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l . mm. . __ __ 115-1 0 O O x Ponce Chlef says he, S womed H-H.H| an.- ‘ about increase in drug charges _L In WWW/w move forward. we should be organization and we reallo- me ONE “at "filly M, “I. ”I ‘ FortheChmnr‘rlr very worried about that. cated some resources from :"'“'“‘"“""““;"‘T"“"“‘"“"“““" ‘ Often drugs lead to many our drug investigation 2 cm 5” w. V. r M Y“ t l aterloo Regional other difierent thingsâ€" lead branch.“ he said. noting dis- : h. ’1 i } WPolice Chief Bryan to armed robberies. lead to cussions are being held now : l * 4 " larkin says a jump person-to-person robberies. about what adjustments are : I m : in drug charges last year lead to break-ins, lead to needed now. : : ‘ worries him. especially possession of stolen proper» “We have made some : FREE mm :mm ‘ ‘ . when it comes to crystal ty.‘ slight changes but we’re t _ ' E - It I ‘ meth and ecstasy cases. looking as we move into the : 'Wan EMM' ""5 i mot/15.0: PEPE“ 3 . “Drug activity is like a fall. at a larger organizationâ€" """"""""""""' "“"“'"“"""""“ football field â€" you never u ' ' ’ alstrategyaround that." 1 want to give up yardage You Drug “CHI/fly 15 Even though the crime WE'VE MOVED L want to keep gaining yards." like afootball statistics report was released N U N Y 7 he said. “When you start to fieldâ€" u never during the police board (W S... m an ‘ lose yards and you start to yo meeting. chair Tom Gal- 298 Md Dr Waterloo ‘ slip back. it's hard to make it want [0 81qu loway saiddit “It: not (“5- " 1 up.“ ‘ '1 cussed an be as yet to m According to the depan- yardage' review it. That. he explained, 519-744-7011 ”m 1 ‘ ment's 20” crime statistics -Chiefndan W typically happens in prepa- '5“ W . repon, made publicly avail- ()n the/umpin dmgchargas ration of the board's Sep- able following last week's laid hylocalmli‘m tasryem tember meeting. when local police services board meet- statistics are compared to r v: ‘ 3 . , .‘ is the - ing. investigators laid a total national numbers ‘5‘ “r“: ' * " ‘3 of 2.]67 Controlled Drug “'lhere's work to be done Statistics Canada is :.- . " ‘- '7 , , ,_ 3 ' ' 3 and Substances Act charges. on that." added larkin. who expected to release national ‘ " _ . ‘ up slightly from 2,121 during stepped into the chief job crime figures later this s . g". j ‘ 20l3. last August after working month. ‘7' ,r .1; "Q. . , i i .' ' Most of the charges were most of his career with Asked about the police ' _ . I g 1' 7 .= a: E '7'.” ‘ . for possession. with the bulk Waterloo Regional Police budget and larkin's com~ #‘ . : 3‘? 3' 7 _ \ , ‘ t 1.220) related to marijuana before leaving to take on the merits about resources. Gal- , .4 . 1" . " ° . But there were 381.8 and deputy chief role and event loway noted it's the chief's 33 ' )_ ‘ ’ “Z ’. 171.4 per cent increases in tually the police chief posi- job to allocate the money - ‘ Z ’. ‘ the number of crystal meth non inGut-lph. he's provided and. while . . ’ and ecstasy possession Helping to keep the over; there was a budget increase 'v ‘ _ ' ._ 7 1 charges _, at 2 l J and l9 all increase in drug charges for 20l5. it included no we ‘ 3' '5 7‘ mg” respectively. at 2.2 per cent were decreas- cific resourcehikes. -* " _ ‘ ‘ . 7 "- - g _ . '" ‘ ‘ When it comes to drug es in relation to other drugs. Nor were any requested. ' . _.-_ 3‘. . . ‘. ‘ : . . trafficking. mariiuana this [or example. the number of he added. ft ., .1" ‘ ‘ ‘ > . 7 again tops at its. followed by ( or aine possession charges “If. at the end of the day. . ”f U 5;: 7 g .‘ 7 ' L y ‘ t rural nit'th. Rb. and lt'” from l27to‘H, wtth Ital he (the chief) doesn'tbelieve 2. u if . a ’ . ,’ .‘ 7 ‘ g. ' g. ‘ :"i L ’5‘ “‘3’"? . (or dine at 3‘; [hr-n- w-rc lit lung offences down to T. be has enough resources to Li .1 ‘11 f‘ 4' ”w" ‘ ,. ' - . ' 7 7- ‘ J. , 3127* 4 ‘ tour thargr-s laid last war tor horn ‘1'; reassign to those pressure .' j ' ' .- . ‘3'? '~ 1' .71 i: , ‘ traffitkrngct «last “We have. right now. less points. then he comes to the :1}, , . . _ - -' ' ' ‘ ' '- --. . 7: . "( rural myth is m onotii rcsources assigned to drugs board and says 'I need X. 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I r Wine Tour - JUN 28th ‘ t A sllhwalt‘l\hl‘tl study \I'.IY\ ago andSrhult) said it Schuln said (.RCA ‘ 1 iottiplr-tr'd ll) :01 l Idi-nti tan vary in sm- ban on the experts have examined the ‘ ~ 1 lit-d thi- pond and surround amount of [UN ipitation area and even though the b20 Davenpon Road ' Watertoo K: } trig marsh as it lot alli sigriil wit it year water level has dropped, 519-888-6272 1 t It .iitt wetland lht' J. Hm tot al t'n\llllnnlt‘nldl they're confident enough , , _ squart' ritt-trt- pond H \ltl .idvot atr- l)eh Swtdrovit h water remains to keep the patti@stmptyfinewmes.oom rounded by 2. £00 squart- raised the alarms about the ct osystem healthy and ‘ ~ . ' ' ‘ nit-trim oi wetland work after a parishioner of functioning. \ Uke US 0" Fm ‘ SimplyFInethe BdV‘d on at‘llal photog tho i hllfi'h told her about it "When we get the solu WWW-SlmplYfinOWlM-Oom 1 mph» dating hat k to the on tuly 1 She said the area is tion in place things will get 6 ‘ 1 In (fix the pond is Ilkl‘h ol home to turtles frogs and bat k to the way they were - t natural origin and not «in numerous spot it's olhirth beforr~.' Schultz said : t I 1 t