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Armed men break prisoner out of Hamilton hospital
Man in custody facing charges related to January robbery of Tim Hortons and gun battle with
police
Hamilton Spectator
Published 7 minutes ago
Fawad Nouri was in police custody on charges related to a January robbery of a Tim Hortons and
a gun battle with police.
HAMILTON SPECTATOR
Two masked men pulled guns on a pair of jail guards in a bold breakout of a prisoner at Hamilton General Hospital just
before lunch today.
The guards were escorting a prisoner from the north-Hamilton hospital when they were jumped by the pair. The attackers
wore surgical masks and had hoodies pulled down low over their faces.
They freed the prisoner – Fawad Nouri – and raced from the hospital parking lot in the jail van, hitting an
ambulance as they fled.
Supt. Bill Stewart says Nouri was in jail on charges he and another man allegedly robbed a Tim Hortons and fired shots
at police in January.
The trio abandoned the van just a few blocks away, then jumped into another getaway car that was waiting for them. It's
described as a silver Hyundai Tiburon.
At a hastily called press conference, police released a photo of the escaped prisoner and described the three men as armed
and dangerous.
Stewart says Nouri was at the hospital for a scheduled followup appointment, and police are investigating how the suspects
pulled off the escape."It would appear that there was some planning that went into this escape because prisoners aren't told
when their visits to the hospitals are going to take place," he said."Obviously the persons who assisted in this escape were
able to obtain some sort of information that allowed them to be there at that time."Stewart said he isn't suggesting there
was necessarily insider information at play, but police are looking at a number of scenarios.The guards were not injured but
are shaken up, Stewart said.
Nouri, 24, and another man, Todd Fenty are alleged to have robbed a Hamilton Tim Hortons and engaged in a high-speed police
chase and gun battle in January.
They were charged with four counts of robbery, firearms offences and wearing a disguise. Soon after, police added 36 other
charges to the list of offences.
"That refers to nine customers who were in the store when two individuals came to rob it, being forced to stay down and
stay in the store," homicide Detective Sergeant Peter Abi-Rashed said at the time.
Police allege Fenty and Nouri entered the coffee shop around 9 p.m. and pulled a shotgun and a 45-calibre handgun on customers
and four staff members. The customers "were instructed by one of the robbery suspects not to move and to keep their hands
on the table," said Detective John Canaris, of the Break Enter, Auto theft and Robbery unit.
There were customers in the Hortons drive-thru and lots of people at the next-door gas station when the armed robbery occurred,
he said.
Witnesses outside the store saw the robbery and alerted police, who ended up in a high-speed highway chase. The suspects
allegedly drove up a snowbank and fled on foot.
Police say shots were fired at two officers chasing the suspects down the sidewalk.
Nouri was hit in the arm when police fired. The shooting is under investigation by the provincial Special Investigations
Unit, which reviews all incidents involving police in which a civilian is injured or killed.
Police said they recovered a semi-automatic handgun and a shotgun, which have been sent for forensic testing.
Dress Uniforms and
Security Provisions and Inmate Management Memorandums
Thanks to all that assisted
in moving these items forward. Like many other issues, portions of these agreements have been on our division agenda for many
years, we are happy to be moving these items forward.
It may take some time to roll
these initiatives out fully, but these and other items we are all still working on, are sure to assist our members in their
difficult jobs.
H1N1; we
have asked that the employer request of Public Health and the government as a whole, to reverse the decision not
to provide vaccination clinics within our institutions for our members. Our president Smokey has sent a letter directly
to the Premier as well as sent out a press release. We are considering a policy grievance if this decision is not reconsidered.
ROLLOVERS;
The employer has provided us with a partial document around rollovers. We are still awaiting further documentation from
the employer. Again, once we have an agreement, we will send it out to the Presidents and post on the Corrections Web
Site for all the members to peruse. Our next meeting date with management around Rolls is set for November 12th.
CTO;
hearing dates this week.
ASMPP; we
are looking at dates for the end of this year or the beginning of the new year for the union policy grievance to be heard,
we have yet to hear a response from the newly formed “Attendance Support and Management Office” on the second
stage meeting we had.
MCSCS MERC Meeting;
Our next MCSCS MERC meeting is scheduled for November 24th. We encourage the locals to have their Local ERC’s,
for the Presidents or send designates to attend the regional forums and issues that have not been resolved at these meetings
to be forwarded to the provincial Corrections teams depending on what Ministry you are in. Issues to be placed on the agenda
should have details of ERC meeting(s ), such as date(s ) that issue was discussed and issue back ground.
