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A 46-year-old Thunder Bay man and OPP sergeant is facing child pornography charges, city police say. Thunder Bay police's Cyber Crime Unit began an investigation last month, which resulted in officers obtaining a search warrant for the man's Mapleward Road residence. When the search warrant was exec...

A 46-year-old 17-year veteran of the Ontario Provincial Police officer is facing a child-pornography charge in Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay Police say they arrested the man, suspected of accessing child pornography on the Internet last month. With the assistance of the cyber crimes unit and the Thunder...

A Bancroft OPP officer no longer faces a charge of sexual assault. The 51-year-old Bancroft man agreed to enter into a peace bond in court yesterday in Belleville and the charge was withdrawn. The constable was charged by the OPP on November 26th, 2014 following a sexual assault investigation in the...

Caledon OPP Insp. Tim Melanson and Sgt. on duty weigh in on police misconduct revealed in Toronto Star report Caledon OPP Detachment Insp. Tim Melanson is assuring the public he expects more from his officers after a Toronto Star investigation revealed a shift in which multiple officers made false ...

Man acquitted of murder after ‘Mr. Big’ sting sues police and Crown Alan Smith, who spent years in jail after falling for the controversial technique now reined in by the Supreme Court, is seeking $19 million in damages. The target of an elaborate, lengthy and ultimately failed “Mr. Big” sting has ...

Inconsistent radar testing casts doubt on validity of millions of speeding tickets 'I think a lot of people got convicted when they shouldn't have been convicted,' one lawyer says Canadian speeders might be getting measured differently, depending on where they're caught, CBC News has found. Police ...

Name released of Peterborough County OPP officer charged after collision near hospital Peterborough County OPP have now released the name of a Peterborough County OPP officer charged the Peterborough city police with a provincial offence ticket under the Highway Traffic Act after a collision late T...

A member of the Peterborough County OPP has been issued a Provincial Offence notice following a two vehicle collision which occurred on Thursday, January 21 just before midnight. The collision occurred at Hospital Drive and Charlotte Street in the City of Peterborough and was investigated by the Pet...

Fournel is attempting to block a Montreal-based film production company from accessing court documents, photos and video exhibits that were presented during her trial. The film company wants access to the exhibits for a true crime documentary TV series that airs in Quebec. TIMMINS - Producers of a ...

City police have charged an OPP officer under the Highway Traffic Act after a collision Thursday morning. The incident occurred at Hospital Dr. and Charlotte St., police say. One of the two vehicles involved was an OPP cruiser. Both drivers received medical attention for minor injuries, while there ...

Constable charged with failing to yield after collision in Peterborough on Thursday night (Jan. 21). PETERBOROUGH — An OPP constable has been charged with failing to yield following a two-vehicle crash in Peterborough last night (Jan. 21). Peterborough Police were called to Hospital Drive and Charl...

The OPP is working with officers to help them deal with the on-duty death of one of their own. The Orillia OPP detachment commander has issued comments regarding the death of David Herrington. Inspector Pat Morris says it is difficult for the OPP to lose one of its members. He says it is also diffi...

OPP is not revealing any information relating to the killing of a dog by an officer Collingwood woman whose dog was mistakenly killed by police is upset that the investigation into the incident is being kept under wraps. Karen Sutherland's 21-year-old deaf dog, Merrick, got out of her backyard duri...

The owner of an elderly dog who was run over twice by police, then shot to death, remains in the dark about an incident that sparked nearly 90 official complaints and resulted in an investigation by officials who may never publicly reveal its findings. Karen Sutherland's 21-year-old deaf dog, Merric...

Although it will ultimately be decided by a jury in civil court, sides are already being taken on Facebook and in the community in regard to whether OPP officers were within their rights to taser a local man in a parking lot at the junction of Highway 17 and Highway 556 in Heyden on July 11, 2014. D...