MONTREAL POLICE RELEASE SUSPECT IN MISSING GIRL 10-YEAR-OLD CASE.

MONTREAL - A suspect arrested by Montreal police in connection with the death of a young girl who vanished more than a decade ago was released on Saturday without charges, but investigators provided no explanation as to why.Police said in a statement the 47-year-old man arrested in connection with Jolene Riendeau's death was released at about 3 a.m. Saturday morning and that no further details on the case would be available until Monday.Jolene was 10 when she disappeared in April, 1999 from her Montreal neighbourhood.

She was last seen outside a convenience store near her home eating a bag of chips after school.Investigators followed up on 1,500 leads but there were never any breaks in the case until last Wednesday, when her remains were recovered by police.A spokeswoman for Jolene's family said they are disappointed with the latest development but hope someone will soon be charged. More here

BLACK MAN SHOOTS COP AND GETS $30,000 BOND. BECOMES A FREE MAN AGAIN. SMH.

Moncks Corner, South Carolina police chief said he's outraged at the bond amount set for the man accused of shooting one of his officers. Dominique Barr, 18 is charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting Wednesday that grazed the leg of Moncks Corner Police Officer Shane Judy.Investigators say Barr allegedly shot Judy after the suspect ran from the scene of a traffic accident in Goose Creek."If someone shot at the judge or one of his family member, what kind of bond would he have set?" said Moncks Corner Police Chief Chad Caldwell.

Betty Bell is the widow of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty.Bell's husband, Summerville Officer William Bell and Berkeley County Sheriff's Deputy Gene Wright were killed in November, 2002 when they were run over while changing a flat tire for a stranded motorist.Betty Bell believes the bond for Barr is too low."If you shoot at an officer, you ought to go to jail and you ought to stay there, there should be no bond," said Bell. "His family could have been in the same situation I'm in, fighting to keep a cop killer in jail."

In a phone interview, Berkeley County Magistrate James Polk explained why he set Barr's bond at $30,000."You have to decide based on what's presented at the bond hearing and based on flight risk and threat," Polk said. "I can't make decision based on public opinion."As part of the bond conditions, Barr must remain under house arrest unless he goes to school, work or the doctor.He is scheduled to graduate from Goose Creek High School next month.

MsKemi: This is the kinda shyt that happens with these racist cops in the South. I know too well of them. The whole black community falls under these sympathetic white judges and then you get these ridiculous bails. House arrest, school or work. It's in school that he'll get into more trouble. Lets be glad he didn't kill the officer. Bottom line, cops and community must work together. Call me a racist if you want. I'm a down to earth black woman will tell you like it is.

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TORONTO MARKETING FIRM TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR SLAIN OFFICER'S LITTLE BOY.

MacKenzie Grant Associates, in association with the Toronto Police Service and 52 Division, present a comedy event to benefit Nolan Russell, the three-year-old son of slain Toronto police officer Sgt. Ryan Russell - 'A Night of Comedy,' May 4 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes' Blvd. on the CNE Grounds. The evening-long event opens with a VIP reception at 7:30 p.m. (doors open to public at 8 p.m.) and features Canadian comic Rob Pue with guest comedian Stephen Patterson.

The master-of-ceremonies for the evening is Toronto's Deputy Chief of Police, Kim Derry.The event has been embraced by the Russell family and the police community as a celebration of life and a comedic antidote to the somberness of Police Memorial Day on Sunday, May 1.Tickets are available online at www.comedy-benefit.eventbrite.com or in-person at Toronto Police Service 52 Division, 255 Dundas St. W. A limited number of tickets will also be available at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre the night of the event.

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Kudos to Scott Chacko, a Managing Partner and the entire staff at MacKenzie Grant Associates for remembering our police families.

WATERLOO REGION COP CHARGED WITH VOYEURISM.

An Ontario police officer has been charged with voyeurism and breach of trust after allegedly taking a photo of another person without their knowledge while on duty. Waterloo Regional Police did not say whether the victim in the case was male or female, or what the photograph contained.

The four-and-a-half year member of the force has been suspended from duties, officials said. "Our organization prides itself in remaining open and accountable to the residents of Waterloo Region. The alleged action of the officer does not meet the values of our Service or what is expected of us by our community," police chief Matthew Torigian said in a release.
The professional standards branch is also investigating.

