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Integrated Riot Investigation Team 22(3)(b) 22(3)(b) 22(3)(b) September 2011

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Infrastructure • Instantly set up an integrated investigative response • Acquired full facilities and equipment - IT shutdown for 40 Terabytes - cars - computers, phones etc - different programs (emails, PRIME etc)

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Mandate Mandate To identify and charge those individuals participating in the riot and committing other criminal acts

Support from contributing agencies

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Contribution 60 Members - 52 Sworn - 8 Civilian � Vancouver � West Vancouver � RCMP � Delta � GVTAPS � Abbotsford � Port Moody � New Westminster

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Command Structure 15(1) 15(1)

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Offences Offences Participate in Riot, Robbery, Mischief, BNE, Theft, Arson, Assault and Breach

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Riot 270 incidents so far Each incident can contain 1 to 300 suspects

Integrated Riot Investigation Team We will need to prove and source - that there was a riot - when and where was it - how do we know who are suspects - when and where were the suspects - how did they participate - is that all they did - all other offences

Integrated Riot Investigation Team We can’t assume anything 22(3)(b) 22(3)(b) 22(3)(b)

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Statistics Statistics: • 4501 email TIPS • 370 Crime Stopper TIPS • 165 Phone TIPS • 432 Web TIPS • 1600 hours of video (less than 100 in ’94) • 2100 video files • Tens of thousands of images All need to be sourced

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Integrated Riot Investigation Team Website riot2011.vpd.ca riot2011.vpd.ca 22(3)(b) 22(3)(b) 22(3)(b) 22(3)(b)

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Website riot2011.vpd.ca riot2011.vpd.ca riot2011.vpd.ca • Website launched on August 30 th with 40 photos • To date, there are 77 photos posted • Of the 80 people who have either turned themselves in or been arrested, 28 are as a result of the website

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Website riot2011.vpd.ca riot2011.vpd.ca Website • New photos will be added as criminal activities are confirmed •This does not count the images that will be retrieved from the 1600 hours of video to be processed at the LEVA lab

Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association LEVA National Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing Lab University of Indianapolis

Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association LEVA LEVA • LEVA lab will process 1600 hours of video from Sept 25 th to Oct 10 th • Conventional methods would have taken IRIT nearly two years with existing resources

Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association LEVA LEVA • Once video is processed by LEVA, additional offences involving the same suspect can be identified • This will assist in proving the essential elements of rioting • Video evidence will provide a full picture of all alleged offences committed by suspected rioters.

Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association LEVA LEVA • Securing LEVA video evidence for turn-ins will be a priority so charges can be forwarded to Crown • IRIT investigators are anxiously awaiting an opportunity to view the video once processed at the lab before completing the recommended charges to Crown

Integrated Riot Investigation Team Goal Goal To provide Crown Prosecutors with the . best case and disclosure packages which maximizes guilty pleas and successful prosecutions while minimizing mega-trials