>>
>> Bail denied for N.B. man at centre of alleged act of vigilantism
>>
>> 'You're empowering these ... criminals'
>>
>> Cathy Jewett lives in Fredericton but grew up in McAdam, and her
>> 68-year-old father still calls the community home.
>>
>> She said his house was broken into earlier this year and was found
>> ransacked when he returned after some time away.
>>
>> Jewett said the family called the police, and to their surprise, were
>> told it wasn't an incident they would send an officer to attend to in
>> person.
>>
>> She said another crime involving her father's credit card being stolen
>> and used wasn't properly followed up by police, and now she's worried
>> what could happen next to him.
>>
>> "You're empowering these people in this village that are criminals,"
>> Jewett said.
>>
>> "When you don't show up to my dad's crime scene — and that's what it
>> was, it was a crime scene — it just proves to them that they can get
>> away with it.
>>
>> "My dad is surrounded by people in this village on his street that are
>> known to be the bad guys. I'd just like to know how I'm supposed to
>> keep my 68-year-old dad safe in his home when you have people that are
>> on drugs, and I'm afraid. Are they going to come to his home when he's
>> there by himself?"
>> Officer recruitment challenges
>>
>> In her opening remarks, Hill said the RCMP was facing "unprecedented
>> times" getting the resources it needs.
>>
>> "We've never seen the likes of the issues we are having with getting
>> people into the door to apply," she said. "It's not just the RCMP,
>> It's all across the country."
>>
>> "I've been in the RCMP for 32 years. I've never seen the predicament
>> we're in now."
>> The meeting took the form of a panel discussion, with McAdam Mayor Ken
>> Stannix, Justice and Public Safety Minister Bill Hogan, New Brunswick
>> RCMP Assistant Commissioner Deanna Hill, RCMP Supt. Andy LeClair,
>> Supt. Dan Austin, Corp. Dave Penney, and St. Croix MLA Kathy Bockus.
>> (Aidan Cox/CBC)
>>
>> In responding to complaints about RCMP response times, Hill noted
>> McAdam is part of a regional sharing model that includes St. Stephen.
>>
>> She said if there's one area she feels the RCMP needs to improve, it's
>> the engagement it has with community members, including residents and
>> municipal officials.
>>
>> "I think over the years we've kind of gotten away from that grassroots
>> and talking to the people that we need to be doing, and I don't mean
>> our guys and gals on the ground, I mean us. So nights like this are
>> important."
>>
>> Asked in an interview after the meeting the number of officers
>> policing McAdam at any one time, Hill said she could not share that
>> information as it could compromise the safety of officers.
>>
>> She also declined to share details about what happened on June 4, the
>> day of the alleged act of vigilantism, saying that it is a matter
>> before the courts.
>>
>> Responding to concerns about offenders committing more crimes while on
>> promises to appear in court, Hogan said his department is taking
>> another look at who should be allowed such conditions.
>>
>> Hogan also said his department is looking at redeploying some of its
>> peace officers to do random patrols in less policed areas, including
>> McAdam.
>> Support for Billy and Dwain
>>
>> Much of the dialogue avoided the two men accused of carrying out
>> vigilante justice, though there was a brief mention of them by one of
>> the attendees.
>>
>> "I'd just like to say 95 per cent of people in this room support the
>> McAdam justice that was doled out by Billy and Dwain," said the man,
>> followed by a chorus of applause.
>>
>> "We're fed up."
>>
>> About 100 people filled the gym at McAdam High School to directly tell
>> senior RCMP officials the Mounties aren't doing their job. (Aidan
>> Cox/CBC)
>>
>> The conversation then turned to what residents can potentially do to
>> defend themselves and their property, which yielded advice from the
>> RCMP.
>>
>> Andy LeClair, the RCMP superintendent for the west district, said
>> citizens have the right to protect themselves, but that they can only
>> use "reasonable force."
>>
>> As an example, he said, if someone restrained a burglar, there likely
>> wouldn't be charges pressed if the alleged burglar suffered some
>> bruising.
>>
>> "Now if he was summarily beaten by the individual making the arrest,
>> yeah, you're going to put yourself into a difficult set of
>> circumstances," LeClair said.
>>
>> "Ultimately, we do not advocate vigilante justice."
>> Optimistic going forward
>>
>> Stannix warned that if people don't feel they're being protected,
>> they'll find others to protect them.
>>
>> He also complained that the criminals were being protected by the
>> current legal system.
>>
>> Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he said he was satisfied with
>> the turnout and felt hopeful the RCMP would do something useful with
>> the feedback they received.
>>
>> "I'm hopeful that change will take effect," Stannix said.
>>
>> "I know it's not going to be a quick change. It's going to take time,
>> especially when you're talking about how the judicial system works and
>> all those kinds of things, but at least it's a start and the concern
>> is there.
>>
>> "So if that level of criminal activity continues, maybe it'll become
>> more of a political issue within the province, and that may be the
>> catalyst that will bring true change."
>>
>> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>> Aidan Cox
>>
>> Web reporter/editor
>>
>> Aidan Cox is a web writer for the CBC based in Fredericton. He can be
>> reached at aidan.cox@cbc.ca and followed on Twitter @Aidan4jrn.
>>
>> Twitter
>>
>> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
>>
>> On 6/17/22, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/06/bail-denied-for-nb-man-at-centre-of.html
>>>
>>> Saturday, 11 June 2022
>>>
>>> Bail denied for N.B. man at centre of alleged act of vigilantism
>>>
>>> Deja Vu Anyone???
>>>
>>> www.checktheevidence.com/pdf/2526023-DAMOSIntegrity-yea-right.pdf
>>>
>>>
>>> https://twitter.com/DavidRaymondAm1/status/1537890968111747079
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Aidan Cox
>>> @Aidan4jrn
>>> ·
>>> Mar 12
>>>
>>> There are many pressing things in this world right now, but would you
>>> believe this can be found at one of the busiest intersections in
>>> Fredericton? In a gazebo showcasing the history of this neighbourhood
>>> no less.
