'Officers also have a responsibility to demonstrate neutrality and remain non-partisan in all situations,' says OPP official, noting officers in question did not face sanctions
An Orillia man was "disturbed" when he saw uniformed Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers smiling and seemingly ...
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- Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:32 am
- Forum: Policing the Police
- Topic: Citizen files complaint with OPP over Dunlop's campaign 'stunt'
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11
- Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:34 am
- Forum: Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
- Topic: SIU clears OPP in October arrest of Tecumseh man
- Replies: 0
- Views: 102
SIU clears OPP in October arrest of Tecumseh man
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) will not pursue charges against officers involved in the arrest of a Tecumseh man.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a home in Tecumseh on October 5, 2024, to follow up on a noise complaint.
Outside the home, where a house party was taking place ...
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a home in Tecumseh on October 5, 2024, to follow up on a noise complaint.
Outside the home, where a house party was taking place ...
- Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:15 am
- Forum: Incompetence
- Topic: Essex councillors to receive report card of OPP performance
- Replies: 0
- Views: 788
Essex councillors to receive report card of OPP performance
While Essex residents praise individual Ontario Provincial Police officers for their professionalism, they have concerns about a lack of visibility in the community and increased crime.
Essex Town Council receives the results of an online community survey on Monday night.
Councillors asked for the ...
Essex Town Council receives the results of an online community survey on Monday night.
Councillors asked for the ...
- Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:13 am
- Forum: Federal Statutes
- Topic: Bracebridge OPP officer charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7470
OPP officer pleads guilty to assault after violent arrest caught on camera
Warning: Readers may find details in this article disturbing.
A longtime Ontario Provincial Police officer who was charged with assaulting a shirtless man nearly three years ago during an arrest for alleged trespassing, has pleaded guilty.
OPP veteran officer Scott Anthony, 27, walked into the ...
A longtime Ontario Provincial Police officer who was charged with assaulting a shirtless man nearly three years ago during an arrest for alleged trespassing, has pleaded guilty.
OPP veteran officer Scott Anthony, 27, walked into the ...
- Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:22 am
- Forum: Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
- Topic: Man seriously injured after being shot by OPP near Kingston
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4100
SIU investigating after police shoot, seriously injure man in eastern Ontario
NAPANEE, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after an officer shot a man in Camden East on Friday evening.
The Special Investigations Unit says provincial police were called to a home in the community outside of Napanee at about 5 p.m. for reports of a disturbance.
The agency ...
The Special Investigations Unit says provincial police were called to a home in the community outside of Napanee at about 5 p.m. for reports of a disturbance.
The agency ...
- Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:22 am
- Forum: Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
- Topic: Man seriously injured after being shot by OPP near Kingston
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4100
SIU investigating police-involved incident in Stone Mills
A man was seriously injured during a police-involved incident in the Camden East area of Stone Mills Township on Friday, January 17, 2025.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the Lennox and Addington County Detachment and the OPP Emergency Response Team responded to a disturbance at a ...
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the Lennox and Addington County Detachment and the OPP Emergency Response Team responded to a disturbance at a ...
- Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:20 am
- Forum: Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
- Topic: Man seriously injured after being shot by OPP near Kingston
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4100
Man seriously injured after being shot by OPP near Kingston
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot by police Friday northwest of Kingston, Ont., and taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Just after 5 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police responded to a "disturbance" at a residence on County Road 4 near the village of Camden East in ...
Just after 5 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police responded to a "disturbance" at a residence on County Road 4 near the village of Camden East in ...
- Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:18 am
- Forum: Manslaughter
- Topic: Nathaniel Schofield dead after spending night in Rockwood OPP cell
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9260
Formal complaint filed against OPP over man's death while in custody
GUELPH/WELLINGTON – It’s been more than six months since Nathaniel Schofield, 36, died after going into medical distress while in custody at the Rockwood OPP station.
In that time, Schofield’s mother Faye Dzikewich said she hasn’t heard a word from the OPP or the Special Investigations Unit (SIU ...
In that time, Schofield’s mother Faye Dzikewich said she hasn’t heard a word from the OPP or the Special Investigations Unit (SIU ...
- Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:09 am
- Forum: Manslaughter
- Topic: Nathaniel Schofield dead after spending night in Rockwood OPP cell
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9260
Schofield’s mother files complaint against OPP with oversight agency
GUELPH – The mother of an Arthur man who died in police custody has filed an official complaint against the OPP.
Nathaniel Schofield, a 36-year-old father of six, died on July 10 after spending a night at the Wellington OPP station in Rockwood. He was arrested the previous evening following a ...
Nathaniel Schofield, a 36-year-old father of six, died on July 10 after spending a night at the Wellington OPP station in Rockwood. He was arrested the previous evening following a ...
- Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:50 am
- Forum: Federal Statutes
- Topic: Bracebridge OPP officer charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7470
OPP officer charged with assault expected to plead guilty
Warning: Readers may find details in this article disturbing.
A month before what was supposed to be the start of his trial in Huntsville, Const. Scott Anthony, the suspended Bracebridge OPP officer charged with assaulting a man during an arrest in July 2022 in MacTier, is expected to plead ...
A month before what was supposed to be the start of his trial in Huntsville, Const. Scott Anthony, the suspended Bracebridge OPP officer charged with assaulting a man during an arrest in July 2022 in MacTier, is expected to plead ...
- Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:08 pm
- Forum: Collisions
- Topic: Crash involving OPP cruiser closed Collingwood intersection for hours
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6297
Investigation underway in OPP cruiser and vehicle collision
A busy area in Collingwood was closed to traffic after a two-vehicle collision involving an OPP cruiser on Thursday afternoon.
Police say the officer was headed to a service call around 2:45 p.m. in a fully-marked OPP cruiser when the collision happened with a civilian vehicle at the intersection ...
Police say the officer was headed to a service call around 2:45 p.m. in a fully-marked OPP cruiser when the collision happened with a civilian vehicle at the intersection ...
- Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:45 am
- Forum: Collisions
- Topic: Man, 18, charged after collision involving Ontario Premier Doug Ford
- Replies: 1
- Views: 741
Doug Ford says he’s fine after Highway 401 crash, 18-year-old from Oshawa charged
TORONTO - An 18-year-old from Oshawa has been charged with dangerous driving after a collision with an Ontario Provincial Police vehicle that Premier Doug Ford was travelling in.
Ford said he was all right but the vehicle he was in got “hammered” when it was hit by another car Wednesday on Highway ...
Ford said he was all right but the vehicle he was in got “hammered” when it was hit by another car Wednesday on Highway ...
- Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:39 am
- Forum: Collisions
- Topic: Man, 18, charged after collision involving Ontario Premier Doug Ford
- Replies: 1
- Views: 741
Man, 18, charged after collision involving Ontario Premier Doug Ford
An 18-year-old Oshawa man has been charged with dangerous driving after a collision involving an Ontario Provincial Police vehicle that was transporting Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday, the OPP says.
The premier, his staff and the OPP officers with him were unhurt, according to Grace Lee ...
The premier, his staff and the OPP officers with him were unhurt, according to Grace Lee ...
- Thu Jan 02, 2025 5:37 am
- Forum: Collisions
- Topic: Collision involving OPP cruiser on Christmas Day
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1300
Collision involving OPP cruiser on Christmas Day
Lennox and Addington County OPP say there were no serious injuries after a collision involving an OPP cruiser in Greater Napanee.
The collision between two vehicles happened on Christmas Day at around 6 p.m. on Bridge Street West.
Lennox and Addington County Detachment was responding to a priority ...
The collision between two vehicles happened on Christmas Day at around 6 p.m. on Bridge Street West.
Lennox and Addington County Detachment was responding to a priority ...
- Sat Dec 28, 2024 10:54 am
- Forum: Unsustainable Costs
- Topic: Grey-Bruce communities with municipal police services request funding
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2893
Grey-Bruce communities with municipal police services request funding
Grey-Bruce municipalities with their own police services are raising concerns about not receiving the additional funding their municipal peers who contract the OPP for policing are being granted.
The mayors of Owen Sound, Hanover and West Grey have sent a joint letter to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP ...
The mayors of Owen Sound, Hanover and West Grey have sent a joint letter to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP ...