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THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 8 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 MONDAY JUNE 29, 2020 PAGE 15
“Edson is a very safe community”: Staff Sgt. Delisle
presents Q2 crime stats to Town Council
by Cassie Kushniruk of the challenges that we send my resources to the online reporting so people community group and an
have. We do have some location where they're most can actually help the organizer. In my own, it
At the September 8 people that are struggling and needed.” RCMP?” always gets put up if there
Committee of the Whole that are sometimes creating Councillor Gean Chouinard Delisle stated, “I'm tasked has been a [crime].”
meeting, Staff Sergeant some calls to the police by asked, “How many staff through the province with In response, Delisle said, “I
Christian Delisle presented interfering with traffic and members do we have?” two main priorities: crime was unaware that there were
the Edson Municipal businesses and stuff like that, Delisle replied, “The reduction and communication committees like this. That is
Detachment Q2 crime so that is something we need detachment has 23 police with the population. With something else I would like
statistics to Town Council for to look into and form some officers. Edson is looking COVID, that piece is to be involved in.”
review and discussion. partnerships with agencies in after 17. That's a very good difficult. I'm working with Mayor Zahara commented,
“When you look at the the community to see what number.” the town right now to have a “I think that policing is
statistics in general, they're we can do with these people.” Councillor Janet Wilkinson teleconference; that's one of changing with some of the
fairly good,” Delisle began, Delisle mentioned that the commented, “I would like to the best ways for me to get social issues we have in the
noting that numbers are down RCMP launched an online thank you very much, as a the pulse from the population, community. I am not in
this year mainly due to the crime reporting website commanding officer of the see how we're doing, and talk support of defunding the
COVID-19 pandemic. where anyone who has RCMP, to come in and say about those online services. police, but I am in support of
“Edson is a very safe witnessed a crime can go that Edson is a safe town. I We're working on conveying funding areas in which
community; my previous online and report said crime think some of our own that message.” support the police, whether
detachments were a lot busier through the Internet. “This citizens are our worst critics, Councillor Jacqui Currie that's mental health and
with a lot more serve was tailored to capture those so I'm really pleased that you mentioned, “Our Community addictions.”
criminality going on.” crimes that people think are say it's safe.” Services set up “By building these
Compared to 2019, calls too small to be reported,” he Wilkinson then asked, “Do [Neighborhood Leagues], so relationships, I think we'll see
for uttering threats increased explained. “It helps me to you advertise at all about the every neighborhood has a a lot of success in our
by 125%, the majority of community,” Zahara closed. Event Reminder
which were family-related,
according to Delisle. “The
majority of those calls will May 9: For mental health week, join
not end up in a charge, but
because the criteria of being the Town of Edson for Darkness to
uttering threats, they score a Light – Mental Health Awareness. Join
point under that line,” he the community and place luminaries or
explained. a simple candle outside your home to
“Another number I want to u n i t e f o r a l i g h t a t d a w n
bring up is homicide and (approximately 5:10 am).
offenses related to death,”
said Delisle. “We have one,
but there was no murder in
Edson. It was that time where
that gentleman shot a firearm
at someone that thought was
breaking into his yard.
Basically, it was scored as
attempted murder on our
file.”
Compared to 2019, break
and enters have increased by
133% in Edson, according to
Delisle. “Break and enter
captures everything: breaking
into a house, breaking into a
garage, breaking into a shed,
breaking into a compound,”
he clarified. “We did have,
for a while, a gentleman in
town that was breaking into
sheds …so that's why the
number is so high. We started
to look into this and tried to
organize a plan to look after
this gentleman, but he
decided to move out of the
community, and that problem
disappeared. I suspect for the
next quarter that the numbers
will be a lot lower.”
With regards to assaults,
Edson is at 29 for the second
quarter, which is a 0%
increase from 2019. “Again,
the majority are family-
related,” said Delisle. “We
have the odd altercation at
times, but it's not a problem.”
Delsile noted that mental
health act complaints have
increased by 50% compared
to 2019. “In short, our
biggest challenge is nuisance,
and it translates in three
pillars: the mental health
issues, the vagrancy issues,
and then the drug issues.