>>>
>>> Image
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> @DavidRaymondAm1
>>> Replying to @Aidan4jrn
>>> BTW @CBCNews Say Hey to my Brother in Law Reid Chedore and his buddies
>>> working for the Crown for me will ya?
>>>
>>> https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/06/bail-denied-for-nb-man-at-centre-of.html
>>>
>>>
>>> #cdnpoli
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mcadam-vigilante-billy-mcgillicuddy-1.6492165
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1638556523209340/?multi_permalinks=1700886783642980%2C1699972610401064%2C1697917940606531%2C1699922287072763%2C1697247330673592¬if_id=1655068547967170¬if_t=group_activity&ref=notif
>>>
>>>
>>> Nicole Doucette
>>> Admin
>>>
>>> June 17th
>>>
>>> May be an image of 3 people, tree, outdoors and text that says 'July
>>> 14 @930 AM Fredericton court Billy McGillicuddy of New Brunswick,
>>> Canada. This man (and Veteran) caught a thief, roughed him up, put the
>>> fear of God into him and let him go. BILLY PROTECTED HIS FAMILY AND
>>> HIS COMMUNITY. #frebilymcgulicuddy #freebillym He is now in jail,
>>> denied bail and will most likely lose the privilege to possess a
>>> firearm ever again! All because he did the job that those are paid to
>>> do CANNOT or WILL NOT do!'
>>>
>>> 1 Comment
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> FYI
>>>
>>> https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/06/bail-denied-for-nb-man-at-centre-of.html
>>>
>>> Bail denied for N.B. man at centre of alleged act of vigilantism
>>> DAVIDRAYMONDAMOS3.BLOGSPOT.COM
>>> Bail denied for N.B. man at centre of alleged act of vigilantism
>>>
>>>
>>> Nicole Doucette
>>> Admin
>>>
>>> June 16th
>>> ·
>>>
>>> May be an image of 1 person and text that says '#FREEBILLYMCGILLICUDDY
>>> Friday June 17 @9:30 am Fredericton court Welcome to Canada, where
>>> criminals have more rights then their veterans. BILLY MCGILLICU DDY OF
>>> NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA. THIS MAN VETERAN) CAUGHT THIEF, ROL GHED HIMUP,
>>> PUT THE FEAR OF GOD AND LET HIM GO. BILLY PROTE TED HIS FAMILY AND HIS
>>> OMML He IS NOW IN JAIL DENIEDBAI AND WILL MOST LIKELY LOSE THE
>>> PRIVILEGE TO POSSESS FIRE ARM EVER AGAIN! ALL BECAU SE He DID THE JOB
>>> THAT THOSE ARE PAID ΤΟ DO CANNOT OR WILL NOT DO!'
>>>
>>> 1 Comment
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> Say Hey to my Brother in Law Reid Chedore and his buddies working for
>>> the Crown for me will ya?
>>>
>>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mcadam-vigilante-billy-mcgillicuddy-1.6492165
>>>
>>> Plea date scheduled for alleged N.B. vigilante | CBC News
>>> CBC.CA
>>> Plea date scheduled for alleged N.B. vigilante | CBC News
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mcadam-vigilante-billy-mcgillicuddy-1.6492165
>>>
>>>
>>> Plea date scheduled for alleged N.B. vigilante
>>>
>>> Billy McGillicuddy's lawyer asks for more time to review evidence
>>> relating to 6 charges
>>> Aidan Cox · CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2022 12:17 PM AT | Last
>>> Updated: 4 hours ago
>>>
>>> Billy McGillicuddy faces six criminal charges, including possession of
>>> a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence, assault with a
>>> weapon, unlawful confinement and unlawfully pointing a firearm. (Billy
>>> McGillicuddy/Facebook)
>>>
>>> A St. Croix man who allegedly took the law into his own hands in
>>> nearby McAdam is expected to enter a plea next month on six charges
>>> stemming from incidents on June 4.
>>>
>>> Billy McGillicuddy, 41, appeared in Fredericton provincial court on
>>> Friday by telephone for what was scheduled to be a plea on the
>>> charges.
>>>
>>> But Reid Chedore, his lawyer, asked the judge for an adjournment for
>>> more time to review discovery.
>>>
>>> McGillicuddy is accused of possessing a weapon, a baseball bat, for
>>> the purpose of committing an offence, and with assaulting Blake Scott
>>> with a weapon, a baseball bat.
>>>
>>> He's also accused of assaulting Scott with a weapon, a chair,
>>> unlawfully confining him, pointing a sawed-off shotgun at him, and
>>> possessing a sawed-off shotgun for the purpose of committing an
>>> offence.
>>>
>>> All the charges stem from incidents that occurred in McAdam, about 10
>>> kilometres east of St. Croix, on June 4.
>>>
>>> The court agreed to have McGillicuddy appear again the morning of July
>>> 14.
>>>
>>> Chedore declined to comment on the case on Friday.
>>> Community rallies around accused
>>>
>>> McGillicuddy was in court last week for a bail hearing, where Judge
>>> Mary Jane Richards ultimately rejected his application.
>>>
>>> He remains in custody in Saint John.
>>>
>>> About 50 people showed up for his first bail hearing date last
>>> Thursday to show support for him outside the courthouse, including
>>> McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix.
>>>
>>> Stannix at the time said community members were fed up with
>>> reoccurring property crimes, adding he wanted to support "the
>>> individuals who allegedly took the law into their own hands."
>>>
>>> Another person had been arrested but was released without being charged.
