 By Pepper Parr
BURLINGTON, ON.
January 20, 2014
Halton Regional Police have gone public with a request for help in catching the brazen bandit who got his year started off with a daring daylight bank hold up during which he got away with an amount of cash – police aren’t saying how much.
 Police working with dog trying to pick up a scent outside the bank where the robber is believed to have fled. The dog did get a scent – but he never got the bank robber. On Friday January 3rd, 2014, at approximately 1:30pm, a lone male entered the Bank of Montreal located at 519 Brant Street in the City of Burlington.
The suspect approached a bank teller, indicated he had a weapon and demanded cash. The suspect was given a quantity of cash ran out the front door and ran up the northern side of the bank into the parking lot where he just disappeared.
 The dog does what a dog has to do – before chasing after a bank robber. Police brought in the canine unit – more than half an hour after the robbery, but they were unable to pick up a scent.
Police are now appealing to the public for whatever information they may have.
Suspect Description:
Male White
40-50 years of age
Approximately 6’2″ – 6’4″
Approximately 230-260lbs
Wearing a dark-colored coat and beige colored pants
Wearing a baseball cap with a toque over top
Dark sunglasses
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Constable Phil Vandenbeukel, 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905 825-4747 ext 2313 or Detective John Ophoven, 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905 825-4747 ext 2343.
Anyone with information on this or any other crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-TIPS(8477), through the web or by texting ‘Tip201’ with your message to 274637(crimes).
Background links:
Police search for bank robber after a Friday afternoon heist.
 By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON.
January 20, 2014
It appeared as an email to “undisclosed recipients”. For those that get taken in by these attempts at Identity Theft this one had an intriguing angle. The names, said the email, had been drawn from the Samsung database of telephone and internet email users. At some point I may have been on the Samsung web site and asked for some information. There were none of the usual spelling mistakes. But the language gives it away.
What would you have done with this one?
Had you responded you would have given away a lot of information about yourself that someone would be selling to people who are never described as nice.
**************THIS IS NOT A SPAM************** Samsung Europe Internet Prize and Email Messaging Center P.O Box 732
Rotterdam- The Netherlands
Telefax: 0031-844-393-028
www.samsung.com/europe
WINNING NOTIFICATION: Coupon Number: Q-119/SRV The sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros with a Samsung Ativ Book9 lite and a Samsung Galaxy NoteIII have been awarded to you from Samsung database of telephone and internet email users from which your email address was attached to the winning Coupon Number: Q-119/SRV.
Contact the notarization officer with your winning coupon number and required information for your notarization for transfer below.
CONTACT:
Smit De Keizer(Mr.) Claims Agent / Notarization Officer.
Contact Email: samsung.eu@europe.com
Provide required information:
Full Names:
Age:
Occupation:
Address:
Nationality:
Country of Residence:
Tel number:
Email:
Mode of Payment: (Bank Transfer, Bank Cheque or Personal Claim) Note that any leakage of your winning notification resulting to a double claim will automatically forfeit your winning prize thus we advise you to keep your winning notification message confidential and away from public notice to prevent double claims or impersonation until after remittance/payment to you.
Your Faithfully,
Victoria Van Eggo.(P.R.O) Samsung Europe
© 2014 Samsung Europe. All rights reserved. Terms of use. Privacy Statement¬
Had this come to you – what would you have done? Identity theft happens and people get seriously damaged financially. Know more and protect yourself. And lighten up on the greed factor and you’ll be just fine.
Background links:
How the identity theft thieves really work.
 By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON.
January 14, 2014
Identity theft is a BIG business, and a rather successful one for some people as well. This message came floating in earlier today. What are the clues?
Well, first the receiver of the email is not an Apple product user, second look at the email address it was sent from and then note the date at the bottom of the email.
Look at the language – there is no way Apple is going to let a message that poorly crafted get sent out.
 If you use Apple products you might have thought this was a legitimate message. It isn’t – phony as a three dollar bill. The full message reads:
This is an automatic message by the system to let you know that you
have to confirm your Apple ID account information within 48 hours.
Your account has been frozen temporarily if order to protect it.
