2009-04-13

Promise to appear

The wounded man, 30, was flown to hospital by air ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries. He was released on a promise to appear for allegedly stealing a quad and a truck.
The injured 30-year-old man was taken to an Edmonton hospital, treated and released on a promise to appear in court. He has been charged with theft but his name hasn’t been released yet because the information hasn’t been sworn, Sgt. Jim Lank of Bashaw RCMP said later Thursday. The Privacy Act prevents police from releasing the identity of an accused until the information is sworn.

Lank also said it appears the other two men alleged to be involved in the theft will be charged.
The wounded man, 30, was flown to hospital by air ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries. He was released on a promise to appear for allegedly stealing an ATV and a truck.
The suspected thief suffered non-life threatening injuries and was sent to an Edmonton hospital. Meanwhile, he has been charged with stealing a quad and a truck.

Hey, here's a radical question: why the hell haven't police released the name of the charged ATV thief? We know Brian Knight's name, but not the crook Knight caught (let alone his two accomplises). The Red Deer Advocate story indicates that the accused theif hasn't had his information "sworn in" yet, and therefore cannot be released. This happened on March 26th! Brian Knight's name (albeit with his family and friends' support one may guess) is in the papers. I think its high time that some pencil pusher spent 3 minutes in his day properly swearing this information in. We should know who this scumbag is. For one thing, perhaps releasing his name might cause other persons who know him to put two and two together regarding their own missing property. For another, he doesn't deserve to exist in shadows while people slag Brian Knight's good name.