Province calls inquiry into Harvey-Zenk case
By PAUL TURENNE, SUN MEDIARecognizing the public — not to mention Crystal Taman’s family — is hungry for answers in the Derek Harvey-Zenk case, the Manitoba government yesterday called a full public inquiry into the matter.
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Grit senator is less than sensational
By ROBERT MARSHALL – Sun MediaLiberal Senator Larry Campbell is angry with media that irresponsibly sensationalizes crime. And “angrier than hell” with the political opportunism that follows, pointing to the Conservative government and its attempt to bring increased safety to Canada’s communities.
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Sheriff defends shielding Harvey-Zenk
Family insulted by insinuation of possible confrontationBy Mike McIntyre – Winnipeg Free Press
DEREK HARVEY-ZENK was shielded from the public and given a personal escort from the downtown Law Courts building because of ongoing safety concerns surrounding his high-profile deadly driving case, according to Manitoba’s head sheriff.
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Doesn’t Remember Crash
By DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIAA Crown witness in an alleged street racing crash that killed an innocent driver testified yesterday he was too “traumatized” to remember much of anything that night.
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Amelia haunts grandma
Accused killer begs forgivenessBy DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIA
A Winnipeg man facing a possible 10-year sentence in the beating death of his girlfriend’s baby daughter pleaded for forgiveness yesterday from the girl’s devastated family.
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Poll of the Week
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For killing young mom in road collisionBy DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIA
A former Winnipeg cop who killed a mother in a car crash after a night spent partying with fellow officers was spared a jail sentence yesterday.
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Judge Wyant’s a winner
Harvey-Zenk ruling a disgraceBy TOM BRODBECK
What provincial Judge Ray Wyant concluded yesterday is that if you drive your car recklessly on the highway, slam into another vehicle waiting at a red light and kill the passenger, you shouldn’t do jail time.
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Gamblers offered out
Players scooped up in poker parlour raids to be given chance to avoid criminal recordsBy PAUL TURENNE, SUN MEDIA
Poker players who were busted by Winnipeg police during raids at three city clubs last spring have been offered a chance to have their names cleared without jail time or a fine.
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Troublesome case spurs review of prosecutors
By PAUL TURENNE, SUN MEDIAIn light of the controversy over the Derek Harvey-Zenk case, the province will review its practice of hiring special prosecutors to avoid conflicts of interest.
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Mountie shoots man on reserve
By SUN MEDIAA 27-year-old man was shot by an RCMP officer on an isolated reserve in northeast Manitoba on Sunday.
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Driver awaits fate
By SUN MEDIAThe case of a man accused of a fatal street racing crash is now before a jury.
Scott Trembley, 24, is on trial accused of criminal negligence causing death for a June 2005 “cruise night” crash that killed 39-year-old Linda Rudnicki.
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Crips and Bloodz true cultural anchors of Winnipeg’s aboriginal gangs
by The Black RodAt least six murder victims in Winnipeg in the past year are linked to a network of thuglife, gangster rap-styled, mainly aboriginal street gangs calling themselves Crips and Bloods after the major black gangs of L.A.
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Be wary of what lurks in dark areas of the city: police
By JULIE HORBAL, SUN MEDIAA pair of attempted purse-snatchings and an armed robbery over the weekend have police reminding the public to watch their surroundings when walking at night.
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Pipe-bomb injury leads to charge
Winnipeg Free PressRCMP have charged a 22-year-old Blumenfeld man following an incident Oct. 21 that saw another man injured by a pipe bomb.
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