2012 9 March - Dakota Ojibway Police Service

DAKOTA OJIBWAY POLICE SERVICE
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
Volume 3—Issue 9
March 2012
Chief’s Message
MISSION STATEMENT
“Strive to ensure the safety,
security, trust and protection
of the First Nation Communities: Birdtail Sioux, Canupawakpa Dakota Nation, Roseau River, Sandy Bay and
Sioux Valley. Uphold the highest standards of professionalism and to honor the cultures,
beliefs and traditions of the
First Nations families and
communities of which the
Department services.”
We are pleased to present our ninth issue of our Quarterly Newsletter. The newsletters are important communication tools and we
encourage any community comments and suggestions. The start of
2012 has been exciting for the Police Service. From an administration perspective, we were finally able to get a fresh Policing Agreement for the 2011/2012 – 2012/2013 years signed in February. This
allowed us to settle on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with
the Manitoba First Nations Police Association and stabilize the
budget. New equipment and technology projects are underway with
upgrades to our radio and communication equipment, additional InCar Video applications and new Intoxilizer Breath Test Units.
A successful DOPS employees appreciation night was held in December with Awards and Commendations.
I am pleased to announce and support the re-establishment of the
DOPS “Rez Dogs” Hockey team. We have played games against youth and community teams in all our
detachment areas.
Have a safe and enjoyable start to the summer.
Meegwetch – Wopida
D.A. (Doug) Palson, Chief of Police, Dakota Ojibway Police Service
D.O.P.S. POLICE COMMISSION
A Message from the Police Commission
DOPS welcomes the new members of the Police Commission: Mr. Carl Benn from Birdtail Sioux
First Nation, Gloria Eastman from Canupawakpa Dakota Nation and Bill Taylor from Sioux Valley
Dakota Nation. They join current members, Robert Egachie from Roseau River Anishinabe First
Nation and Kelly Beaulieu from Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation.
Presently there are 5 communities receiving policing services from DOPS. Under the Police Services Agreement – they are known as the “Participating Communities”. DOPS Police Commission
is to have a representative from each participating community, but not more than one representative. Presently there are 5 members on the Commission that are selected from each of the
participating communities. Each member is not to hold another elected office such as Chief or
Councillor and not an employee of DOTC or members of DOPS. Commission members also must
possess good character, credibility and reputation within the Participating Community.
VISION STATEMENT
“Dakota Ojibway Police Service commits to be proactive
in providing the high standard
of public service to the Communities and transparency
with respect to cultures, beliefs, traditions, and history of
First Nations people.”
Inside this issue:
DOPS— A Message
from the Chief of Police & Police Commision
1
Employee Profiles
2
Dakota Ojibway
3
Winterfest 2012
Robert Egachie
Carl Benn
William (Bill) Taylor
Kelly Beaulieu
Roseau River Anishinabe
Birdtail Sioux
Sioux Valley
Sandy Bay Ojibway
First Nation
First Nation
Dakota Nation
First Nation,
Crime Prevention
3
Feature
Staff Appreciation &
Commendations
3
Upcoming Confer4
ence—National Victims
Crime Awarness Week
& Contact Us
Editorial Note
4
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EMPLOYEE PROFILES
Constable Jason Colon
Criminal Investigator
Cst. Jason Colon is our new Criminal Investigator. His duties include investigating
major crimes, specialized crimes, high risk
cidences and identifying crime trends. He
also will be assisting in developing practive strategies to apprehend criminals
and disrupt criminal activity, while working toward the goals and objectives of the
Dakota Ojibway Police Service.
in-
As a previous DOPS Officer, service with the Keetaskeenow Police Service
and Winnipeg Police Service, Cst. Colon brings his knowledge of 15 years
experience as a Police Officer. He is well trained in Violent Crimes, Drug
Investigation and Gang Dynamics and Awareness, Search and Seizure, Surveillance and Tactical Training, along with many other Police associated
training. Cst. Colon is also experienced in targeting street level drug dealers and gang members and enforcement in high crime areas.
As well as serving as Corporal for DOPS in 2002, Jason has served as President for the Manitoba First Nation Police Association, and has been selected to attend several conferences supporting organizations, such as:
Youth Criminal Justice, International Conference of Violent Crimes and as a
member of the Street Crime Unit.
When Jason is not policing, he often enjoys reading, social
gatherings with co-workers, sports, weightlifting, coaching
hockey, and is an avid hockey player. He mostly enjoys
spending time with his wife of 10 years and playing with his
5 children. Cst. Jason Colon is a band member from Norway
House.
