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e Association. In a Letter to 'the ' Goderick, _once
mission,' .tlin'Afillociatienlerrits , ',unit% !Waif
equate" lind,:su esti that- the ,ciiigi 1, eat would do
r to go back to a systiii:nsim &pitchers onn 24 hour
. The systein at present can be programmed during
night duty bent!so incoining. calls, go directly throif ct
radio-telephede'Uidis In estebrpollee cruiser or;nlobileunits
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carrled by officers on foot petrol: Police Departmentstaffer
Rosalene Barger handles incoming calls during retelitim
rtime Operations but can dispatchthose messages:'
",•directly through to officers on pale if the situation Callifte";1
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Goderich Police AssociatiOnIS net THE CHASE 29's etc. tire broadcasted over the Air
enthused with the loca . instead of using the ten code. Po1iq
Crime in Goderich is down
by nearly one quarter from
1975 accordiag to the
Goderich Departin nt Annual
eport for 1 976 p
e Goderich Po
mission last Wedne
A total of 581 cr
fences took place
community as comp
757 in 1975 for a deere
23.24 percent. Crimes aga
persons did rise marginally,
by 2:12 percent, and the
report points out that many of
these were assaults between
ertswhile friends or domestic
situations wherein police
patrol conld do nothing to
have prevented them.
"With adverse publicity
which Goderich received in
1974 at Halloween," Chief
King notes in the report,. "I
am pleased to report that
crimes against property,
including break-ins, dropped
by 25.46 percent."
There were no robberies
during the year and breaking
and .entering offences
dropped by 33.84 .percent.
Much of that decrease has
been attributed to the extra
'mobile patrols now in use. ---
Local drug offences are
down 29.41 percent from 1975
and Chief. King notes, that
some of that reduction can be
attributed to su7ssful
RCMP., - Goderich Police
investigations in 1975.
The Pence Chief suggested
that the "knowledge that the
Goderich :11Police are hot on
sented to
ice Com -
day. pl
final of -
in this
red to
se -of
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rtmeat's Ci
. .neathia,r4 -, e4f,.zat Eoliee,,Avogiatiqt claiMs-that ;if - depAqiiiente .ahli41 try
o,,.ndzAcwItad
- - Lteeippt-checking vehielee.--may
unications system. '';,...r.LL,A.::.: - ,,,TipOlicOkacer IS IO'nOlierte and he. is the-'-tr-ata -a " frirtiftrin'l34::71W- .i...e'4 ' have had a great deal to do
a recent ASS0AigitioAVrae..... 6tingySi only.officer in the vehicle, trying to dial transmissions can be monitored by, the
n was passed tdM
draffia` ale titt - out for the Goderich OPP assistance "is public. I'm sure if the public were aware With a divp of 31.45 percent in
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Chief Pat King "voicing concern" impossible". . , . of this they would be reluctant about
liquoroffences. Also the
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the syStem, Thatfletter iafent They -cite the case. of Constable Webb what they say to us over the phone." increased fines now imposed
the Police , Corntniiijon last who had a chase cinilighway 21 south.
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d to forward le copy of . the heading'their wair1,-Ilie car being chased carrying their liquor in their
spondence,, which outlines a . made a left turn onto a side road and as The Police Association also paint out
er of difficulties With the unit, .t6 Constable Webb had the receiver to his that when the roof lights °of the cruiser :vehicles.
Although there were no
anada, suppliers of the system., ear, the receiver became entangled in are activated the radio cannot be used
fatal traffic accident dm ing
ording to thePOce;ASeOciation,if . the steering wheel.and control of the due to interference. This -means the roof
1975, and . the number - of
icer is alone and needs:lielli ilitit,,,truiseil.;4/4Afost.'The Police car wound lights have to be turned off while using
personal . injury accidents
• will have to. ' . andthe car being chased
either use a portable. .. .
tin of the ditch the system,
ding he is hi effective or escaped." ' "The lights are for the protection of - remained the same there was
ck to the police vehicle to dial out .. ' • the police officer so motorists know an increase of 9.73 percent in
OPP or an off duty officer.. 1 there is trouble at that location or the accidents during 1976.
