Tag: RCMP

‘Gas and Dash’: Fuel Thefts on the Rise in Some Provinces

RCMP in at least two provinces say there have been big jumps in fuel thefts in 2022, compared to 2021. In Saskatchewan, RCMP say there was a 70 percent jump in people stealing gasoline or diesel fuel in 2022—around 818 cases in total. “Of that, 510 of those were mostly from someone fuelling up at…


City Councillor Oversees Montreal Area Organizations Alleged to Double as Chinese Police Stations

A Montreal area city councillor oversees two organizations suspected by the RCMP of hosting Chinese police stations, with the mayor now requesting she steps aside during the probe. Brossard Mayor Doreen Assaad said she asked councillor Xixi Li to recuse herself from her role during the RCMP investigation, reported the Journal de Montréal on March…


RCMP Says Probe Into Two Alleged Chinese Police Stations in Quebec Underway

Quebec RCMP is investigating two locations suspected to be secret Chinese police service stations, adding to several such police outposts previously identified in Ontario and British Columbia. The RCMP has confirmed that the two locations under investigation are in Montreal and Brossard, a suburb just south of the city. The probe was first reported by Le…


Thought of Attending Parole Hearing ‘Heartbreaking’: Slain NB RCMP Officer’s Wife

The wife of one of the New Brunswick RCMP officers murdered in 2014 says she is angry and discouraged after an Appeal Court reduced convicted killer Justin Bourque’s parole eligibility. Nadine Larche’s husband, Const. Douglas Larche, was killed in the line of duty in Moncton, N.B., on June 4, 2014, along with two of his…


Unofficial Chinese Police Stations in Canada Have ‘Ceased’ Operations: RCMP

Alleged secret Chinese police stations reported to be functioning in various locations across Canada have now “ceased” operations, an RCMP official told MPs today. The RCMP’s deputy commissioner of federal policing Michael Duheme appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on March 2, where he was asked by Conservative MP…


RCMP Says Recruitment a Challenge as Attrition Rate Hits 10-Year High

The federal police force says it’s facing challenges to recruit while at the same time dealing with the departure of regular members at the highest rate over the last decade. “While there has recently been an increase in departures relative to historical averages, it is likely that this is a ‘catch-up”, as 2020 saw far…


RCMP Discontinues Search for Foreign Object Downed Over Yukon

OTTAWA—The RCMP says it has ended its search for an unidentified aerial object shot down over central Yukon last Saturday. The Mounties say they searched the highest probability area but could not find the debris. The RCMP says it is discontinuing search efforts because snowfalls have made it increasingly unlikely the object will be found…


RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki Announces March Retirement From Force

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Brenda Lucki will be retiring next month from her role leading Canada’s national police force. In a statement on Feb. 15, Lucki said she had “made a personal decision to retire.” Lucki was approaching the end of a five-year term, which began on April 16, 2018. She was the…


‘International Partners’ Involved in Yukon Wreckage Search, Including FBI, Says RCMP

The extent of foreign involvement in the search to retrieve the unidentified object shot down over the Yukon on Feb. 11 appears to be greater than let on, according to information provided by the RCMP on Feb. 14. “The RCMP has deployed resources alongside CAF to retrieve the debris and will be investigating the incident…


RCMP Tight-Lipped on Scale of CERB Fraud Investigations

The RCMP confirmed on Feb. 14 that investigations are ongoing with regards to individuals who defrauded the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), but wouldn’t say on what scale. “The RCMP confirms that it has received fraud complaints from the Government of Canada in relation to its Covid programs,” spokesperson Cpl. Kim Chamberland told The Epoch…