Constable Aldyne Stevenson
Crime Prevention & School Resource Officer
Cst. Aldyne Stevenson is our new Crime Prevention and School Resource
Officer. She will be working alongside Crime Prevention Coordinator Joann Helgason in working to promote community policing partnerships
and utilize problem-solving strategies in order to address the unique
issues within the Elementary, Middle Years and Senior Years Schools
within communities serviced by the Dakota Ojibway Police Service.
Cst. Stevenson will be transferring from Roseau Detachment to Headquarters in Portage la Prairie. She brings forward experience in working
with youth, as she has worked with the Province and young offenders at
the Manitoba Youth Centre. She also trained as a Student Officer for the
RCMP, which engaged her interest in the Police field. As a new recruit
and a Corrections Officer/Juvenile Counsellor for the Province of Manitoba, she is eager to continue working in the Police Force and promoting
DOPS. She is a graduate of the University of the College North.
While not on duty, Aldyne enjoys
spending time with her husband and
volunteering her time in recreation
activities. She often also enjoys
coaching soccer, fundraising events
for hockey, assisting in Aboriginal
baseball leagues, long distance running and spending time with family
and friends. Cst. Aldyne
Stevenson’s is a band member from Peguis First Nation.
D.O.P.S. in Dakota Ojibway Winterfest 2012
DOPS members participated in the Dakota Ojibway Winterfest 2012, held on January 27, 28, & 29, 2012 in Brandon, Manitoba. Sandy Bay and Sioux Valley Detachments provided members from their Detachments, as their communities were
hosting the tournament. Cpl. Frank Kaszas, Cst. Jordan Starr, Cpl. Kristen Tompsett and Cst. Amy Roulette participated in the meet and greet and opening ceremonies. Opening remarks will be made by the Dakota Ojibway Winterfest Chiefs,
Chief Vince Tacan - Sioux Valley Dakota Nation & Chief Irvin McIvor - Sandy Bay
Ojibway First Nation & Shari Dector Hirst - City of Brandon Mayor & Neil Thomson
- Keystone General Manager. Opening Ceremonies will be taking place in Westman Place. At 4:45, all delegates will be requested to proceed to the ice area.
Along with the delegates, all participating event coordinator with the Minor
Hockey participants and Pow Wow participants.
Members and staff also participated as volunteers and donated their time to the
Tournament and also held a Booth promoting DOPS and Crime Prevention.
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CRIME PREVENTION FEATURE
Brandon Career Symposium
Job postings will soon be
out for the 2012 Community Crime Prevention Summer Student Program. We
hope to have openings
available in each of our five
communities plus a position at Portage Headquarters. Duties will include a
variety of activities at the
Detachments and in the
communities. If interested in gaining work experience in policing or in organizing summer activities with a focus on crime
prevention and promoting neighbourhood and children’s
safety initiatives please contact our office for more information.
Aboriginal Job Fair—Brandon
DOPS Crime Prevention
Services has attended
many career fairs where
we
provide
information on
our
recruitment process,
police service
and communities.
Our youth programs that offer structure, supervision and skill-building
are continuing with a lot of interest
from our youth. It is often said that
the hardest part of a project is getting started. But in actuality the real
challenge comes from keeping the
level of motivation high once the
project gets started. We would like
to thank the staff, volunteers and
community partners for their support and motivation.
Sandy Bay—Portage Terriors Hockey
Sandy Bay—Portage Terriors Hockey
Sioux Valley Cadets—Winter Carnival
Sioux Valley Cadets—Tea Boiling
Sioux Valley Cadets— Leg Wrestling
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week!
Plan to attend ceremonies for Victims of Crime Awareness Week
occurring April 23 – 27, 2012. See back for more details.
Cpl. Frank Kaszas
Cst. Amy Roulette
Cst. Derek Smoke
Cpl. Kristen Tompsett
DOPS Commendations & Appreciation
Awards
DOPS—Miniota Hockey
Chief of Police—Doug Palson with Sandy Bay Cpl.