The account will continue to be frozen until it is approved And Validate
you account information. Once you have updated your account records
, your information will be confirmed and your account will start
to work as normal once again.
This will help protect you in the future. The process does not take more than 5 minutes.
To proceed to confirm your account information Click here
Copyright © 2013 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
If you click there you are in the process of telling thieves, probably in Nigeria, more about you than they should know.
If the message doesn’t make sense to you – delete it.
Background:
Identity theft is a BIG business – the purpose of which is to steal your money.
 By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON.
January 8, 2014
They are selling the stuff legally in Colorado where a member of their Legislature sent an email to her supporters Monday night with glowing praise for her state’s recreational marijuana sales, which began New Year’s Day.
“It was a big week in Colorado,” the legislator wrote. “Across the state, recreational marijuana was sold for the first time. And guess what? The world didn’t end.”
But in Burlington – raiding residences and seizing every ounce possible is the name of the game.
 If the laws of supply and demand applies to the drug trade – prices for marijuana should rise. Maybe they are like gas prices where the supply is manipulated. The police wanted the public to be fully aware of what they are doing and invited media to tag along on the raid that took place. Very early this morning members of the Integrated Drug, Gun and Gang Unit executed three Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants within apartments situated at 41 Speers Road, Oakville.
Police located three highly sophisticated cannabis marihuana grow operations in each apartment. It is believe that all three locations are associated to one another and operated by the same suspect(s). Upon entry, police seized 1605 marihuana plants in various stages of growth and over 30 pounds of dried cannabis marihuana.
This investigation is currently ongoing and police are seeking the public assistance to identify the persons responsible. Police have information regarding one suspect who is described as an Asian female in her middle thirties.
Anyone with information on this or any other crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web or by texting “Tip201” with your message to 274637 (crimes).
 By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON
January 7, 2013
Two imports from Hamilton may not be going home soon. They were arrested in connection to a rash of night-time residential break and enters in Burlington.
An observant citizen saw something that didn’t look quite right shortly after 5:00 am on the 5th of January and called police to report the suspicious activity.
Police converged on the area and quickly determined a residential break and enter was in progress into a home on Woodland Avenue. They arrested one male inside the home while another fled on foot but was later identified and arrested at his residence in the City of Hamilton. The first guy had turned on his partner in crime
Investigators have identified two more residences that were broken into and another where an entry was attempted. In each instance, the homeowners /occupants were away.
Police have seized an involved vehicle that contained stolen property. A search warrant was executed in the City of Hamilton where money, jewellery, safes and electronics were recovered.
The investigation is ongoing with more charges expected as there are links to past similar break and enters that have occurred in Burlington and Oakville since October 2013.
Accused:
Shane Curtis PYE-PERLER (04NOV1987) of Wilson Street in Hamilton is charged with:
3 counts of Break and Enter and commit indictable offence of theft
1 count of Break and Enter with intent to commit an indictable offence
1 count of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.
Jermaine Omar GRAHAM (27JUL1990) of Market Street in Hamilton is charged with:
3 counts of Break and Enter and commit indictable offence of theft
1 count of Break and Enter with intent to commit an indictable offence
1 count of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Ellie Bale – 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau – Residential Crime Team at 905-825-4747 Ext. 2312.
If you have information on this or any other crime please call Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-8477 (TIPS) or through the website or by texting “Tip201” with your message to 274637 (crimes).
By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON
January 7, 2014
The Regional Police Service has done something we don’t see very often; they published the photograph of a minor and provided the public with a copy of the document they took before a Justice of the Peace to get the authority to publish the picture.
The authority to publish the picture has limitation attached to it. It must be removed from wherever it is published by 11:5 p pm on January 10th, 2014. How is that going to be enforced?
 Unidentified male wanted for questioning on a sexual assault complaint. Media were given a copy of the picture – the moment we publish it is out there for the world to see and it is all but impossible to erase once it’s public.
The youth, based on the photograph, looks like a high school or community college student. Once someone at a high school sees the picture it gets routed to every person with a cell phone.
We are curious as to why the police took this action for an event that took place last October. Here are the details.
