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10 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011‘Too risky’ to steal in Westmount?suggested Plourde, it could be that aknown suspect who had been lying low inJuly had resumed his activity.The earlier targeting of this person hadlikely made him feel the heat, Plourde suggested.“We know from this person’s MO(modus operandi) that he has been doingaround 15 break-ins a month, many inWestmount, but we haven’t been able tocatch him in the act,” he explained.“We’ve been watching him, and heStudy on brightand gifted childrenI am a doctoral student in psychologystudying children’s intellectual andadjustment levels and parenting styles.I need the cooperation of: Parents andchildren between the ages of 7 and 11Parents will be asked to complete2questionnaires. Children will be askedto complete 1 questionnaire and1I.Q.test.If you wish to participate or if youwould like further information pleasecall or email me, Bessy, at: 514-726-9606, vassiliki.pilarinos@umontreal.ca25%OFFcontinued from p. 1knows it. Usually when they feel it, theymove to another sector,” he added. Policein plain clothes along with the city’s publicsafety officers have worked together inthis respect, he said. “Probably he knowsit’s too risky now to steal in Westmount.”The suspect is reported to live in LittleBurgundy but has been “hanging aroundin Westmount.”Bronze medalistsFollowing up his report last month ofthree local officers bound for New YorkCity to participate in the World Police andFire Games (August 26 to September 9),Plourde announced that the station producedtwo bronze medalists.Sgt. Marie-Claude Dandenault was partof the bronze-winning women’s beach volleyballteam fielded by Montreal police.“She was very happy and what’s very specialis that they beat the Quebec City team,which has been our rival for a long time,”he said. Gold went to a team from Finlandand silver to an RCMP team from Alberta.Cst. Marc-Michel Roy also broughthome bronze for his individual performancein karate with gold won by Romaniaand silver by Spain. Meanwhile, Cst. MathieuChartrand-Côté never got to competeDr. Bronner’s MagicPure Castile Classic SoapsSgt. Marie-Claude Dandenaultin the 10-km run because it was cancelledby Hurricane Irene as were many of theevents.“We’re very excited that the WorldGames are coming to Montreal in 2017,”Plourde added. “This is very good for theeconomy of the city because this is thelargest athletic event in the world outsideof the Olympics.”‘Emotional’ moments at DawsonWhile memorial ceremonies September13 to commemorate the 5th anniversaryof the shootings at Dawson Collegebrought back memories that were toopainful for some to attend, Plourde saidhe, along with a number of other policeand city officials from Westmount, did.“It was pretty emotional,” he said.Plourde was the commander in chargethat day though not yet serving at station12 and was one of the first to arrive. “Itwas chaos,” he recalled. “We were searchingeverywhere for shooters.”Among those also attending the memorialwas community relations officerAdalbert Pimentel along with officers whoCst. Marc-Michel Royhave since left station 12. These includedthen station commander Nathalia Shuster(now in charge at station 8 in Lachine),Pierre Liboiron, who was the station lieutenant(now with the Eclipse group) andofficer Anne-Marie Dicaire.Edgehill and master traffic planPlourde said he had followed up on arequest from Trent at the September 6meeting of city council to ticket speederson Edgehill north of The Boulevard andRoslyn. Since the main complaint seemsto involve evening traffic, he said police onthe evening shift would be on hand lastweek with radar to “validate that there is aproblem,” assess the situation and ticketoffenders.Though the speed limit is 30 km/h, hesaid the officer would have discretionarypower to ticket those deemed to be speedingdepending on weather and other conditions.“It’s almost impossible to drive upa hill at 30,” he said. Local residentMichael Schwartz has been requestingslowing devices such asstop signs, speed bumps continued on p. 11• Completely Biodegradable and Vegetable-Based• Made with Certified Fair Trade and Organic Oils• Multi-Purpose: 18-in-1 Uses• No Synthetic Foaming Agents, ThickenersorPreservativesWestmount crime samplingsMarch to August 2011Type of crime reported Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.Break and enter 2 4 13 8 6 6Robbery 2 0 0 1 0 1Theft from vehicles 20 28 16 11 7 23Theft of vehicles 1 3 3 2 1 1Graffiti 19 21 31 8 13 6Hit-and-run 21 13 16 23 14 14NB: Statistics released by local station 12 no longer include sexual assault, a broad categorythat may often be mistaken only for rape cases.
Crime statscontinued from p. 10and better enforcement for more than ayear (see August 9, p. 9).Plourde said he was surprised to learnthat the mobile radar indicator had beenplaced on the street for only one day. It wasbeen reported by Schwartz as being extremelyeffective.Speed limitsPlourde said that the current speedlimit on Edgehill and on some otherstreets is probably not realistic. “This issomething the Genivar consultantspreparing the city’s master traffic plan willhave to look into.”Despite some perceptions, he said, theQuebec Highway Code sets maximumspeed limits in municipalities at 50 km/heverywhere. It empowers, but does not require,municipal councils to impose reducedlimits in certain areas such asschool zones. When he was working at anotherstation, he recalled, “I found it verywrong as a police officer that the schoolzone at St. Urbain and Bernard was 50km/h.”Value of attending council meetingsTraffic is so important to residents thatPedestriansafety campaignstarts Oct. 1Police will conduct an island-widepedestrian safety campaign from October1 to 30, it was announced last week.Tickets will be issued to jaywalkersand people failing to obey pedestriansignals and other regulations.As well in Westmount, station 12community relations officer Cst. AdalbertPimentel will be visiting seniors’residences said Commander StéphanePlourde.“We will target seniors and ask themto be especially aware of the fact thatthey may not have the capabilities theyonce did in having enough time to crossthe street safely.”inevitably after a city council meeting herelays concerns to traffic officer StevenGoldberg, he said. By regularly attendingcouncil meetings, “We have the pulse ofthe citizens. I think it’s very important forpolice to be there. Otherwise we wouldn’tknow what was going on with the arenaproject, for example.WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 11Open HouseSaturday, Sept. 2410:00a.m.–1:00p.m.Secondary IAdmissions TestingOct.5, 12, 19 & 26Elementary/Primaire K-6October 12, 8:30 - 11:00 am12 octobre, de 8h30 à 11h00October 13, 8:30 - 11:00 am13 octobre, de 8h30 à 11h00Broad Minds, Bright FuturesEsprits Ouverts, Avenirs PrometteursSecondary/Secondaire I-VOctober 1, 12:00 - 3:00 pm1 octobre, de 12h00 à 15h00October 3, 8:30 - 11:00 am3 octobre, de 8h30 à 11h00Elementary School CampusÉcole primaire3685 The Boulevard,Westmount QC H3Y 1S9Admissions: 514.904.0542www.stgeorges.qc.caHigh School CampusÉcole secondaire3100 The Boulevard,Montreal QC H3Y 1R9
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