Year in Review

Message from the District Commander

On behalf of the Commanding officer for New Brunswick and the members of District 9 Restigouche Chaleur, I am pleased to provide you with the 2008-2009 Year in Review.

As I begin my third year as District Commander for District 9 Restigouche Chaleur, I am very pleased with the efforts of our members over the past year. Addressing priorities identified by consulting with your community continues to be of great importance. This has given us an opportunity to hear the concerns of our elected officials and stakeholders while at the same time, provide a forum to share our successes and challenges.

In November 2008, District 9 received a criminal analyst position that will be used to primarily focus on prolific offenders. By focusing our efforts on these offenders, who make up about 10% of the criminal population and commit as much as 50% of the crime, we will be able to significantly reduce the crime rate within District 9 Restigouche Chaleur. This strategy has been used in other communities in the province and in British Columbia and has proven to be extremely effective. The ultimate goal of this crime reduction strategy is for New Brunswick to be the safest province in Canada.

Our successes throughout the past year are mostly due to the cooperation we received from our mayors, councilors, partner agencies and the general public who assisted us on a daily basis towards meeting our shared objectives. We look forward to the coming year and hope that the information from this Year in Review will help you better understand the work and role of the RCMP in your community.

Insp. R.E. (Roland) Wells,
District Commander

CONTACT US:
RCMP District 9 Restigouche-Chaleur
6-A Arran Street
Campbellton, New Brunswick
E3N 1K4
Tel: (506)789-6000
Fax: (506)753-3024
www.rcmp.ca/nb
1-888-506-RCMP

Community Priorities

The following priorities were established in line with local, provincial and federal needs and expectations:

To disrupt and dismantle organized crime groups;

To improve traffic safety on all roadways throughout District 9 Restigouche Chaleur;

To reduce and prevent Off Road Vehicle (ATV) infractions;

Reduce the number of youth in the judicial system.

Over the past year, District 9 continued to undertake undercover operations targeting the illicit drug trade. Project Johannesburg and Project Jordanien took place in Campbellton, Dalhousie, Eel River Bar, Balmoral, Pointe-a-la-Croix, Quebec and Saint-Quentin resulting in several drug search warrants being executed and several people charged with drug, tobacco and prostitution charges.

In addition, members in District 9 executed 20 other drug search warrants throughout the district seizing such items as marijuana, cocaine and crystal meth. District 9 has also assisted other units such as Customs and Excise and the Drug Section in complex investigations. During the annual outdoor marijuana eradication season, District 9 members seized over 2000 marijuana plants throughout the area, enough marijuana to produce up to 1,000,000 marijuana joints.

District 9’s five member traffic unit has been active in working towards making area roads the safest in the province. An increase in checkstops throughout the district has provided the opportunity to raise awareness to motorists. Over the past year, the Restigouche Chaleur area has seen a reduction in the Members in Saint-Quentin continued their aggressive approach towards those breaking the law with off-road vehicles (ATV’s) by seizing vehicles from repeat offenders. This along with ATV training of RCMP members and joint force operations with Public Safety Off Road Vehicle Enforcement officers have contributed to a decrease in this type of complaint throughout the district.

Youth remain a national priority for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the communities within District 9. Our continued interactions with youth continue to assist in developing a lasting relationship in preventing their involvement in the court process.

School liaison members have been assigned to each school in the district and programs such as DARE (Drug Awareness Resistance Education) and Positive Choices continue to be given to area youth. Over the past year, our Crime Prevention Officer and School and Community Officer have been able to make contact with over 6000 students where they provided education and information on such topics as DARE, Cyber Bullying, Internet Safety, Decision Making and Stranger Danger, drugs and alcohol. Party (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth), a program which educates youth to make proper decisions during their formative years, took place in Kedgwick before 400 students where the RCMP and other local emergency responders organized a mock accident involving an impaired driver.

The RCMP continues to work with other agencies and municipalities to coordinate emergency response plans to serious incidents. Members are trained in Immediate Action Rapid Deployment (IARD) techniques which can be applied to the most hazardous school incidents and School Action For Emergencies (SAFE) plans for all the schools within the district have been completed.

Criminal Activity

Criminal Activity
RCMP jurisdiction only	2007	2008
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
Homicides Offences related to death Robbery Extortion Criminal Harassment Uttering Threats Assaults (excluding sexual assault) Sexual Assault Other Sexual Offences Kidnapping/Hostage/Abduction	0 7 3 0 17 167 272 21 9 4	0 1 7 1 31 164 255 25 10 1
TOTAL	500	495
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Theft Under $5000 Theft Over $5000 Theft of Motor Vehicle Possession of Stolen Goods Frauds Break and Enter Arson Mischief to Property	344 11 95 25 87 137 27 378	333 20 112 24 76 179 23 369
TOTAL	1,104	1,136
OTHER CRIMINAL CODE
Public Order Offensive Weapons Morals Corruption (including public mischief) All Other Criminal TOTAL	2 52 10 17 529 610	2 40 11 14 580 647
TOTAL CRIMINAL CODE	2,214	2,278
FEDERAL
Drug Enforcement - Production Drug Enforcement - Possession Drug Enforcement - Trafficking Drug Enforcement - Other Laundering Proceeds General	32 61 65 2 3 106	19 75 32 1 3 118
TOTAL	269	248
PROVINCIAL STATUTES
Provincial (excluding traffic) Liquor Act Municipal Bylaws (excluding traffic)	1,439 47 156	1,566 33 152
TOTAL	1,642	1,751
TRAFFIC
Provincial Traffic Traffic Offences - Other	727 234	753 229
COLLISIONS
Fatal Collisions - Traffic Injury Collisions - Traffic Reported Damage - Traffic Non-reported Damage - Traffic Off-Road Vehicle - Fatal Collision Off-Road Vehicle - Injury Collision Off-Road Vehicle - Property Damage	6 112 449 240 0 9 4	6 84 457 236 0 18 2
TOTAL	1,781	1,785

A change in reporting statistics has resulted in some categories having significant changes from 2007 to 2008.

