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Don Cherry recently hosted a number of police officers -- including Peel Regional Police Det.-Sgt. Bob Hackenbrook and Staff-Sgt. Tonya Richel -- at his Mississauga house who were getting ready to participate in the Run to Remember, an event in memory of fallen officers that begins in Toronto on Sept. 22 and ends in Ottawa on Sept. 24.Photo by Supplied /Peel Regional Police
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Don Cherry said Thursday’s police funeral in Barrie was one of the saddest things he’s ever seen.
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“I am heartbroken for those families. Watching on TV, I was sick to my stomach,” the pro-police advocate said of the slayings of South Simcoe Police Service Const. Morgan Russell, 54, and Const. Devon Northrup, 33. “They were great guys. I just pray for their loved ones.”
Cherry said he was barely over last month’s back-to-back funerals for Toronto Police Const. Andrew Hong and York Regional Police Const. Travis Gillespie, who both died in the line of duty.
“Andrew Hong was such a great guy with a great family and so was Travis. Neither had a chance,” he said.
Back when he did Coach’s Corner, he would present pictures of fallen troops and police officers in tribute. He still does that in a different way in his Sunday Grapevine podcast. This week’s was already planned when Mountie, RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang was stabbed to death in Burnaby.
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“Just like Morgan and Devon in Innisfiil, Shaelyn was just trying to help a guy a tent,” said Cherry. “The police do everything to keep people safe but they are not safe.”
Cherry said he agrees with Toronto Police Chief James Ramer and Toronto Police Association President Jon Reid that change is needed.
“This has to stop. It’s not right what’s going on with the violence on our police right now. It’s very upsetting,” said Cherry. “We just have protect the police and let them do the job they know how to do.”
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