On October 17, 2013 at 6:45 p.m., a 13-year-old girl was waiting in line at a Subway restaurant on Driftwood Drive when she was approached from behind and her buttocks were grabbed. The offender did not converse with the victim and promptly left the establishment.
The offender is described as male, white, 17 to 19 years of age, 5’8” tall, medium to heavy build, short dark brown hair with acne on his face. He was wearing a dark-colored hoodie with ‘IRISH’ written in white lettering on the front and white laces protruding from the hoodie area, a white shirt underneath with baggy blue jean shorts (tied in front), white socks and black runners.
 The police asked for and were given authority to publish the photograph of a youth suspected of grabbing the buttocks of a young woman in Burlington last October. The time limit placed on the release of the photograph is highly unusual and suggests a lack of understanding of what happens to content when it appears on the internet. The police asked for and were given a Judicial Authorization to release the suspect’s photo. The photo is authorized to be posted until Friday, January 10th at 11:59pm. That authorization is for the police website. We see nothing in the Authorization that calls for the Gazette to take down what we put up on the 10th of January.
The police ask that anyone with information concerning this offender to contact the Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit at 905 465-8970, Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-TIPS(8477), through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com or by texting ‘Tip201’ with your message to 274637(crimes).
This action on the part of the Halton Regional Police Service does not appear to have been thoroughly thought out.
We will follow this one with considerable interest.
 By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON.
January 6, 2014
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported a significant drop in the number of impaired driving charges officers laid during their province-wide 2013 Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) Campaign.
The campaign, which ran across the province from Nov. 23 to Jan. 2, 2014, resulted in 578 impaired driving charges being laid by OPP officers. Another 481 Warning Range Suspensions were issued.
By comparison, OPP officers laid 693 impaired driving charges during the 2012 campaign and issued 625 Warning Range Suspensions.
 It’s time consuming work =- but this year it kept 15 people with too much alcohol in them off the roads. Time well spent. While the OPP indicated they were pleased to see the lower numbers associated with the 2013 Festive RIDE campaign, they said the charges serve as a reminder that a small number of impaired drivers threatened the lives of other road users over the holidays.
Locally the picture was about the same as last year with fewer cars stopped but the number of charges laid the same as 2012.
The Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program remains a key deterrent against drunk driving. R.I.D.E. spot checks are conducted year round, with an emphasis placed on holidays and long weekends when higher volumes of traffic and opportunities to drink and drive are present.
R.I.D.E. 101 was an innovative pilot project created by the Halton Regional Police Service in 2006 to educate young drivers about the risks associated with impaired driving. The three-phase program geared towards high school students includes on-campus demonstrations and displays, as well as actual driver spot checks.
Follows are the results of the 2012 R.I.D.E. holiday campaign for Burlington which ran from December 1st-31st:
Vehicles stopped: 6,075
- Roadside breath tests: 208
- Pass tests: 192
- Warn tests: 13
- Fail tests: 3
- Impaired charges: 5
- Over 0.08 charges: 8
The Halton Regional Police recently appointed a new Media Relations officer: Sgt Chantal Corner, who advises us that their number for the 2013 RIDE program were as follows:
4,125 cars were stopped during the R.I.D.E campaign
203 Roadside tests were administered with 172 pass tests, 22 warns and 9 fails.
Three charges of Impaired Driving were laid and 12 charges of Over 80 mg.
By Pepper Parr
January 3, 2014, Burlington, ON.
It was just after 1:30 pm. I was driving up John Street into the Plaza on Brant that is home to Joe Dogs when I spotted a police cruiser with its light flashing stopped in the parking lot behind the Bank of Montreal, just south of Eatalia on Brant.
I glanced to the far end of the parking lot and saw an unmarked cruiser in the drive coming in off Brant Street. Police had clearly blocked access to the bank parking lot.
I made a fast U-turn and parked my car – illegally – and grabbed my camera. There was no movement. The police officer didn’t have much to say. It was cold and I had very light foot wear on – so after standing around for 10 minutes I got back into my car drove in the parking lot and slipped into the Scotia Bank where I had an account, took out some cash and headed down Brant Street where I saw five policed vehicles, sirens blaring, come to a screeching halt in the middle of Brant where all kinds of police officers piled out. Officers went to the trunks of the vehicles and grabbed weapons while the officer from the canine unit let the dog out of the van.
