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Woman tells court about sexual assault at home of Northumberland cop OSHAWA -- A witness has testified she and a teenaged friend were sexually assaulted after a night of drinking at a Northumberland OPP officer’s home. “He came onto me very strongly,” the woman, now 22, testified Tuesday. “He was p...

‘Good Samaritan’ left with crushed knee in altercation with OPP cop sues for $4 million An Orillia judge called Tonie Farrell's injuries from a 2013 incident involving OPP Sgt. Russell Watson "catastrophic." An Orillia woman who, a judge said, was left with “catastrophic” injuries followi...

‘Good Samaritan’ left with crushed knee in altercation with OPP cop sues for $4 million An Orillia judge called Tonie Farrell's injuries from a 2013 incident involving OPP Sgt. Russell Watson "catastrophic." An Orillia woman who, a judge said, was left with “catastrophic” injuries followi...

ORILLIA - An Orillia grandmother who suffered “catastrophic” injuries in an altercation with a police officer has launched a $4-million lawsuit against the cop and the OPP, saying she’s “fed up” with waiting for justice. Russell Watson, of the Orillia OPP, is named in the suit for his “attack” on M...

ORILLIA - An Orillia grandmother who suffered “catastrophic” injuries in an altercation with a police officer has launched a $4-million lawsuit against the cop and the OPP, saying she’s “fed up” with waiting for justice. Russell Watson, of the Orillia OPP, is named in the suit for his “attack” on M...

Members of the union's top brass under investigation by the RCMP over fraud allegations all earned six-figure incomes from police and union pay last year. The three Ontario Provincial Police officers who have been suspended with pay amid an ongoing RCMP investigation into the OPP union’s top brass ...

Salaries of employees at Community of Safety & Correctional Services ministry for the year 2014 (original total number of records is 8990) After basic data sanitation such as excluding nurses, psychologists, engineers, fire marshals, etc, the total number of records presented is 8723: ABDO REEM...

There’s a lot of green in the thin blue line. The Ontario Provincial Police saw a whopping increase with 5,171 officers making $100,000 or more — up dramatically from the 2,178 in 2013, due in part to an 8.55 per cent pay increase for the rank and file. There are 6,127 OPP officers, meaning 84 per ...

THUNDER BAY -- A local OPP officer will be sentenced for fraud this spring. Det.-Const. Rory Thompson was arrested in May 2014 and charged with eight counts of theft under $5,000 along with a single count of fraud. On Jan. 12, he pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud under $5,000 for using an OPP cred...

Although a vote has not been taken specifically about the issue, St. Marys Town Council appears open to the idea of parting ways with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in favour of a contract with the Stratford Police. But at least for now, the status quo will remain in place. Councillors voted u...

Residents of Algonquin Highlands can expect their property taxes to rise approximately four per cent for 2015. While the tax rate bylaw has yet to be officially passed, councillors for the township did finalize budget expenditures during a March 19 meeting. Much of that tax increase is attributable ...

In most developed countries, unions must disclose their financial dealings to prevent corruption. Canada is an exception. “ Move along. Nothing to see here .” That was the refrain trumpeted by an endless parade of union leaders appearing before House of Commons and Senate committees reviewing Bill C...

The cases of two County of Brant OPP constables charged in connection with the traffic death of a Brantford woman last year were adjourned Monday to a remand date in April. Constables Craig McMurtrie and Rodney Grubb did not attend their first appearance in Brantford Ontario Court, but a defence cou...

The Ontario Provincial Police utilized a spike belt to stop a thief who stole a police cruiser from the South Porcupine OPP Detachment in Matheson. Around 3:30 a.m. the stolen cruiser was located and followed by police to a location just west of Matheson. The officers utilized a spike belt device wh...

MATHESON, ONT.—The OPP has found its stolen police cruiser. The South Porcupine detachment in Matheson realized on Saturday that one of its black-and-white Ford Crown Victoria squad cars was missing. Police say they spotted the cruiser around 3:30 a.m. Sunday and began following it. They set up a sp...