OPP officer faces assault and firearms charges

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OPP officer faces assault and firearms charges

Postby Thomas » Mon Sep 17, 2012 5:58 am

Oxford County OPP officer faces assault and firearms charges

WOODSTOCK - A 10-year veteran of the Oxford OPP is facing nine serious charges, including assault, mischief to property and several firearms violations.

According to Oxford County court documents, Timothy Healey, a Tillsonburg resident and police constable, was charged in by a fellow officer with violations of the Criminal Code of Canada that included an assault on an Oxford County woman.

The firearms and mischief charges were laid as a result of incidents that occurred in Tillsonburg “on or about” March 22, 2012.

The assault charge results from an incident on March 21, 2012.

“From our perspective, incidents such as this – we take the actions of our officers very seriously,” said Sgt. David Rektor, the media relations officer for the Western Region OPP.

While there is no publication ban in place, the Sentinel-Review is not releasing the name of the complainant in order to protect her identity.

The charges also include one count of mischief where Healey is accused of the “obstruction, interrupting or interfering with the lawful use, enjoyment or operation of property” by disconnecting the hydro, water and telephone.

Healey faces a charge of possessing an unlicensed restricted firearm with readily accessible ammunition “capable of being discharged” in the firearm.

He has also been charged with two counts of possessing a firearm without being a holder of a licence, possessing cartridge magazines without a licence and two counts of storing firearms without rendering them inoperable with a secure locking device.

“I can’t comment on the specific charges because they are before the court,” Rektor said. “He will have to answer to those charges and let the cards fall where they may.”

Rektor was also unable to comment on Healey’s current employment status with the Oxford OPP.

“I can’t answer that,” he said when asked if Healey has been suspended by the OPP. “It would breach his personal employee information … but he’s not actively engaged in patrol at the present time.”

In 2011, Healey was found guilty of discreditable conduct during an Ontario Police Discipline Hearing under the auspices of the OPP’s internal Professional Standards Bureau.

“(The Professional Standards Bureau) is to make sure our members are held to high account,” Rektor said. “We have to – every officer has to. When you sign on the dotted line as an officer, you accept that responsibility.

“You have to uphold the laws you enforce.”

Healey pleaded guilty to the allegation of misconduct on April 18, 2011.

According to the report, Healey was concerned about a man his ex-wife was dating after he learned of a conflict between the two that his children had witnessed.

In 2010, Healey checked the police databanks three times for information on his ex-wife’s boyfriend, where he discovered flags for domestic and firearms offences. As a result of his actions, Healey was penalized with the loss of 30 hours pay.

The report also said Healey had “a positive employment record” and noted he had “no prior history of discipline.”

In 2006, Healey was one of four OPP officers awarded the Commissioner’s Citation for Lifesaving as the result of an incident in Tillsonburg in June 2005.

Healey responded to a call at an industrial building and arrived on the scene to find three teenagers at the top of a tower on a platform with a narrow railing several metres in the air. One teenager was outside the safety railing on the platform dangling in the air with another teen trying to hold her back. When Healey realized he was dealing with emotionally distraught individuals attempting to harm themselves, he radioed for back-up.

Healey talked to the individuals while other officer went to the back and climbed the ladder, rescuing the teens.

Healey first appeared in court on the latest charges on April 10 and was last in court on June 5. He will appear in court again on June 26.

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