>>>
>>> Supporters of Billy McGillicuddy showed up outside the Fredericton
>>> courthouse Friday, some wearing shirts with "#JUSTICEFORBILLY" printed
>>> on the front. (Ed Hunter/CBC)
>>>
>>> About 20 people showed up outside the courthouse on Friday, with some
>>> wearing shirts with "#JUSTICEFORBILLY" printed on them.
>>>
>>> Last Thursday, the New Brunswick RCMP issued a statement asking people
>>> not to commit acts of vigilantism.
>>>
>>> "Anyone involved in vigilante activities risk facing arrest and legal
>>> proceedings themselves," the RCMP said.
>>>
>>> "Taking police matters into your own hands, or condoning those who do,
>>> is irresponsible and reckless."
>>> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>>> Aidan Cox
>>>
>>> Web reporter/editor
>>>
>>> Aidan Cox is a web writer for the CBC based in Fredericton. He can be
>>> reached at aidan.cox@cbc.ca and followed on Twitter @Aidan4jrn.
>>>
>>> Twitter
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mcadam-vigilante-justice-allegations-1.6483048
>>>
>>>
>>> McAdam residents rally around man accused of 'taking law into own hands'
>>>
>>> Man accused of 6 crimes, including pointing firearm, assault with a
>>> weapon and forcible confinement
>>>
>>> Jennifer Sweet, Aidan Cox · CBC News · Posted: Jun 09, 2022 2:24 PM AT
>>>
>>>
>>> McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix say residents have become frustrated by crime
>>> in the village and how it's policed. (Joe McDonald/CBC)
>>>
>>> About 50 people from McAdam, including the mayor, turned out at the
>>> Fredericton courthouse Thursday to support a villager facing charges
>>> after what some are describing as a case of vigilante justice.
>>>
>>> Villagers are fed up with property crimes by frequent reoffenders,
>>> Mayor Ken Stannix said in a an interview from outside the courthouse.
>>>
>>> "The criminals are getting away with everything," he said.
>>>
>>> "I wanted to support the individuals who allegedly took the law into
>>> their own hands."
>>>
>>> Billy McGillicuddy, 41, of St. Croix, N.B., appeared by video in court
>>> later in the day for a bail hearing in connection with six criminal
>>> charges, including pointing a firearm, a sawed-off shotgun, assault
>>> with a weapon, a baseball bat, and forcible confinement against Blake
>>> Scott.
>>>
>>> The McAdam mayor and residents attended court Thursday to support a
>>> man accused of what some are calling vigilante justice. (Rosemary
>>> Blair/Submitted)
>>>
>>> The charges all stem from incidents that allegedly happened on June 4.
>>>
>>> Defence lawyer Gerald Pugh called on three witnesses to testify as
>>> part of the hearing, for which a publication ban was in effect.
>>>
>>> Judge Mary Jane Richards reserved her decision on whether to grant
>>> bail until Friday.
>>>
>>> Another person was arrested but released without being charged.
>>> Defenders see 'hard-working individual'
>>>
>>> Only three supporters were allowed into the courthouse because of
>>> COVID precautions, said Rosemary Blair, a Fredericton woman who knew
>>> the accused as a former pastor.
>>>
>>> "We know he's a good man," she said of the accused.
>>>
>>> Both of the people arrested were "fathers, hard-working individuals,"
>>> Stannix said.
>>>
>>> McGillicuddy is a former minister from the McAdam Fellowship Church,
>>> who worked with youth and "had a very positive impact on the
>>> community," he said.
>>>
>>> The man released earlier is a contractor.
>>>
>>> "They're just solid people within the community, he said.
>>>
>>> "It just gives you an idea of the level of frustration that people are
>>> going through."
>>> Problem going on for years
>>>
>>> Stannix and Blair said this issue has been building for a number of
>>> years.
>>>
>>> Stannix said there have been incidents such as a gas tank being
>>> drilled to steal $20 worth of gas from an elderly person, who then had
>>> to spend hundreds of dollars on repairs.
>>>
>>> A contractor also had equipment stolen from the back of a vehicle, he
>>> said.
>>>
>>> It may seem minor, said Stannix, but incidents like these are
>>> "unsettling."
>>>
>>> "So, yes, people reached a boiling point."
>>>
>>> Stannix said he has spoken with the RCMP and the provincial Department
>>> of Justice and Public Safety and has meetings planned to discuss the
>>> issue in the next couple of weeks.
>>>
>>> He said he also hopes to hold a public meeting in McAdam where people
>>> can voice their concerns.
>>> Vigilante actions 'irresponsible,' RCMP say
>>>
>>> The New Brunswick RCMP posted a warning Thursday against anyone
>>> planning to take justice into their own hands.
>>>
>>> In a news release issued on its website and Facebook page, the force
>>> didn't name McGillicuddy or refer to any incident on June 4, but said
>>> it wanted to address "current conversations and actions regarding
>>> so-called 'vigilante justice' in New Brunswick."
>>>
>>> "We understand the frustrations being voiced in some of the
>>> communities we serve across New Brunswick," the RCMP said.
>>>
>>> "Every crime that is committed has an effect on the victim and those
>>> around them, and it impacts our wider sense of safety. We know people
>>> in our communities want to feel safe, and want action.
>>>
>>> "No one, however, can operate outside the law to address those that
>>> are believed to be breaking it."
>>> Victims urged to tell police
>>>
>>> Police work is complex, the RCMP said, and while the public might want
>>> a faster outcome, officers cannot circumvent their responsibilities
>>> under the law.
>>>
>>> "Those who attempt to take matters into their own hands outside the
>>> legal process put themselves, and their communities, at risk.
>>>
>>> "Anyone involved in vigilante activities risk facing arrest and legal
>>> proceedings themselves. Taking police matters into your own hands, or
>>> condoning those who do, is irresponsible and reckless."
>>>
>>> Anyone who is a victim of crime should report it to police, the RCMP
>>> said.
