Pubdate: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 Source: Powell River Peak (CN BC) Copyright: 2004 Peak Publishing Ltd. Contact: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1998 Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/734 Author: Isabelle Southcott Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?135 (Drug Education) BOOK HELPS PEOPLE IDENTIFY DRUG HOUSES Powell River RCMP have produced a new information guide to help the public recognize and report suspected drug houses. RCMP Constable Carl McIntosh said the guide, "Reporting a Suspected Drug House," is free and is available to the public. "This guide to recognition and reporting of suspected drug houses is easy to read and fill out and can be given to the RCMP anonymously," he told The Peak. McIntosh said he hopes the guide will encourage the public to help police in their fight against ridding the area of drug houses. "Public assistance is being sought by police in eradicating the negative impact that drugs and drug-related property crime cause with the immediate community and surrounding area," he said. "This gives us another tool to detect drug production facilities. Not only is it an enforcement tool, it's also a crime prevention initiative." The guide deals with issues such as the volume of traffic attending a certain house and whether anything suspicious looks as though it is going on at a particular address. "We believe it will allow people to have a say in their immediate neighbourhoods on the issue of drug production or cultivation," said McIntosh. The guide is easy to fill out and doesn't take a great deal of time to complete. It can be picked up at the Powell River RCMP detachment, or McIntosh said he is happy to deliver guides if requested. "You do not have to supply your name," he said. "People can remain anonymous." McIntosh said the completed guide can be dropped of at the local detachment or sent in by mail. - ---