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WULF -- Would U Like Fries?
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Would you like a DUI with that?
CanWest News Service
Published: Friday, January 04, 2008
SURREY -- Police here have hatched a new plan to crack down on drunk drivers who get the munchies.
Project WULF -- Would U Like Fries? -- involves putting an officer inside the drive-thru booth of co-operating restaurants.
"Taking a passive observer role, the police officer is able to hear the slurred speech, smell the stale liquor and advise a second officer who then stops the vehicle as it departs," said Surrey RCMP spokesman Sgt. Roger Morrow.
The project, which is expected to continue all year, has resulted in a number of impaired-driving charges and roadside suspensions.
Morrow said the idea came after police heard innumerable times from drive-thru employees that, "You should be here late at night."
Rather than being put off by the idea, traffic officer Cpl. Lorne Lecker said fast-food outlets "have bought into the program and find it very entertaining. They love it."
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Source: http://www.canada.com/victoriatimes...95-ea3b3bda6da2
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Drive-throughs staked out by cops in search of drunk drivers
By Christina Montgomery and David Carrigg, The Province
Published: Friday, January 03, 2008
Warning to anyone driving drunk in Surrey this weekend: That late-night, post-pub burger just might come with a side of 24-hour suspension.
Surrey RCMP have cooked up the idea of sitting in the drive-through windows of fast-food joints after hearing one too many stories about the wild behaviour of intoxicated drivers weaving their way past for a late-night burger.
And, unable to resist themselves, they dubbed it Project WULF - or "Would U Like Fries," according to spokesman Sgt. Roger Morrow.
Surrey RCMP Const. Brian Nanton holds french fries at a restaurant window. Project WULF ('Would U Like Fries?') uses undercover officers to catch drunk drivers.
Gerry Kahrmann - The Province
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Font:****Police won't say exactly when or in which establishments they might be hidden, because although the participating restaurants are crazy about the program, they don't want to scare off customers, Morrow told The Province yesterday.
He said this weekend will mark the fourth time out for the project.
The idea was born after traffic officers heard stories about people heading from clubs and house parties to drive-through windows in no condition to be at the wheel, Morrow said.
"The traffic guys, to their credit, got to chatting and have taken up the challenge," he said.
The officers, who wear plainclothes but stop short of donning restaurant uniforms, sit inside near the windows "out of the way of the people busy doing their business, making burgers and so on."
If the fast-food workers tip the officers to drivers with slurred speech or the aroma of stale alcohol on their breath as they drive by and chat - "in the cool, clear, early-morning hours, it wafts around" - drivers are stopped as they pull away and checked by a second officer who gets the heads-up via radio.
Officers simply confirm the workers' observations, Morrow said, and don't involve them in court proceedings.
"The merchants have bought in to the program and find it very entertaining," said Cpl. Lorne Lecker of the traffic section. "They love it."
John Banovich, spokesman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving's Greater Vancouver chapter, said the idea is "brilliant."
"We're quite familiar with the project," Banovich said. "We know one officer was responsible for 10 suspensions and two impaired-driving charges over two weekends. It definitely works."
Banovich said that officer was stationed in a Surrey McDonald's.
He said officers are also looking for people who are impaired owing to marijuana, cocaine and crystal-meth use.
"What we know is that more people are driving while impaired by drugs other than alcohol," he said.
Banovich said he would also like police to target people coming out of bars to ensure they don't drive.
"Let's consider that, as long as it doesn't infringe on an individual's right to privacy, let's address it right at the source," he said.
Police do sometimes stake out the exits to bars and make roadside checks, but Banovich said it is not common.
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Source: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/story.html?id=b52b025d-5a2c-4ea6-af75-e955000b55c1&k=19122
Cops over there are smarter than here!!! |
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| Binder_Dundat |
| quote: | Originally posted by devnull
Cops over there are smarter than here!!! |
I doubt that. Take a walk down east hastings and you'll know what I mean. |
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| patpicos |
| quote: | Originally posted by Binder_Dundat
I doubt that. Take a walk down east hastings and you'll know what I mean. |
what are they doing ? and where's east hastings? |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by devnull
what are they doing ? and where's east hastings? |
...oh god.
I wouldn't take a walk down East hastings if my life depended on it.
Let's just say I've seen a few documentaries about violence/drugs/homeless problems about East Hastings (Downtown Vancouver).
Some of the most disturbing things i've seen is from some documentary that the cops did a few years ago on the Meth problems of that area... |
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| Binder_Dundat |
| quote: | Originally posted by devnull
what are they doing ? and where's east hastings? |
Theres an area of like 4 blocks in the eastside of downtown Vancouver that is filled with heroin, crack, meth, etc addicts. I was surprised to see the state of that hell hole since theres a police station in the area. Corner of Main and Hastings I think.
Anyway, when you mentioned cops were smarter over there I was kind of offended cause I feel they're just as stupid and lazy as they are here. |
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| patpicos |
Did some reading on east hastings...ishhh not pretty!
| quote: | | The Downtown Eastside has been pegged with the unfortunate distinction of having the highest rate of HIV infection in the Western world.[7]. The Health Contact Centre, at 166 E. Hastings, in the alley, is a place where addicts and street people can go as a first point of support. Visitors are offered tea, nurse services, and some forms of occupational activities. Committed staff offer comfort and information. Vancouver's drug problem has grown steadily worse over the last decade with the most common drugs being heroin, crack cocaine, IV cocaine (powdered cocaine taken intravenously), and--increasingly--crystal methamphetamine. However, the opening of North America's first safe injection site, Insite, in this neighbourhood has lowered the spread of HIV (and the number of overdose deaths) considerably, according to a recent article by the Canadian Press.[citation needed] The southwest corner of Main and Hastings Streets continues to be a problem as drug sellers and users frequently occupy the corner, establishing a plein air drug market in front of (and in the alleys surrounding) Carnegie Hall. Recent efforts have attempted to increase police presence at the Main and Hastings intersection, but this has been opposed by the some residents. A major police station is only half a block north. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Eastside
extasie, is that an online documentary? i wouldnt mind watchin it. |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by devnull
extasie, is that an online documentary? i wouldnt mind watchin it. |
Nope. I had to rent it from the University Library (acutally my GF had to for her Drug & addiction course).
I believe it was called "Into the Blue" or something like that. I had the word blue in it. I think the Vancouver police were going around to different schools showing it to the students.
I don't know if it is that disturbing, but they do show some pretty graphic stuff in there.
Found it...here's the movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0226525/ |
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| sweds00 |
They have been doing this at micky d's fot a while here in Edmonton.
I went through one 2 weeks ago. |
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| monishb |
| haha most likely on 72nd and 120th at mcdonalds in delta:haha: |
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