‘Consequences are not what they used to be for targeting police’ says top northern cop

We asked North District RCMP Chief Superintendent Warren Brown, is this a new trend?

“I don’t think, over the years, from a policing lens on us being targeted. But what I see is a trend that the consequences for the individuals who target the police are not near what they used to be. It used to be quite a significant offence to assault a police officer.”

But over the past couple of weeks, Prince George RCMP cruisers were rammed by two known suspects. The airbags deployed and rendered the vehicles inoperable. The officers were lucky to escape unharmed. The driver then swerved onto the sidewalk and fled the area.

And that’s not all. A crime spree last week ended with a serious crash on Highway 97 south of Quesnel, with one officer narrowly escaping serious injury. Quesnel RCMP traces it to the drug trade.

At this time, Brown does not see any change coming in the near future. In the meantime, the suspect in the Vanderhoof shooting is back in court this week.

by Dave Branco

‘Consequences are not what they used to be for targeting police’ says top northern cop

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