Posted on 07/11/2010 5:31:46 PM PDT by Cindy
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) -
SNIPPET: "Mike Milne with US Customs and Border Protection says a man using the NEXUS lane approached the window, and began acting strange. "The officers ordered the driver, who was the sole occupant, out of the vehicle. The driver refused and dangerously accelerated the vehicle southbound. One CBP officer fired his service pistol because of the imminent and apparent danger to the general public."
No one was hurt, but the suspect initially managed to speed off. He was later captured by State Troopers..."
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Media labelled Right-Winger in 3...2....1...
From the article:
“Milne won’t say whether the man was Canadian or American. His name has not been released.”
My bet is this non disclosure is because the man is Amish.
It can go either day, but Mr. No Name is the new John Doe.
sp= either way
Ditto with Mexico.
Is that a lane you can only use if you are driving a LEXUS?
You can't shoot a gun here, this is the Peace Arch.
NEXUS is a program that the U.S. and Canada set up so that you can get background checked for pre-clearance through customs.
I have a NEXUS card. It really cuts down on the wait getting through customs, and most border airports even have special lanes for you to go through security. It took some time to get, but I’m happy I did. I travel over the border a lot.
Say WA? Evergreen State ping Guess we need Checkpoint Charlie-style crossings now.
Quite the opposite actually. They run NCIC's on everyone crossing and do not accept even DWI priors. The only dirtbag I've ever seen them accept was Ubambi.
This incident would cause the Mexican border media to yawn.
Too bad he made it over the border.Let the Canadians deal with him.
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He was traveling south INTO the United States. That is why US Customs and Border Patrol were interested in his behavior, and why he was later picked up by State Police. Canada does not have State Police.
I must have missed it when that extradition treaty between the US and Canada was abrogated.
Agreed, we have actual cooperation from Canada.
Mexico actively works against us.
I thought the Mounties were state police.
The Vancouver report would have said RCMP apprehended the suspect, not State Police.
He wasn't headed for Canada if he was going south.
He is likely neither Canadian or American.
Mike doesn't play those games. The dude didn't have ID on him and the car was stolen.
The dude didn’t have ID on him and the car was stolen.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Source?
Mohamad?
You can’t run here, this is the Fallen Arch.
Unknown.
It’s Mr. No Name aka “the man” at this time.
He wasn't apprehended by state police, it was Border Patrol.
That county has a really good working relationship between fed, state, and local law enforcement. A 911 call is likely to get you all three if you are near the border.
The real reason this person was picked up quickly was the citizen who dialed 911 when this guy showed up at his front door. A BP agent ran code to the residence and found the van, 10 minutes later he was in custody.
I don’t know if you are allowed to excerpt from the bellingham fish wrapper.
ADDING details:
“Border agents open fire on vehicle at Peace Arch”
Published on Fri, Jul 9, 2010 by By Tara Nelson
Read More News
SNIPPET: “A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent opened fire on a vehicle Friday morning as the driver attempted to enter the United States from Canada without clearance.”
SNIPPET: ““The driver dangerously accelerated the vehicle southbound, creating a life-threatening situation for CBP officers and travelers,” Milne said. “One officer fired his service weapon at the vehicle due to apparent imminent danger to the public.””
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Thank you for pinging your list Clive.
He wasn't headed for Canada if he was going south.
Understood.My mind wandered a bit off the story at hand when I heard "US"..."Canada"..."border crossing"..."criminal".
I must have missed it when that extradition treaty between the US and Canada was abrogated.
I never suggested that it was.What I was commenting on was that Canada and Mexico (and other countries) get all high and mighty when we want one of our murderers extradited.If any such country is so concerned that one of our murderers will be mistreated by our courts then they should take it upon themselves to "do the right thing" in *their* courts.If they do so everyone wins,right? And we'll do the same with *their* criminals regarding laws/punishments that *we* disagree with.
He was traveling south INTO the United States. That is why US Customs and Border Patrol were interested in his behavior, and why he was later picked up by State Police. Canada does not have State Police.
Understood.See above for my response to a similar comment.But understand that Canada does have Provincial Police (equivalent to our State Police) plus they have the RCMP which,I guess,is kind of like our FBI but,I think,has even broader powers than our FBI.
Quite the opposite actually. They run NCIC's on everyone crossing and do not accept even DWI priors.
Understood.The border guards of any Western country are gonna do computer checks on incoming aliens.I know...last year I spent 90 minutes (plus) at a North Dakota/Manitoba crossing having Canadian customs/immigration officers literally disassemble my nearly new car and look at the files of my laptop looking for God-knows-what.I,a guy who's never had a littering conviction in my 60+ years (yes,my life's been boring) was a bit pi$$ed off...but I think I was successful at hiding it.I could go on,but won't,but I will say that it didn't cause me to develop a hatred for Canada or Canadians.
But,back to your point,I'll wager that not everyone who crosses the US/Canada border does so legally...in the usual manner.It's *those* people that US and Canadian officials would be most concerned by.The typical murderer/drug runner/terrorist isn't likely to be found smiling at an immigration officer saying "yes,sir...no,sir".
Thanks bandit.
As far as I can remeber, only Ontario and Quebec have provincial police. The rest of the nation uses the RCMP as provincial/territorial and often municipal police forces under contract from the fedgov.
There were provincial police in BC at one time, but they were disbanded years ago in favour of using the RCMP.
Stolen vehicle, directed to secondary inspection ....
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Here was a person who definitely did not understand what a border crossing entails!
Any publication of his name yet?
Hmmm...interesting."Federal" police enforcing local laws.I guess your Constitution and philosophy differ from ours.Perhaps your provincial laws don't differ as much as do our state laws can...prostitution being legal in one state but not another,for example.Next time I'm up there I'll keep it in mind when I see "the bill". ;-)
Do you guys call the police "the bill" like the Brits do?
as much as do our state laws can = as much as our state laws can
No name yet. He was about 6 foot +, medium to lanky build with blonde hair.
Bellingham Herald:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/07/09/1519368/customs-agent-fires-weapon-at.html
you caught me flat-footed with that one :)
Municipal police forces are administered by the municipalities which are creatures of their Provinces.
Similarly, Superior courts (Including County courts) are administered by Provincial Attorneys General, but the judges are Federally appointed. Inferior court are provincially administered and their judges (magistrates) are provincially appointed.
Law Societies are Provincial entities but they severally jealously guard their independence from government to regulate the legal profession. This is deemed to be necessary to protect the individual from having his lawyer subject to undue influence from the governmental justice system.
The Provinces and Canada each may create and administer administrative tribunals to regulate matters within their respective jurisdiction (for examples, immigration boards, milk parketing boards, provincial human rights commissions, the federal human rights commission, et alia ad nauseam).
This is a gross oversimplification.
Interesting stuff.
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