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TORONTO INTELLIGENCE COP HEARING NOW MADE PUBLIC.

Photo: Ernest Dorosduk

TORONTO - They are some of the toughest cops in the Toronto Police Service, with decades of experience on the job.They work on this city’s most covert crimes: gangs and guns and terrorist threats.Yet according to an investigator with internal affairs, many of these officers broke down in tears when interviewed about the “poisoned work environment” they endured in the intelligence unit under the command of Staff Insp. Steve Izzett.

Among them was the female subordinate officer who says she had to withstand more than a year of sexual harassment by her boss because he refused to take no for an answer.Instead, she told investigators, Izzett showered her with gifts and kept trying to kiss and hug her. And when she lied and said she was gay to deflect his advances, the married father insisted she’d “awakened the giant within” him and they were meant for each other.

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TURKISH POLICE DRESS UP AS DOCTORS TO SEE HOW VUNERABLE RESIDENTS ARE!

Turkish police donned white coats and stethoscopes to disguise themselves as doctors, then knocked on people’s doors to see how easily they would fall for a confidence scam.The undercover police officers told residents of the southeastern city of Gaziantep they were screening for high blood pressure and handed out pills, according to Turkish media.They were alarmed when residents at 86 out of 100 households visited on Tuesday swallowed the pills immediately.Police later returned to warn residents to be more cautious.

The police pills were harmless placebos. But a local gang had been using the same technique to give people heavy sedatives and then burgle them.Turkish police in other provinces have also used novel methods to test citizens’ gullibility.Officers in Adana in southern Turkey last week called at houses, announcing through the intercom: “I am a burglar, please open the door.”Police said they were stunned at the number of people who opened the door, the Radikal daily newspaper reported.

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TORONTO POLICE HAS AN INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION KILLER CASE IN THEIR HANDS.

Murdered student Qian Liu

Her mother after identifying her daughter's body at the corona's office in Toronto

Her dad after the memorial service

The funeral program

• Clean Cut kid Brian Dickson arrested and charged with First degree murder in death of York University Student Qian Liu
• Dickson's bizzare online posts
• Who is the real Brian Dickson?
• Dickson seemed to have it all
• Hear from the woman who dated him
• Alleged killer heard saying he was going to jail for life
• Creepy side of webcam killer
• Brian Dickson to plead NOT GUILTY to webcam killing
• Victim Qian Liu laid to rest after viewing, service then cremated
  

TWO ONTARIO COPS CHARGED IN SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS OF FRAUD AND DRUG RINGS!

TORONTO - Two cops, one from Peel Region and one from Hamilton, have been arrested in separate fraud and drug investigations.Peel Regional Police said one of their own was taken into custody in Brampton Thursday for allegedly staging a series of motor vehicle collisions in 2010.The charges follow a probe by their internal affairs bureau and the Insurance Bureau of Canada."It is alleged that the officer facilitated the reporting of the accidents as legitimate collisions," police said. "The alleged fraud involved the staging of motor vehicle collisions followed by insurance claims for damaged vehicles and injuries sustained during the impact."Const. Carlton Watson is charged with uttering a fraudulent document, obstruct justice and breach of trust.The 18-year veteran of the force has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of the court proceedings,A civilian, Wayne Isaacs, 46, of Brampton, was also charged in the case with defrauding the public.Both men are scheduled to appear Saturday in Brampton court.Another officer was arrested in Steeltown for alleged ties to a drug ring.

Hamilton Police said they began probing a nutrition store after receiving tip 18 months ago. By the time they wrapped up Project Newton in a series of pre-dawn raids Wednesday, they had seized $4 million worth of drugs including crystal meth, setroids, cocaine and ketamine were all seized.Const. Andrew Pauls is accused of accessing information from a confidential internal police computer and passing it on to the owner of the nutrition store.

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TORONTO CONSTABLE BRANDON FRASER TO REMAIN BEHIND BARS FOR ALLEGED UNDERAGE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.

A Toronto cop accused of sexually-assaulting a 14-year-old boy and interfering with another teen remains behind bars even though he was granted bail.Justice of the Peace Jerry Rosenfield ruled Monday in an Old City Hall courtroom that Brandon Fraser, 24, could be released into the care of his mother and aunt if they could $15,000 for bail.However, Fraser remained in custody after the family could only pony up $5,000.Police alleged the officer sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy between January and May 2009. An alleged "inappropriate" sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy occurred between September 2010 and March 2011, according to investigators.

