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Adjusted clearance Price from $ 1 7 ,995 $ 119 or biweekly with 0 % Purchase financing 26 available 22 available for 72 months by John Cotter Edmonton faced with a backlash Over the shooting deaths of two Young officers in the North ramp leaders will meet in Ottawa on monday to decide on a proposal to better protect officers who serve in Remote areas. Relatives of the slain members of the Public and even some mounties Are speaking out about staff shortages the Lack of a formal backup policy for officers and the posting of rookies to Small Rural detachments. After More than 10 years of internal reviews its time for the ramp to bolster the safety of officers regardless of the Cost they say. They need More members in the detachments. In isolated posts they should have two members going out to every single Call said Jodie Worden widow of const. Christopher Worden 30, who was gunned Down in october in Hay River n. W. T., while responding alone to a trouble Call. A month after word ends death const. Douglas Scott 20, was fatally shot while responding alone to a drunk driving Call in Kimmirut Nunavut. Scott was barely out of the ramp training depot. The killings have prompted More than 550 canadians to sign a petition that says the loss of officers is unacceptable and Calls on the government to bankroll any policy changes that would Lead to two officers being dispatched for every Call. One mountie serving in a Small Post in the n. W. Said any new backup policy should include the hiring of More officers. Talking to friends and colleagues has shown me that every detachment in the n. W. T., if not the North is running Short of manpower he wrote in a posting on the internet. Sources say the new proposal would make it mandatory for two officers to respond to Calls whenever there is a threat of violence if the Call involves a Domestic dispute when officers would be out of radio Contact when people May have Access to firearms or other weapons or if the person involved has a history of mental or behavioural problems. The policy would require some of duty officers to be on official standby near a phone or radio. It could also Lead to what the ramp Call hubbing closing some Small outposts and redeploying staff to bolster other detachments. Ramp Deputy commissioner Bill Sweeney has said a new backup policy could Cost tens of millions of dollars and take time to Roll out. Any changes involving increased funding would require consultation with territorial and provincial governments which pay 70 per cent of the Cost of ramp services in Small Rural communities and Remote areas. Backup is Only one of the problems that have come to the forefront As a result of recent mountie deaths. Const. Scott had not completed All of his Field training before he was posted to Kimmirut a practice that the ramp were criticized for in the 2005 auditor generals report. Scotts Uncle staff sgt. Christopher Scott of the Kingston police said he has heard that up to 40 per cent of staff in the North have less than five years experience. I would like to see Young officers not be deployed to the North until they have had an Opportunity to hone their skills. Eight ramp officers have been fatally shot while serving in Remote detachments in the past 33 months. The Canadian press by Joe Paraskevas a n 11 year old girl walking alone in the inner City after leaving a friends House overnight saturday was picked up by a Man driven to a secluded area threatened with death and then sexually assaulted in what police called a serious and tragic attack. Sgt. Kelly Dennison said the assault took place around 1 a. M. Saturday. I know a lot of people will probably be asking what is an 11 year old doing out at that time of the Day a Dennison said sunday. I think the bigger question is where can we find the sexual predator who did this police Are Hunting for an asian Man in his Early 20s in what they said was a random attack. Dennison said a police sketch artist will work with the girl in the coming Days in order to draw a sketch of the suspect. The girl was picked up in one of the Cit yes grit Tiest neighbourhoods at Arlington Street and Alexander Avenue near the Federal virology lab. Police said the girl was walking North on Arlington when a Man driving a newer Model four door car stopped. She accepted a ride from him. He drove a Short distance to a secluded area in the 900 Block of Elgin Avenue near the lab. Thatus when the sexual assault took place police said. The suspect later dropped off the girl in the area where he picked her up. The girl ran to her friends House and police were called. The neighbourhood is a mix of Industrial businesses such As car repair shops and Small houses some with boarded up windows. On sunday residents were taken Aback by the Brazen nature of the attack. This is not a Safe area of town said Alon Atkin who owns and manages the Stock Exchange hotel at the Corner of Arlington Street and Logan Avenue a Block away from where the girl was picked up. Atkin said he gave police videotapes of the hotels Security cameras though the cameras Point at the hotels parking lot rather than at Arlington Street a few metres away. Atkin said the incident is very disturbing. Mark Wilson 14, said the girl have been walking alone at such a late hour. On sunday afternoon he was with his 15 year old Friend David Lambert on Arlington. Asked if its unusual that a child would be walking alone in the area overnight Wilson shrugged and replied i dont think so. I got chased a couple of times by Guys. Norman Boudreau vice president of beyond Borders a National child Protection organization based in Winnipeg suggested the girls parents or guardians should face criminal charges. Child and family services should be involved Boudreau said. That child is certainly in need of Protection. One in the morning. We know thatus when the predators Are out. That child would certainly be a prime target. Beyond Borders advocates know of a fair number of children who Are on the streets of Winnipeg at night Boudreau said. Federal and provincial legislation exists he added that could Lead to charges against any adult supervising the girl although Boudreau said its unlikely the Crown would pursue charges. Police said the suspect has Black spiked hair with Brown highlights. He was described As tall with a medium build wearing a Black jacket with White stripes on the sleeves and Grey sweatpants. Police Are asking anyone with information to Call the sex crimes unit at 986 6245. The incident was one of two serious sexual assaults that took place in the Cit yes Core area on the same night something Dennison said Hadnot occurred in the last 2 1/ 2 years. In the other attack a suspect allegedly approached a 37 year old woman who was waiting for a taxi in the area of Carlton Street and Cumberland Avenue shortly before 3 a. M. Saturday. He produced a knife forced the woman into an apartment Complex and then into a laundry room where he physically and sexually assaulted her. She was later Able to flee. The woman contacted police and was taken to Hospital with numerous injuries to her face and upper body. She was treated and later released. Police arrested a suspect in the apartment Complex. Peter Lloyd Laporte 33, was charged with sexual assault with a weapon and sexual assault causing bodily harm. Joe. Paraskevas free press. My. Ca i know a lot of people will probably be asking what is an 11 year old doing out at that time of the Day i think the bigger question is where can we find the sexual predator who did this police spokesman Kelly Dennison views of Arlington and Alexander where a girl 11, accepted a ride from a predator then was sexually assaulted. City police Hunt for predator girl 11, walking alone in inner City before attack Worden Scott mounties weigh better Protection for members policy would require backup that child is certainly in need of Protection. One in the morning. We know thatus when the predators Are out Norman Boudreau Vic president of beyond Borders Marc Gallant / Winnipeg free press ;