Look Ahead

RCMP District 9 Restigouche-Chaleur will continue to address the priorities identified at local, provincial and national levels and make great efforts to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency.

Close attention to RCMP member training will ensure that the members have the tools necessary to investigate everyday complaints to more complex investigations. In dealing with youth, District 9 members will continue to participate and organize activities and programs that will educate and contribute to the reduction of youth in the criminal justice system. Restorative justice and alternative measures will be explored when appropriate.\

District 9 will continue to implement crime reduction strategies throughout the district. Our goal is to see a reduction of property crimes by targeting prolific offenders and working closely with our partners. Our criminal analyst and street crime members’ efforts will focus on the small percentage of offenders who are committing the highest percentage of crimes and taxing police resources the heaviest. The results should be reflected in fewer calls for service thus freeing up police to do more proactive policing.

Members of District 9 will continue to work towards the disruption and dismantling of organized crime groups located within the district and throughout the province in a coordinated approach and in partnership with other agencies and stakeholders. Search warrants for drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, crystal meth and prescription drugs will continue and the offenders will be brought before the courts. Education and enforcement efforts will be done in tandem with a particular focus on protecting our youth.

Our District 9 traffic unit will continue to focus on traffic safety and towards the goals of the Road Safety Vision 2010 to make Canada’s roads the safest in the World. Special focus will be placed on education and priorities such as seatbelts, impaired driving and speeding.

At the administrative level, every effort will be made to operate within budget, demonstrating fiscal accountability. VICLAS reporting remains a high priority and is monitored to ensure compliance as well as unit level quality assurance reviews on high risk areas to verify the standard of our work.

District 9 will continue to spread the word about the advantages of an RCMP career in order to recruit new cadets to meet operational needs. Over the next several years, the RCMP will require close to 2,000 cadets to fulfill those needs.

In your community

District Commander
Inspector Roland Wells

Community Program Officer
C/M S. Poirier

Criminal Analyst
C/M J. Roy

Central Sector
Campbellton City Detachment
Sgt. R. DeSilva, Ops NCO
Cpl. N. Kiss
Cpl. B. Jolette
Cst. D. Archambault
Cst. F. Coutu
Cst. D. Dessureault
Cst. S. Fergusson
Cst. S. Gagnon
Cst. B. Hummell
Cst. É. Dupuis
Cst. E. Hanson
Cst. P. Leclair
Cst. R. Mercier
Cst. S. McLean
Cst. S. Minville
Cst. G. Nkili
Cst. P. Théagène
Cst. E. Turgeon

Campbellton County Detachment
Cpl. M. Forest
Cpl. P. Laviolette
Cst. J. Corrigan
Cst. Y. Desroches
Cst. P. Dorais
Cst. A. Guay
Cst. J. Lauzon
Cst. P. Lachance
Cst. P. Corbeil

Administrative Assistants
C. Blaquiere
M. Lanteigne
C. Arseneault
M. MacDonald
L. MacIntosh
S. Grandmaison
C. Gerrard
C. Viel
C. Hanson

Campbellton City Dispatchers
M. Landry-Allain
L. Dubois
S. Minville
P. Blais

Saint-Quentin Detachment
Sgt. A. Pépin, Ops NCO
Cpl. É. Lamarche
Cst. C. Bellavance
Cst. F. Paquet
Cst. P. Rousseau
Cst. R. Tremblay
Cst. E. Maillet
C. Lévesque (Administrative Assistant)

East Sector
Belledune Detachment
Sgt. S. Sawyer, Ops NCO
Cpl. P. Gauthier
Cpl. D. Melanson
Cst. J. Drapeau
Cst. Y. Allain
Cst. J.J. Arsenault
Cst. P. Bernatchez
Cst. M. Doth
Cst. P. Leblanc
Cst. C. Robichaud
P. Lapointe (Administrative Assistant)

Bathurst Detachment
Cpl. A. Neilson
Cpl. M. Parent
Cst. F. Allaire
Cst. L. Belliveau
Cst. G. McGrath
Cst. N. Sonier
Cst. G. Turcotte
Cst. M. Plourde
Cst. J. O’Brien
Cst. J. Greer
Cst. M.F. Quesnel
M. Jean (Administrative Assistant)

Dalhousie Detachment
Cpl. A. Leblanc
Cst. F. Lévesque
Cst. J. Foster
Cst. C. Leblond
Cst. E. Ouellet
Cst. L. Perreault
Cst. R. Richard
J. Good (Administrative Assistant)

District 9 Traffic Unit
Cst. R. Doiron
Cst. R. Langlais
Cst. L.C. Pelletier
Cst. N. Breton
Cst. J.F. Cyr