9 h. ago OFFICER DOWN TRIAL: Neighbour recalls the OPP wellness check turned deadly

The neighbour testified he saw Bellefeuille on the deck, firing at police cruisers as one officer took cover before running away.

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12 h. ago Ottawa man charged with assaulting YRP officer during traffic stop

A 31-year-old Ottawa man faces 12 charges, including assaulting a peace officer, following a traffic stop in Vaughan. York Regional Police said they were on patrol last Saturday around 11:30 a.m. in the area of Steeles Ave. W. and Hwy. 400 when they initiated the stop. Cops said while speaking with the driver, they observed […]

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12 h. ago An Edmonton legal agent claimed police officers 'harassed' her with parking and COVID tickets. A review board threw out her appeal

A law enforcement oversight board has dismissed an appeal from an Edmonton legal agent charged in a police corruption probe.

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13 h. ago Ontario man suing police after sex assault, exploitation charges stayed

A former private school principal in Brampton is suing a Peel Regional Police officer and the police force after sexual assault and exploitation charges against him were stayed. 

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30 h. ago US sanctions 6 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, drawing backlash from the city’s government

HONG KONG (AP) — The United States sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials who it alleged were involved in “transnational repression” and acts that threaten to further erode the city’s autonomy, drawing condemnation from the territory’s government Tuesday. The six officials included Justice Secretary Paul Lam, security office director Dong Jingwei and police commissioner […]

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36 h. ago Two NYPD officers charged with burglary and forcibly touching sex worker

NEW YORK — Two New York City police officers have been suspended after being charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker while responding to a complaint about an illegal brothel, prosecutors said Monday.  Officers Justin McMillan and Justin Colon intentionally turned off their body cameras as they broke into a residential building, stole […]

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39 h. ago Karen Read facing music again in second murder trial in Boston cop’s death

Accused killer Karen Read’s last-ditch effort to have her charges tossed has been torpedoed. On Tuesday, jury selection begins for the 45-year-old’s second murder trial in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Read is accused of slamming into O’Keefe — a 16-year BPD veteran — with her vehicle. O’Keefe was left […]

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39 h. ago Halton Region police officer charged with fraud after OPP investigation

Halton Regional Police say one of their officers has been charged with fraud following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police.

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4 d. ago Dropped charges, police overreach: How the ‘Indigo 11’ case fell apart

A large-scale investigation into the Indigo bookstore vandalism, involving more than 70 police officers and 10 nighttime raids, is unlikely to achieve a single criminal conviction.

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4 d. ago Family members weep as witnesses recount shooting of OPP officer

Shocking body-camera footage shown at trial of two people charged in Haldimand police officer's death

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4 d. ago Family members weep as witnesses recount shooting of Haldimand OPP officer

Const. Greg Pierzchala hit a button and recorded his own death. After pulling up to a collision scene on Dec. 27, 2022, the 28-year-old Ontario Provincial Police officer, who finished his probationary term that morning, started his body-camera, which recorded his first and final words with Brandi Stewart-Sperry and her partner. “Guys, I’m giving you […]

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4 d. ago Man charged with assaulting B.C. hospital worker, police officer

Police were called to Eagle Ridge Hospital around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, where a man had allegedly assaulted one of the medical staff.

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4 d. ago Tesla protests prompt Vancouver police to deploy more officers this weekend

More than 130 additional officers will be deployed throughout the weekend, including members of its specially-trained Public Safety Unit to maintain order.

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4 d. ago Woman spat bloody saliva into Vancouver officer’s mouth during arrest, police allege

Police were called to a residential building near Clark Drive and East 12th Avenue early on Monday for a report of someone causing a disturbance and threatening people.

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5 d. ago Murder trial starts for two accused in shocking death of Ontario police officer

For the first time, the public heard the details of OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala's death; six shots from a Glock-19 hit the new officer and he collapsed onto the road

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5 d. ago ‘I feel safer’: A look at the Downtown Eastside after 6 weeks of ‘Task Force Barrage’

It's been six weeks since the Vancouver Police Department began flooding the Downtown Eastside with officers as a part of Task Force Barrage. How is the initiative faring?

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5 d. ago B.C. crime briefs: Woman charged in assault against VPD officer | Surrey police warn of rise in distraction thefts | Gun and drugs seized in Kamloops

Here are some of the crime stories happening around B.C. on Thursday, March 27.

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5 d. ago Fraud charges laid over GTA casino payouts with counterfeit tickets: OPP

Two people from Thornhill have been charged in connection with alleged fraudulent activity at a GTA casino. On Feb. 24, members of the Ontario Provincial Police Investigation and Enforcement Bureau who are attached to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario started to investigate “allegations of fraud involving payouts using counterfeit tickets,” OPP said in […]

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5 d. ago Trial begins for 2 people accused in shooting death of OPP officer near Brantford

Opening arguments began Thursday in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer more than two years ago.  

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6 d. ago Off duty OPP officer charged with assault in northern Ontario road rage case

An off-duty Ontario Provincial Police officer has been arrested and charged after a recent road rage incident in northern Ontario.

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