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Charges dropped against 3 Ontario police officers for killing toddler in shooting All criminal charges have been withdrawn against three OPP officers following the fatal shooting of a toddler and his father in late 2020 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ont.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

Overhaul of Ontario police law set to take effect 5 years after act passed An overhaul of Ontario’s 34-year-old law governing policing in the province is set to take effect next month, with its rules and regulations covering everything from oversight to discipline to more easily allowing the suspen...

Overhaul of Ontario police law set to take effect 5 years after act passed New rules allow police chiefs to suspend officers without pay in some circumstances An overhaul of Ontario's 34-year-old law governing policing in the province is set to take effect next month, with its rules and regulations...

JPs decide on bail and search warrant applications based largely on evidence obtained by police Ontario has seen a dramatic increase in the number of police officers appointed as justices of the peace since Attorney General Doug Downey tightened his control on the appointment process. A Trillium an...

SIU continuing investigation of fatal officer-involved shooting The province’s Special Investigations Unit is continuing its investigation into the death of a 26-year-old man and the serious injury suffered by a 76-year-old male bystander following an exchange of gunfire involving multiple Ontario ...

One man dead, bystander seriously injured in shooting involving OPP officers in northeastern Ontario: SIU The Special Investigative Unit (SIU) is investigating an exchange of gunfire involving multiple Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers that left one man dead and an innocent bystander serious...