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The Manitoba government has cut through some red tape and made it easier for police officers from other provinces to pursue criminal activity within the Prairie Province. The recently announced Cross Border Policing Act is designed to simplify the process by which out-of-province officers can obtain officer status in Manitoba. "Manitoba is the first province to take this important step in targeting crimes that know no boundaries," Attorney-General Gord Mackintosh said in a statement to the media. Under the act, the chief of a police force outside Manitoba would outline reasons for wanting to enter the province. Officials in Manitoba would then review the proposal and grant police officer status if they deemed it necessary. The act is expected to be of particular help to police combating organized crime. In announcing the legislation, Mackintosh encouraged other provinces to adopt a similar measure to help fight crime.
