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February 18, 2011
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Outside inquiries are ‘becoming a burden’ ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com
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went as many as five CT scans in the past five years, and was diagnosed with cancer on Dec. 23, 2010 after a doctor determined his August test showed signs of the disease. He suffered a major stroke on Christmas Day, and passed away eight days later, said Moser. “For five years my father fought for an answer,” she said.
bbotsford’s chief of police says sending officers to investigate police incidents involving outside agencies is becoming a burden on the department. In the last month Abbotsford has been requested to investigate two different RCMP incidents in Kelowna and Surrey, Chief Bob Rich told the police board Tuesday. Six officers were deployed to investigate a Kelowna RCMP officer after he was caught on video kicking a man in the head during an arrest on Jan. 7. APD officers were also called out after a Surrey RCMP vehicle struck and killed a teenage pedesFirst reported @ trian on Jan. 31. abbotsfordtimes.com “I raise [the issue] because it’s concerning “We know both that our resourc- decisions were taxes are going to work on outside ing on our organimatters,” said zation, and I wish Rich. “ W e k n o w we didn’t have to both decisions do it . . .” were taxing on our organiza– Chief Bob Rich APD tion, and I wish we didn’t have to do it, but we feel we need to do our part. It’s important to maintain public confidence [in investigations of police].” Rich said it was imperative the province kept a promise made last June to develop an independent civilian-led unit to criminally investigate police. “There was a strong plan in the works,” said Rich. “I’m hoping the upcoming change in government won’t change that.” The APD and chiefs from other police agencies will be lobbying the province to ensure the plan goes ahead.
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Laura Moser, who now calls the Fraser Valley home, holds a letter from Vancouver Coastal Health, explaining what happened with her CT scans.
She can’t count cancer out
First her dad dies, and now Laura Moser is called back for emergency CT scan
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raser Valley resident Laura Moser was devastated following the death of her father, John Moser, last month and is demanding answers. Her dad passed away on Jan. 2, at the age of 76. He had been in and out of hospital several times over the last five years, and was allegedly
denied treatment First reported @ said, sobbing. after several CT abbotsfordtimes.com “He died ver y scans came back painfully, and very negative for cancer, according slow, and I watched every ounce to Laura. of it happen. He was just a bone She added that Moser had pre- wrack, laying there, shriveled viously suffered from esophageal up.” cancer, but he’d beaten it. Moser said Tuesday her father By the time he passed, a second was one of the patients from the bout of cancer had consumed Powell River area whose CT scans his body. were analyzed by an unqualified “He loved his family and he radiologist. loved his wife so much,” she She added her father under-
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