Tag: Police Services Act
Grey-Bruce communities with municipal police forces request funding
Grey-Bruce municipalities with their own police forces are raising concerns about not receiving the additional funding their municipal peers who contract the OPP for policing are being granted. The mayors of Owen Sound, Hanover and West Grey have sent a joint letter to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers requesting equitable funding for municipal policing. Saugeen […]
Man launches $3.5M lawsuit against Woodstock police officer over arrest
A Woodstock man has filed a $3.5-million lawsuit against a local police officer, alleging the officer struck him with a cruiser and denied him immediate treatment for serious injuries that left him permanently disabled.
‘Manipulation’: Ex-police board chair blasts spending $104K on PR firm
The London police boardâs decision to hire a public-relations firm to help promote its largest-ever budget is âunprecedentedâ and action should be taken so it doesnât happen again, says a former head of the board.
London police board holds rare ‘special’ summer meeting
The London police board held a rare special summer meeting Friday, but bulk of the public meeting was held behind closed doors, a move that two past board members called âhighly unusual.â
London cop accused of hiring sex worker, insulting officers on social media
A veteran London cop is accused of hiring a sex-trade worker, insulting his fellow officers on social media and flashing his badge while trying to get a loan.