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Police ask city for land to solve explosives issue
WANTED: a secure spot for bombs and explosives.
The Winnipeg Police Service wants to use $372,000 of unspent money from its helicopter budget for a permanent home for the bomb squad's explosives.
Currently, police store containers that house bombs and explosives at a secret third-party location. A police administrative report said the third party has "graciously stored the bomb magazines" for three years but is no longer able to house them due to development at the site. Winnipeg police must remove their containers of explosives by the end of November.
Police want the city to approve the construction of a permanent site to house the explosives, which will make them easier for police to access. The report said police have found a suitable parcel of city-owned land.
Council's protection and community services committee will consider the plan at a meeting Monday.
The Winnipeg Police Service did not respond to an interview request from the Free Press on Thursday.
"Currently, the WPS has to schedule appointments with third-party security in order to access the storage site," the report said. "This leads to an inefficient use of police time."
The Winnipeg police bomb squad was established after a bomb exploded in the Law Courts Building at 375 Broadway in 1976 and injured a clerk who opened a judge's mail.
The bomb unit currently has two full-time and two part-time officers who are now able to respond to incidents involving explosives, chemicals and biological or radiological material. An administrative report said the squad needs a location to store containers that hold explosives used for training and operational calls. They also house exhibits used in court as part of prosecutions.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 23, 2011 B3
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