>>> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>>> Jennifer Sweet
>>>
>>> Reporter
>>>
>>> Jennifer Sweet is a reporter with CBC News based in Fredericton. She
>>> can be reached at 451-4176 or jennifer.sweet@cbc.ca.
>>>
>>> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://easternlegal.ca/about.php
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gerald Pugh - Fredericton Lawyer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Education
>>>
>>> I graduated from Saint Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick
>>> with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979. I continued my studies in the
>>> City of Fredericton at the University of New Brunswick and acquired a
>>> Bachelor of Law degree in 1981.
>>>
>>> I became a member of the New Brunswick Bar Association and the
>>> Canadian Bar Association in February 1982.
>>>
>>> Professional Experience
>>>
>>> I am well versed in criminal, civil, family, estate, corporate, real
>>> estate and personal injury law. I also perform marriages.
>>>
>>> I have been practicing law as a sole practitioner since 1982. During
>>> that time I have acquired extensive experience and a thorough
>>> understanding of the New Brunswick Courts. I have appeared in
>>> Provincial Court, Court of Queens Bench (Trial Division), Court of
>>> Queens Bench (Family Division), and Court of Queen's Bench (Appeal
>>> Division).
>>>
>>> I was appointed as an Adjudicator of the Small Claims Court of New
>>> Brunswick in February, 1999 and in April 1986, I was appointed Deputy
>>> Clerk and Deputy Administrator of the Court of Queen's Bench of New
>>> Brunswick, and Deputy Clerk of the Probate Court of New Brunswick,
>>> Judicial District of Fredericton. I have acted as Clerk of the Court
>>> in many high-profile criminal trials and I am also authorized to carry
>>> out duties as the Deputy Registrar of the Court of Appeal of New
>>> Brunswick.
>>> I can advise you with respect to the areas of law listed below:
>>>> Family Law/Divorce
>>>> Real Estate
>>>> Wills and Estates
>>>> Corporate
>>>> Criminal
>>>> Civil Litigation
>>>> Small Claims and Contract Law
>>>> Personal Injuries
>>>
>>>
>>> Gerald R. Pugh
>>> 57 Carleton Street, 4th Floor
>>> Fredericton, N.B.
>>> E3B 3T2
>>> Phone: 1.506.450.2666
>>> Fax: 1.506.457.4295
>>> info@easternlegal.ca
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://charlesotherpersonalitie.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thursday, 9 June 2022
>>>
>>> McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix gives an update to the Billy McGillicuddy
>>> case!!!
>>>
>>> https://youtu.be/rGGKhivwmxk
>>>
>>>
>>> Posted by Charles Leblanc at 6:06 pm No comments :
>>>
>>> Mother of Billy McGillicuddy is denied the right to Court Hearing!!!
>>> Som...
>>>
>>> https://youtu.be/ISfs-dVhvw0
>>>
>>>
>>> Posted by Charles Leblanc at 5:57 pm No comments :
>>>
>>> Billy McGillicuddy remanded in custody pending decision by Judge on
>>> Frid...
>>>
>>> https://youtu.be/79zZVwFqOUs
>>>
>>>
>>> Posted by Charles Leblanc at 5:48 pm No comments :
>>>
>>> McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix chat with Blogger about citizen arrested for
>>> be...
>>>
>>> https://youtu.be/yK93nFk97IQ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Posted by Charles Leblanc at 5:45 pm No comments :
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mcadam-assault-weapon-new-brunswick-1.6484742
>>>
>>>
>>> Bail denied for N.B. man at centre of alleged act of vigilantism
>>>
>>> Billy McGillicuddy to remain in custody on 6 charges
>>>
>>> Aidan Cox · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2022 4:17 PM AT
>>>
>>>
>>> Billy McGillicuddy, 41, of St. Croix is facing six criminal charges,
>>> including possession of a weapon for the purpose of committing an
>>> offence, assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement and unlawfully
>>> pointing a firearm. (Billy McGillicuddy/Facebook)
>>>
>>> A judge has denied bail for a man accused of assault and weapons
>>> charges stemming from what residents of the southwestern New Brunswick
>>> village of McAdam say was an act of vigilante justice.
>>>
>>> Provincial court Judge Mary Jane Richards ordered 41-year-old Billy
>>> McGillicuddy of St. Croix, near McAdam, to remain in custody.
>>>
>>> She issued her decision Friday in Fredericton following a bail hearing
>>> the day before, the details of which are subject to a publication ban.
>>>
>>> McGillicuddy is accused of possessing a weapon, a baseball bat for,
>>> the purpose of committing an offence, and with assaulting Blake Scott
>>> with a weapon, a baseball bat.
>>>
>>> He's accused of assaulting Scott with a weapon, a chair, unlawfully
>>> confining him, and pointing a sawed-off shotgun at him.
>>>
>>> McGillicuddy also faces a sixth charge, of possessing a weapon, a
>>> sawed-off shotgun, for the purpose of committing an offence.
>>>
>>> All the charges stem from incidents that occurred in McAdam, about 10
>>> kilometres east of St. Croix, on June 4.
>>>
>>> Three women sat in the gallery of the courtroom Friday and appeared
>>> emotionally upset when the decision was announced.
>>>
>>> They left the courthouse and were met by supporters who hugged and
>>> comforted them.
>>>
>>> Supporters of Billy McGillicuddy comforted each other outside the
>>> Fredericton provincial court on Friday after he was denied bail.
>>> (Aidan Cox/CBC)
>>>
>>> McGillicuddy, who appeared in court by video, was remanded into
>>> custody and is scheduled to appear again in court on June 17.
>>> Smaller turnout of supporters
>>>
>>> Provincial court sheriffs set up metal crowd control barriers outside
>>> the courthouse Friday, but only about five people showed up.