 Dog from the canine unit had a little personal business to take care of before picking up a scent and chasing down a bank robber. The dog had a little personal business to take care of first before he was led to the side of the bank to pick up a scent – and then they were off.
 Two “beefy police officers following the German shepherd at the rear of Joe Dogs on Brant Street looking for the bank robber. The canine officer, two of the beefiest police officers I have seen in some time and a very young, nervous looking officer with a sub-machine gun following rapidly behind the dog who was leading through a city parking lot east of John Street, then back to Joe Dogs where he was sniffing away.
 Police stand by as German shepherd picks up scent of suspected bank robber outside Bank of Montreal branch on Brant Street. Then back to the bank parking lot and eventually back down John Street towards Caroline. I got the sense that whatever the dog was looking for wasn’t going to be found.
And the man, who had entered the bank at about 1:30, according to the police report was not apprehended.
Police reported that on Friday, January 3, 2014, at about 1:30pm, a lone male suspect entered the Bank of Montreal at 519 Brant St in Burlington where he indicated he had a weapon and demanded cash.
The suspect made off with a quantity of cash and fled in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as: Male, white, 6’4-6’5, early 30’s, clean-shaven, wearing beige pants, a blue hooded winter jacket, dark toque over top of a baseball cap and sunglasses.
 By Staff
Burlington, ON December 31, 2013.
Not sure how these two managed to get together – but if ever there was a natural relationship – this had to be it.
The Region issued an Extreme Cold Weather Alert starting Wednesday, January 1 and is expected to last for two days. The alert gets issued when temperatures are expected to fall below -15 degrees Celsius – without wind-chill.
 Give them a call – they ca keep you out of a lot of trouble and ensure the safety of others on the road. One day in September 1984, as Jean Marie DeKonick was driving and listening to a radio show about the serious problems caused by impaired driving he came up with an idea: he’d get his swimming team to offer motorists who had a few drinks to drive them home in their own vehicle.
Today, more than 100 organizations across Canada benefit from the proceeds of the Operation Red Nose campaign. Each year, between $1,200,000 and $1,300,000 are redistributed to non-profit youth organizations and/or amateur sports organizations.
From the very beginning, Operation Red Nose adopted a philosophy that enabled it to gain the trust and respect of the population. The organization does not encourage nor condone those who choose to have a drink. Instead, the message « DON’T DRIVE IF YOU ARE IMPAIRED» is conveyed in a humorous and non-judgemental way. Operation Red Nose’s preventive approach is a wonderful complement to the more repressive measures of the law.
Great idea – if your red nose is the result of the colder weather, bundle up and walk a little faster. If the red nose is the result of more alcohol than the police want you to consume – check into the Red Nose Operation.
They are operational from 9:00 pm to 3:00 am. 905-634-6665
 December 30, 2013
By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON. It doesn’t take the identity thieves and the bank scammers very long to find a new angle.
 This is what the email message looked like. The language used gives this one away – as well as the country code in the url. Yesterday emails began going out advising you that the government had a tax refund for you – all you had to do was fill in a form and the dollars would flow your way.
 If you had good email security software in place you would have gotten this message. If you didn’t – you would have gotten a form that looked like the kind of thing a government agency might have sent out and had you filled in the form someone who wants to steal your money would have had the kind of information needed to do just that.
If it looks to good to be true – that’s because it probably is too good to be true.
This email message was sent out to tens of thousands of unsuspecting people with Canadian email addresses. Where did they get the name? That is a tougher question to answer.
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 December 19, 2013
By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON. Police are asking the public for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who interacted with two children on Spruce Avenue near Goodram Drive, on December 17, 2013 at 3:20 p.m. Two children were walking home from school when a man approached on foot and engaged them in conversation. During the brief interaction the man offered to give them a ride home, which they refused.
 The man was described as: white, 55-60 years of age, 5’10”, average build and short greyish hair. He wore a toque, dark puffy waist-length jacket, brown pants and was carrying a small pink backpack with black zippers over his shoulder.
