Good work! Glad to see he’s back in his home away from home. For a while, eh Harb?

Very well done. Thank you!

That’s good to hear.

lock down, sounds like an infringement of law abiding citizens rights to me!

they knew what house he was in but locked down a 4 square block area, someone watched a little to much CNN over the weekend.

Several charges? A good lawyer can doctor those down to just mischief.

They lock down the area and people complain that they are over zealous. They dont and some moron gets shot then they didnt do thier job. Sheeesh, apparently there is no way for the Police to do thier job and please people.

You are so right interceptor! Our RCMP get dumped on by people no matter what they do. I would rather be safe than sorry and that is a neighbourhood full of families who deserve to be safe.

The RCMP media release yesterday stated they hoped the public would understand their actions once the “operation” was resolved. A lock down of 4 blocks for 13 hours, with no information made available to the residents affected and serious misinformation through the dispatch and non emergency line caused an enormous amount of confusion and stress for those living in the area. Being told your child …would be escorted out of the area for safety by one dispatch officer then having another tell you there were no officers available is frustrating when at the time 6 officers alone were observed standing and chatting on the corner of Radcliff & Quinn, never mind the other areas. How about having a Staff Seargent tell you that your child is free to walk through the neighbourhood to leave, even though there was a tactical unit in place and multiple armed officers milling about, oh, and the Staff Sargeant can’t really guarantee safety of the child but she doesn’t know what else to do. Well done, that makes me feel really secure. How about phoning dispatch to see if you are allowed to return home, being told not at this time, but finding out that the officers are in fact allowing resident to return home if you ask nicely at the barricade points. Good to see they are all on the same page and informed. I have met two people who use their vehicles for their jobs, who were not allowed to leave the barricaded area so were unable to go to work last night. Will they be reimbursed for lost wages? Probably not, but some RCMP will get some nice OT cheques. All of this for one man who will most likely be out on bail within 24 hours. Well guess what, I don’t understand this police operation, I think it was poorly handled, was a waste of valuable RCMP resources and time, made for some great overtime cheques, and really left a lot of people wondering why such a high profile event and how we are supposed to just understand and support the decisions and actions of our local RCMP

I agree that the area needed to be ‘locked down’ for the safety of nearby residents.
Judging by Phantom’s comments, as he or she evidently lives in the area, the RCMP were not well organized. Perhaps they need to be introduced to a little something called Incident Command. I say that with tongue in cheek as I assume that the RCMP are well versed in I.C. but it would seem that if they were employing the tactics of Incident Command, then not everyone was adhering to the one basic tenant; All communication must go through the incident commander, all instructions are issued by the incident commander. No one moves, no one talks to the press, unless approved by I.C. In critical situations people’s lives may hang in the balance of poor communication and loose command structure.
This system is used across North America by fire/police/ambulance etc. for any size or type of emergrncy.
metalman.

If there is any blame to be attached in this incident, why don’t we put it where it belongs.On MILLIGAN. Had he turned himself in, would there have been any action by police?

I hope he gets serious time for this.

All this for one man. I’m so glad I pay 30,000$ plus a year in taxes. Prince George RCMP, only knowing how to handle singled out criminals with redicoulsy large groups of their own task force. Good on ya boys.

A question needs to be asked and answered. Why do we allow these type of people to walk our streets with us?

Because we have laws, and they apply to everyone.

“Because we have laws, and they apply to everyone”
unless you pick and choose which laws apply to oneself, like the pot smokers, eh Pro? ;)

As it sits now it just looks like a massive overreaction.

“arrest of a man considered armed and unstable”

So used to seeing the words “armed and dangerous”.

Can we assume that this person would typically have been in an institution but was now out and did not take his meds?
=========================================

“We need to thank all those persons that were affected by this …. or the businesses such as pharmacies …. “

I wonder whether that was on the operations check list – people not allowed to go to their houses after work and needing access to daily medications which were at home…..
=======================================

Perhaps this operation is showing us a new protocol to reduce potential RCMP liability. I do not recall such an approach in past incidents like this. Maybe someone else does and can provide some details of the situation.

Who cares I’m just glad he is locked up in a cage where he belongs.

Things are picking up in the crime capital of Canada with the warmer weather.The cops did a good job and I’m happy no innocent people got hurt.Maybe Sherry Green should pick any city but Surrey,to follow their crime reduction strategies,as they still have us outnumbered 11-1 in homicides.

I think it was a gross over reaction by the RCMP. Its a violation of the rights to the home owners that were effected and is nothing more then police state creep.

A mandatory lock down of four square blocks? For one unstable man who’s location they had identified? Common now, that is gross over reaction and a violation of the rights of the home owner to have access to their own homes.

I could see notifying the neighborhood and asking for a voluntary evacuation and maybe the immediate homes being evacuated for tactical reasons, but four blocks is just an excuse to exercise police powers over civil society. Bad judgement call at best IMO.

If it was my neighbor they were after I wouldn’t be leaving my home under any circumstances short of an atom bomb being located.

They seen the Boston Police on TV and wanted to try it.

Any boats checked in that area? Could have happened.

Ya, it’s not like bullets can penetrate the walls of your ordinary house now can they Eagle?

So much whining from these soapbox generals. phantom456 appears to be the baby-in-charge. A dangerous offender barricaded in a residential area with a firearm. The operation was extremely well organized and the members involved needed to concentrate on the suspect. Sure some officers will be standing around, its called outer perimeter and its how it works. Maybe some of these commenters should stick with what they are good at like flipping burgers.

Good Job again RCMP

Oh and phantom456, don’t cry, apply.

My house is made of brick Dragon, so no bullets would not penetrate my house. If the house is four blocks away I’ll take my chances and we should have the right to do that with our own homes.

What happened to the days when there would be two cops at the front door and two at the back door with maybe some back up down the street? Are we saying this is the first time they have ever had to apprehend a dangerous offender?

Look at Boston… a complete lock down martial law style for over a million people with 10,000 police using military tanks and such to hunt down a single 19-year old. Is this going to be the new norm… how is that any different than a police state?

It seems that many of the citizens of Prince George are unconcerned at the thought of the coming police state.

After reading some of the responses to the RCMP tactical actions, I’m certain that the ruling elites have nothing to fear from this city.