If an officer is alone and he has to
eav,e thee...miser, it has been noted that police have a car, stopped. With the roof ' Again as in previous
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most cages," the litter notes,'"if .
if he. ,ik in a steel building, then the lights Off thePolice officer no longer has years," the report notes, "a
firer needa. assistance for Say 'a , portable radio sets cannot be used to this Protection." large number of these took
it is very. unlikely he would be : '
d the time'rle'do''.thiti,' thereby' : connect an incoming call or dialing They also say that if officers are tied place on The Square and
g him to his ain reariniaii?..',1:. . , out Or aril to act as radio, the Police up at a call and are busy and the phone radiating streets. The
y say with the phone, answer a Askiciation„says. -- . rings; then they have to stop what they number of accidents where
r dial out from one Orithe.Ornisers, The:.P,Oliceoffiders Also note that the are doing to answer the phone. "A lot of liquor was a factor was
most a two-handed job. of- dialing is by touch-tone. the time it is only a citizen. wanting -in- surprisingly low. The main
when by, themselves, have ' "BeIrtetephoneinstallers told us that formation. If the officer is involved in ,factor is poor driving habits
el th technique of- stopping the you could push the buttons as fast as you something that he cannot just drop, the of many persons plus failure
rbefore atisWering or dialing tout a wanted, In - practice this has not worked phone will go unanswered." to adjust to weather and road
"Hit and run accidents
o ficere'..- - ' '. ' "totally inadequate:' - for the Police '''ere
chief said, "although I
is is time 1 consuming ' and •inim,h0 that you did not dial," say the
mes not praCtinah If you attempt f‘,..4.- `'''•' ''.' Department. .
lout or answer a call while driving ,causes you,
This — 16 either start the •They say a system . indorpOrating suspect that some of these
neer mtiattake..15rperCenfIot hik". number all .0v#11; again, which is time •
if help is trained dispatchers would be mote ef- : -
titration '0,10,:fitititiicitiohr,.... consuming anddangerous fective and the safety of the police of-
uosate aad*igeriniii'dieetiuld: •-"•*tfecl, r*Ii'e`li40,1•S''' or you wind IV ficers would be greatly improved. '
by the court and that
esday and Commission members' "He tried to dial opP as the chase was LIGHTS INTERFERE potential offenders are
conditions."
OUt.' it -you do it that way it will either. In summarizing their complaints the
miss 's number or connect in with a officers term the communication system'
quite prevelant," the
pat King told L, L. •pendageringhimself�rothers.A- •:Wakin nn' an irate 3 -
ti en at .00
also told
the eittzt citizens
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but falled
that the'!.effeittielin
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report
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states: .'"cr V;i14;iii;.litianNifi.isnaor.ertie!aif
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e - technicians en .'„eiiiif',L.t:41,;•„,;4t,:;iiliz!witoteriltatilii- if; . said.‘h6,
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Association stand.
Pollee Chief
however, that be dtlincoet;;;L:4::
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doesret,iiiy:oc.:0 for
termed
flue meeting twit
was hopeful m
good -vuolic.
with, • the P 1
y „alree
with no effect,
Serious.
s on' the auto -and veral mil
weed
aying
• and got have tried:
to conia0,`4},!;b 14",
connect OpP
the -occupants. :; attend,„m e f t with 0 f some hadtro:
6414tP-411•:' atieSi.10,06er were
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chaslng a- car out -of
would 1iaSe'ijo mith�d of -- -'rhe 441:11 says that
that. dispatcher
IOSCStinie; fOr this7areaIs:Xitcliener7
daysThe' work9 to, five g:Week-Thit could. be
:.:three ,
techniCal” and said he
the lty on 'the fore, "When ising - the portables as a
htahanet, been n tied police
telephone, many conversations haye crtientangledW"
utoff-after onlylO-2oseconds. The
6 fluctuating problems," worked out Telephone
to
though
tet:r Zr,),4ig.,7„7,...ity.tphea
i'ichcahs,e
appen
with-othe
the problems .,"Strictly1:;„
tryklaradi:' t(1)11;r!itlitroug
the c
itteo thaL.6 oppif,„
knew -
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and
becomingne ad
for assistance.
bllc-relations. Discussing the concern
ts;.fre
th I tiCia
to have 'at.ebasua
niiftnathniglkP
e some "
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adS;te0°?rtnt eitllpad it:*:raPif . when
rtment1minedatety1t 1? 1,A,::00not 41110v7:w10,olvirti; .,,1*Ab.1.61, • Oe,,h,6,4int,
ltive Information
ed that even
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nk
artmeflt. ThIs has been
th� attentlon of the Bell As
ing over t'he radlo
xagcloii:;041 Toronto ,
to nO. tha,t that you have hung up on them and this of
the,t1 d
uslng the Metro
xs:.1 giving regard communication
goin >AL
jous
In badIy
ti The -A4*Iittiii
.done 10
0, t40,'1,z!'fiCe0,1 er h';,COISP :110011
failed..
