Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 10, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2%424%3thursday, August 10, 2006 b1 2%463 heart Felt Deal medicare has bought . Rights to heart subject City business drug a Grastat. Wow cambrian my Ca City editor Steve Pona 697-7292 i business b5 on the Hunt for a dented sports car i to been More than three weeks and police still Haven to found the luxury Gold sports car that struck and seriously injured a 21-year-old in line skater on Wellington Crescent. Or More importantly located the Man who was driving it. On tuesday i got an email from a woman who witnessed the july 18 hit and run. Carolyn Gray gave her statement to police that night. But she was writing now to ask read ers to be on the Lookout for the luxury car. Why did she wait three weeks that a a Good question. With a perfectly understandable answer. Carolyn a note began with some per Sonal background. I be jogged the Wolseley Loop a number of times she wrote. The Well worn circuit includes the Boulevard path on Wellington cres cent. But earlier this summer there was construction on that Section so she began running on the Street. I quickly Learned that was a the Crescent winds like the Assini Boine River it mimics and Carolyn saw cars ? often speeding ? pull out and use the right Lane to pass other vehicles on sections where the Road blindly bends. I Felt it was too dangerous to jog on Wellington Crescent and never did it again Carolyn said. Then at about 9 . Tuesday july 18, she was walking Down the Centre path on the Crescent when she saw two women skate past her on the Street. They were skating beside each other in the right Lane. A few minutes later a Pristine Gold sports car sped by in the left Lane Carolyn recalled. It was so Carolyn tracked the car As it sped past the prestigious addresses in the 1100 Block. And then she saw it hit the skater on the outside sending her flying face first into the pavement. The sports car just kept going As the Young woman convulsed on the pave ment. The 21-year-old was conveyed to Hospital in serious condition. Thank fully according to police she has since been released and is recovering. Carolyn wants Winni Eggers to know there is a fancy Gold sports car with a Dent out there somewhere. It would be an excellent thing to find if you have any information on the Driver or the car you can Contact the police traffic department directly at 986-6271 or crime stoppers at 786-tips 8477. As for Why Carolyn decided to con tact me now. The answer became obvious when i asked if police had shown her sports car photos to see if she could pick out the one she had seen that night. Yes she said. But Only on tuesday. Three weeks to the Day after she saw the speeding Gold sports car. Three weeks after her memory would have been at its keenest. Apparently Speed in to a Factor in the police investigation. report backs City police slain teens family awaits inquest charges against officer not ruled out in a statement yesterday police chief families and by Bruce Owen Jack Swatski said the Calgary report Swatski said the Calgary report has backs up an internal City police invest been shared with the Dumas family and a Winnipeg police probe that gation into Dumas death Jan. 31 last the Assembly of Manitoba chiefs. Cleared an officer in the fatal year. Jessica Paul Dumas sister said the shooting of aboriginal teenager the conclusion of the Calgary police family has heard conflicting reports of Matthew Dumas was conducted prop review report is that the Winnipeg what happened with police and does Terly a confidential report by the Cal police service homicide unit carried out understand Why no one will admit the Gary police service states. An open transparent and thorough invest situation could be been handled differ but the lawyer for the dead youths ligation of this incident ? Swatski said. Entry. Family dismissed the finding As optics this has been a very Long process to witnesses have said two other officers and said the family looks Forward to an Date and has been difficult for Many had Pepper sprayed Dumas and that he inquest into the shooting and a lawsuit people Swatski said in the statement. Was Only raising his arms to wipe his against the Winnipeg police. Our thoughts continue to be with the eyes. Well get to this the inquest at some family of or. Dumas in grieving their Point in time Martin Pollock said. Its loss and with Winnipeg police members continued All taken so who were involved in the incident their please see report b2 Jake the dope sniffing dog Bow wows out of the Job this Pooch is done putting his nose to the Grindstone. Name used. She cares for both dogs at her Home. Jake the drug sniffing dog has officially retired after six its hard for me to leave him in the House. He gets so years on the Job with the Canada Border services Agency. Excited As soon i put my uniform on she said. This was the eight year old male Black Labrador Cross had been like playtime to him. I just Hope hell be working with his handler at the Winnipeg International the two have been virtually inseparable since Connie a Airport since the summer of 2000. 22-year Veteran of Casa took Over As handler of the local Jakes last Day nosing around Peoples Luggage was july Detector dog program and started working with Jake As a 24. His replacement Charlie a dead ringer for his Pride Puppy. Cessor is already on the Job. Jake came from the Kelowna humane society and was but its been a Tough transition from Workaholic Mutt to matched with Connie at the Cosas training school in household pet for Jake who acted More like he was enjoy Rigaud que. Ing a Day at the Park than performing an invaluable service. They formed one of the approximately 70 Detector dog in fact other than a Little touch of Grey on his Chin there a teams strategically located across Canada serving both Little to suggest the big lovable beast is ready to pack it in. Travellers and commercial operations. But Casa evaluators say he a slowing Down. Its been hard on him. Its been hard on me said his continued handler Connie a customs agent who did to want her last please see Jake b2 Swatski faces grilling on report w Winnipeg police chief Jack Swatski sat in his inner office at the Public safety building on Princess Street Fielding yet another request to View a report on the grisly 1990 murder of Perry Dean harder. It was january 1999, nearly eight years after James Driskell had been convicted of first degree murder in connection with harder a death. It was also some six years after Swatski and a colleague were asked to review the harder Mur Der investigation to ensure no evidence was left uncovered and no witness had been coerced. The report produced by that review was not released until 2003, but in a one sentence summary police said they had not been Able to uncover any thing that would indicate Driskell was not involved in the harder murder. Hotly pursued despite these assurances the harder murder investigation report continued to be hotly pursued Over the years. There had been heroic efforts made by Janie Duncan a Winnipeg private detective who had Long believed Driskell was innocent. In the late 1990s, the report was also sought by the innocence project a group of Osgoode Hall Law students led by wrongful conviction Champion Dianne Martin. And finally the free press had come knocking on Swatski a door. After welcoming a reporter into his office Swatski pointed to the Corner of his modest desk where a copy of the report sat tantalizingly close by. Swatski pointed at it and explained that the reporter was never going to get a look at it. Swatski said the report was internal and thus confidential. He also said All of the officers involved in the Case had been told they could not talk to anyone outside the department about the Case. Despite turning Down this latest request Swatski wanted to put the reporters mind at ease. You re going to have to Trust me. There is nothing in that report that would help Jim continued please see Swatski b2 ;