Perth - Editorials http://www.emcperth.ca Perth en-us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00 http://www.emcperth.ca/20120202/editorials/Shafia+guilty+verdict+sends+right+message Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00 Shafia guilty verdict sends right message The guilty verdicts in the Shafia murder trial is not about us and them. It's simply about right and wrong. It's not about Muslims from Third World countries coming to this country with archaic ideas, or some clash of civilizations. It's about violence against women, power and control, and taking something beautiful, like Islam, and ...

]]> http://www.emcperth.ca/20120202/editorials/On+patrol+with+the+Detachment+Commander Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00 On patrol with the Detachment Commander Dear Editor:

The New Year has arrived and I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season. The past year was an extremely busy one for our officers. In 2011, our officers attended more than 21,000 calls for service, laid 7,115 Provincial Offence notices and laid approximately 1,500 criminal charges.

Our officers completed more than 900 ...

]]> http://www.emcperth.ca/20120202/editorials/Stopping+crime+in+its+tracks Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00 Stopping crime in its tracks EMC Editorial - The program has been around for decades and has had its share of successes. But for Crime Stoppers to continue to work, it requires the support of members of the public willing to call in when they know an offence has been committed.

How the program functions should be well known to residents across the region.

Anyone who has ...

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