Commander of 8 Wing Trenton arrested, charged in hunting incident

[brihard]

8 Wing Trenton commander charged in firearms incident

Quinte West OPP says they have arrested 8 Wing Trenton commander Colonel Leif Dahl after an incident involving...

www.quintenews.com

Quinte West OPP says they have arrested 8 Wing Trenton commander Colonel Leif Dahl after an incident involving the use of a firearm at Murray Canal.

Police say they responded to the canal on Friday around 2:30 p.m on a complaint of a firearm being discharged from a boat.

It was reported to police that wildlife was being targeted.

The boat left the area before police arrived but was located a short time later.

Police say allege the firearm was thrown into the canal.

Col. Dahl is charged with the following:

• Obstruct peace officer
• Careless use of firearm
• Use firearm carelessly to hunt
• Hunt bird without a licence
• Unlawfully have a loaded firearm in conveyance

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on September 28.

The investigation is ongoing.

/facepalm

 

[Kirkhill]

8 Wing Trenton commander charged in firearms incident

Quinte West OPP says they have arrested 8 Wing Trenton commander Colonel Leif Dahl after an incident involving...

www.quintenews.com

/facepalm

Could have been worse. He could have been wearing some one else's panties.

 

[brihard]

Could have been worse. He could have been wearing some one else's panties.

checks watch It took 11 minutes.

I was gonna say didn't anyone tell him you're only supposed to do this from a helicopter?

 

[daftandbarmy]

8 Wing Trenton commander charged in firearms incident

Quinte West OPP says they have arrested 8 Wing Trenton commander Colonel Leif Dahl after an incident involving...

www.quintenews.com

/facepalm

Wing's motto: "Never get out of the boat."

 

[dapaterson]

"What colour is the boathouse at Trenton?"
- Robert De Niro's Canadian cousin, apparently.

 

[Halifax Tar]

It never ceases to amaze me...

 

[Haggis]

checks watch It took 11 minutes.

Almost as fast a spiral as a CANSOF thread!

I was gonna say didn't anyone tell him you're only supposed to do this from a helicopter?

Now, you're going back a ways...

 

[Furniture]

Must be something in the water in Trenton... apart from the Col's firearm...

 

[Good2Golf]

checks watch It took 11 minutes.

I was gonna say didn't anyone tell him you're only supposed to do this from a helicopter?

Ahhhh, the 2 CMBG Deer Hunter…

 

[MilEME09]

 

[OldSolduer]

It never ceases to amaze me...

It shouldn’t amaze you. Think of George Carlin who said 50% of the people are stupid

 

[Blackadder1916]

The same story from a different perspective (or written by someone who didn't do their research).

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Firearm discharged from boat, recovered from Murray Canal: Quinte West OPP | Globalnews.ca

Police say a gun was fired from a boat targeting protected wildlife. OPP divers searched the Murray Canal and recovered a gun, leading to a Belleville resident's arrest.

globalnews.ca

Firearm discharged from boat, recovered from Murray Canal: Quinte West OPP​

Posted August 28, 2023 1:44 pm

A Belleville, Ont., resident faces multiple firearm changes following an incident on the Murray Canal late last week.

Around 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 25, Quinte West OPP responded to a report of a firearm being discharged from a boat in the canal which is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. Police were informed that protected wildlife was being targeted.

Before officers arrived on scene, the suspect vessel had left but was located a short time later.

Police determined a firearm had been thrown into the canal. The OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit was dispatched and a firearm was recovered.

Leif Dahl, 45, of Belleville, was arrested and charged with obstructing a peace officer and careless use of a firearm, along with three charges under Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act: using a firearm carelessly to hunt, hunting a bird without a licence and unlawfully having a loaded firearm in conveyance.

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Belleville court on Sept. 28.

OPP say their investigation is still ongoing.

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[ueo]

8 Wing Trenton commander charged in firearms incident

Quinte West OPP says they have arrested 8 Wing Trenton commander Colonel Leif Dahl after an incident involving...

www.quintenews.com

/facepalm

Must be the water... This is the second one!

 

[rmc_wannabe]

Must be the water... This is the second one!

Nah, poor IM practices. Handover notes should be reviewed annually...

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

This was posted on CAF reddit about this very topic and I found it very funny:

 

[daftandbarmy]

Nah, poor IM practices. Handover notes should be reviewed annually...

I wonder what the new CAF-wide mandatory online test will look like?

 

[brihard]

I wonder what the new CAF-wide mandatory online test will look like?

 

[medicineman]

I wonder what the new CAF-wide mandatory online test will look like?

EVERYONE will have to do Hunter Education...

 

[Quirky]

This was posted on CAF reddit about this very topic and I found it very funny:

I love the saltiness towards the hockey players (Base team player myself) when getting on the mess committee is typically a much quicker path towards promotion. Don't hate the player hate the game.

 

[brihard]

I can’t believe I didn’t post this one instead:

I’m sorry guys, I let you down.