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AERIAL ACROBATICS
HOW MANY PATROL COPS ON A SHIFT IN SURREY? 36 ▶ CITY’S ON-THE-GROUND RCMP FORCE FALLS SHORT OF PREFERRED 50 MEMBERS
KEVIN DIAKIW
Seventy-five Surrey Mounties aren’t hitting the streets due to sick leave, maternity leave and other absences, The Leader has learned. It effectively reduces the “roadable” force from 673 officers to 598, leaving only 36 uniformed general duty officers per shift throughout the entire city. The optimum number for a city this
size should be 50, police sources say. The revelation comes after Coun. Barinder Rasode, who had been requesting the figures for three months, finally received them. It effectively means 11 per cent of the force is unable to patrol the streets.
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CONCERN OVER TRUCK ROLLOVERS ON SFPR
▶ DELTA POLICE SAY THERE’S BEEN SPILLED WOOD, LENTILS AND FRENCH FRIES, BUT NO FATALITIES... YET JEFF NAGEL
▶ The Canadian Forces’ Snowbirds squadron performs over Semiahmoo Bay on Wednesday evening as a fundraiser for the CHILD Foundation, which supports children and families who suffer from Irritable Bowel Disease and liver disorders. BOAZ JOSEPH
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Four semi-trailer truck rollover accidents in less than two months on the same stretch of the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) have led Delta Police to sound the alarm over a possible design flaw in the new highway. The interchange of the perimeter road (Highway 17) at the Highway 91 connector features a steep downhill slope that also tilts to the outside. continued on page 3
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