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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...

SIU probing fatal police-involved incident in northeastern Ontario The province’s Special Investigations Unit has launched an investigation into a police-involved incident in Latchford on Thursday that resulted in the death of one individual and the arrest of another. At approximately 5 p.m., offic...

SIU concludes investigation into death of Midland man bitten by police dog without laying charges The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has concluded its investigation into the death of a 45-year-old man in Midland who was bitten by a police dog last October, saying that the deployment of the canin...

Province's SIU clears OPP officer after man's death following police dog bite The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has cleared an OPP officer of any wrongdoing in connection to the death of a Midland man in November 2023. The SIU was called in to investigate the circumstances surroundin...

'Breach of trust': Sentence for Orillia OPP officer now in judge's hands Crown attorney says Const. Bailey Nicholls' conduct was an 'absolute abuse of power' that has had a 'long-lasting impact' on the victim's life More than four years after an incident in downtown Orillia that spilled over into t...

OPP officer guilty of assaulting a jail cell has sentencing hearing in Orillia PiPa News An Ontario Provincial Police officer guilty of assault causing bodily harm for choking and pinning a woman against jail cells four years ago arrived at the Orillia courthouse on Thursday for a sentencing hearin...