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43 Saloumeh Amani has never given up hope
thenownews-- transferred to the Port Moody Police
Department.
“Those [the VPD] are the people
The hope that one day she’ll find out we’ve established confidence in and
exactly what happened to her sister
Fariba Amani, who disappeared in want them to continue doing what
they’re doing,” she told the Tri-Cities
February 2012 while on a cruise in NOW.
the Bahamas with her boyfriend.
Every so often, Saloumeh checks in Saloumeh is concerned the Port
Moody Police department doesn’t
1392 رذآ15 جمعه- 1268 شماره/ سال مکیو تسیب with Vancouver Police Department have the resources to keep the
detectives to find out how the case is
progressing. investigation as a priority, and the
case will get handed off again at
Since Fariba’s disappearance was some point to another agency.
reported on Feb. 29, 2012, the Port
Moody resident’s case has been “We are worried it will be swept
under the rug,” she said, adding
handled by several jurisdictions, dealing with the VPD was much
including the U.S. Coast Guard, the
FBI, and the VPD. easier than the FBI.
Adding to the family’s frustration
While the VPD hasn’t shared too is that the shuffle in jurisdictions
many details with the Amani family
about the progression of the case appears to have come down to money
and the deaths of three suspected
over the months, Fariba’s sister
contends the family has developed a they can be,” she said. So it was with disappointment when gangsters.
good rapport with investigators. “Anytime I needed to talk to them, just a couple weeks ago Saloumeh At the beginning of 2012, the Port
“We feel they’re as honest with us as they’ve been available for us.” was told by the VPD the case is being Moody police signed on to an
integrated homicide team with the
VPD.
Under the agreement, the city paid
$150,000 annually and assigned an
officer to the team.
That was before three gang-related
shootings in a four-month span
rocked Port Moody starting in May
that year.
It’s been estimated the three
investigations have topped $1
million.
In touch with Iranian diversity Earlier this year, the VPD decided to
end the contract with the Port Moody
Police due to financial reasons.
The local force then signed on with
the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide
Investigation Team.
While Fariba’s family hasn’t reached
out to the Port Moody Police,
Saloumeh isn’t taking the decision
lying down.
Besides a Facebook page dedicated
to finding her sister, she wants the
case to stay with the VPD and has
started a petition in the community
she intends to deliver to VPD Chief
Jim Chu.
Vol. 21 / No. 1268 - Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 The family is asking the case stay
with the VPD and has in just one week
already collected 200 signatures
both in person and online in support.
Its support from the community the
family is grateful to have.
They hope to get more than 500 by
the end.
When asked for comment by the Tri-
Cities NOW, a VPD spokesperson in
an e-mail responded “there used to
be an arrangement with Port Moody
that we would investigate certain
cases. That is no longer in effect and
while the VPD has not yet turned the
investigation into the disappearance
of Fariba Amani over to the Port
Moody Police Department, it will
be.”
The Port Moody Police confirmed
they have not taken over the case yet,
but when transfer does take place,
the force said it will contact family
43 and advise them of the change.
The department said it also intends
to introduce investigators to the
43 Saloumeh Amani has never given up hope
thenownews-- transferred to the Port Moody Police
Department.
“Those [the VPD] are the people
The hope that one day she’ll find out we’ve established confidence in and
exactly what happened to her sister
Fariba Amani, who disappeared in want them to continue doing what
they’re doing,” she told the Tri-Cities
February 2012 while on a cruise in NOW.
the Bahamas with her boyfriend.
Every so often, Saloumeh checks in Saloumeh is concerned the Port
Moody Police department doesn’t
1392 رذآ15 جمعه- 1268 شماره/ سال مکیو تسیب with Vancouver Police Department have the resources to keep the
detectives to find out how the case is
progressing. investigation as a priority, and the
case will get handed off again at
Since Fariba’s disappearance was some point to another agency.
reported on Feb. 29, 2012, the Port
Moody resident’s case has been “We are worried it will be swept
under the rug,” she said, adding
handled by several jurisdictions, dealing with the VPD was much
including the U.S. Coast Guard, the
FBI, and the VPD. easier than the FBI.
Adding to the family’s frustration
While the VPD hasn’t shared too is that the shuffle in jurisdictions
many details with the Amani family
about the progression of the case appears to have come down to money
and the deaths of three suspected
over the months, Fariba’s sister
contends the family has developed a they can be,” she said. So it was with disappointment when gangsters.
good rapport with investigators. “Anytime I needed to talk to them, just a couple weeks ago Saloumeh At the beginning of 2012, the Port
“We feel they’re as honest with us as they’ve been available for us.” was told by the VPD the case is being Moody police signed on to an
integrated homicide team with the
VPD.
Under the agreement, the city paid
$150,000 annually and assigned an
officer to the team.
That was before three gang-related
shootings in a four-month span
rocked Port Moody starting in May
that year.
It’s been estimated the three
investigations have topped $1
million.
In touch with Iranian diversity Earlier this year, the VPD decided to
end the contract with the Port Moody
Police due to financial reasons.
The local force then signed on with
the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide
Investigation Team.
While Fariba’s family hasn’t reached
out to the Port Moody Police,
Saloumeh isn’t taking the decision
lying down.
Besides a Facebook page dedicated
to finding her sister, she wants the
case to stay with the VPD and has
started a petition in the community
she intends to deliver to VPD Chief
Jim Chu.
Vol. 21 / No. 1268 - Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 The family is asking the case stay
with the VPD and has in just one week
already collected 200 signatures
both in person and online in support.
Its support from the community the
family is grateful to have.
They hope to get more than 500 by
the end.
When asked for comment by the Tri-
Cities NOW, a VPD spokesperson in
an e-mail responded “there used to
be an arrangement with Port Moody
that we would investigate certain
cases. That is no longer in effect and
while the VPD has not yet turned the
investigation into the disappearance
of Fariba Amani over to the Port
Moody Police Department, it will
be.”
The Port Moody Police confirmed
they have not taken over the case yet,
but when transfer does take place,
the force said it will contact family
43 and advise them of the change.
The department said it also intends
to introduce investigators to the
