Smiths Falls - Editorials http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca Smiths Falls en-us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00 http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/editorials/Police+warn+e-mail+scam+active+once+again Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00 Police warn e-mail scam active once again Dear Editor:

This scam had been reported in our area before, but is active once again. The scam begins when someone hacks an online e-mail account. The fraudster then changes the owner's password, which locks them out of the account. The fraudster now uses their contact list to mass e-mail all their friends, family, acquaintances, etc.

The ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/editorials/Stopping+crime+in+its+tracks Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00 Stopping crime in its tracks EMC Editorial - The program has been around for decades and has had its share of successes. But for Crime Stoppers to continue to work, it requires the support of members of the public willing to call in when they know an offence has been committed.

How the program functions should be well known to residents across the region.

Anyone who has ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/editorials/On+patrol+with+the+Detachment+Commander Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00 On patrol with the Detachment Commander Dear Editor:

The New Year has arrived and I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season. The past year was an extremely busy one for our officers. In 2011, our officers attended more than 21,000 calls for service, laid 7,115 Provincial Offence notices and laid approximately 1,500 criminal charges.

Our officers completed more than 900 ...

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