Anyone with information concerning the identity of the individual involved is asked to contact the Burlington Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905 825-4747 x2315, Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-TIPS(8477), through the website or by texting ‘Tip201’ with your message to 274637(crimes).
 December 14, 2013
By Pepper Parr
BURLINGTON, ON. The Halton Regional Police Services board has released the Draft of the 2014-2020. The Police Service, in cooperation with the Police Services Board is in the process of undertaking a review of its goals and objectives for the next three years. These goals are important as they guide the service in the delivery of services that are vital in maintaining the safety of the residents of Halton.
The the public are encouraged to have a say on what they feel is important by contacting Keith Moore, Senior Planner at 905-825-4747 ext. 4830 or by email at Keith.Moore@haltonpolice.ca
The material is organized into four themes with a series of points listed under each theme. Unfortunately, there is no comment on any of the points. The draft consists of a list of things the police plan to do during the next four years.
Community safety, Outreach and collaboration, Organizational capacity and Organizational excellence
Under Community Safety the Board lists:
 Identity theft and bank scams are a continuing public threat. HAlton Regional Police have led a number of successful multi-jurisdictional investigations. Ensure that Halton maintains the lowest overall crime rate and Crime Severity Index of any comparable-sized community in Canada.
Deter criminal activity— strengthen crime prevention, community policing and safety initiatives – and relentlessly pursue criminals.
Improve crime clearance rates.
Focus on key areas of concern to the community; traffic safety and enforcement, growth in illegal drug activity, gangs and organized crime,assaults and sexual assaults, domestic violence, youth and young adult crime, victimization of seniors/youth/children, technology-based crimes (e.g. Cyber-bullying; internet financial crimes and fraud). , monitoring and tracking of offenders, hate crimes and human trafficking.
Engage and mobilize the community to collaboratively share responsibility for keeping our region safe.
Establish and practice leading-edge emergency preparedness measures, including ongoing business continuity during emergencies and special events.
Under Outreach and Collaboration the board lists:
 The police are out at hundreds of community events. Build public awareness of and trust/confidence in the Halton Regional Police Service and policing in general.
Educate the public about safety and security issues through an inclusive approach that respects the diverse composition of our community.
Reduce the fear of crime — help those who live, work and play in Halton to feel even safer.
Define and clearly communicate the areas for which the Halton Regional Police Service is responsible.
Strengthen communication and community dialogue (e.g. using social and other media).
Collaborate with our communities in the prevention and solving of crime – and contribute to overall safety and wellbeing.
Strengthen relationships with youth and diverse communities to establish a solid foundation leading to improved understanding of policing, recruitment opportunities and other policing initiatives.
Continue to strengthen working relationships and information exchange with other law enforcement agencies.
Under Organizational Capacity the Board lists:
 There are community police stations throughout the Region. Police appear to want a new headquarters building as well. Ensure that police resources and funding responsibly address operational requirements and changing demographics.
Enhance the use of police analytics to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.
Be the leaders in the application of new technologies and maximize innovation, responsiveness, outreach and service delivery.
Ensure that all employees are well-trained and well equipped in accordance with provincial requirements and in areas of emerging concern — and that support of the front line remains paramount.
Strengthen police ability to effectively address situations of elevated risk (e.g. mental health-related incidents).
Embrace human resource best practices and customize them in support of: employee recruitment/retention, diversity, career development, succession planning, performance management, and positive labour relations.
Strengthen employee understanding of the Halton Regional Police Service and its initiatives, and secure support for future strategic directions.
Ensure that police facilities adequately meet current and future needs.
Under Organizational Excellence the Board lists:
 Do the police deliver the service the public needs? The RIDE program is a proven service. Ensure that the Halton Regional Police Service demonstrates the highest levels of ethical and professional standards.
Strengthen service delivery and positive interactions with the community.
Ensure that our Police Service is an employer of choice for both uniform and civilian positions.
Strengthen employee motivation and engagement — foster a sense of employee pride and high job satisfaction, and a belief in the value of individual contribution.
Ensure that our police service culture emphasizes respect, responsibility, accountability,relationships and results.