>>>
>>> It was a smaller turnout than Thursday, when about 50 people from
>>> McAdam, including Mayor Ken Stannix, showed up to voice support for
>>> McGillicuddy.
>>>
>>> In an interview Thursday, Stannix said he wanted to support "the
>>> individuals who allegedly took the law into their own hands."
>>>
>>> Another person had been arrested but was released without being charged.
>>>
>>> Stannix said he and other community members feel that crimes are being
>>> committed against them, and that the RCMP are not responding
>>> effectively.
>>>
>>> On Thursday, the New Brunswick RCMP issued a statement urging against
>>> acts of vigilantism.
>>>
>>> "Anyone involved in vigilante activities risk facing arrest and legal
>>> proceedings themselves," the RCMP said.
>>>
>>> "Taking police matters into your own hands, or condoning those who do,
>>> is irresponsible and reckless."
>>> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>>> Aidan Cox
>>>
>>> Web reporter/editor
>>>
>>> Aidan Cox is a web writer for the CBC based in Fredericton. He can be
>>> reached at aidan.cox@cbc.ca and followed on Twitter @Aidan4jrn.
>>>
>>> Twitter
>>>
>>> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/alleged-case-of-vigilante-justice-in-mcadam-n-b-prompts-public-meeting-1.5942287
>>>
>>>
>>> Alleged case of vigilante justice in McAdam, N.B. prompts public meeting
>>> Alex MacIsaac
>>>
>>> Alex MacIsaac
>>> CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
>>> Contact
>>>
>>> Published June 10, 2022 7:24 p.m. ADT
>>>
>>> The mayor of McAdam, N.B., says he’s hopeful, this time, something
>>> will be done about the amount of crime his community has faced over
>>> the last several years.
>>>
>>> Ken Stannix says it’s mostly property-related crime by the same
>>> handful of culprits, and that it’s drug-motivated.
>>>
>>> At first, he says residents would call him frustrated – but lately –
>>> the amount of repeat incidents have had them fearful to live in their
>>> own homes. In one case, he says an elderly resident’s gas tank was
>>> punctured to get $20 worth of gas, but caused $600-$800 worth of
>>> damage.
>>>
>>> It may have come to a head recently, although the details are under a
>>> publication ban.
>>>
>>> Billy McGillicuddy was arrested and charged with confinement, assault
>>> with a weapon and pointing a firearm, among others after an alleged
>>> incident.
>>>
>>> Many McAdam residents are supporting the accused, saying they had to
>>> take justice into their own hands – and they’re unsatisfied with the
>>> response from the RCMP to crime in their community.
>>>
>>> McGillicuddy was denied bail on Friday. He’s scheduled to be back in
>>> court on June 17. Stannix says the community is “pretty disappointed”
>>> with that decision.
>>>
>>> The N.B. RCMP addressed, what they call "vigilante justice," in a
>>> statement.
>>>
>>> “We need the public to understand the role police play in conjunction
>>> with courts, governments and communities, and the complexity of the
>>> work we undertake every day. There are no quick solutions regarding
>>> crime,” wrote the RCMP.
>>>
>>> The province’s public safety minister said Friday that a public
>>> meeting is being arranged, and the RCMP will be involved.
>>>
>>> “These issues are not just unique to McAdam. I mean obviously, the
>>> vigilantism is unique currently to McAdam but we do want to provide
>>> citizens with a sense of safety, a real sense of safety,” said Bill
>>> Hogan.
>>>
>>> “I think it's truly unfortunate that it happened. I'm disappointed
>>> that citizens have been driven to that point. Because we want citizens
>>> to feel safe so they don't have to resort to that, and we're going to
>>> look and see what options we have available.”
>>>
>>> He continued by saying that the province is already looking into some
>>> options to try and “combat the sense of helplessness that some people
>>> feel in rural New Brunswick.”
>>>
>>> Stannix is hopeful that positive change will come from the situation.
>>> He is concerned about what might happen if change doesn’t come.
>>>
>>> “Who do they turn to for protection? If the criminals are the only
>>> ones being protected by the law, then we all become criminals,” he
>>> said.
>>>
>>>
>>> Alex MacIsaac
>>>
>>> CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
>>>
>>> Halifax
>>>
>>> Alex MacIsaac is a web writer at CTV Atlantic in Halifax.
>>>
>>> Raised in Charlottetown, P.E.I., Alex graduated from Holland College
>>> with a diploma in Journalism and Communications.
>>>
>>> After graduating, Alex worked for the CBC as an associate producer and
>>> videographer, creating television, radio and web content.
>>>
>>> Alex joined CTV Atlantic’s web team in 2022. He speaks English and
>>> French.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.facebook.com/VillageOfMcadam
>>>
>>> Government organization
>>>
>>> 146 Saunders Rd., McAdam, NB, Canada, New Brunswick
>>> (506) 784-2293
>>> adonahue@mcadamnb.com
>>> mcadamnb.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Village of McAdam
>>> June 10
>>>
>>> Policing & Personal Security
>>>
>>>
>>> May be an image of text
>>>
>>> 5 Comments
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> Hmmm
>>>
>>> Erika Lowther
>>> We need to get rid of the rcmp here and get back to local policing
>>>
>>> Dot MacElwain
>>> I have been the leader of NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH in and around the rural
>>> areas of the former Local Service District of Southampoton (north and
>>> west of the Town of Nackawic) for the past 17 years. We wish to
>>> express our shared frustration with you, the community leaders and
>>> residents of the Village of McAdam, on the uptick in rural crime in
>>> our province. Again and again, we see the emotions of those who have
>>> been the object of theft, vandalism and petty crime boil over into
>>> situations where community members take matters into their own hands.
