Dave MacNeil said : "As a police officer, sometimes I find the system difficult to navigate to give people help. We need to streamline things so that people who are in crisis get the timely help that they need,"

CBC Tuesday, June 30, 2020 3:20:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "It's not only an officer safety issue, it's a community safety issue," "The sooner that information gets out to police and the public in general, the better"

CBC Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:16:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "very disturbing and upsetting to the community as a whole," "This is where we live, this is where we work, this is where our families are.... and obviously [we were] very thankful that nothing like what happened in Portapique happened in Truro,"

CBC Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:16:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "It's not only an officer safety issue, it's a community safety issue," "The sooner that information gets out to police and the public in general, the better"

CBC Wednesday, June 10, 2020 11:25:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "very disturbing and upsetting to the community as a whole," "This is where we live, this is where we work, this is where our families are.... and obviously [we were] very thankful that nothing like what happened in Portapique happened in Truro,"

CBC Wednesday, June 10, 2020 11:25:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "This is the largest mass [shooting] in Canada's history, and it's a piece of the story,"

CBC Friday, May 29, 2020 8:26:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "This is the largest mass [shooting] in Canada's history, and it's a piece of the story,"

CBC Friday, May 29, 2020 11:07:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "Untrained and unqualified searchers pose a risk to themselves and to other first responders that may have to respond if they get in trouble, risk of injury or worse," "The other piece is a lot of that property is private property and we don’t want people trespassing on other people’s land. We also have to be cognizant of COVID-19 restrictions of group gatherings and distance"

barrie Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:12:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "Our investigation is an open, active missing persons investigation at this point in time, and there’s nothing to lead us to believe that there is foul play," "That may change, it may not, as the investigation unwinds, but we’re continuing to keep that open investigation moving forward"

barrie Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:12:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "We’ve flown that bay right out to Economy and way out on the other side. The air search has been very extensive with the Department of Natural Resources helicopter," "Our goal is to locate Dylan and bring some closure to the grieving family and to the community in general. This has been difficult for our officers, all of the search people involved. This has been difficult for the whole community"

barrie Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:12:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "They were able to get in there and do a really good thorough search,"

CBC Friday, May 15, 2020 10:14:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re prepared to try anything to locate Dylan, and this is not an exact science by any stretch, but it’s something that we’re willing to try,”

ctvnews Thursday, May 14, 2020 3:20:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil told : “I can guarantee you that we’ve been following up on leads, we’ve been conducting a missing person investigation from day one, and right at this point in time there’s nothing to suggest foul play,”

ctvnews Thursday, May 14, 2020 3:20:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re prepared to try anything to locate Dylan, and this is not an exact science by any stretch, but it’s something that we’re willing to try,”

ctvnews Thursday, May 14, 2020 2:44:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil told : “I can guarantee you that we’ve been following up on leads, we’ve been conducting a missing person investigation from day one, and right at this point in time there’s nothing to suggest foul play,”

ctvnews Thursday, May 14, 2020 2:44:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “The Truro Police Service would like to thank everyone who assisted in the search operations for Dylan Ehler,” “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ehler family during this difficult time”

ctvnews Wednesday, May 13, 2020 2:36:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re in the recovery mode now, so that phase is going to continue until we’ve exhausted everything that we can possibly do,”

ctvnews Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

ctvnews Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve concluded our work around the original site and we’ve expanded that search zone further down the Salmon River toward the mouth of Cobequid Bay,”

ctvnews Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve got a fantastic community. Our community is very strong, very passionate, and very, very supportive of the police and very supportive of the community in general, and we don’t take that for granted,” “The amount of food and well-wishing and people wanting to help has just been amazing”

ctvnews Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re in the recovery mode now, so that phase is going to continue until we’ve exhausted everything that we can possibly do,”

barrie Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

barrie Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve concluded our work around the original site and we’ve expanded that search zone further down the Salmon River toward the mouth of Cobequid Bay,”

