RCMP staffing issues prevented additional searches for Lisa
Summary
Police told reporters that there were places they wanted to search for Lisa, but couldn't — due to staffing issues.
Detail
RCMP stated they lacked the manpower necessary to perform searches they would like do in Lisa's case.[1][2]
[This article is self-contradictory in terms of whether or not they have any leads in the case.]
Internal RCMP issues
The operation of the Nanaimo RCMP has been criticized in the past, including by employees of the detachment.[3]
I know firsthand that members of Nanaimo RCMP detachment are at a loss as to the rationale behind these decisions,the anonymous RCMP source said.The closure of these units had a direct result with the increase of crime here. The increase in crime is not random and it is not out of the blue. It is a direct result of the closure of these units.
An audit produced by Nanaimo RCMP reported that 72% of people living in the downtown Nanaimo area say they feel unsafe.[4]
Historically, staffing issues are documented within the Nanaimo RCMP is documented at several points, at least as far back as 1987.[5]
Learn more → Wikipedia: List of controversies involving the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Nov 4, 2002),
City police continue search for Lisa Young
(source) - ↑ Ruth Olgilvie, Ha-Shilth-Sa (Aug 14, 2003),
Investigation for missing woman frustrates family
(source) - ↑ Kendall Hanson, CHEK News (April 4, 2023), "Nanaimo RCMP gets criticized from within over crime increase: ‘I want the public to know’" cn20230404
- ↑ Kendall Hanson, CHEK News (October 3, 2021), "Nanaimo residents afraid to walk in their neighbourhoods at night, RCMP report suggests" cn20211003
- ↑ Jan Peterson, Heritage House Publishing (2003), "Hub City: Nanaimo, 1886-1920"