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Windsor, Ont., police now charging people using illegal drugs in public despite prosecution uncertainty
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police → charge → uncertainty
Police service changes directive after public criticizes open drug use downtown
Windsor, Ont., police officers are no longer just driving by individuals openly using illegal drugs on the streets.
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officers → change → streets
They're now stopping to arrest and charge them.
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They → stop → them
Police have always been able to lay those simple drug possession charges, but in 2020, federal lawyers were instructed to avoid prosecuting them unless they were considered serious cases.
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they → lay → them
For years, police in the southwestern Ontario city stopped making such arrests because it was unlikely they'd be pursued in court.
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they → stop → court
This summer, Deputy Chief Ken Cribley said the force's own directive changed after feedback from the public.
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directive → say → public
"We've heard the concerns loud and clear," said Cribley.
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"The question's been asked: 'Why can we see people openly doing drugs and a police car drove right by them?'
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car → ask → them
That's been criticism we've received for the last year or a number of months."
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In 2020, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), which pursues drug charges in court, told federal lawyers to avoid prosecuting simple drug possession charges unless they're considered "the most serious cases."
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"We've met with our Crowns and not every Crown attorney agrees to start laying charges for simple possession, but we've started to do that," said Cribley.
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Service to track charges' progress through courts
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Service → track → courts
When CBC News asked how local prosecutors are responding to an increase in simple possession charges laid by Windsor police, Cribley said, "that remains to be seen.
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"We will be tracking the numbers.
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We're doing a project on it.
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We're laying the charges, we're keeping stats and we're going to see how many make it through the courts."
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The Windsor Police Service has touted the success of its Nurse Police Team (NPT), which puts an officer alongside a hospital nurse on the streets to offer help to vulnerable individuals.
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In fact, former chief Jason Bellaire will be one of the recipients receiving an award of excellence in innovation during the upcoming inaugural Windsor police chief's gala.
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Even people being arrested for open drug use are being "put in contact with services," said Cribley.
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"Maybe not every time we're making an arrest, but in those cases too, our NPT will be there.
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We also have police who ride with social workers," he added.
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