Man dies after violent arrest by RCMP

Man dies after violent arrest by RCMP
Several investigations open as police use of force implicated in death
Stuart Hunter, The Province [British Columbia]
Published: Sunday, November 25, 2007
An autopsy tentatively scheduled for tomorrow will likely determine whether a Chilliwack man, who died in police custody, died as the result of being shot with a Taser — which [...]

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Rock knocks out Nanaimo school district computers

Rock knocks out Nanaimo school district computers
Nanaimo, British Columbia, November 2007
According to a Nanaimo Daily News report dated November 24, 2007, rocks were thrown through the windows of the band room at Nanaimo District Secondary School and at the district administration office, tipping over an air conditioner, which cools the district’s communications servers and helps [...]

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Inquest set for custody death

Inquest set for custody death
CanWest News Service
Published: Friday, November 23, 2007
VANCOUVER ISLAND [British Columbia] – An inquest into a man’s death while in custody at the Tofino RCMP cells will be held in February.
Christopher Tom, 38, of the Opitsaht First Nation, was detained by police Aug. 4 for being drunk in a public place. He [...]

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Guelph, Ontario: Attack on development

Guelph, Ontario: Attack on development
[Contributed by Anonymous on Thursday, November 22, 2007, to infoshop.org.inews]
On the night of November 10, 2007 we slashed five tires on three dump trucks at the Reids Heritage Homes facility on Hood Street.
This was the first time we’ve ever done something like this. We did it because we want to do [...]

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Buses burned, slashed and smashed at airport depot

Buses burned, slashed and smashed at airport depot
Friday, November 23, 2007
CBC News [Newfoundland and Labrador]
Vandalism at a bus depot in St. John’s Friday morning caused more than $500,000 damage to buses and other vehicles, a cab company owner said.
Peter Gulliver, who owns City Wide Taxi & Bus Charters, said one of his cab drivers called [...]

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2 arrested in picket line confrontation

2 arrested in picket line confrontation
Friday, November 23, 2007
CBC News [Newfoundland and Labrador]
Police arrested two pickets Thursday at the entrance to heavy equipment dealer Toromont Cat in St. John’s.
Striking workers from the International Union of Operating Engineers confronted non-unionized employees who were trying to cross the picket line on Kenmount Road.
St. John’s and District Labour [...]

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Nova Scotia taser victim ‘was running for his life’

N.S. taser victim ‘was running for his life’
OLIVER MOORE
The Globe and Mail
November 23, 2007
HALIFAX — A man who died a day after being tasered in what police describe as a violent attempt to escape custody was a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic who believed another police tasering two years ago weakened his heart, his sister says.
“He can [...]

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Complainant had photos of Taser burns

Complainant had photos of Taser burns
But cops closed probe since he ‘was no longer interested’
Joey Thompson, The Province [British Columbia]
Published: Friday, November 23, 2007
A Kamloops man has been waiting more than two years for the outcome of his claim to the RCMP public-complaints office that he suffered severe scorch wounds from a Taser-toting officer.
Jean-Marc Phillips [...]

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Cops caught on arrest video cleared of criminal charges

Cops caught on arrest video cleared of criminal charges
Thursday, November 22, 2007
CBC News [Calgary, Alberta]
Two Calgary police officers captured on videotape dragging and punching a handcuffed man during an arrest could be back patrolling next week after the Crown decided not to lay criminal charges in the incident.
Police Chief Rick Hanson told CBC News Thursday [...]

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Former soldier sues after being Tasered

Former soldier sues after being Tasered
Wed Nov 21, 2007
[Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba]
A Portage man has launched legal action against the RCMP and Manitoba Justice over an incident four years ago where he claims he was repeatedly struck by a Taser weapon while handcuffed.
In a report on the CBC National television news, Matthew Gray said Mounties [...]

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