Mental health is part of one
Includes process colour pages 1,4,5,7,10,11,14,15,18,20,21,24
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 8 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 MONDAY JUNE 29, 2020 PAGE 15
“Edson is a very safe community”: Staff Sgt. Delisle
presents Q2 crime stats to Town Council
by Cassie Kushniruk of the challenges that we send my resources to the online reporting so people community group and an
have. We do have some location where they're most can actually help the organizer. In my own, it
At the September 8 people that are struggling and needed.” RCMP?” always gets put up if there
Committee of the Whole that are sometimes creating Councillor Gean Chouinard Delisle stated, “I'm tasked has been a [crime].”
meeting, Staff Sergeant some calls to the police by asked, “How many staff through the province with In response, Delisle said, “I
Christian Delisle presented interfering with traffic and members do we have?” two main priorities: crime was unaware that there were
the Edson Municipal businesses and stuff like that, Delisle replied, “The reduction and communication committees like this. That is
Detachment Q2 crime so that is something we need detachment has 23 police with the population. With something else I would like
statistics to Town Council for to look into and form some officers. Edson is looking COVID, that piece is to be involved in.”
review and discussion. partnerships with agencies in after 17. That's a very good difficult. I'm working with Mayor Zahara commented,
“When you look at the the community to see what number.” the town right now to have a “I think that policing is
statistics in general, they're we can do with these people.” Councillor Janet Wilkinson teleconference; that's one of changing with some of the
fairly good,” Delisle began, Delisle mentioned that the commented, “I would like to the best ways for me to get social issues we have in the
noting that numbers are down RCMP launched an online thank you very much, as a the pulse from the population, community. I am not in
this year mainly due to the crime reporting website commanding officer of the see how we're doing, and talk support of defunding the
COVID-19 pandemic. where anyone who has RCMP, to come in and say about those online services. police, but I am in support of
“Edson is a very safe witnessed a crime can go that Edson is a safe town. I We're working on conveying funding areas in which
community; my previous online and report said crime think some of our own that message.” support the police, whether
detachments were a lot busier through the Internet. “This citizens are our worst critics, Councillor Jacqui Currie that's mental health and
with a lot more serve was tailored to capture those so I'm really pleased that you mentioned, “Our Community addictions.”
criminality going on.” crimes that people think are say it's safe.” Services set up “By building these
Compared to 2019, calls too small to be reported,” he Wilkinson then asked, “Do [Neighborhood Leagues], so relationships, I think we'll see
for uttering threats increased explained. “It helps me to you advertise at all about the every neighborhood has a a lot of success in our
by 125%, the majority of community,” Zahara closed. Event Reminder
which were family-related,
according to Delisle. “The
majority of those calls will May 9: For mental health week, join
not end up in a charge, but
because the criteria of being the Town of Edson for Darkness to
uttering threats, they score a Light – Mental Health Awareness. Join
point under that line,” he the community and place luminaries or
explained. a simple candle outside your home to
“Another number I want to u n i t e f o r a l i g h t a t d a w n
bring up is homicide and (approximately 5:10 am).
offenses related to death,”
said Delisle. “We have one,
but there was no murder in
Edson. It was that time where
that gentleman shot a firearm
at someone that thought was
breaking into his yard.
Basically, it was scored as
attempted murder on our
file.”
Compared to 2019, break
and enters have increased by
133% in Edson, according to
Delisle. “Break and enter
captures everything: breaking
into a house, breaking into a
garage, breaking into a shed,
breaking into a compound,”
he clarified. “We did have,
for a while, a gentleman in
town that was breaking into
sheds …so that's why the
number is so high. We started
to look into this and tried to
organize a plan to look after
this gentleman, but he
decided to move out of the
community, and that problem
disappeared. I suspect for the
next quarter that the numbers
will be a lot lower.”
With regards to assaults,
Edson is at 29 for the second
quarter, which is a 0%
increase from 2019. “Again,
the majority are family-
related,” said Delisle. “We
have the odd altercation at
times, but it's not a problem.”
Delsile noted that mental
health act complaints have
increased by 50% compared
to 2019. “In short, our
biggest challenge is nuisance,
and it translates in three
pillars: the mental health
issues, the vagrancy issues,
and then the drug issues.
Mental health is part of one