Dakota Ojibway Police Service held Frank Kaszas & SB Police Commission Kelly Beaulieu.
its’ Annual Christmas Dinner & Service Awards on December 14, 2011
at Days Inn in Portage La Prairie,
MB. Acknowledgments included
Service Awards, Certificates of
Commendation and Recognition
that were presented as a token of
appreciation to staff for their years
of service and dedicated service that they have provided to DOTC member First Nation communities
and colleagues. DOPS Appreciation for 5 Years of
Service went to Giselle Bell, Jo-Ann Helgason, Darryl
Hunter, Dale McKay, April McKenzie, Ernest Roulette, Kristen Tompsett, Grant Vogt, Maxine StarrElk and Tom Kasto. DOPS Appreciation for 10 or
more Years of Service went to Frank Kaszas, Matthew McKay, James Pierre, Cindy Prince, Derek
Smoke, Joe Chartrand, Jo-Ann Helgason, Dale
McKay, Frank Kaszas, Amy Roulette and Derek
Smoke. Commendation Awards were provided to
Cpl. Kristen Tompsett, Cst. Amy Roulette and Cst.
Derek Smoke. Recognition Awards for their contribution to Community Service were provided to Cpl.
Frank Kaszas, Cst. Dale McKay and Crime Prevention
Coordinator Jo-ann Helgason.
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DAKOTA OJIBWAY POLICE SERVICE
3rd Floor Rufus Prince Building
5000 Crescent Road West
(Mailing Address)
P.O. Box 37
Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3B2
Office: (204) 856-5370
Fax:
(204) 856-5389
Email: dops@dops.org
Birdtail Sioux Detachment
P.O. Box 44
Beulah, MB ROM 0B0
E911: (204) 568-4621
Fax: (204) 568-4552
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Canupawakpa Detachment
P.O. Box 40
Pipestone, MB R0M 1T0
E911: (204) 854-2953
Fax: (204) 854-2364
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Roseau River Detachment
P.O. Box 190
Dominion City, MB R0A 0H0
E911: (204) 427-3383
Fax: (204) 427-3389
April 22 – 28, 2012 is National Victims of
Crime Awareness Week. It is anticipated
that the week will involve education and
raising awareness of victim issues with
time dedicated to the preparation to
ceremony and culture. On April 26, 2012
at the Keeshkeemaquah Conference
Centre DOPS will host a Service Providers Resource Fair from 10:00 a.m. to 4:0
p.m. that is open to all.
DOPS Crime Prevention/School Resource
member, Jo-ann Helgason received confirmation of a grant approved by the
Department of Justice for National Victims of Crime Awareness (NVCAW) and
will be hosting a conference during the
week of April 22 – 28, 2012 at the conference will work to enhance information, access and culturally sensitivity of
victim services.
We will have a dedication ceremony to
start the week with a teepee set up and
ribbons placed on a honouring tree at
our Headquarters site to acknowledge
victims of crime.
During the week we will visit communities and distribute promotional items
that will also help raise the profile of the
weeks activities.
On April 26, 2012 at the Keeshkeemaquah Conference Centre we will host a
Service Providers Resource Fair from
10:00am – 4:00 pm that is open to all.
There will be displays and informational
booths, presentations, lunch and door
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prizes. Our Keynote speaker is Mona
Sandy Bay Detachment
Woodward, Executive Director – AborigiP.O. Box 644
nal Front Door Society and Vancouver
Marius, MB R0H 0T0
Women’s Memorial March Committee which in collaboration with the Vancouver Police Department developed
Manitoba First Nation Police Asso- a “Sister Watch Committee” which she will speak more
about. As a break out session we will have DOPS memciation Executive for 2011/12:
ber, Cst. Stevenson provide an Internet Safety presenPresident: Darren Hamm
tation. We expect many display booths will be set up for
Vice-President: Stephen Cashin
the public to ask questions and receive information
from a variety of organizations. In conclusion the AboSecretary/Treasurer: Giselle Bell
SANDY BAY DETACHMENT
Is seeking applications for Guards/Matrons (casual)
Please forward a letter of interest with resume to:
Cpl. F.R (Frank) Kaszas
Dakota Ojibway Police Service
Sandy Bay Detachment
(address listed above)
Interested applications must obtain the following:
Criminal Record Check (applicant’s expense)
Child Abuse Registry Check (applicant’s expense)
Minimum age requirements of 18 years.
riginal Community Development class of ACC will assist
with the development of a resource manual that will
compile the service providers, stakeholders, advocacy
groups and governments contacts and background to
be used as a more accessible reference and referral
guide. The Dakota Ojibway Police Service is committed
to having this as an annual event to honour victims,
their families and their communities.
Editorial Note
Please note: DOPS Headquarters Administration office will be closed on:
April 6, 2012 (Good Friday)
April 9, 2012 (Easter Monday)
May 21, 2012 (Victoria Day)
June 21, 2012 (National Aboriginal Day)
DOPS HQ Staff and Members would like to
wish everyone a safe and enjoyable long
weekend.
Visit us at: www.dops.org