Ontario Provincial Police Block

Accused cop killer's lawyers say Sgt. Eric Mueller's death 'was not an ambush' The lawyers for the man accused of killing Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller say the officer was not ambushed, contradicting the OPP commissioner's description of the incident. Lawyers John Hale and Cassandra R...

Shooting that killed OPP officer in Bourget was not an ambush: accused man's lawyers TORONTO — The lawyers for a man accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer and injuring two others are disputing the characterization of the shooting in Bourget, Ont., as an ambush. Alain Bellefeuille,...

Fatal shooting of OPP officer was no ambush, say lawyers for accused Alain Bellefeuille has been charged with killing Sgt. Eric Mueller, injuring 2 other officers Lawyers for the man accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer east of Ottawa say the shooting was not an "ambus...

Nine police officers in Canada have been slain since last September. The big question is why now? The police are representatives of social order and are unfortunately being targeted not as mere individuals, but for what they represent or embody, says one sociology professor. When OPP Commissioner T...

Soleiman Faqiri's family expects 'full story' of his death in Ontario jail cell as province sets inquest 30-year-old with mental illness died from restraint, injuries from struggle with guards Nearly seven years after police told them their son would never come home, the family of Soleiman Faqiri m...

Special Investigations Unit says police encountered 66-year-old in school parking lot in Kirkland Lake; 'The man refused to drop the weapon, and an interaction ensued' The province’s Special Investigations Unit is probing the death of a 66-year-old man in Kirkland Lake who was shot and killed by OP...

Officer deaths make recruitment difficult: police chiefs association TORONTO — Recent deaths of on-duty police officers will make recruiting new officers more challenging, an association representing police chiefs in Ontario said after an officer was fatally shot in a village east of Ottawa on Thur...

Six Ontario police officers have been killed since September. These are their names The death of OPP Sergeant Eric Mueller this morning brings the count of police officers who have died in Ontario to a whopping six in just a few short months. Since Sept. 12, six officers have been killed while on-d...

Alain Bellefeuille, 39, charged with 1st-degree murder, 2 counts of attempted murder More details are emerging about the suspect in the Thursday killing of a police officer in the eastern Ontario community of Bourget. One Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was shot dead and two others were inj...

One charged with murder in death of OPP officer, two more wounded in early morning 'ambush' in rural Bourget Court documents show that Alain Bellefeuille has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Sgt. Eric Mueller An Ontario Provincial Police officer was killed and two others were s...

'Ambush' Police say that OPP officers were shot within minutes of arriving at scene An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer is dead and two others are injured following what officials are describing as an “ambush” attack at a home in eastern Ontario on Thursday morning. Police say the three offi...

OPP Sergeant Eric Mueller killed, two other officers injured east of Ottawa One police officer was killed, and two others were injured in what Ontario Provincial Police say was an “ambush” as they responded to a call in a small community east of Ottawa early Thursday morning. Sergeant Eric Mueller,...

Shooting in Bourget, Ont. leaves OPP officer dead — and a community looking for answers When they arrived, three officers were shot by someone at the home, police said. Police have arrested a 39-year-old male in connection to the shooting. Police identified the slain officer as Sgt. Eric Mueller On...

OPP officer killed, 2 others injured in 'ambush' east of Ottawa Sgt. Eric Mueller shot and killed; 1 person in custody One Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was shot dead, and two others were injured, in what police are calling an "ambush" in the eastern Ontario community of Bourget...

A Chatham-Kent provincial police officer charged with manslaughter in a fatal shooting on Highway 401 in the summer of 2021 is headed to trial. A Chatham-Kent provincial police officer charged with manslaughter in a fatal shooting on Highway 401 in the summer of 2021 is headed to trial. Sean O’Rour...