Tag: Police deaths
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No formal police funeral for officer killed in double-fatal crash with school bus
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A formal police funeral won’t be held for an OPP officer who died in a crash near Woodstock that also killed a school bus driver this week.
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Neighbours honour OPP officer killed in crash along with school bus driver
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THORNDALE – Dozens of homes in this town northeast of London are decorated with blue and golden ribbons to pay homage to a local OPP officer killed in a crash this week that also claimed the life of a school bus driver.
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Deadly crash probe ongoing amid new details on school bus driver, police officer
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Det.-Const. Steven Tourangeau was working his first day with the Ontario Provincial Police organized crime unit.
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Canadian police chiefs sound alarm over growing toll of officers killed
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A group representing police leaders in Canada wants an urgent meeting with the country’s premiers to address issues including officer safety, bail reform and gun violence.
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London police chief demands tougher bail rules for violent crimes, repeat offenders
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London police are calling for a “higher threshold” from the courts when granting bail to people charged with violent crimes.
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Pair charged in Southwestern Ontario rookie cop’s death held in custody
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A man and woman facing murder charges in the Christmastime shooting death of a rookie Southwestern Ontario police constable were ordered held in custody after appearing by video in court Tuesday afternoon.
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Police unions vow to tackle ‘growing wave of violence’ against officers
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Canada’s four largest police unions have joined forces to search for solutions to confront what they call the “growing wave of violence against police” following the recent shooting death of an OPP officer in Southwestern Ontario.
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Slain officer’s body camera could provide key evidence: Experts
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In a Canadian first, footage from the body camera of a slain OPP officer will be available to prosecutors for the trial of two people accused in his shooting death on a Southwestern Ontario road this week.
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London police union joins call for tighter bail rules on gun charges
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London’s police union is adding its voice to the chorus demanding tighter bail rules following revelations the man accused of killing a rookie police officer had been recently freed after being charged with handgun possession.