Meet or exceed all current and future provincially mandated police service requirements.
Be the leader in identifying and implementing innovative policing practice
What is the Police Services Board telling us? Is this list a collection of clichés and self-serving statements? Is the Board, which oversees policing in the Region, calling the people who police the community to account?
Government services employ people to communicate with the public. Major corporations have public relations departments that are in place to tell their story to the public. These are companies that are in business – they are there for the most part to make a profit for their shareholders which are often large pension groups.
Public services are considerably different. They are in place to SERVE the public and to seek the advice of the public they serve.
This DRAFT plan for the next three years is the first step in the process of making their plans public.
Let us see how the public reacts to the document.
The following data for the fiscal year 2011 puts who the police serve and what the public pays for that service into perspective.
There are 178,232 households in the Region
The police budget for 2011 amounted to $116.4 million.
There were 629 men and women in uniform .
There were 282 civilian people working for the police service.
Calls to the police for service amounted to: (2009): 124,503; (2010): 129,971; (2011): 128,202.
The annual cost to each person in the Region for the police service we get amounted to: (2009): $224.66;(2010): $225.83 and (2011): $236.08
 December 13, 2013
By Pepper Parr
BURLINGTON, ON. As part of the mandate of the Human Trafficking and Vice Unit and in partnership with the Canadian Border Services Agency and By-Law Enforcement Officers from Burlington, Oakville and Milton, several Halton businesses were visited on December 11, 2013 and inspected for municipal By-law infractions.
 It’s certainly not show business. The following businesses were found to be in violation of by-laws specific to their industry and as a result received Provincial Offences Notices and/or had the business licence revoked:
Accu Green Health – 774 Brant Street, Burlington – licence revoked
Cara Studio – 4180 Morris Drive, Burlington – Notice of Violation to be served on owner and charges pending
Body & Sole – 550 Ontario Street, Milton – closed operating no valid licence
Mary Gold – 43 Main Street South, Campbellville – Closed operating unlicenced, charge issued
Tai Chi – 2544 Speers Road, Oakville – issued zoning notice for closure, charge issued
Ivy Spa – 119 North Service Road East, Oakville – issued zoning notice for closure, 2 charges issued
The Human Trafficking and Vice Unit is responsible for all human trafficking investigations (both domestic and international – including but not limited to the sex trade, forced labour or domestic servitude), all prostitution investigation (including street prostitution, escort services and disorderly houses – common-bawdy houses), all adult entertainment premises investigations (including commercial massage parlours), all gaming related investigations and all liquor license premises investigations.
Anyone wanting to provide confidential information or tips related to suspected human trafficking is asked to contact 905 825-4747 x8723, via email at HTVICE@haltonpolice.ca or anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-TIPS(8477) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com.
If you are a victim of human trafficking, dial 9-1-1 or contact the Chrysalis Anti-Human Trafficking Network for free, confidential telephone trauma counselling and referrals for anyone who has been trafficked or exploited at 1-866-528-7109.
 December 3, 2013
By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON. A male resident of the city managed to get himself arrested twice on child pornography charges.
Police executed w search warrant on November 5th at a Burlington residence and seized a number of computers and data storage devices were seized.. The accused was held for a bail hearing.
The November arrest was the result of a three-month investigation by members of the Internet Child Exploitation Unit.
Subsequent investigation resulted in the accused being re-arrested on December 3rd and again held for a bail hearing.
ACCUSED: Cody FISHER, 22 yrs of Burlington
CHARGES: Possession of Child Pornography (two counts), Make Available Child Pornography, Luring a Child, Breach of Probation (two counts)
The Internet Child Exploitation Unit has earned a world-wide reputation for being able to ferret out the web site and data servers that hold pornography. If you have any information that you think may help – don’t be shy – Call Crime Stoppers.
By Staff
December 1, 2013
Burlington, ON. Halton Regional Police, Burlington-3 District Strategic Support Team, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence on Ross Street in the City of Burlington.
- There goes the Christmas money – and how are the people higher up the drug food chain going to get paid with all the money gone?