MCSCS POH&SC Meeting;
the Next MCSCS Provincial Health and Safety meeting is scheduled for December 3rd. Just as found in the above paragraph,
any issues not resolved at the Local Health and Safety committee meetings, said issues can be forwarded to the POH&SC.
Again issues to be placed on the POH&SC agenda, should be forwarded with details of LH&S meeting, such
as date(s ) and issue back ground.
As
mentioned, there are many other items/initiatives we are working on as teams/committees for both the community and institutions,
your continued support is always the most important part of what makes our division able to move forward. Again thank
you for your work and support of your division.
Here is the Government notice as to their “Phase Two” plan to deal with H1N1. The OPS workplace supports
section 3 link does not seem to be working off of regular internet, but may work via the Government Intranet. We will be forwarding
this fact on to management to look into. In Sol., Corrections
October 26, 2009Following Health Canada ’s approval of the H1N1 flu virus vaccine, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term
Care has announced the launch of phase two of Ontario’s three-phase flu vaccine plan.
The H1N1 flu virus vaccine will be made available across the province beginning October 26. Ontario ’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King, is encouraging Ontarians to be
vaccinated against H1N1 flu virus, starting with:
Healthy children 6 months to under five years of age;
People living in remote or isolated communities;
Health care workers; and
Household contacts and care providers of persons at high risk who cannot be immunized or may not respond to vaccine.
OPS Workplace Flu Shot Clinics
To help employees make immunization plans, I want to let you know about OPS plans for workplace flu shot clinics.The
OPS will not be offering H1N1 flu workplace vaccination clinics. Those at greater
risk of serious illness from H1N1 flu virus are encouraged to seek medical advice and receive the vaccine as early as possible
consistent with Ontario ’s priority sequencing approach. Contact your local Public Health Unitfor more information about clinics in your area. If you have health-related questions, contact Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000
(TTY: 1-866-797-0007). If you require time to attend medical appointments, follow your normal workplace practices and speak
to your manager.http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/contact/phu/phuloc_mn.html
OPS workplace seasonal flu shot clinics are planned for December/January. Information on dates and locations will
be made available shortly.
OPS Workplace Supports
To support us at work, the OPS is providing several services to staff, including:
easy access to important resources for OPS managers and staff. Union Corrections Note: This link does not seem to be working off of regular internet and we are following up with
management.
Going Forward
Ontario continues to work closely with the Public Health Agency of Canada and all the other provinces and territories
of Canada to monitor cases. We will share new information with you should the situation change. Ron McKerlie Deputy
Minister, Ministry of Government Services Associate Secretary of the Cabinet & Secretary of Management Board of Cabinet
Greetings Presidents, Local Executives, Stewards and Corrections Division at large
CTO
I received this notice this morning, October 21, 2009. It states that our brothers and sisters in the Bailiff ranks
and hairdressers will be able to accumulate CTO pursuant to the Collective Agreement. Please remember that CTO
was originally taken away from all of us by MGS (Min. Of Government Services), the members in these ranks had no hand
in this loss or continued inability to accrue CTO, they are simply covered under the C.A. and should not bare any ill will
from the membership. As well, sure these members support us in our fight in getting the same rights. The
first dates on the policy Grievance on CTO for the rest of our ranks is scheduled to be heard at the GSB November 4th and 5th.
Rollovers
The employer sent a partial document to the union yesterday in regards to the rollovers, they have indicated that they
are still working on documents, so we are still waiting for their language around what they envision regarding the process
for rollovers. We are scheduled to meet for Rollovers regardless November 12th, 2009.
ASMPP
Second stage was held on the policy grievance and September 8th, and to date we have not received any response to this
2nd stage. Given the lack of response we have moved forward for dates and now have February 22nd, April 27, May 3th and 10th,
2010 are now scheduled for the GSB.
Meeting With Deputy Minister and ADM’s
Representatives from the Presidents office, Gord Longhi and myself met with the Deputy Minister and ADM’s for Institutions
and Community. We spoke about the implementation of the Security Provisions and Inmate Management Committees Recommendations.
There was discussion on moving on initiatives to build staff moral and connections within the community.
We also spoke about dealing with the grievance process in a more pro-active and expedient manner.
Forward Always
The division, its volunteer activists and our staff continue to work towards making our work sites a better place for all
our members. Thank you for your continued work and support of your division. In Sol., eddy
Overtime Provision Memo Dated October 21, 2009: Click Here!
