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Waterloo Chronicle | Thursday, July 6, 2023 | 8 waterloochronicle.ca ATTENTION/ READERS: Chips, chocolate, trail mix? What's your favourite road trip snack? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE ONLINE. We all have a go-to road trip snack. Is yours of the sweet, salty, healthy or hearty variety? We want to know. Over the course of the next several weeks, tasty eats and treats will go head-to-head in our Sizzlin’ Summer Playdown. Cast a vote to see your favourite advance to the next round. SCAN THE QR CODE TO VOTE AND GET UPDATES ON THIS SUMMER'S SNACKDOWN. elseif td) ofe WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA. . m etrol a nd IBNEWS POLICE SAW REPEAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS TRIPLE IN 2022 CHEYENNE BHOLLA Fallout from COVID-19 of the likely reasons cited for the tripling of re- peat domestic violence calls in 2022. In 2022, there were 6,196 domestic violence calls with 3,835 charges While these numbers were relatively similar to past years, with a steady in- 250 to 300 calls. In 2022, that spiked at 1,024, is hard to tell exactly why there was a jump in 2022 without looking at each specific case, said staff Sgt. Jamie Brosseau with police's intimate partner vi- olence unit. partial explanation is the increase in domestic vi- lence calls that tpoliceh have explained by that continu- ous growth that we see in those types of calls 1 in our ymmunity," Bros- seat, adding that this coin- cides with local population growth. "We had a significant portion of last year was also 2-DAY ONLINE AUCTION ¢ OVER 1,500 LOTS! LL. ORS COMPLETE wouDWoRK MANUFACTURING PLANT 2s OVER $1,000,000 - NEW CUSTOM SOLID WOOD FURNISHINGS Bidding Starts: TUESDAY, JULY 18 -10AM EDT Inspection: Day Prior - 10 AM - 5 PM Location: 197 Hanlon Creek Blvd. Guelph, Ontario ¢ NEW SOLID-WOOD FURNISHINGS « Over $1,000,000 MSRP in Hand-Crafted Custom Furnishings + Dining & Bedroom Suites + Dressers + Coffee Tables + Live Edge & Custom Furniture + Bar Stools + Adirondack & Meta Sequoia Suites - Raw Lumber & Live Edge Stock - Much More Waterloo Region Record file photo Jennifer Hutton is CEO with Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region which is part of a pilot program with Police geared toward early intervention in domestic violence cases. involving COVID _lock- downs and COVID mea- ra hea so its a reasonable to a portion of that is © ottpety COVID-re- a 2019, there were 5,889 domestic violence calls, fol- lowed by 6,185 in 2020 and 6,145 in 2021. More repeat calls could also bearesult of ‘police. and community organization: encouraging people to call the police when they see or something, said Bros- seau. The majority of domes- tic calls come from people outside of the involved ho me. So far in 2023, there have been 2,732 calls for service AVENE U RN ITUR. RE GA relating to intimate partner violence and repeat calls. Since mid-2022, police and Women's Crisis Servic- eso of Waterloo Region have pilot program where households with two non- domestic calls within two months get con- tacted. “It may be a phone call, it may be a visit," said Jenni- fer Hutton, the CEO of WCSWR. Families can be connect- ed with supports, which in- cludes having an ongoing relationship with an out- reach worker from Wom- en's Crisis Services. The family on what abr happen if re laid. The outreach workers and police connected with 266 households through the program last year. Early intervention is one of the main approaches to reduce these types of calls. “Once they (the couple) make that connection, not only with police, but with our outreach worker, then the thought it that they can continue service with us,” said Hutton. "We know that cycle of violence, without interven- tion and support, typic: escalates as opposed to get- ting better." ERY ¢ MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT « Custom Paint Booth System - approx. 8,300 sq. ft. - Compressors + Wood Chipper jaws « Sanders - Planers + Routers + Clamps + Rolling Stock & Trailers - Shipping Containers + Plant Support Equipment + More + 125HP Dust Collector + Shapers + BID ONLINE @ BidSpotter.com + AUCTIONS G INFINITY + LIQUIDATIONS sset Solutions + FINANCING 905-669-8893 « www.infinilyassets.com + APPRAISALS