Mounted Police Today

[Philip S]

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<br />Toronto officers stage emotional tribute to police horse killed while on duty

http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/news/ ... t=n030635A

The man responsible hardly deserves to be called a "man".

Monique MacNaughton

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The charges are puzzling. If the description is accurate, wouldn't something like assault with a motor vehicle be more appropriate?[?]

[kerry savee]

How about attempted murder of a peace officer and killing a police horse, both felonies, to start with? Then the prosecutor, as they are prone to do, can later reduce the charge to assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer causing great bodily injury to ellicit a plea agreement guaranteeing the suspect prison time. But this piece of human filth will probably get anger management counselling and a fine for failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

Kerry

<i>"ride your horse forward and set him straight"</i> Gustav Steinbrecht

[Larry Emrick]

excerpt from the Toronto police website :

Brigadier remembered
Monday, March 06, 2006 - 04:11 PM |

More than 1,000 people paid their last respects to Brigadier, the Belgian cross police horse who was killed in the line of duty last month.

Chief Bill Blair, Mayor David Miller, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Monte Kwinter, Toronto Police Services Board chair Alok Mukherjee and vice-chair Pam McConnell were among the dignitaries in attendance for the hour-long ceremony at Ricoh Coliseum.

Police were forced to put down Brigadier after the driver of a vehicle struck the horse before fleeing the scene on Feb. 24.

Const. Kevin Bradfield, who suffered rib and neck injuries in the hit-and-run incident, recalled fondly "how he watched every move I made in the barn."

Brigadier paid "the ultimate sacrifice" and was a true hero," Bradfield said.

Chief Blair said the Mounted Unit horses are "magnificent animals" and they play a valuable role in helping to preserve the peace.

"The loss of one of these noble animals to the Service is significant but to the Mounted Unit it can be profound," the Chief said.

An honour guard of TPS Mounted Unit officers and four Police Dog Services officers and their dogs were part of the ceremony, as well as the Service’s pipe band and the Chief’s Ceremonial Unit.



 

[Coydog]

Oh, with all the publicity around this case, I don't know if this oxygen thief will want to show his face around that neighborhood any more. This is one of those times that I regret that public whippings are out of style these days.

Monique MacNaughton

<i>Stories that begin with "Last seen in a bar" generally don't end well!</i>

[kerry savee]

Yes, a public flogging is in order for him. Most of his kind can do prison time standing on their heads, they actually must crave it otherwise they wouldn't be willing to return so often. Haven't heard a peep from that lad that got the caning in Singapore a few years back for vandalism.

Kerry

<i>"ride your horse forward and set him straight"</i> Gustav Steinbrecht

[Pat Holscher]

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Dirk Sankersingh, 42, has been charged with dangerously operating a vehicle causing bodily harm and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.
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I wonder if that's just a charge to hold him until an investigation is complete? It's difficult to understand what happened here just from the report, but it sounds like attempted homocide.

Pat

[Pat Holscher]

Mounted Police training with troops prior to the 2002 Olympics.

http://holscher.blogspot.com/2006/03/blog-post.html

Pat

[Pat Holscher]

Some examples of why being a mounted policeman is likely not very fun on some occasions. German mounted policeman at some over zealous demonstrations at the World Cup, photos courtesy of Dave J, who was sent them by a German policeman he knows..





Pat

[Coydog]

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<br />Mounted Police training with troops prior to the 2002 Olympics.

http://holscher.blogspot.com/2006/03/blog-post.html

Pat
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Impressive. I know I wouldn't want to see one of those half-drafts coming at me on the street.

Monique MacNaughton

<i>Stories that begin with "Last seen in a bar" generally don't end well!</i>

[wolfcoln]

Hi All,
Just a comment on the police horse in Toronto. I know when I was still a mounty deputy that an assult on our horse was considered to be the same as an assult on a police officer. I do know of an assult on a deputy's horse than did end in a conviction resulting in jail time and community service to repay the perps debt to society.

Terry

[Pat Holscher]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by wolfcoln</i>
<br />Hi All,
Just a comment on the police horse in Toronto. I know when I was still a mounty deputy that an assult on our horse was considered to be the same as an assult on a police officer. I do know of an assult on a deputy's horse than did end in a conviction resulting in jail time and community service to repay the perps debt to society.

