Ontario Provincial Police Block

Suspended police officers paid $3.4M from northwestern Ontario forces since 2013, part of $134M provincewide Police, experts say the system is failing forces, victims and accused officers Police forces in northwestern Ontario have paid an estimated total of at least $3.4 million to 15 suspended off...

Prisoner's assault video triggered OPP officer's PTSD, prompting him to report fellow cop An Ontario Provincial Police officer has spoken out about video of a jailhouse assault that triggered his PTSD and prompted him to report a fellow cop to the Special Investigations Unit. Const. Charles Ostrom ...

Court drops charges against Ontario police officers involved in fatal 2020 shooting of 18-month-old Criminal charges laid against the three Ontario provincial police officers involved in the death of a one-year-old boy in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. in 2020 have been withdrawn. During an appearance at the...

Charges dropped against OPP officers involved in 2020 Kawartha Lakes shooting that killed toddler In 2023, Ontario's police watchdog had charged three officers with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death Charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death have been dropped aga...

Charges withdrawn against OPP officers in 2020 shooting of child 'Our officers were doing their job according to their training,' said OPP Association president of tragic 2020 incident in Kawartha Lakes Today, all charges were withdrawn against our members, OPP Provincial Constables Nathan Vanderhe...

Charges dropped against 3 Ontario police officers for killing toddler in shooting All criminal charges have been withdrawn against three OPP officers following the fatal shooting of a toddler and his father in late 2020 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ont. In Oshawa court on Monday morning, the Crow...

Charges against OPP officers dropped in child's shooting death: police association Charges have been dropped against three Ontario Provincial Police officers who had been accused in the fatal shooting of an 18-month-old boy during a child abduction investigation, the police union said Monday. In a ...

‘Does he have the son?’ Recordings reveal chaos, confusion as charges dropped in fatal OPP shooting of toddler Three OPP officers were not aware 18-month-old Jameson Shapiro was in the driver’s seat when they fired upon his father, who was holding a gun, prosecutors said in an Oshawa court on Monda...

All criminal charges have been dropped against three Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers who were accused in a deadly 2020 police shooting that killed a father and toddler in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. An armed William Shapiro, 33, abducted his child on Nov. 26, 2020, in a Toyota Tundra truck, sendin...

OPP officer who saw jailhouse assault video comes forward, pushes for change An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer is coming forward to share how he stumbled across a video of a troubling jailhouse assault, setting into motion a chain of events that would eventually result in a conviction but ...

Female OPP officer escapes with badge after being convicted of 2019 assault A hot-tempered OPP officer has narrowly escaped with her badge after being convicted of assaulting an Orillia woman in 2019. OPP Const. Bailey Nicholls was given a suspended sentence in connection with the beatdown, CTV New...

OPP officer convicted of assault dodges jail time with suspended sentence Constable Bailey Nicholls of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was handed a suspended sentence after being convicted of assaulting an Orillia woman during an arrest more than four years ago - a sentence that will likely sav...

‘A fitting balance’: Judge sentences Orillia police officer to 15 months probation for assault outside jail cell OPP Const. Bailey Nicholls must also complete 150 hours of community service An Orillia OPP officer convicted of assaulting a woman outside a holding cell has been handed a suspended sen...

'Police officers must be held to a higher standard than civilians,' says judge; suspended sentence will allow Const. Bailey Nicholls to avoid jail time An Orillia OPP officer has been slapped with a 15-month suspended sentence and must take anger management classes and do 150 hours of community ser...

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an Ontario Provincial Police(opens in a new tab) (OPP) officer in Thessalon, Ont.(opens in a new tab) shot a 35-year-old man Friday night who was reportedly armed with an "edged weapon." The man survived the shooting and is now in stable con...