The scene repeated itself across the city late last week:
The SIU is an arm's length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU mustNeither the city nor the county used a preventative de-icing agent, as rapid humidity changes along the Front Range have been known to make roads slicker when treated with such compounds, Lower said.Lower said that crews skipped South Carefree Circle as it was a secondary route. Even so, the biting cold rendered many de-icing agents ineffective elsewhere in the city."So as long as we had a little sun and warmer temperatures, those roads would have recovered much quicker," Lower said.The Quick Link™ receiver mount allows the plow to be connected or disconnected in less than a minute without the need for any tools. Caster wheels make it easy to roll the Home Plow away for convenient storage and re-mounting. And there's no visible hardware left behind on the vehicle. Even better, the Home Plow is lightweight so that it can be used easily and reliably by young or old, male or female.The crews managed to reach the city's secondary streets by 10 a.m. Friday. At 5 p.m. that day, the number of plows was reduced to between three and 15 for the next 48 hours.The SIU investigation to date has determined that officers of the Toronto Police Service's (TPS) Emergency Task Force (ETF) were in pursuit of a stolen snow plow that was wanted in connection with the earlier hit and run death of a Sergeant Ryan Russell. During the pursuit, the plow struck a number of occupied and parked vehicles. On Keele Street the plow struck an occupied car and then collided with a City of Toronto garbage truck. The ETF vehicles boxed the plow in. ETF officers approached the vehicle and made attempts to arrest the driver. During the arrest attempts were made to subdue him. It was at this time an officer between the plow and the garbage truck. An officer fired shots from his pistol. The driver was struck. He was subsequently taken into custody and transported to hospital by ambulance.A You Tube video-gone-viral showed the worst of the slick conditions with the makings of a 23-car pileup on South Carefree Circle caused by vehicles unable to sustain their momentum up a steep hill.Contact: Eileen Petridis Falls Communications (216) 696-0229 epetridis@fallscommunications.com"At this point in time, it's too early to say," Lower said.Forget shoveling. And don't worry about struggling to get the snow thrower started. No more frigid open-air tractor plowing and no more waiting for an outside contractor to show up. The simple-to-install and operate Home Plow easily mounts to most standard SUVs, pickup trucks or utility vehicles, so homeowners can quickly plow whenever and wherever they need to. Even the longest driveways can be cleared in a matter of minutes.-The SIU is asking anyone who may have information regarding this case to contact the Unit at 416-622-0748 or 1-800-787-8529.The driver of the stolen snow plow, 44-year-old Richard Kachkar, formerly of St. Catharines is recovering in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Michael's Hospital.National news stories have warned of the increased risks of a heart attack from shoveling heavy snow in sub-freezing temperatures. With the Home Plow, you won't risk becoming a statistic or chance getting stuck at home this winter.The Home Plow by Meyer is available through homedepot.com, sears.com, northerntool.com, thehomeplow.com or through local authorized dealers.
Call the writer at 476-1654.
Author: JAKOB RODGERS
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