Terry
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Indeed, an assault on a horse is an assault on the officer, as the officer is highly likely to be injured as a result of it.

Pat

[Philip S]

short film clip of an Australian mtd. policeman getting the worst of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnYYcb5dMNU

[Volcav]

I found this site the other day and thought it was interesting I don't know how old the information is but I thought I'd share it with you.
http://www.policehorses.org/

[Pat Holscher]

Here's an unusual one.

A Pittsburgh walking honor guard, with a horse drawn hearse, in honor of Pittsburgh's former mayor.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... 92ef6948f9

Pat

[Oscar Torres]

Hey boys, this pictures shows Mounted Carabineros charging rioters (really not left wing but anarchists, anti globalization, anti US, anti chilean socialist government, anti anything) that uses the aniversary of "our" 11-9 (1973) as an excuse to destroy everything that stands in their way.

The current chilean government is social democrat, people who were in the opposittion to Pinochet, and these thugs were demonstrating against them




Greetings,

Oscar Torres Arrau
Abogado
Santiago de Chile

[Oscar Torres]

More pictures.






Oscar Torres Arrau
Abogado
Santiago de Chile

[Pat Holscher]

Very interesting photos, Oscar. I don't envy the policemen here, this looks like rough work indeed.

Pat

[Pat Holscher]

Hungarian mounted policemen.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... 1009200258

Pat

[mattbody]

I found this article about the Dubai mounted Police, I hope the image works...

Patrolling the streets of Dubai on horseback at night
By Mona Ahmed, Staff Reporter




On a crowded Thursday night on Diyafa Road, an unusual sight stands out from the blur of passing cars and the dance of neon lights. The distinctive clippity clop of hooves heralds the arrival of the Mounted Police, who have come to keep watch.


Mounted Police at their headquarters near the Central jail in Dubai. ©Gulf News
Set up in 1967, police chiefs are always keen to stress the usefulness of what might seem to be an antiquated tradition in law enforcement.

Captain Mohammad Eisa Al Adhab, director of Dubai Mounted Police Department, spoke to Gulf News about his team, whose prestige is boosted because they run one of the oldest stables in the UAE.

The horses were a gift from General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Minister of Defence and Head of Dubai Police and Public Security.

"There are about 95 staff in the section, who are in different ranks and roles with the police force. The different sections are riot control, the endurance racing team, the night patrol team and the event organising team, which is instrumental during Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises".

About 200 horses make up the main Bur Dubai Mounted Police Department and its other branch in Deira.

The main responsibility of the department is daily night patrols in residential and commercial areas of the emirate, between midnight and 6am, Capt Al Adhab said.

"These mounted patrols are carried out in addition to the usual police car patrols. They can also go through narrow areas that police cars can't reach."

Each patrol is formed of two policemen. Their main responsibility is to patrol the streets, catch suspects and call the operations room for support.

"Regular police patrols in the area make the public feel safer. With our presence on the streets we hope to make criminals think twice. The other benefit is that we do arrest suspects or criminals. Most of the cases in which mounted patrols make a difference is in robberies, where we can pursue and catch the suspects."

In the beginning, the department was small and its duties were limited. Now, it plays a key role in keeping the city safe.

Research has shown that Mounted Police are the best way to quell riots.

"During riots, people are scared of horses, and this helps a lot in dealing with them. Normally, it is the sheer size of the horses that helps and ensures that people obey the orders of the policemen. The fact that the officers are mounted also helps them cover large areas."

Capt Al Adhab said football matches are the main need for crowd control. Last year, the Mounted Police were used to stop clashes between football fans from escalating into a riot.

The department employs UAE nationals who graduate from the Dubai Police College. Despite the development of new techniques to fight crime, the police still use mounted patrols and consider it an important way to fight crime.

"At Dubai Police, we try to use all possible ways, either new or old, to fight crime, especially those that have proven to be effective. The Mounted Police was always effective, and that's why we have continued to use it."

[Pat Holscher]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... 9c0857ef9b


Pat