Otice Deti.#-`
expects 10 elie
trof police bands by privat&-
eiluirosnis there:.
citlzens, Chief King sald there was no
otfk
1;1: gair,m0„, called in requesttott
S onSeat
most system
for a 10 2 (a
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emergencyiiau anrcost between
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thepresent
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year t
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were not hit and run at all, but
caused by the owner or
someone in the pwner's
family mat owning up."
The number of Highway
Traffic Act charges is down
as well by almost nine per-
cent and more mobile patrols
and greater selective type
•enforcement has been given
• atleast partial credit for that.
The report also notes that
in morale and
citizen acceptance of the local
force, dpe to a change in
personnel "is still very ap-
parent".
"We still have our critics
but these are few and many of
their, comments are either
unjustified or impractical."
"The public have continued
to report more incidents than
in •previous years and,
although there have been
some false alarms, generally
all have been worthwhile."
Vehicle thefts are .also
down from 1975 ant many of
them could have been
prevented "had the owner
remembered to lock his
vehicle and pocket the key".
The report also noted that
the police used the Royal MP
rescue boat for emergencies
slightly more in 1976 than in
previbus years. The boat also
continued • to be used by
sailing instructors and ex-'
perienced boaters • in
•patrolling various water
activities and Chief King
notes this rtlieved the police
of maintaining the type of
patrol at public expense.
Not only was crime down,
so was overtime and court
time, by 48.42 percent and
26.65 percent respectively,
resulting in considerable
financial saving.
Superintendent in classroom
while area roads blocked
It's been more than 21 years since
Huron County Superintendent of
Education Don Kenwell spent a day
teaching elementary school students but
the storm which ushered in the ,month of
February saw him doing just that.
On February I, because all students
live in town, attendance at Robertson
Memorial School in Goderich was just
about normal with only 37 of -the 496 total
enrollment absent. It wasn'A so easy for
some teachers who live out of town to get
- to their classrooms however, nor could
some teachers who reside in Goderich
get to their rural schools which were
closed in any case. •
The •solution was simple,. Teachem
living in Goderieh Came forward to fill in
for those who were prevented from
getting to work by 20 foot drifts.
Mr. Kenwell spent the day' teaching a
class of Grade 6 students; Mrs. Carol
Simons, who would normally teach at
Holmesville -school, filled in for the "
Grade 8 teacher; and Robert Snell, a
teacher at Colborne Central School, took
over a Grade 7 class.
Seven years ago Mr. Kenwell taught
two periods per week while he was
principal at the Listowel Secondary
School but since then he has worked in
the administrative end of education at
_the Huron County Board of Education
Office in Clinton.
Have there been some changes?
"Yes," Mr. Kenwell observe, "I think
there have. The expectations on the part,
of the kids for a more -permissive at-
stronger. Partly due to new trerick in
teaching training. . .but of course every -LL
• classroorn is different,"
"I did find it very enjoyable though,-
• he adds.
Area MPPs want government
to widen snow k. aster fund
• Four Liberal members of the Ontario
Legislature - Murray Gaunt, Bob
McKessock, Jack Riddell and Eddie
Sargent - have urged the Premier to
extend the terms of reference of the
committee to, study the needs of snow
disaster areas, to include the Counties of
Grey, Bruce, Huron and Middlesex.
In a statement issued at Queen's Park,
the members said that "attempts to cope
with the disaster storm conditions of the -
past week are financially crippling to
municipalities, which have neither the
equipment nor the funds to open roads
which have been blocked by the huge
snowdrifts." •
"We believe that the Provincial
Government • should give immediate
financial assistance to municipalities,
by means of road subsidies for snow
clean-up and removal," they said.
"Many farmers, particularly dairy
farmers; have experienced enormous
difficulties in shipping their milk and
other commodities, because of the
disaster snow conditions," the four
MPP s said. "A number -of dairy far-
mers have been forced to dump their
milk because of impassable roads. We
are calling upon the Minister of
Agriculture to initiate, with a minimum
of delay, a programme to compensate
these farmers for their losses."
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