Fraser has been charged with one count each of sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation.A publication ban prohibits media from reporting on evidence heard in court and the reasons of the judge's decision.Wearing a brown t-shirt and dark blue jeans, Fraser cupped his hands and stood calmly as he listened to Rosenfield read out his bail restrictions.He is not to have access to cell phones or computers that would allow him to surf the Internet. Nor can he be in the company of anyone under the age of 18, unless accompanied by one of his sureties.As part of the conditions, the young officer must remain under house arrest at his mother, Coreen Fraser's west-end apartment, except when his aunt Anita Radics drives him to police headquarters to check in, twice daily.Fraser's mother left the courthouse, wearing sunglasses and a scarf that covered most of her face. She was accompanied by Radics and two other family members.The family declined comment and Radics appeared irate with the media, swearing at reporters before the group took off in a taxi.A constable with Toronto Police, Fraser joined 42 Division in August 2010, but has been out patrolling the streets since January. He was arrested by the Toronto Police Service professional standards unit on March 28.
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EGYPTIAN POLICE SHOOT 17 PROTESTERS TRYING TO ATTACK STATIONS!

Egyptian police shot dead 17 people trying to attack two police stations on Saturday in Beni Suef governorate, south of Cairo, witnesses and medical sources said.Twelve of those shot were attempting to attack a police station in Biba while five others were trying to attack another in Nasser city. Dozens of others were injured in the exchanges.

Egypt has seen five days of mass demonstrations across the country calling for President Hosni Mubarak to end his 30-year rule. Regions across Egypt have witnessed looting, arson and vandalism during the political turmoil.There have been several attacks on police stations across the country during the day.

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HAMILTON, ONTARIO COP CHARGED WITH INSURANCE FRAUD!

A Hamilton, Ontario Canada cop is charged with trying to twice defraud an insurance company claiming his personal vehicle was stolen.The accused reported that his personal vehicle was stolen on Sept. 30, and it was later recovered, Hamilton Police said Thursday.Another stolen vehicle report was filed with Waterloo Regional Police on Oct. 12 and officers there recovered the vehicle, which was found burned.Both thefts were reported to the suspect’s insurance company, police said.

Hoang Pham, 31, of Cambridge, who has been with the service six years, was charged Wednesday with arson for a fraudulent purpose, attempted fraud, breach of trust and two counts of public mischief.He served as a uniform patrol officer in the downtown area.Pham, who is suspended with pay, was released on a promise to appear in court on March 10.

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CHARGES FOR OPP OFFICER SECRETLY TAPING UNDRESSED WOMAN!

An Ontario Provincial Police officer has been accused of secretly videotaping an undressed woman on two different occasions.Investigators say they found two instances where the officer, who was off-duty at the time, covertly made "visual recordings" of a woman while "she was in a state of undress."

One incident occurred in Toronto while the other occurred in York Region, the OPP alleged. The incidents in question occurred between Jan. 2000 and Dec. 2002.The OPP Professional Standards Bureau began probing the allegations in November of last year. Police say the incidents did not occur at work and investigators maintain that no OPP property was used.Insp. Jeffery Steers, 44, faces two counts of mischief. He's set to appear in court on March 9.Steers is a 23-year veteran of the OPP working in the Highway Safety Division. He has been suspended from duty.

JAIL SOUGHT FOR CANADIAN MOUNTIE IN BEATING CASE.

EDMONTON - The fate of a disgraced Lac La Biche Mountie who brutally assaulted an injured man being held in police custody is now in a judge's hands.At a sentencing hearing Thursday in Edmonton provincial court, the Crown asked for Const. Desmond Sandboe to be given a jail term of between six and nine months while the defence suggested a conditional discharge."This is clearly a violent offence and there is a breach of trust," said prosecutor Jason Neustaeter, adding it was a "sustained beating" and "a jail sentence is called for."Neustaeter also spoke about how Sandboe had initially claimed victim Andrew Clyburn had first lunged at him and then charged him with assaulting a peace officer.

