Ontario Provincial Police Block

Family sues OPP, others, for more than $2M after woman dies in Sudbury, Ont., jail The family of a woman who died by suicide in November 2020 while incarcerated at the Sudbury Jail is suing police and other officials for more than $2 million. The family of Justine Nicole Docherty alleged in its sta...

New charge for wife of Wellington County OPP officer facing sexual assault charges The wife of a Wellington County OPP officer is facing another criminal charge. In a March 8 news release, the Wellington County OPP announced that, on March 2, a document “was sent to three senior members of the Onta...

Police association issues statement of support for officer charged by SIU OPPA says it is supporting officer and providing legal counsel The Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) has taken a rare move and issued a statement after an officer was charged by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU...

The officer discharged his firearm and seriously injured an 18-year-old who fled a vehicle after a chase on Highway 11, the SIU says The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Joseph Martino, has reasonable grounds to believe that an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer committed cri...

An Ontario Provincial Police officer is now facing charges in connection with an on-duty shooting in Orillia this past summer. The Special Investigations Unit has previously said that an OPP officer observed a “suspected impaired driver” in the vicinity of West Street at around 4:15 a.m. on Aug. 20 ...

The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Joseph Martino, has reasonable grounds to believe that an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer committed criminal offences in relation to a shooting that occurred in August of 2022 in Orillia. The SIU investigation found that on August 20, 20...

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer is facing multiple charges in connection to a civilian shooting in Orillia last year. In a news release Monday, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said its director Joseph Martino "has reasonable grounds to believe" that the officer committed s...

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer is facing several criminal charges after a shooting last summer that injured an 18-year-old man, said the province’s police watchdog. The shooting took place on Aug. 20, 2022 in Orillia, Ont. around 4:15 a.m., after the officer began pursuit of a pickup tru...

‘That’s what my son’s life is worth?’ GTA careless driving case falls apart over officer’s missing signature The grieving father of 18-year-old Caledon teen Milo Yekmalian says he is furious and bewildered over the “catastrophic mistake” that will now leave his family without a chance at justice. “...

The province's police watchdog says there are no grounds for criminal proceedings against two officers stemming from the arrest of a man in Bracebridge, Ont. last year. On Nov. 2, two provincial officers arrived at a motel room to perform a well-being check on a 20-year-old man after there was conce...

Top cop reviews arrest, takes officers' actions 'very seriously' The OPP’s top local cop says he’s reviewed a video that shows “a part of the apprehension process” of a man experiencing a mental-health crisis in Midland. “We want to reassure our community that we take the actions of our officers ve...

Trial decision expected this month for Chatham-Kent OPP officer facing manslaughter charge A Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police officer charged with manslaughter following a fatal shooting on Highway 401 in the summer of 2021 should know his fate later this month. A Chatham-Kent provincial poli...

Police watchdog closes file on OPP arrest of man at L'Orignal in 2022 The provincial police watchdog has closed its file on the complaint of a 42-year-old man who was injured during his arrest by Ontario Provincial Police officers at L’Orignal last fall. In a report dated Tuesday and posted online ...

Human Rights Tribunal must dismiss claim that overlaps with civil action: Ontario Court of Appeal Case arose from workplace reprisal, threat of reprisal and discrimination The Ontario Appeal Court has upheld the dismissal of a human rights claim that substantially overlapped with a case brought to ...

Commissioner wanted you to receive messaging ahead of our internal and external messaging on the developments in this case. I am aware that many of you have heard about developments from other members, but I think the organizational information is important. Please know that Detachment, Healthy Work...