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Former OPP Sergeant to retire instead of facing a Police Services Act hearing A Thunder Bay OPP officer who served time in jail for a fatal car crash will retire rather than face a Police Services Act hearing. Sgt. Darryl Storey was involved in the tragic collision in December of 2008. He was drivi...

The drunk driving trial of Pembroke dentist Dr. Christy Natsis resumed Monday with the judge in the case ruling that some of the OPP evidence is inadmissible, stating that it was biased. Judge Neil Kozloff said that in his report the officer in question dropped witness statements that were favourabl...

The townships of Addington Highlands, North Frontenac, and Central Frontenac have received their 2015 invoices for policing, and the news is not good. Each of the townships will see an increase of $40 per household in 2015, the maximum increase that is allowed per year under the new formula. In Add...

The police collision investigator in the drunk-driving case against Pembroke dentist Christy Natsis had his credibility shattered Monday when a judge ruled he was biased and withheld evidence favourable to the defence. In a ruling by Ontario Justice Neil Kozloff, OPP Const. Shawn Kelly was described...

A judge ruled "significant portions" of an Ontario Provincial Police officer's testimony were inadmissible in the high-profile drunk driving causing death trial of a Pembroke dentist. Lawyers for Dr. Christy Natsis had argued that the testimony of three OPP officers should be excluded beca...

Four-year member of Huron OPP charged after collision in Goderich A collision at Victoria Street and Elgin Avenue in Goderich has resulted in charges against a member of the Huron OPP. Reports say the officer entered the intersection on September 13th with the cruiser's emergency lights and sirens ...

(GODERICH, ON) – Members of the Huron County OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Victoria Street and Elgin Avenue in the Town of Goderich, Sept. 13, at 5:26 p.m. The investigation revealed that an officer, operating a fully-marked Crown Victoria police cruiser, with emerg...

GODERICH, Ont. - A provincial police officer has been charged in connection with a two-vehicle collision in a town in southwestern Ontario. Police say it happened Sept. 13 at an intersection in Goderich (at Victoria Street and Elgin Avenue). It's alleged the officer, operating a fully marked police ...

Misconduct by Lawyers and Police: the Donald Best v Gerald Ranking civil lawsuit Why would a lawyer name a non-existent business entity as his client in official court documents? According to a recently filed lawsuit there are reasons why persons might use a phony business name in court; and strong...

1. Hike the tuition fees to become a cop. 2. Have all police forces offer to pay the tuition fees for new recruits on a condition that they stay with the respective service for a predefined number of years. 3. Brainwash the recruits they are the best of the best that have been handpicked to service ...

The investigation into a police handgun stolen from a locked box at the Norfolk OPP detachment is continuing. The Sig Sauer P229 with ammunition clip went missing from the detachment sometime between March 6 and March 14 of this year. The OPP’s criminal investigation branch was called in, but “we ha...

Ontario police chiefs warn a 50% hike in police college tuition will decrease the number of potential recruits Ontario police chiefs are up in arms about a provincial plan to increase by 50% the tuition paid by cops-in-training. “This is going to have an impact on our recruiting efforts,” said Peel...

NORTH GLENGARRY, Ont. – Two Ontario Provincial Police officers with the North Glengarry detachment are due in court Wednesday to face charges in connection to a breach of trust probe. Luanne MacDonald, 44, is charged with three counts of breach of trust by public officer and one count each of obstru...

To the Editor, The development of the OPP’s new billing was guided by three principles: fairness for all municipalities, equitable distribution of policing costs among all communities served by the OPP, and easy to understand bills so municipalities like Haliburton know exactly the types of calls fo...

While the provincial government has decided on the new OPP billing model it will bring into effect in 2015, Haliburton County continues to try to find ways to mitigate the financial burden of the new formula and to address the issue of sustainability of policing costs. Collectively, Haliburton Count...