Court heard that charge was later withdrawn.The judge in the case, Judge Robert Philp, even questioned Sandboe's lawyer about his client's action following the assault, saying it looked like a "cover-up."Neustaeter read out a victim impact statement by Clyburn in which the 33-year-old Edmonton resident spoke of being "terrified" by Sandboe and thinking he might die.Clyburn also submitted photos of his injuries, which he said included a broken nose, two black eyes, a swollen face and cuts above his eye and on the back of his head. Click here to see photo of beating....

TRAGEDY AS A FEMALE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER IS SLAIN IN PRISON CHAPEL!!

Correctional Officer Jayme Lee Biendl
Washington State Department of Corrections
Washington
End of Watch: Saturday, January 29,
2011Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Saturday, January 29, 2011
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: In custody
Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl was assaulted and killed in the Monroe Correctional Facility's chapel.

An inmate was discovered missing during a routine headcount shortly after 9:00 pm. The inmate was located three minutes later in the prison chapel's lobby and informed the officers that he had planned to escape.

After an equipment inventory was completed it was discovered that a set of keys and radio were missing. Other officers were dispatched to Officer Biendl's assigned duty post and found her unresponsive. CPR was initiated but she was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics a short time later.

Officer Biendl had served with the Washington State Department of Corrections for eight years.

TRAGEDY AS NEW YORK STATE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER DIES IN ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AS HE IS TAKING INMATE TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENT.

Corrections Officer Casimiro Pomales
New York State Department of Correctional Services
New York
End of Watch: Friday, January 28,
2011Biographical Info
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: 22 years, 6 months
Badge Number: Not availableIncident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, January 28, 2011
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Corrections Officer Casimiro Pomales was killed in an automobile accident as he and another officer transported an inmate to a medical appointment.

Officer Pomales was driving a prison van on the New York State Thruway, near Ulster, when it was sideswiped by another car. The impact caused the van to overturn. Officer Pomales, the other officer, and the inmate were transported to Kingston Hospital where Officer Pomales was pronounced dead.

Officer Pomales had served with the New York State Department of Correctional Services for over 22 years and was assigned to the Eastern Correctional Facility. He is survived by his wife and several grown children.

Source: ODMP

SOME HUMOR: AFTER A ROUGH WEEK IN THE US...

11 Cops shot in 24 hours! 4 dead...You need to relax officers, unfortunately you can't take a day off, cos the mouse will play. Here's a video.

POLICE FEAR " WAR ON COPS."

Police officers salute as a hearse carrying the body of one of two Miami-Dade police officers killed last week arrives for a memorial service at American Airlines Arena on Monday in Miami. Officers Amanda Haworth and Roger Castillo were killed Thursday when they were serving an arrest warrant.

A spate of shooting attacks on law enforcement officers has authorities concerned about a war on cops.In just 24 hours, at least 11 officers were shot. The shootings included Sunday attacks at traffic stops in Indiana and Oregon, a Detroit police station shooting that wounded four officers, and a shootout at a Port Orchard, Wash., Wal-Mart that injured two deputies.

On Monday morning, two officers were shot dead and a U.S. Marshal was wounded by a gunman in St. Petersburg, Fla.On Thursday, two Miami-Dade, Fla., detectives were killed by a murder suspect they were trying to arrest. You must read the rest....

CALGARY COP ACQUITTED OF GAS STATION SKIRMISH.

A veteran city police officer has been acquitted of assaulting a woman in connection with an incident at a downtown gas station two years ago.Provincial court Judge Harry Gaede agreed with defence lawyer Willie de-Wit's argument on Monday that Const. Blaine Ellerby was acting in self-defence when he put up his arm to block the charging, unidentified woman.Gaede then found the officer not guilty.

Ellerby, 47, is a nine-year member of the Calgary Police Service.DeWit said his client was filling up his vehicle at the Esso station at 12th Avenue and 1st Street S.W. about 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 27, 2009, when a taxi drove up, a man got out and told him his girlfriend was beating him up.He said Ellerby then told her to get out of the vehicle and she began swearing, threw some items at him and knocked him to the ground."She's belligerent and loud," said deWit."

She moves toward him and he reacts by putting his hand out with his palm, striking her in the side of the head," the lawyer said.The woman was not named in the court records and did not show up at court for trial.She sustained some swelling as a result of the incident.Ellerby has remained on duty since the incident, said deWit.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Calgary+police+officer+acquitted+station+skirmish/4160891/story.html#ixzz1C5Ouf7dt

ACCUSED COP SNOWPLOW KILLER BACK IN COURT.

