Bracebridge OPP officer charged with assault at Santa's Village

[Michael Jack]

Bracebridge OPP went to an amusement park in Bracebridge for a complaint of an assault involving a youth and an adult woman, who left prior to police arrival

A Bracebridge OPP officer with 21 years of service has been charged with assault following an incident at an amusement park in that town.

On June 8 Bracebridge OPP went to an amusement park in Bracebridge for a complaint of an assault involving a youth and an adult woman, who left prior to police arrival.

On September 4, Heather Claridge, 45 was arrested and charged with assault.

Claridge is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on October 8.

Constable Claridge was off duty at the time of the incident and is currently off on unrelated leave.

Anyone with any information in relation to this investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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[Michael Jack]

A veteran OPP officer is facing an assault charge following an incident at an amusement park in Bracebridge.

Bracebridge OPP says the alleged incident happened in June at Santa's Village involving a woman and a young person.

They say the woman left before police arrived, but the investigation revealed the accused was a provincial constable with 21 years of service in the OPP.

Police say the officer was off duty at the time of the alleged incident and is currently away on an unrelated leave.

The 45-year-old officer, who is also a Bracebridge resident, is scheduled to appear before the courts in October.

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[Michael Jack]

Off-duty police officer charged with assault after Bracebridge OPP respond to amusement park incident

An investigation into a June 8 incident revealed that the accused is an OPP constable with 21 years of service.

A Bracebridge police officer has been charged with assault in connection with an incident involving a youth.

On June 8, officers of the Bracebridge OPP attended an amusement park in Bracebridge, responding to a complaint of an assault involving a youth and a woman, who departed prior to officers arriving, police said.

As a result of the investigation, a 45-year-old woman from Bracebridge was charged with assault.

The accused is a provincial constable with 21 years of service with the OPP, who was off-duty at the time of the incident and is currently off on unrelated leave, the OPP said.

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Oct. 8.

Anyone with any information in relation to this investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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[Michael Jack]

The 45-year-old has been a provincial constable with OPP for 21 years and was off duty at time of June incident involving a youth, police say

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer has been charged following an alleged assault involving a youth at Santa’s Village in Bracebridge.

On June 8, police responded to a report of an assault at the amusement park. The officer and the youth had left by the time police arrived, Bracebridge OPP said in a news release.

On Sept. 4, Heather Claridge, 45, of Bracebridge, was arrested and charged with assault. She has an Oct. 8 court date in Bracebridge.

Claridge has been a provincial constable with OPP for 21 years. Police say she was off duty at the time of the incident and is currently off on unrelated leave.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Information can be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestopperssdm.com.

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