Ontario Provincial Police Block

OPP officer shoots and injures man at hunting cabin in Marmora area: SIU A Tweed, Ont., man has been charged with attempted murder after a shootout with OPP left him seriously injured at a hunting camp north of north of Marmora, Ont., early Friday, prompting an investigation by Ontario’s police wat...

Senior OPP officer charged following traffic collisions in Napanee, on Highway 401 The officer was driving an OPP cruiser during collisions that took place in Napanee and on Highway 401. A senior Ontario Provincial Police officer has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act after two collisions w...

A Lennox and Addington County OPP officer has been charged in connection to a recent collision. This happened on November 30, 2023, when the police were conducting a traffic stop on Highway 401 near Shannonville Road. Three vehicles were part of the incident, two of them belonging to police. Because...

L&A OPP member charged with Careless Driving in Highway 401 collision The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have provided more details about two motor vehicle collisions involving an officer with the Lennox and Addington County Detachment. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have provided more de...

Hearing begins for 3 Kawartha Lakes OPP officers charged with manslaughter in connection to toddler's shooting death A 10-day preliminary will determine if there's enough evidence for the officers to stand trial A 10-day preliminary hearing examining the evidence in the case against three Ontario P...

Jurors deem Soleiman Faqiri’s death a homicide as inquest concludes with 57 recommendations Jurors have deemed the death of a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail a homicide and made 57 recommendations, including that the province create a designated “inspectorate” for corrections. The jury examinin...

Faqiri inquest recommends corrections 'inspectorate,' rules death a homicide Faqiri inquest recommends corrections 'inspectorate,' rules death a homicide TORONTO - A coroner's inquest into the death of a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail culminated Tuesday in dozens of recommendations aimed at in...

'No longer any doubt,' says Soleiman Faqiri's family as inquest deems Ontario jail death a homicide Verdict confirms what 30-year-old’s family has believed ever since his 2016 death Soleiman Faqiri's deadly restraint by Ontario jail guards in 2016 has been deemed a homicide — words his family has w...

Widow takes Ontario police to court over declaration misconduct in her husband's death was 'not serious' A grieving widow is taking the Ontario Provincial Police to court as she challenges its decision to call the misconduct of an officer that contributed to her husband’s death “not of a serious na...

Soleiman Faqiri's death was a homicide, inquest hears, amid dozens of mental health care recommendations Lawyers at a coroner's inquest say the death of a mentally ill man in an Ontario prison should be deemed a homicide, as they made dozens of recommendations that, if implemented, would broadly re...

Coroner's counsel asks jurors to find Soleiman Faqiri died as a result of homicide TORONTO — Human actions and decision making led to the death of a mentally ill man in an Ontario jail roughly seven years ago, coroner's counsel told inquest jurors Friday in urging them to rule the death a homicide....

Soleiman Faqiri's death should be deemed a homicide, Ontario coroner's counsel says Union representing jail guards opposes proposal, arguing death 'accidental' Ontario's coroner's office is calling for Soleiman Faqiri's jail cell death to be deemed a homicide, with its counsel saying the evidence p...

Video shows OPP officer putting hand around woman’s neck, pushing her back against holding cell in Orillia Newly released security video in the case of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) constable convicted of assaulting a 43-year-old woman inside a holding cell in Orillia in 2019 shows the moment ...

Wellington County OPP officer facing sexual assault charges has died A Wellington County OPP officer slated to go on trial next year for multiple counts of sexual assault has died. According to an obituary posted online by the Graham Giddy Funeral Home, Mike Dolderman, 52, “passed away peacefully a...