The man accused of murdering a Toronto police officer while driving a stolen snowplow appeared in court Tuesday morning, and will be back in two days.Richard Kachkar, 44, has not yet obtained a lawyer, and aims to do so before his next appearance Thursday morning.Mr. Kachkar, who suffered gunshot wounds after driving the snowplow into Sergeant Ryan Russell, appeared in court via video link, wearing a white T-shirt and with his arm still in a sling. His blond hair and beard were neat, and the bandage that had been on his nose last week was removed.

Asked by the court for his name, the accused said in an even tone, “Richard Kachkar.” The screen was turned off while he conducted a private conversation with duty counsel. When the picture returned, he was given his next court date, Jan. 27.“Thank you,” Mr. Kachkar responded quietly, staring downward.Sgt. Russell, an 11-year veteran of the Toronto Police Service, died this month after chasing Mr. Kachkar as the accused drove erratically through downtown streets. The snowplow slammed into Sgt. Russell, causing fatal injuries.A massive funeral for the slain officer drew more than 12,000 police and emergency workers last week.

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TORONTO COPS ACCUSED OF BEATING DISABLED MAN?

Richard Moore feels vindicated now that the two Toronto cops who beat him have been convicted of assault causing bodily harm."I'm happy because you don't beat people up and expect to get away with it," the disabled man said.Consts. Edward Ing and John Cruz will be back in court on Feb. 8 for sentencing submissions.Last April, Moore was heading to his Gerrard St. E. home when he passed two officers dealing with another individual.Moore, 60, got into a verbal arguement with the police before the physical altercation.

Moore received broken ribs, a broken finger, a dislocated shoulder and scratches and bruises."I'd like to tell them to have a nice day like they told me, but I'm not that type. I don't go out at night anymore and I am moving out of the city," Moore said."I am happy with the conviction and I just want to live. I want to thank (lawyer) Barry (Swadron). Maybe no one would have believed me without him."Swadron says he is happy that justice has been done."This points out a big hole in the government of the police because the charges in this case laid by the SIU wouldn't of happened.

They didn't know about the case until I write to the director of the SIU," Swadron said."This individual was seriously injured by the police and it should have been under the radar (of the SIU)."The two officers charged Moore with being intoxicated in a public place but it was proven he had no alcohol in his system."I'm not sure what these officers are facing but I do know they will be facing a civil suit," Swadron said.

Source: Toronto Sun

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ANOTHER TWO FLORIDA COPS KILLED TODAY IN ST. PETERSBURG WHILE TRYING TO SERVE A WARRANT!

Police Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz
St. Petersburg Police Department
Florida
End of Watch: Monday, January 24, 2011
Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, January 24, 2011
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz and Sergeant Tom Baitinger were shot and killed while attempting serve a warrant on a suspect wanted for aggravated battery.

Several members of a regional task force had gone to the home to question a family member about the man's whereabouts. After making contact with the woman the officers were informed that the man was in the attic and possibly armed.

Officer Yaslowitz, who served on the department's canine unit, had just finished his shift and was en route home when he volunteered to respond to the call.

After attempting to talk the man out of the attic Officer Yaslowitz and a member of the United States Marshals Service made entry into the attic and were immediately shot.

Another officer was able to pull the deputy marshal from the attic but was unable to reach Officer Yaslowitz. The suspect then fired from the attic, striking Sergeant Baitinger who providing cover from the main level.

A SWAT team used a tactical vehicle to breach a wall of the home and came under fire, but was able to recover Officer Yaslowitz. Officer Yaslowitz and Sergeant Baitinger were both transported to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead.

The suspect was found dead several hours later after the home was partially dismantled using heavy machinery.

Officer Yaslowitz had served with the St. Petersburg Police Department for 12 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.

Sergeant Tom Baitinger
St. Petersburg Police Department
Florida
End of Watch: Monday, January 24, 2011
Biographical Info
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, January 24, 2011
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Sergeant Tom Baitinger and Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz were shot and killed while attempting serve a warrant on a suspect wanted for aggravated battery.

Several members of a regional task force had gone to the home to question a family member about the man's whereabouts. After making contact with the woman the officers were informed that the man was in the attic and possibly armed.

