SLIDE 1 September 2011
Integrated Riot Investigation Team
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SLIDE 2 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Infrastructure
- Instantly set up an integrated investigative
response
- Acquired full facilities and equipment
- IT shutdown for 40 Terabytes
- cars
- computers, phones etc
- different programs (emails, PRIME etc)
SLIDE 3 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Mandate
To identify and charge those individuals participating in the riot and committing
Mandate
SLIDE 4
Support from contributing agencies
SLIDE 5 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Contribution
60 Members
Vancouver West Vancouver RCMP Delta GVTAPS Abbotsford Port Moody New Westminster
SLIDE 6 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Command Structure
15(1)
15(1)
SLIDE 7
Integrated Riot Investigation Team Offences
Offences
Participate in Riot, Robbery, Mischief, BNE, Theft, Arson, Assault and Breach
SLIDE 8
Integrated Riot Investigation Team
Riot 270 incidents so far Each incident can contain 1 to 300 suspects
SLIDE 9 Integrated Riot Investigation Team
We will need to prove and source
- that there was a riot
- when and where was it
- how do we know who are suspects
- when and where were the suspects
- how did they participate
- is that all they did
- all other offences
SLIDE 10 Integrated Riot Investigation Team
We can’t assume anything
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SLIDE 11 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Statistics
Statistics:
- 4501 email TIPS
- 370 Crime Stopper TIPS
- 165 Phone TIPS
- 432 Web TIPS
- 1600 hours of video (less than 100 in ’94)
- 2100 video files
- Tens of thousands of images
All need to be sourced
SLIDE 12 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Statistics
3(1)(h), 15(1)
SLIDE 13 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Statistics
3(1)(h), 15(1)
3(1)(h), 15(1)
SLIDE 14 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Issues
Issues
3(1)(h)
SLIDE 15 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Issues
Issues
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SLIDE 16 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Issues
Issues
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- 3(1)(h)
SLIDE 17 Integrated Riot Investigation Team Website riot2011.vpd.ca riot2011.vpd.ca
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SLIDE 18 riot2011.vpd.ca
- Website launched on August 30th with 40 photos
- To date, there are 77 photos posted
- Of the 80 people who have either turned
themselves in or been arrested, 28 are as a result
Integrated Riot Investigation Team Website riot2011.vpd.ca riot2011.vpd.ca
SLIDE 19 Website
- New photos will be added as criminal activities
are confirmed
- This does not count the images that will be
retrieved from the 1600 hours of video to be processed at the LEVA lab
Integrated Riot Investigation Team Website riot2011.vpd.ca riot2011.vpd.ca
SLIDE 20
Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association LEVA
National Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing Lab University of Indianapolis
SLIDE 21 Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association LEVA
LEVA
- LEVA lab will process 1600 hours of video
from Sept 25th to Oct 10th
- Conventional methods would have taken
IRIT nearly two years with existing resources
SLIDE 22 Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association LEVA
LEVA
- Once video is processed by LEVA, additional
- ffences involving the same suspect can be
identified
- This will assist in proving the essential elements
- f rioting
- Video evidence will provide a full picture of all
alleged offences committed by suspected rioters.
SLIDE 23 Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association LEVA
LEVA
- Securing LEVA video evidence for turn-ins will be a
priority so charges can be forwarded to Crown
- IRIT investigators are anxiously awaiting an
- pportunity to view the video once processed at the
lab before completing the recommended charges to Crown
SLIDE 24
Integrated Riot Investigation Team Goal
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Goal To provide Crown Prosecutors with the best case and disclosure packages which maximizes guilty pleas and successful prosecutions while minimizing mega-trials
