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B.C. sends extra police to Williams Lake in response to council's state of emergency proposal
City council in Williams Lake, B.C., won't be declaring a state of local emergency to respond to street disorder after the provincial government promised to immediately deploy more police to help with growing concerns. Some councillors in the community of about 23,000 people, 320 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, had expressed interest in declaring a state of local emergency to address local crime, which they said ranged from break-ins and public drug use to theft and vandalism, from a small number of repeat offenders. Such a declaration could provide the municipality with "emergency powers" such as suspending bylaws, ordering road closures or restricting public gatherings, according to a staff report. But at a special council meeting on June 3, Mayor Surinderpal Rathor announced the Ministry of Public Safety had requested the Cariboo-Chilcotin crime reduction unit be immediately deployed to Williams Lake "to assess the situation and develop operational plans." Rathor said the unit could arrive in town as soon as Wednesday. Because of the provincial commitment, Rathor, who had previously supported considering a state of local emergency, suggested councillors "hold your horses for at least [a] month or so." "Emergency would not fly right now," he said and recommended council take no further action on the declaration. Staff told council that local front-line emergency service agencies, including the RCMP, B.C. Emergency Health Services and Interior Health did not see a benefit in declaring a state of local emergency. "Local emergency response stakeholders stressed that the challenges facing Williams Lake (such as limitations in mental health support, addiction services and housing) require more than temporary measures," said the staff report. "The group expressed a strong call for broad, co-ordinated systemic reforms." Listen | Kúkpi7 (Chief) of Xatśūll First Nation, Rhonda Phillips, discusses what a state of local emergency means for the community: Coun. Scott Nelson, who originally put forward the motion to consider a state of local emergency, said the public health situation is dire. "There are people on our streets that are mentally ill that should not be on the streets of Williams Lake," he said, and added, "They're going to hurt somebody." He listed a variety of recent incidents, including fires in garbage bins, a break-in at a law firm and a related robbery at a 7-Eleven. WATCH | Williams Lake mayor considers state of local emergency as response to street disorder: Coun. Angie Delainey didn't support the declaration but recommended the city invite partners, including the regional district and local First Nations, to review public safety programs and discuss funding strategies. "I don't think it's the sole responsibility of the municipality to pay these costs that we know have been downloaded to us," she said. CBC has reached out to the Ministry of Public Safety for more information on its response to Williams Lake council's concerns and is waiting to hear back. Coun. Michael Moses said he was concerned council wasn't properly consulting the local First Nations or LGBTQ+ communities or unhoused people. "If we proceed with this against the will of First Nations and other marginalized peoples in our community, then I want you to be wary of this path of discrimination that this council will be choosing and the repercussions of it." Nelson's motion was also criticized by Xatśūll First Nation and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association for its potential to criminalize struggling people. Council voted 6-1 to take no action on the state of emergency. Nelson was opposed.
Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Indian Express
‘Virtually no inquiry has been made': Delhi court summons Fatehabad SP over report in trademark infringement case
A Delhi court on Monday issued summons to Fatehabad Superintendent of Police (SP) Siddhant Jain over a report he filed concerning the alleged physical intimidation and harassment of a lawyer in a trademark infringement case. 'A perusal of the report filed by SP, Fatehabad reveals that it is an outcome of the total non-application of mind, abdication of his power and in total disregard to the directions passed by this court; as it is clearly evident that virtually no inquiry has been made by him,' Vinod Yadav, District Judge (Commercial Court), North-West, Rohini Courts, said on Monday. The court also issued a show-cause notice to the station house officer (SHO) of Jakhal police station, Police Sub-Inspector Kuldeep Singh, seeking to know why a criminal contempt reference should not be made against him for wilfully letting court orders be disobeyed. The issue concerns a trademark suit filed this year by Delhi-based Shiv Trading Co against Shiv Tobacco in Fatehabad, Haryana. District judge Yadav granted an interim injunction on May 2 and appointed a local commissioner (LC) to visit Shiv Tobacco's site in Fatehabad. The LC, Ayush Rathor, made the site visit on May 10. Later, he filed a complaint at Jakhal police station, alleging that while he had managed to seize goods related to the case, the defendants had knowingly obstructed him by inviting media persons, getting into a physical tussle with the plaintiff's team, intentionally locking the gates of the premises, blocking the exits later, and having the wife of the defendant abuse him and threaten to file a false case against him. 'Several other women (relatives/neighbours) at the behest of defendant, physically intervened – one of them grabbed my arm forcefully, shouted abuses, and threatened false criminal complaints if any goods were seized. These actions were clearly premeditated to create fear, obstruct justice, and prevent the lawful seizure of infringing goods,' Rathor said in his police complaint. On May 13, the court called for a report from the SP. On Monday, the court expressed its dissatisfaction with the report, noting that Rathor's statement had not been noted. The court also pointed out that the report did not mention who had called the media and the women at the site. The court issued a show-cause notice and summons to be served through the Haryana director general of police. The matter is listed next on May 31, and both the SP and SHO have been directed to remain present in court.