barrie Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve got a fantastic community. Our community is very strong, very passionate, and very, very supportive of the police and very supportive of the community in general, and we don’t take that for granted,” “The amount of food and well-wishing and people wanting to help has just been amazing”

barrie Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve suffered a lot of tragedy in the last few weeks,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re in the recovery mode now, so that phase is going to continue until we’ve exhausted everything that we can possibly do,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve concluded our work around the original site and we’ve expanded that search zone further down the Salmon River toward the mouth of Cobequid Bay,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve suffered a lot of tragedy in the last few weeks,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 9:35:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re in the recovery mode now, so that phase is going to continue until we’ve exhausted everything that we can possibly do,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 9:35:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 9:35:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve concluded our work around the original site and we’ve expanded that search zone further down the Salmon River toward the mouth of Cobequid Bay,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 9:35:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We have expanded the search zone further down the Salmon River toward Cobequid Bay,” “The helicopters are around the bay ... and we will continue to fly that pattern back and forth on the river system”

TorontoStar Friday, May 8, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We have suffered a lot of tragedy in the last few weeks, and it’s a strong community, and we are all rallying around to get through this,”

TorontoStar Friday, May 8, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "As far as resourcing is, we're very confident we got at this early. It was resourced appropriately from the jump,"

CBC Friday, May 8, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "It's not very comforting for the family to think the worst ... telling them that we found his rubber boots wasn't easy. They're a strong family — they're coming to grips with any outcome that's possible,"

CBC Friday, May 8, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "When people are untrained and they do try to help with a search, often time they miss clues, maybe trample over evidence or maybe become a risk of falling into the raging waters themselves,"

CBC Friday, May 8, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil explained : “There’s a quick-moving brook, Lepper Brook, that runs parallel to Elizabeth Street,” “The water is very high there this time of year and it’s moving fairly quickly. Firefighters did go into the river, probably chest-height, and they were searching the river”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “From there we concentrated our efforts with a helicopter and more ground-intensive searching in that area,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “Telling them that we found his rubber boots wasn’t easy, but they’re a strong family, and they’re coming to grips with any outcome that’s possible,” “We’re keeping positive. We’re going to work as hard as we can to try to find Dylan”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “Divers have been in the water, intensively around the brook where the boots have been found,” “They’re in the water currently working up and down the brook and into the Salmon River”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve suffered a great deal of loss in the last couple of weeks and we’re hoping for a positive outcome today,” “People are very supportive, staying positive, and trying to work through this as best we can, but we have had our share, no doubt”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil explained : “There’s a quick-moving brook, Lepper Brook, that runs parallel to Elizabeth Street,” “The water is very high there this time of year and it’s moving fairly quickly. Firefighters did go into the river, probably chest-height, and they were searching the river”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “From there we concentrated our efforts with a helicopter and more ground-intensive searching in that area,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “Telling them that we found his rubber boots wasn’t easy, but they’re a strong family, and they’re coming to grips with any outcome that’s possible,” “We’re keeping positive. We’re going to work as hard as we can to try to find Dylan”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “Divers have been in the water, intensively around the brook where the boots have been found,” “They’re in the water currently working up and down the brook and into the Salmon River”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "Truro is a very welcoming community with a diverse population,"

CBC Friday, December 20, 2019 5:00:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “I was surprised to see that our police service had such a high number of cases cleared as ‘unfounded,’”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 9, 2017 7:10:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "The search for Miss Oktoberfest identifies someone who can represent our community and our festival,"

CBC Monday, October 3, 2016 8:41:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "We were worried about changing our parade route because change always can give reasons for people not to show up or alter their normal habits,"

CBC Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:23:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "The current route is one possibility,"

CBC Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:23:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "She's an excellent police officer and a real caring and giving person and felt that it wasn't right," "It was an injustice, and she wanted to make it right by returning the vegetables"

CBC Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7:05:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "As a police officer, sometimes I find the system difficult to navigate to give people help. We need to streamline things so that people who are in crisis get the timely help that they need,"