>>> We offer our support to you as you seek to solve these issues. We have
>>> helped various neighbourhoods set up NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH programs as a
>>> means of detering crime. We wish you all the best in bringing these
>>> issues to a successful resolution. As we know - crime is never going
>>> to be completely eliminated, but through community programs and
>>> participation, it CAN BE cut back. All the best!
>>>
>>> Mark Wilson
>>> Can anyone tell me if there's a GoFundMe for Billy McGillicuddy's
>>> defense? I'd love to donate.
>>> 2
>>>
>>> Mitchell Walker
>>> The police in mcadam are a joke, nothing but lazy pigs, why don’t you
>>> hire better people to take care of the problem so citizens don’t have
>>> to
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/elg/local_government/content/community_profiles/renderer.data.villages.33.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Community Profile - McAdam
>>>
>>> Mayor
>>> Kenneth Stannix
>>> Councillors
>>> Taylor Gallant
>>> Mitchell Little
>>> Jody D. Robinson
>>> Greg Swim
>>>
>>> Address
>>> 146 Saunders Road
>>> McAdam, NB E6J 1L2
>>>
>>> County
>>> York
>>>
>>> Contact
>>> Tel: 506 784-2293
>>> Fax: 506 784-1402
>>> Email: villageofmcadam@nb.aibn.com
>>>
>>> Working Language
>>> English
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch15rHONEYM&ab_channel=CHCO-TV
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Your Town Matters: McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix & Deputy Mayor Taylor
>>> Gallant
>>> 365 views
>>> Jun 27, 2020
>>> CHCO-TV
>>> 888 subscribers
>>> McAdam Mayor Ken Stannix and Deputy Mayor Taylor Gallant sit down with
>>> host Vicki Hogarth to discuss how the Village of McAdam has responded
>>> and adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discuss McAdam's
>>> innovative strategies to grow the population of the village by
>>> offering $1 lots of land to new residents wishing to build homes in
>>> the area. Original Broadcast Date: June 28, 2020
>>>
>>> "Your Town Matters" in an original Charlotte County Television
>>> production, produced on location at the CHCO-TV studio in Saint
>>> Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. Host Vicki Hogarth and the show are
>>> funded by Canada's Local Journalism Initiative.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> www.mcadamnb.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Mayor and Council
>>> Council now meets twice a month (except in July and August) in the
>>> Heritage Room of the Village Hall
>>>
>>> Four municipal councillors and the mayor are elected at large every
>>> four years. The councillor with the largest popular vote becomes the
>>> deputy mayor.
>>>
>>> All meetings of Council are open to the public. Persons wishing to
>>> address Council should make arrangements to be placed on the agenda by
>>> contacting the Village Clerk, Ann Dohahue, prior to the meeting. Call
>>> 784-2293 or visit the Village Office at 146 Saunders Road during
>>> normal business hours to make this arrangement.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ken Stannix
>>> Mayor
>>> 506-784-3381
>>>
>>> Ken grew up in McAdam, graduating from McAdam High School in 1973.
>>> After earning his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UNB in 1978, he
>>> joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving for 32 years as an
>>> Aerospace Controller. Ken retired from the military in 2011. He and
>>> his wife Kate moved back to McAdam in 2012 and was elected Mayor of
>>> McAdam in 2016. He is a current board member at Lakeland Industries
>>> Sheltered Workshop, who work with intellectually and physically
>>> challenged adults, as well as being on the board for the McAdam
>>> Seniors Housing Corporation, who provide low income housing for senior
>>> citizens. He is the Present of the McAdam Heart and Home Corporation
>>> which is planning to build a residence for intellectually challenged
>>> adults. He holds a second Bachelor of Arts in Geography and a Master
>>> of Arts in Military Studies.
>>>
>>> Responsible for:
>>>
>>> General Administration
>>> Economic Development
>>> Financial Responsibilities
>>> Civic and Promotional Activities
>>> Development Initiatives
>>> Recognition of Citizens on Special Occasions
>>> Programs Relevant to New Infrastructure
>>> Publicity and Press Releases
>>> Soil Contamination / Remediation Initiatives
>>> Director at Southwest Service Commission
>>>
>>>
>>> Taylor Gallant
>>> Deputy Mayor 506-784-7044
>>>
>>> Taylor was born and raised in McAdam, graduating from McAdam High
>>> School in 2012. From there, he studied at St. Thomas University where
>>> he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics.
>>> Taylor started his young career at the age of 19 at Service New
>>> Brunswick where he worked for 6 years in the purchasing and contracts
>>> sector before moving to NB Power, where he is currently employed. In
>>> 2016, Gallant was elected to the McAdam Village Council, becoming the
>>> youngest elected official in New Brunswick at the time. In addition to
>>> the council, Gallant serves on the July 1st Committee, Beautification
>>> Committee, liaison with theMcAdam Historical Restoration Committee,
>>> McAdam Economic Development Corp., Rockland Cemetery Corp., Charlotte
>>> County Regional Tourism Association, among others. In his spare time,
>>> Taylor enjoys studying politics, spending time with family, traveling,
>>> and working in the garden. Above all, he is a classic country music
>>> enthusiast and collector.
>>>
>>> Responsible for:
>>>
>>> Implementation of Beautification Plan
>>> Administration of Unsightly Premises Act
>>> Overall Village Enhancements and Improvements
>>> Buildings and Properties (Maintenance and operations)
>>> Street Lighting and Street Signage
>>> Tourism and Tourist Information Centre
>>> McAdam Station Park
>>> Liaison with McAdam Historical Restoration Commission
>>> Community Van Committee
>>>
>>>
>>> Greg Swim
>>> Councillor506-784-2554
>>>
>>> Greg has been serving on the Village Council in a variety of roles,
>>> from Recreation Councillor to liaison for Emergency Measures since his
>>> election in 2012. He and his wife Donna have been married for 45 years
>>> and have one son and two grandchildren who live in Fort McMurray,
>>> Alberta. Greg has been working in McAdam for 32 years and is currently
>>> employed at CertainTeed Gypsum, the local wallboard manufacturing
>>> plant in McAdam. In regards to his duties as a Village Councillor,
>>> Greg feels grateful for the opportunity to serve and deliver upon the
>>> vision of growth for McAdam, always striving to make McAdam an even
>>> better and safer place to live.