The warrant was as a result of a drug trafficking investigation. Seized as a result of the warrant and subsequent arrest was;
• $11,100.00 dollars,
• 1307 grams of marihuana (approximately 46.7 ounces/ 2.87 pounds ),
• 4 grams of Cocaine,
• 8 grams of Methamphetamine
• 1 gram of MDMA.
• a digital scale,
• cellular phones
• and packaging material
The drugs have an approximate street value of over $14,000.00.
The accused, Maxwell FOLKES-KAIZER- 24 years of Burlington, was located inside the premise and was subsequently arrested.
FOLKES-KAIZER was charged with:
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Controlled Substance and, four counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance
He is to appear in Milton Court on January 7, 2014.
Investigators remind the public to utilize Crime Stoppers to report any illegal drug, gun or gang activity at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477), through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com or by texting “Tip201” with your message to 274637(crimes)
 November 29, 2013
By Pepper Parr
BURLINGTON, ON. It was the 25th Anniversary celebration for Crime Stoppers in Canada. Lots of people from the police community taking the decent sized audience through the statistics and telling us about the role Crime Stoppers plays.
Carolyn Wallace spoke on behalf of Burlington MP Mike Wallace – she was as good a speaker as her husband, perhaps a bit better.
 Halton Regional police chief Stephen Tanner The chief of police spoke and then introduced a tall, dark-haired, attractive willowy woman who quietly said she was Sharlene Bosma. The room was suddenly quiet, almost tight.
“It was seven months ago” explained Sharlene “that my husband left the house never to be seen by any of us again.
 Sharlene Bosma with friends after her remarks to Halton Crime Stoppers. “I knew about Crime Stoppers,” she said, “I had seen it on TV but it was never a service you expect to use. I knew about the tips people could send in to Crime Stoppers.”
“We were so numb that first few days – we were desperate but we didn’t know what to do. The house became Command Central and then, quite quickly, there were all these posters put out by Crime Stoppers.
“Family and hundreds of friends were around the house” she continued – pausing several times, working hard to keep it together.
“We had no idea how many calls there were. At one point the police email service was overloaded and Crime Stoppers was able to fill the gap.”
“We were so desperate – waiting and waiting.”
“Never underestimate” she said “the value of family, friends and neighbours.” Each pause was a painful effort to keep it together.
“The terrible things people do to each other” brought the hearts of all of us in the room to our throats.
“Things like this” she continued, “never happen to us”
“Then it did”
 Small smiles were possible And at that point most of the people in the room were about to lose it as we heard an incredibly strong human being lower her head and say “Thank you”.
The applause was both significant and sustained. The people in the room were law enforcement types. Tough people who deal with the worst day in day out. Dennis Farr, a former Halton intelligence officer and an accomplished interrogator was there along with former Halton Chief of Police Gary Crowley
Cal Millar, former head of Crime Stoppers in Halton was on hand along with the new police officer servicing as police liaison with the organization.
The audience had heard the statistics about the vital role Crime Stoppers plats in keeping the community safe.
Claire Gibbon, a Crime Stoppers board member, talked about when her home had been burglarized and how Crime Stoppers helps us “keep one another safe.”
To date for 2013 Crime Stoppers was responsible for 1011 arrests and 2035 clearances. A clearance is a crime for which there was no suspect but found later to have been committed by a person under arrest.
The fact and the figures mattered but what I think most people took away was the strength and the beauty with which Sharlene Bosma presented herself and the thanks she gave “for stepping in when I needed you most.”
 November 22, 2013
By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON. A police raid that took place on the November 21, 2013 was reported immediately by the police. A raid that took place on November 15th 2013, where members of the Integrated Drug, Gun & Gang Unit, along with the 3 District Strategic Support Team, executed 2 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants in Burlington, was not publicly reported until today. Why the delay?
 District 3 police have been busy. Drug raids on the 15th and the 21st of November seized almost $100,000 in cash and a lot of drugs. Probably because the two are linked together. As a result of the November 15th raid, police seized:
9 ounces of cocaine,
$75,000 cash,
8 grams of marihuana, and
3 grams of psilocybin (commonly known as magic mushrooms).
The estimated street value of the drugs seized is $14,500.