CBC Tuesday, June 30, 2020 3:20:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "It's not only an officer safety issue, it's a community safety issue," "The sooner that information gets out to police and the public in general, the better"

CBC Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:16:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "very disturbing and upsetting to the community as a whole," "This is where we live, this is where we work, this is where our families are.... and obviously [we were] very thankful that nothing like what happened in Portapique happened in Truro,"

CBC Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:16:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "It's not only an officer safety issue, it's a community safety issue," "The sooner that information gets out to police and the public in general, the better"

CBC Wednesday, June 10, 2020 11:25:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "very disturbing and upsetting to the community as a whole," "This is where we live, this is where we work, this is where our families are.... and obviously [we were] very thankful that nothing like what happened in Portapique happened in Truro,"

CBC Wednesday, June 10, 2020 11:25:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "This is the largest mass [shooting] in Canada's history, and it's a piece of the story,"

CBC Friday, May 29, 2020 8:26:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "This is the largest mass [shooting] in Canada's history, and it's a piece of the story,"

CBC Friday, May 29, 2020 11:07:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "Untrained and unqualified searchers pose a risk to themselves and to other first responders that may have to respond if they get in trouble, risk of injury or worse," "The other piece is a lot of that property is private property and we don’t want people trespassing on other people’s land. We also have to be cognizant of COVID-19 restrictions of group gatherings and distance"

barrie Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:12:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "Our investigation is an open, active missing persons investigation at this point in time, and there’s nothing to lead us to believe that there is foul play," "That may change, it may not, as the investigation unwinds, but we’re continuing to keep that open investigation moving forward"

barrie Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:12:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "We’ve flown that bay right out to Economy and way out on the other side. The air search has been very extensive with the Department of Natural Resources helicopter," "Our goal is to locate Dylan and bring some closure to the grieving family and to the community in general. This has been difficult for our officers, all of the search people involved. This has been difficult for the whole community"

barrie Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:12:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "They were able to get in there and do a really good thorough search,"

CBC Friday, May 15, 2020 10:14:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re prepared to try anything to locate Dylan, and this is not an exact science by any stretch, but it’s something that we’re willing to try,”

ctvnews Thursday, May 14, 2020 3:20:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil told : “I can guarantee you that we’ve been following up on leads, we’ve been conducting a missing person investigation from day one, and right at this point in time there’s nothing to suggest foul play,”

ctvnews Thursday, May 14, 2020 3:20:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re prepared to try anything to locate Dylan, and this is not an exact science by any stretch, but it’s something that we’re willing to try,”

ctvnews Thursday, May 14, 2020 2:44:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil told : “I can guarantee you that we’ve been following up on leads, we’ve been conducting a missing person investigation from day one, and right at this point in time there’s nothing to suggest foul play,”

ctvnews Thursday, May 14, 2020 2:44:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “The Truro Police Service would like to thank everyone who assisted in the search operations for Dylan Ehler,” “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ehler family during this difficult time”

ctvnews Wednesday, May 13, 2020 2:36:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re in the recovery mode now, so that phase is going to continue until we’ve exhausted everything that we can possibly do,”

ctvnews Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

ctvnews Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve concluded our work around the original site and we’ve expanded that search zone further down the Salmon River toward the mouth of Cobequid Bay,”

ctvnews Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve got a fantastic community. Our community is very strong, very passionate, and very, very supportive of the police and very supportive of the community in general, and we don’t take that for granted,” “The amount of food and well-wishing and people wanting to help has just been amazing”

ctvnews Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re in the recovery mode now, so that phase is going to continue until we’ve exhausted everything that we can possibly do,”

barrie Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

barrie Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve concluded our work around the original site and we’ve expanded that search zone further down the Salmon River toward the mouth of Cobequid Bay,”