>>>
>>> Responsible for:
>>>
>>> General Operation and Maintenance of the Public Works Department
>>> Summer and Winter Maintenance
>>> Municipal Pollution Control System
>>> Garbage Collection Services
>>> Municipal Equipment
>>> Municipal Water System
>>> McAdam Mini-Home Park
>>> Maintenance of Subway Tunnel
>>>
>>> Jody Robinson
>>> Councillor
>>> 506-784-3532
>>>
>>> Jody grew up in McAdam, graduating from McAdam High School in 1978.
>>> After working for CP Rail for a number of years, Jody returned to
>>> school to earn a Bachelor of Education degree from UNB. He has been a
>>> teacher, coach, and athletic director at McAdam high for close to
>>> thirty years. A history buff, Jody enjoy studying military history and
>>> is an active member of the McAdam Legion branch #7. Jody also loves
>>> outdoor activities like biking, canoeing, and fishing. He is currently
>>> a board member of the MHRC and volunteers at numerous events held at
>>> our station. Jody and his son, Liam, share many of the same interests
>>> included traveling to Yankee Stadium, the Bell Centre, and climbing
>>> Mt. Katahdin. Jody plans to retire in McAdam and continue to help the
>>> Village of McAdam grow and prosper.
>>>
>>> Responsible for:
>>>
>>> General Recreation and Leisure Activities
>>> Administration of Programs with Recreation Director
>>> St. Croix Beach
>>> McAdam Lakeshore and Beach
>>> Playing Fields, Parks, Rink, Warriors Den and all Recreational areas
>>> Liaison with McAdam Public Library
>>> Community Van Committee
>>>
>>>
>>> Mitchell Little
>>> Councillor
>>> 506-784-3513
>>>
>>> Responsible for:
>>>
>>> Emergency Preparedness
>>> EMO Disaster Plan
>>> Emergency Services – RCMP Agreement
>>> Liaison with McAdam Fire Department
>>> Liaison with Ambulance New Brunswick
>>> Community Based Policing Initiatives
>>> Dog and Animal Control
>>> Rabies Action Plan and Coordination of Safe Practices
>>> Operation of Wauklehegan Lake Campground
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/gazette/taking-matters-own-hands
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Vol. 78, No. 1 — External submissions
>>> Man argues with two police officers.
>>> Taking matters into your own hands
>>> Public support for vigilantism and confidence in police
>>> The Dutch study sought to determine whether support for vigilantism is
>>> linked to a lack of confidence in police. Credit: Robert Hoetink
>>>
>>> Publish on April 15, 2016
>>>
>>> By Dr. Nicole Haas, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Prof. Dr. J.W.
>>> de Keijser, Leiden University
>>>
>>> Beating up shoplifters, stabbing sex offenders and shooting robbers:
>>> these types of violence do not only result in outrage, but also in
>>> public support. In Canada in 2009, there was quite a controversy when
>>> storeowner David Chen was arrested for chasing a repeat shoplifter and
>>> locking him up in his van. Chen was charged with assault and forcible
>>> confinement. The criminal charges and trial sparked a heated public
>>> debate. Was Chen a hero or a criminal?
>>>
>>> Chen was not convicted for the use of excessive violence against the
>>> suspect; he was acquitted. There are numerous cases in which citizens
>>> have used considerable violence against alleged criminals and were
>>> subsequently praised for doing so by the public. These cases sparked
>>> heated debates about private action and the boundaries and
>>> shortcomings of law enforcement. The public showed admiration for the
>>> vigilantes and labelled their behaviour as righteous justice.
>>>
>>> When citizens express support for crime and criminals, this begs the
>>> question what causes such reactions. Public support for vigilantism is
>>> frequently interpreted as a sign that citizens have lost confidence in
>>> the police.
>>>
>>> After all, when citizens applaud those who take the law into their own
>>> hands, does that not imply that they believe that they cannot count on
>>> the police to properly deal with the situation?
>>>
>>> Citizens who take the law into their own hands defy the state monopoly
>>> on the legitimate use of force. The police are commonly seen as the
>>> embodiment of this monopoly, as they tend to be much more visible to
>>> the public than other criminal justice professionals. It is thus
>>> understandable that when citizens support illegitimate acts in
>>> response to crime, this is considered a sign that police confidence is
>>> at stake. But is this really the case?
>>>
>>> To find out, we conducted a study to assess whether support for
>>> vigilantism is attributable to a lack or low level of confidence in
>>> police. Importantly, we distinguished between confidence in police on
>>> both a general and specific level.
>>> Method
>>>
>>> We presented a vignette, or brief case study, about an act of
>>> vigilantism to our respondents, and asked them to answer some
>>> questions. The vignette describes two criminal acts: a precipitating
>>> shoplifting crime and a subsequent violent act of vigilantism. The
>>> story concerns Ann, a storeowner who suspects a particular customer
>>> has been shoplifting. Her suspicion is corroborated by evidence from
>>> surveillance tapes. She sends the video footage to the police, hoping
>>> that they will undertake some action. A few days later, that same
>>> customer enters her store again. This time the woman steals a t-shirt,
>>> but upon realizing that she has been seen, manages to escape. The next
>>> day, the storeowner is downtown on a day off when she happens to catch
>>> sight of the shoplifter. She forcefully grabs the woman's arm and
>>> physically assaults her.
>>>
>>> After reading the vignette, respondents completed a survey.
