The Gazette – May 23, 1998 Breaking and entering is on the rise, as violent crimes like armed robbery and murder are decreasing. The number of break-ins on the island of Montreal rose in 1996 and 1997, after several years of decline. There’s a similar trend across Canada. Residential break-ins increased slightly in 1995 and …
FRANCOIS SENECAL-TREMBLAY JR.: Special to The Gazette – May 7, 1998 The final Street Safe Kids class ends. Diplomas are handed out to smiling children. Parents sigh in relief knowing that they can sleep in next weekend. Time for a recap. Violent criminal abductions of children by strangers make up less than one per cent …
“Don’t move!” yells a masked man as he covers your mouth, grabbing you from behind. “Give me your wallet, and don’t scream, or I swear to god I’ll kill you, bitch.” Most people, especially women, have been warned of this scenario since childhood. Fear has always loomed in our Western minds: Don’t talk to strangers …
FRANCOIS SENECAL-TREMBLAY JR. – Special to the Gazette – March 26, 1998 Merck Frosst, Pointe-Claire, Saturday: seven children between 6 and 9 are gathered, with U,eir parents. for a series of courses on streetproofmg themselves. “I had a child taken from me,” Street Safe Kids instructor Wendy Hunziker said, explaining why she is passionate about …
FRANCOIS SENECAL-TREMBLAY JR., Special to the Gazette January 29,1998 Georges Manoli, of Street Safe Kids, stood before some 50 employees of Merck Frosst Canada’s Pointe-Claire offices to give them a cold-shower lecture on pedophiles. He was invited by Linda Godin, co-ordinator of Health Services at Merck Frosst, because, as she said, “I can not think …
JONATHON GATEHOUSE: The Gazette – December 18, 1997 Pickpocketings and purse thefts show a steady rise as the holidays approach. The police have advice for harried shoppers on how to avoid becoming a victim. Christmas is the time for giving, but that doesn’t mean you have to make it easy for people to take things. …
Parents-Secours Lachenaie: d`union March 9, 1997 Le 4 mars dernier, une vingtaine de personnes assistaient à l’assemblée générale annuelle de Parents-Secours Lachenaie, à l’école Bernard-Corbin. Le conseil d’administration a présenté un bilan de ses réalisations ainsi que quelques orientations pour le mandat à venir. À cet égard, monsieur Robert Dubreuil est revenu sur l’expérience des …
Ellen Teitelbaum: Suburban Special – November 26, 1996 Whether they are at the bank or walking down the street alone, senior citizens are often easy prey for thieves and pick-pockets. Prevention is as simple as increasing awareness of one’s surroundings and using “street smarts” in our daily routines. The CLSC Rene-Cassin’s University Institute of Social …
He asked for it, they gave it their best . Twenty-three women, age 14 to 60, now have a better chance fending off an attacker because of a police-sponsored self-defence course they attended last week. Among the group was Chantale Bonnier, 27, daughter of Police Sergeant Pierre Bonnier. Because Chantale attended the course, she’s given …
ELENA CHERNEY – THE GAZETTE – Novenber 3, 1994 At Beaconstield’s Ecole Primaire, first and second graders waiting for their lunchtime self-defence class cao reel off the police description of the “bad guy” who tried to abduct two local schoolgirls last month. “He smells like fish and he wears a long coat,” says Lydiane, 7. …