For Our People: CALEDONIA Under Siege
Natives terrorizing the citizens of Caledonia and occupy Douglas Creek Estate.
This is the story of David Brown and Dana Chatwell who have launched a $12-million lawsuit against the Ontario Provincial Police and the provincial government, due to a complete lack of police protection.
Most shockingly is that the OPP secretly installed a hidden surveillance camera inside the family's home
When native protesters first occupied the development on Feb. 28 last year, Brown said police provided around-the-clock protection at the home.
That ended after heavily armed OPP officers raided the site on April 20 and carted off native protesters, touching off a massive standoff. Natives poured onto the site and blockaded major routes around the subdivision, including Argyle Street. The OPP pulled back from the site and suddenly the family was forced to cross police lines and native barricades to get to and from their home.
That's when the family's nightmare kicked into high gear.
"The natives made us a 'passport' signed by Mohawk security with our address on it," Brown said yesterday.
Natives searched their car and sometimes took items out of their trunk, including groceries, he added.
The couple's statement of claim to the court alleges native protesters engaged in extreme lawless conduct and, because the OPP did not stop it, the family was left living in fear for their personal safety. [Hamilton Spectator -- Sept 22, 2007]
