8 h. ago OPP officer struck by biker stopped for driving on 417 shoulder

OPP said the motorcyclist was stopped at 4:30 p.m. but then sped off when the officer approached him for questioning, striking the officer.

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8 h. ago OPP officer struck by biker stopped for driving on Highway 417 shoulder

OPP said the motorcyclist was stopped at 4:30 p.m. but then sped off when the officer approached him for questioning, striking the officer.

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47 h. ago Crown grills Bellefeuille, counters panic defence in death of OPP officer

Alain Bellefeuille testified he feared for his life when he opened fire on police. Prosecutors argue evidence suggests he was prepared to use deadly force.

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5 d. ago "I was in a nightmare": What Alain Bellefeuille was thinking when he killed an OPP officer

In emotional testimony, Bellefeuille described waking to strange noises, crouching by his bed with a loaded weapon and realizing too late the people entering his house were police.

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1 week ago Drivers remain in serious condition, OPP lay charges in Hwy 15 crash

A passenger in one of the cars in a severe crash Friday afternoon has been charged with obstructing an officer and drug possession, OPP said Saturday. Leeds OPP responded to multiple reports of a two-vehicle head-on collision at noon Friday on Highway 15 near the village of Elgin, about 120 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.  Both […]

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1 week ago Angry response to minor ticket turns costly for Ottawa driver

OPP stopped a driver caught speeding on Hwy 417 and initially issued a less expensive ticket for an obstructed licence plate.

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1 week ago Supreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops

Canada's top court will hear a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make a random traffic stop without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence.

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2 w. ago ‘Running late for work,’ alleged drunk driver going 200 km/h tells OPP

The Ontario Provincial Police say they stopped an alleged impaired driver who was reportedly going 200 km/h on Highway 407 in Oakville, Ont.

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2 w. ago Jury begins deliberations in trial of pair accused of killing OPP officer

Jurors in the trial of two people accused of murder in the 2022 shooting death of a provincial police officer have begun their deliberations after hearing closing arguments in the case this week. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022, while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of […]

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2 w. ago Bellefeuille was unresponsive and crying after shooting OPP officer

Bodycam video of Bellefeuille's ambulance ride to hospital was shown to the jury Wednesday in the first-degree murder trial.

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3 w. ago ‘No evidence’ woman accused of murder knew OPP officer would be fatally shot: Defence

A woman co-accused of murder in the 2022 death of a provincial police officer was used as an “unwitting shield” by the shooter, her defence lawyer claimed Wednesday, arguing there’s no evidence she knew shots would be fired or that the shooter had a gun. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. […]

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3 w. ago Defence closing arguments resume at trial of pair accused in OPP officer killing

Defence lawyers are continuing their closing arguments today in the trial of two people accused of fatally shooting a provincial police officer more than two years ago.

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3 w. ago OPP officer describes chaotic scene — and a misfire — at Bellefeuille home after shooting

OPP Const. Justin Boyd told court his account of May 11, 2023, where he found a crucial piece of evidence

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3 w. ago OPP officer was gunned down because accused couple wanted to avoid arrest: Crown closing remarks

'Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry, together as a team and separately as individuals, had a problem. If the police came to the scene, they were going to get arrested'

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3 w. ago Closing submissions underway at trial of two people accused of killing OPP officer

Closing submissions are underway in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer.

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3 w. ago Watchdog closes probe into police officer's actions during tense standoff

Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared an OPP tactical officer who fired a less-lethal weapon at a knife-wielding man during a standoff at a Seaforth home four months ago. Ontario Provincial Police were called on Dec. 20 around 3:30 p.m. to a domestic disturbance at a Seaforth home where a resident asked police to remove a […]

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4 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Five thugs confront occupant during home invasion in Caledon

OPP officers are hunting five suspects after bandits confronted the occupant of a dwelling during a home invasion in The Gore-Old Church Rds. area in Caledon. Police said the thugs displayed what officers believed was an imitation firearm during the 5 a.m. home invasion. Police say after the confrontation, the home invaders retreated in two […]

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4 w. ago OFFICER DOWN TRIAL  “The emotions got the best of me.”  — OPP officer says he punched up cuffed cop killer out of fear and B/C he wouldn’t shut up 

“Emotions got the best of me,” Const. Ionut Mihuta testified at the first-degree murder trial of Alain Bellefeuille.

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