Officer Yaslowitz, who served on the department's canine unit, had just finished his shift and was en route home when he volunteered to respond to the call.

After attempting to talk the man out of the attic Officer Yaslowitz and a member of the United States Marshals Service made entry into the attic and were immediately shot.

Another officer was able to pull the deputy marshal from the attic but was unable to reach Officer Yaslowitz. The suspect then fired from the attic, striking Sergeant Baitinger who providing cover from the main level.

A SWAT team used a tactical vehicle to breach a wall of the home and came under fire, but was able to recover Officer Yaslowitz. Officer Yaslowitz and Sergeant Baitinger were both transported to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead.

The suspect was found dead several hours later after the home was partially dismantled using heavy machinery.

Sergeant Baitinger had served with the St. Petersburg Police Department for 15 years. He is survived by his wife.

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OHIO OFFICER DIES AFTER 1979 GUNSHOT WOUND.

Police Officer Tom Hayes
Columbus Division of Police
Ohio
End of Watch: Thursday, January 20, 2011Biographical Info
Age: 61
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available

This is one of those stories that really saddens you! Some stupid ass teens shot him in a time when teens didn't even have guns! This cop lived in PAIN. May his soul rest in perfect peace

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, December 18, 1979
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Tom Hayes succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained 31 years earlier while attempting to arrest two teens on a curfew violation.

He had responded to a local convenience store after receiving reports of a disturbance by the two teens. The boys had been drinking, smoking marijuana and had taken LSD. As Officer Hayes attempted to arrest them a scuffle ensued in which one of the boys pulled out a handgun and shot him in the back. The wound caused him to become paralyzed below the waist.

Officer Hayes' continued to suffer serious health issues as the result of the wound, including the amputation of one of his legs six years prior to his death.

Despite his wounds and health issues, Officer Hayes continued to work as a civilian sketch artist for the Columbus Division of Police. Prior to being shot, he had served with the agency for seven years. He is survived by his wife.

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FINAL MASSIVE FAREWELL FOR TORONTO POLICE SGT RYAN RUSSELL KILLED BY A SELFISH MAN ON A SNOWPLOW RAMPAGE.

Police Widow Mrs Christine Russell speaks at the funeral

I can't begin to tell you what kinda week this was! Three officers dead in the US and Toronto, Canada had a massive funeral for our own Sgt Ryan Russell this past Tuesday Jan 18th 2011. The Toronto Sun had full comprehensive coverage. The words spoken at the funeral, the images, the 2y/o kid echoing around the auditorium "Where's daddy?" at this huge police event.

From Chris Doucette at the Toronto Sun: It was a gut-wrenching day for the family of Sgt. Ryan Russell, his fellow officers and the entire city as the fallen hero was laid to rest in the biggest police funeral Toronto has ever seen.Perhaps the most upsetting moment came during the service inside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre as mourners seated close to the grieving widow, Christine, heard the officer’s son Nolan, 2, ask: “Where’s daddy?”

“It was an emotional and difficult day for everyone,” said Toronto Councillor Michael Thompson, vice-chair of the Toronto Police Services Board. Like most of the nearly 13,000 police, emergency services workers and civilians in attendance, he lauded the “courage” displayed by Russell’s widow as she spoke publicly for the first about the death of her husband, 35.“Ryan always put others before himself,” Christine said, fighting back tears. “On Jan. 12, this cost him his life.” “Ryan, we are all so proud of you,” she continued.

“You are an amazing husband, you’re the best dad, you’re an amazing son, brother, uncle, you’re a grandson, a wonderful friend, an amazing colleague.” However, it was those two words spoken by little Nolan that will forever haunt Thompson.“I was touched when his young son, sitting in the front row, asked where daddy was,” he said. “It brought tears to my eyes.” Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair was also emotional, saying while the public learned Russell was a good officer in the days after his death, Tuesday’s funeral provided a glimpse of his personal life.

When asked how he felt as he saluted Russell’s hearse on Bremnar Blvd., Blair became choked up and paused to collect himself.“It was very heartbreaking,” Blair said.“I’m very mindful that there’s a broken-hearted young woman there, and a little boy, an incredibly cute little boy, who won’t know his father unless we all make an effort to remind him of the type of guy his father was,” he added.Blair said that 12,500 mourning cops, firefighter and paramedics — from across Canada and the United States — filled the downtown core enroute to the funeral.“As we walked down the street, I was struck by how quiet the city was,” he recalled.