>>> Respondents indicated their agreement with various statements using a
>>> response scale that varied between one (fully disagree) to five (fully
>>> agree). The support for vigilantism measure was comprised of 16 items,
>>> addressing various aspects such as approval of vigilantism, empathy
>>> with the offender and the victim, punishment, deservingness and blame.
>>>
>>> These included items such as "What Ann did is justified" and "Thanks
>>> to people like Ann at least something is done against crime." To
>>> measure general confidence in police, eight items about the police
>>> were presented. These include "The police do their job well" and "The
>>> police are there when you need them."
>>>
>>> To study whether support for vigilantism is related to specific police
>>> responsivess, we varied police responsiveness between conditions. In
>>> the high responsiveness condition, a police officer shows up at the
>>> store to pose questions about the shoplifting. He promises more
>>> frequent surveillance of the store, and gives the storeowner a phone
>>> number so he can be reached at all times. In the low responsiveness
>>> condition, the storeowner does not hear back from the police after
>>> sending the tapes. Upon contacting the police again herself, she is
>>> told that they do not have time to deal with the shoplifting.
>>>
>>> We were furthermore interested in finding out whether support for
>>> vigilantism also depends on situational factors. Specifically we
>>> focused on variations in the amount of vigilante violence used. In the
>>> low violence condition, the vigilante hits the shoplifter, resulting
>>> in a black eye and a headache. In the high violence condition, the
>>> shoplifter falls to the ground after being hit by the vigilante. The
>>> storeowner then goes on to kick her in the head, leaving her with a
>>> broken jaw and a heavy concussion.
>>>
>>> Data were collected by handing out questionnaires to train passengers
>>> in the Netherlands. This method allowed us to reach a mixed sample of
>>> Dutch citizens relatively easily. The response level was 70 per cent,
>>> resulting in a final sample of 385 people. Mean age was 35 years; 55
>>> per cent was male.
>>> Findings
>>>
>>> The average level of support for the presented case of vigilantism is
>>> 2.73 on a five-point scale. Respondents are overall thus not very
>>> positive about the act of vigilantism in the vignette. The item that
>>> resulted in most agreement is "Ann should have looked for another
>>> solution" indicating that vigilantism is not the preferred reaction to
>>> the shoplifting. Nonetheless, a large majority — 74 per cent —
>>> expressed an understanding for the vigilante's behaviour. Another
>>> noteworthy observation is that less than 12 per cent of respondents
>>> felt pity with the victim of vigilantism.
>>>
>>> The mean rating of confidence in police is 3.13, which lies slightly
>>> above the neutral midpoint of the scale (i.e. 2.5). Respondents
>>> expressed least agreement with the item "The police are there when you
>>> need them."
>>>
>>> Interestingly, this matches the topic of concern for police
>>> responsiveness to the precipitating crime. Most agreement was found
>>> with an item expressing respect for police. This implies that
>>> dissatisfaction with certain aspects of police does not necessarily
>>> cause an overall lack of respect for them.
>>>
>>> We analysed the role of various determinants of support (i.e. general
>>> confidence in the police, police responsiveness to the precipitating
>>> incident, and level of vigilante violence). The findings indicate that
>>> more general confidence in police results in less support for
>>> vigilantism. Importantly, however, the additional impact of
>>> situational characteristics reveals that support for vigilantism is
>>> not only attributable to a low level of confidence. Police
>>> responsiveness also played a role: the more actively the police
>>> responded after receiving the report and footage of the shoplifting,
>>> the less the subsequent vigilantism act was supported. Likewise, the
>>> violence used by the vigilante affected support: a more violent
>>> vigilantism act led to less support.
>>> Conclusion
>>>
>>> Our study provides empirical evidence for the often-assumed relation
>>> between support for vigilantism and confidence in police. However,
>>> confidence in police did not only play a role on the general level:
>>> police responsiveness on a situational level also affected support.
>>> When police were less responsive to the report of shoplifting, people
>>> expressed more support for the subsequent act of vigilantism.
>>>
>>> Importantly, this suggests that the role of police in the event
>>> leading up to vigilantism can have a considerable impact on public
>>> opinion about a specific case. In our study, when police took the
>>> victim of shoplifting seriously and showed genuine interest in the
>>> case, this already affected public response to a subsequent act of
>>> vigilantism, despite the fact that arrests were not yet made.
>>>
>>> Our findings suggest that the impact of the actions of criminal
>>> justice agencies on a concrete, situational level should not be
>>> underestimated as they may play an important role in the events
>>> leading up to an act of vigilantism.
>>>
>>> Even if someone has a high level of general confidence in the police,
>>> he may support vigilantism when he perceives them to have failed in
>>> their response to a specific crime situation. As such, police
>>> responsiveness may be a factor leading to or preventing an act of
>>> vigilantism itself.
>>>
>>> To prevent vigilantism, police may therefore be advised to put
>>> substantial effort into explaining their response to a crime, or lack
>>> thereof, to those involved and to society. Although this is
>>> speculative, our findings so far do stress the importance of the
>>> response of police to a crime on a situational level.
>>>
>>> Furthermore, as some acts of vigilantism may be impossible to prevent,
>>> proper police responsiveness and subsequent popular education about
>>> that responsiveness, may keep widespread public support for
>>> vigilantism to a minimum.
>>>
>>> Dr. Nicole Haas is assistant professor at the Erasmus School of Law,
>>> Criminology Department, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
>>>
>>> Prof. Dr. Jan de Keijser is a professor at the Institute for Criminal
>>> Law and Criminology, Leiden University, the Netherlands.
>>>
>>> A version of this article by Nicole Haas, Jan de Keijser and Gerben
>>> Bruinsma originally appeared in the journal Policing and Society (vol.
>>> 24, 2014, issue 2, pp. 224-241).
>>>
>>
>
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