Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show the specialized team was initially offered to help as Mounties responded to the stabbing attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation and in a nearby village
A specialized RCMP team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to a stabbing rampage and hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because of contract negotiations, internal e-mails show.
His brother, Damien Sanderson, was also considered a suspect at the time but was later found to be one of the victims. ERT-SAG offers tactical responses during critical incidents, RCMP said in an e-mail. It can provide specialized support to local detachments and has access to specific resources and tactics. The team has been described in previous media reports as having specialized techniques to locate suspects.
“Dennis had offered SAG but it is not available as they are apparently in between contracts,” Blackmore wrote. The National Police Federation, the union representing RCMP officers, said it could not comment on the situation. It did not provide information on the contract negotiation taking place last September.
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