It was just as quiet last Wednesday morning as Torontonians slept and a fresh blanket of snow fell on the city.But all hell broke loose just after 5 a.m. when a snowplow was stolen from outside a Tim Horton’s in Regent Park.Russell, an 11-year veteran of the force, was run down soon after near Avenue and Davenport Rds. while trying to stop the vehicle as it tore a path of destruction.Richard Kachkar, 44, now faces a first-degree murder charge for the officer’s killing.

Once Russell’s colleagues made their way to the convention centre, they lined both sides of the street and saluted as the hearse carrying his body passed by.Because the crowd was so huge, it then took nearly two hours for everyone to make their way inside.A police spokesman said the turnout far exceeded expectations.Many dignitaries, including Premier Dalton McGuinty, Lt.-Gov. David Onley and Vaughan MP Julian Fantino, a former Toronto police chief, attended the funeral.“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Bill McCormack, another former Toronto police chief. “It was unreal!”

HIS EYES WERE DONATED TO A CHILD

Death did not stop Sgt. Ryan Russell from helping others.Toronto Police Chaplain Rev. Walter Kelly announced during Russell’s funeral service that he had donated his eyes to a child.“As Ryan closed his eyes in death, he gave resurrection and a new kind of life to someone else, and that’s wonderful,” Kelly said Wednesday.He was with Russell’s family when they received the call from Trillium Gift of Life Network, who told the family Russell’s blue eyes had been donated to a child.“Even in death he was giving,” Kelly said.

“Families touched by a tragedy have to make a decision. Now with medical science the way it is we can care for someone else who is hoping and praying for a miracle.”Frank Markel president and CEO of the Trillium Gift of Life Network said he thinks this donation says very good things about Russell, who signed a donor card, and his family, who supported the decision.“For him to be so generous speaks volumes about who he was,” he said. “That in particular, his wife, would let him be a cornea donor speaks volumes. It’s entirely (keeping) with the courage we saw yesterday.”

Yet Markel understands why people may not want to part with their loves one’s eyes.“For many people the eyes are so closely related to who we are,” he said.Kelly urged people to think about organ donation before a death occurs.“(Tragedies) happen in our lives, we don’t know, and sometimes we only have hours to decide,” he said.The courage Russell and his family displayed by donating has not only helped the child who received the eyes but the family of that child who will no longer suffer.“The cornea gives the gift of sight,” Markel said. “Sight is so precious to us, it opens up so much to us.”

‎Here are significant quotes that struck me that were read at the funeral....

"What's daddy's job-Police man, Who does he catch-bad guys, how does his car sound-woo-woo. When we are planted in death we can resurrect someone else. Sign the card" Rev Walter Kelly (TPS Police Chaplain) speaking about Ryan's son learning daddy's job and how Ryan's signed his organ donation card.

"Think of it, a child seeing God's beautiful world through Ryan's eyes," Police Chaplain Kelly telling mourners that Ryan's blue eyes were donated to a child.

‎"At the guns and gangs unit, Ryan Knew every tattoo, he knew every banger and bandit." Suprintendent Fergurson 52 Div Head

"Ryan had a love for everyone, even stray cats. He brought one home as the family pet, then got 6 kittens weeks later..a bonus" Suprintendent Fergurson 52 Div Head

"Ryan was a good man. He was a good Cop!" Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair

THIS FUNERAL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PR OR THE G20. It was about toddler Nolan

Rob Granatstein, one of the Editors of the Toronto Sun writes: The backlash erupting in response to the police funeral for Sgt. Ryan Russell is sickening.On talk radio, in my voice-mail, in letters to the editor, calls to our office, not an insignificant number of people are expressing outrage over the events of Tuesday in Toronto.They’re furious so many police officers showed up.They can’t believe how much the funeral will cost the city.They don’t think this police officer deserves the hero treatment for doing the job he’s paid to do.

They’re mad about the massive media coverage.And, the biggest conspiracy theory of all, they believe it’s a political smokescreen to offset negative attention from the G20 policing debacle.One caller to my voice-mail even complained, “what did Ryan Russell do for me, to make my life better?”My problem isn’t with his freedom of speech, but let’s look at the real issues here.On the morning of Jan. 12, a wild man behind the wheel of a stolen snowplow went demolition-derby on the city.The normal reaction of every right-thinking citizen would be to run in the opposite direction.

