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Tag: crime
Buzzers Against Shoplifters
There’s a lot more security at some stores as companies try to prevent shoplifting which is a huge problem, and growing in grocery stores.
Brandt’s Randt – Stop Helping the Thieves!
This week’s randt came from a frequent observation at local grocery stores. I’m sure its’ quite common in other cities and towns. I was once in a store when someone took to the PA and announced that a thief was going around snatching purses from shopping carts. Â My purse never, ever comes off my arm.…
Tim Bosma’s Last Day
This was not about a truck. People seem to have latched on to the truck as the point of the crime but that was early on and said by Tim’s wife when few facts were known. The truck was the method of abduction but the suspect in custody in the Tim Bosma disappearance case could…
Fire Bug
This blog post is a two-fer. It’s also posted on 98.1 Free-FM’s website. Â But it felt so good to confess that I thought confessing a second time might feel even better! Â In case you’re not aware, the St. Thomas Walmart caught fire last Sunday. Â And now you’re up to date.
The Week That Was
We may have witnessed the end of a rapper’s career before it even really got started. Â And I ask you, is that really a bad thing? Â
The Week in Review
It started with 4 suspicious fires on the weekend all targeting adult-oriented businesses.
Too Broad, Too Tough
Sex abuse victim Sheldon Kennedy spoke to Parliamentary justice committee yesterday in support of the Harper government’s omnibus crime bill. Â
Wingham’s First Murder
Having lived in Wingham for four years, and now living just about an hour away, I’m watching with interest the reports from the first ever murder trial of a Winghamite.
A Reporter’s Life (Is Not) For Me
I’ll happily stay safe and caffeinated in the comfy anchor chair, thank you.
A Bad News Day
When the third wave of alerts about a York Region police officer came to my iPhone, before I opened them I looked at my phone and said out loud, “not dead, not dead, not dead.”
Media Musings
I’m no genius. I’ve made mistakes and will likely make a few more. But there are a few fundamentals about the news business that too often get forgotten in this era of budget restraint and I find it deeply disappointing.  Â