Police from other jurisdictions are stepping in so Moncton’s Mounties can take time to grieve the three officers killed in the line of duty last week.
The murders of Constables Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, Dave Joseph Ross and Douglas James Larche are weighing on the citizens of Moncton, and for the police force charged with protecting them.
But assistant commissioner of the RCMP in New Brunswick Roger Brown said Mounties are demonstrating their resilience and fraternity.
“I’ve got members here that’ve come here on their own dime,” Brown said. “They’ve left their own families behind because they know they can make a difference, and this is where it’s needed right now.”
Neil LeBlanc of the Codiac Regional RCMP said there are more than 325 officers from other jurisdictions now pitching in to keep the streets of Moncton safe.
“It’s policing as usual,” he said.
But not for the grieving members of Codiac detachment. Some have sought comfort from the likes of Father Allison Carroll, a Roman Catholic priest in Moncton.
“Not too many words were shared because it was such a difficult time,” he said.
As RCMP from outside the city try to get things back to normal, the scene in front of the police station remains a memorial to the three fallen RCMP officers,.
Even after Tuesday’s funeral for the three officers, mourners continue to leave flowers and shed tears in front of the police station.
Brown said the memorial will remain until people stop coming.
Meanwhile, the city is planning to build a more permanent memorial for the fallen officers.
With files from CTV Atlantic