Sgt. Russell ran into harm’s way. He did his very best to stop the rampage before someone waiting at a bus stop, or heading to Tims for a coffee, ended up dead.“Ryan always put others before himself,” his amazingly strong widow, Christine, said at her husband’s funeral. “This cost him his life.”If you can’t understand why this death is different from a construction worker killed on a job site, or a woman waiting for a bus, you don’t understand the job of the police.Of course every death is significant to someone, but the job of the police is to maintain order in society for the benefit of all. As it says on their squad cars they “serve and protect.”Yes, they are well-paid. But what they do helps make Toronto a safe and great place to live.

Civil society needs the instruments of law and order, and needs them to be effective and trustworthy.No one gets a free run at a police officer. Period.Of course, the counter to that position is the G20 debacle.The burbling undercurrent around the funeral, where 12,500 police officers marched down University Ave. in an impressive, emotional show of unity, is that it’s a PR stunt to try and right the tarnished reputation of a force stained by irresponsibility and brutality on one weekend in June.There is absolutely no basis to mix one event with the other. Not a single officer or member of senior command that I heard made any mention of the G20 on Tuesday, or during the past week.

They are two separate issues.One can respect Sgt. Russell's sacrifice and still be concerned about some police actions at the G20.Far from being a “reputation fixer,” this was a typical police funeral — although bigger than we’ve ever seen in Toronto.That had to do with the particular circumstances of Sgt. Russell’s death. Every one of those officers knows it could have been them dead on the pavement last week.Officers showed up from as far away as Europe because they are a fraternity and they wanted to show support for Christine and her young son, Nolan, 2.On the money side, every Toronto officer who attended was off duty and not being paid.The convention centre only charged the police to recover its cost for the day, but took no profit.

The flowers were donated. The TTC lent buses.If you think that’s too big a dent on the city’s budget, I’ll cut the first cheque to pay down the cost myself.As for the media, yes, we provided blanket coverage. A phenomenal amount. Live on TV and the web, pages of newspaper content, blogs, tweets, photo galleries.That’s because it was an enormous news story. No one was forced to watch. If the coverage offended you, well, the Cartoon Network is always there to enrich your brain.By Tuesday night, I was emotionally drained. I can’t imagine how the Russell family feels.But, as Christine Russell said, “it is with Ryan’s courage and his bravery, and along with all of you, and all of your support, I am able to stand here.”For that reason alone, there was only honour in Tuesday’s funeral.

The Sgt's FINAL MOMENTS reviewed

Chris Doucette of the Toronto Sun reports: Sgt. Ryan Russell grazed the man accused of killing him with one of two bullets fired during the desperate moments before he was run over, sources said Wednesday.A built-in camera on Russell’s cruiser captured some of the frantic final seconds as the 52 Division sergeant fell and was then hit by a rampaging snowplow, leaving the 11-year veteran dead and a city scarred, sources confirmed.It all started shortly after 4 a.m. on Jan. 12, when a shoeless man hopped into the cab of an idling pickup truck outfitted with a plow, near Dundas and Parliament Sts., and drove off.For Ryan, the tragic morning started in a mundane fashion.

He stopped for a coffee — just before his shift was about to begin — when the call came about the stolen plow truck smashing into a posh auto dealership at Avenue and Davenport Rds.Responding to the call, the 11-year police veteran spotted the truck and got out of his cruiser.In what must have been a troubling sight, he noticed the driver standing near the pickup was barefoot in the snow.Russell approached, trying to speak with the man while holding his Taser but the driver jumped into the pickup and headed towards Russell, say sources.The officer managed to holster his stun gun and pull his sidearm.He slipped in the snow and lost his balance as the plow approached. But he managed to send one final desperate message over his two-way radio.He managed to fire two rounds during the incident.Richard Esber Kachkar, 44, originally of St. Catharines, is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Ironically this photo was taken Jan 11th 2011, the day before. Sgt Ryan Russell will get killed the next day protecting me and you. A man was holed up in a standoff in a car at Toronto's Yonge Dundas Square and it was ended peacefully. R.I.P Ryan....