Hardeep KALAR (41 years of age) of Burlington was charged with Trafficking a Controlled Substance (cocaine) and Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine).
Keith CLARK (27 years of age) of Burlington was charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine), and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marihuana and Psilocybin).
Carly PATRY (23 years of age) of Burlington was charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine), and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marihuana and Psilocybin).
Stjepan BROZIC (44 years of age) of Freelton was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (cocaine).
Hardeep KALAR was held for bail and later released on November 19th 2013 on a Recognizance of Bail, while the three other parties were released on Promises to Appear on November 16th 2013.
It will be interesting to see how this case and the raids conducted yesterday work their way through the criminal courts.
 November 22, 2013
By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON. Ouch – that hurt.
 Whenever there is an opportunity to tell, or better yet, show the public what the police are doing to protect us – there is a photo-op. Shown is what the police were able to seize during a recent drug bust. If you look through pat drug/crime stories you can probably trace which lower level dealer was nabbed, squeezed a bit and gave up the name of the supplier. Tough business to have any friends in. On November 21st 2013, members of The Integrated Drug, Gun & Gang Unit executed two Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants in Burlington yesterday and scooped up $105,000 in cash and the following:
3.75 ounces of cocaine,
500 OxyContin tablets,
2 grams of crystal methamphetamine,
7 grams of marihuana, and
0.5 grams powder MDMA (ecstasy).
Andrew HATTON (33 years of age) was charged with:
1. Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
2. Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (oxycodone)
3. Possession of a controlled substance (marihuana)
4. Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine)
5. Possession of proceeds of crime
Mr. Hatton was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
 November 13, 2013
By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON. Regional police are continuing their investigation of what they are calling an attempted murder at an apartment building in the east end of the city at 5220 Lakeshore Road.
A 9-1-1 call came in from a young girl at 8:35 pm Tuesday.
 Police have charged a resident of this apartment complex with attempted murder; weapon is believed to have been a knife. Halton Police attended an apartment at 5220 Lakeshore Road, Burlington in response to a 9-1-1 call from a young girl. When police arrived they located the caller in a common hallway and found a teenaged girl suffering from stab wounds in a nearby apartment. She was transported to an area hospital for medical intervention and remains under observation.
A 32-year-old woman, who is known to the victim, was taken into custody at the scene and will be charged with Attempted Murder.
A police presence at the scene will be maintained throughout the day as detectives continue their investigation into this incident.
Anyone with information that would assist in this investigation is asked to contact the Burlington Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905 825-4747 x2315, Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-TIPS(8477), through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com or by texting ‘Tip201’ with your message to 274637(crimes).
 UPDATE TO ORIGINAL STORY.
November 10th, 2013
By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON. The Regional police are still looking for the “victim” of what they say was Aggravated Assault, Forcible Confinement, Forcible Entry that is reported to have taken place at the Motel 6 on the North Service Road in Burlington.
The victim, who police have not identified, but is said to go by the “handle” was, according to police stabbed in an incident that took place November 9th 2013 at approximately 11:20am.
Nothing has been found and area hospitals have been canvassed.
A young black male, believed to have been stabbed in the torso, fled the Motel 6 on the North Service Road, a little before noon on Saturday. Believed to be bleeding and wearing a white T-shirt, dark pants, black shoes with white soles and a dark red sports style jacket.
Mid 20’s, skinny build, 160 lbs., short black hair in an Afro style the victim was last seen on foot. Police do not know if the male victim got into a vehicle.
Thought to be using the “handle” Jay or Jay Love
Three adult males, between the ages of 20 to 31 years have arrested and subsequently charged with the following offences: Aggravated Assault, Forcible Confinement, Forcible Entry, Weapons Dangerous, Robbery and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.
Going to be tough to make most of those charges stick if there isn’t a victim and whoever was stabbed in the torso clearly doesn’t want to be found
Anyone with information is requested to contact Halton Regional Police – 30 Division – and to speak to the on duty Staff Sergeant at 905-878-5511 ext. 2310, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477,) www.haltoncrimestoppers.com, or text “Tip201” with your message to 274637 (crimes.)
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