Ted would like to know if you have any information (policies, guidelines, experience, etc) regarding employees intervening in criminal or suspicious activities during work hours. A couple of his employees intervened in a "criminal act" and although the incident ended without incident it raises several issues not least of which is liability.

There was an article in the Province of May 26th (BC in Brief  - see below) which referred to the CUPE City Watch and the fact it has been in place for several years and there has been training for CUPE employees on how to deal with these type of situations, however when Ted approached the Union they knew nothing of it.

This is a link to the CUPE web site regarding City Watch if you want more information (http://www.cupe.bc.ca/295)

Please respond to Ted directly (thaight@city.whiterock.bc.ca)