barrie Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve got a fantastic community. Our community is very strong, very passionate, and very, very supportive of the police and very supportive of the community in general, and we don’t take that for granted,” “The amount of food and well-wishing and people wanting to help has just been amazing”

barrie Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve suffered a lot of tragedy in the last few weeks,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re in the recovery mode now, so that phase is going to continue until we’ve exhausted everything that we can possibly do,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve concluded our work around the original site and we’ve expanded that search zone further down the Salmon River toward the mouth of Cobequid Bay,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve suffered a lot of tragedy in the last few weeks,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 9:35:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’re in the recovery mode now, so that phase is going to continue until we’ve exhausted everything that we can possibly do,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 9:35:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 9:35:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve concluded our work around the original site and we’ve expanded that search zone further down the Salmon River toward the mouth of Cobequid Bay,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 9:35:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We have expanded the search zone further down the Salmon River toward Cobequid Bay,” “The helicopters are around the bay ... and we will continue to fly that pattern back and forth on the river system”

TorontoStar Friday, May 8, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We have suffered a lot of tragedy in the last few weeks, and it’s a strong community, and we are all rallying around to get through this,”

TorontoStar Friday, May 8, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "As far as resourcing is, we're very confident we got at this early. It was resourced appropriately from the jump,"

CBC Friday, May 8, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "It's not very comforting for the family to think the worst ... telling them that we found his rubber boots wasn't easy. They're a strong family — they're coming to grips with any outcome that's possible,"

CBC Friday, May 8, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "When people are untrained and they do try to help with a search, often time they miss clues, maybe trample over evidence or maybe become a risk of falling into the raging waters themselves,"

CBC Friday, May 8, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil explained : “There’s a quick-moving brook, Lepper Brook, that runs parallel to Elizabeth Street,” “The water is very high there this time of year and it’s moving fairly quickly. Firefighters did go into the river, probably chest-height, and they were searching the river”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “From there we concentrated our efforts with a helicopter and more ground-intensive searching in that area,”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “Telling them that we found his rubber boots wasn’t easy, but they’re a strong family, and they’re coming to grips with any outcome that’s possible,” “We’re keeping positive. We’re going to work as hard as we can to try to find Dylan”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “Divers have been in the water, intensively around the brook where the boots have been found,” “They’re in the water currently working up and down the brook and into the Salmon River”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “We’ve suffered a great deal of loss in the last couple of weeks and we’re hoping for a positive outcome today,” “People are very supportive, staying positive, and trying to work through this as best we can, but we have had our share, no doubt”

ctvnews Friday, May 8, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil explained : “There’s a quick-moving brook, Lepper Brook, that runs parallel to Elizabeth Street,” “The water is very high there this time of year and it’s moving fairly quickly. Firefighters did go into the river, probably chest-height, and they were searching the river”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “From there we concentrated our efforts with a helicopter and more ground-intensive searching in that area,”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “Telling them that we found his rubber boots wasn’t easy, but they’re a strong family, and they’re coming to grips with any outcome that’s possible,” “We’re keeping positive. We’re going to work as hard as we can to try to find Dylan”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “Divers have been in the water, intensively around the brook where the boots have been found,” “They’re in the water currently working up and down the brook and into the Salmon River”

barrie Friday, May 8, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "Truro is a very welcoming community with a diverse population,"

CBC Friday, December 20, 2019 5:00:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : “I was surprised to see that our police service had such a high number of cases cleared as ‘unfounded,’”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 9, 2017 7:10:00 AM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "The search for Miss Oktoberfest identifies someone who can represent our community and our festival,"

CBC Monday, October 3, 2016 8:41:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "We were worried about changing our parade route because change always can give reasons for people not to show up or alter their normal habits,"

CBC Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:23:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "The current route is one possibility,"

CBC Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:23:00 PM EAT

Dave MacNeil said : "She's an excellent police officer and a real caring and giving person and felt that it wasn't right," "It was an injustice, and she wanted to make it right by returning the vegetables"

CBC Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7:05:00 PM EAT