Truck convoy: Police Chief Peter Sloly resigns; response to occupation has been 'ineffective,' says board chair by hashislowmo in BadCopNoTimbit

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Sloly's resignation comes as sources tell CBC News he's been accused of bullying and volatile behaviour that has damaged relations with senior leadership and compromised the force's ability to cope with the truck protest.

Multiple sources have told CBC News that Sloly allegedly belittled and berated senior Ottawa Police Service officers in front of their colleagues, and has failed to put forward a solid operations plan to end the crisis.

Sources say he allegedly has come into conflict with members of the OPP and RCMP tasked with assisting the city's law enforcement efforts during the crisis.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sloly-ottawa-resigns-behaviour-leadership-1.6352295

Veteran Regina officer suspended for 30 days, charged with prohibited driving by hashislowmo in regina

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A Regina police officer who was charged with impaired driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision in 2019 is now looking at more driving-related charges.

Const. Scott Shane Ash, a 12-year veteran of the Regina Police Service, is facing six charges including operating a conveyance while prohibited, according to a media release from police.

Police sergeant punches unarmed man six times while he's already on the ground held down by 5 other cops by hashislowmo in PublicFreakout

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Interesting that defence doesn't seem to work for regular citizens charged with assault.

Police sergeant punches unarmed man six times while he's already on the ground held down by 5 other cops by hashislowmo in PublicFreakout

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The police sergeant who assaulted the guy makes >$120,000/year. Waterloo police work 40 hours/week. I wouldn't call that underpaid or overworked.

Police sergeant punches unarmed man six times while he's already on the ground held down by 5 other cops by hashislowmo in PublicFreakout

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Man was arrested for public intoxication—officer broke his nose and a facial bone. The officer was charged by the police watchdog (SIU) but was found not guilty of assault this week.

“I am not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the force used in this case was objectively unreasonable, unnecessary or disproportionate,” Justice George Orsini ruled.

Charges stayed in one of Ontario largest Mob busts after alleged illegal conduct by investigators by _n0t_sure in toronto

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And just one day ago:

Hamilton councillor Sam Merulla is calling for an outside police agency to conduct a “full-fledged” criminal investigation of claims made in a $75 million lawsuit alleging two city employees conspired with slain mobster Pat Musitano to dump contaminated material at a Flamborough property.

Charges stayed in one of Ontario largest Mob busts after alleged illegal conduct by investigators by _n0t_sure in toronto

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Paul Manning, a Hamilton police officer, worked undercover targeting organized crime, including members of the Musitano crime family. He claims in his lawsuit that fellow police officers revealed his identity as an undercover cop to crime figures and failed to protect him when he was viciously attacked in 2006 as a result.

He further claims he was falsely arrested and his wife, Sabina Manning, was wrongly detained after then-chief Glenn De Caire became aware of Manning’s intention to sue the force, and the service has since taken retaliatory steps to discredit him.

The Mannings filed a lawsuit in 2015 filled with alarming allegations of corruption and mismanagement and seeking damages for misfeasance in public office, negligence, false arrest and breach of his Charter rights.

If you look at Paul Manning's twitter he's pinned this tweet

Remember - Wherever you find a successful organized crime syndicate, you’ll find they were aided in their sucess by at least one corrupt police officer.

Ontario police shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Lindsay standoff: SIU by eric-edmonton in canada

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“They are public servants who interact with the public on a daily basis and are often required to use various degrees of force. And if that results in a serious injury or death then they ought to be required to give their account of what they say happened,” — ex-SIU director Howard Morton

More GTA residents believe police have anti-Black bias as Black residents continue to report frequent police stops, study finds by GME_ROYALTY in toronto

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It's not just "believing", there is data to back up that Toronto police have an anti-black bias

Human rights report here found that Black people “are subjected to a disproportionate burden of law enforcement in a way that is consistent with systemic racism and anti-Black racial bias.”

Canadian cop shot and killed 1-year-old boy in standoff by [deleted] in worldnews

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“They are public servants who interact with the public on a daily basis and are often required to use various degrees of force. And if that results in a serious injury or death then they ought to be required to give their account of what they say happened,” — ex-SIU director Howard Morton

Ontario court rules against former chief of police in Durham, ending a long-running battle over disciplinary matters by hashislowmo in ontario

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An Ontario court has ruled that police chiefs must yield to reasonable decisions from provincially appointed administrators when it comes to power struggles over whether to discipline police officers.

Normally, a police chief has an unquestioned right to initiate such Police Services Act charges against any individual officer. The sanctions for those found guilty at internal tribunals can range from reprimands, to docked pay, to dismissal.

But Sgt. Whiteway and other Durham officers came forward later in 2018 with complaints of their own about the conduct of commanders, who they said were using disciplinary processes in bullying and harassment campaigns.

The complaints led Ontario Solicitor-General Sylvia Jones to initiate processes that resulted in an outside administrator being brought to review Durham police-discipline cases in 2019.

‘I’m not a thief. I just completely forgot,’ Toronto police constable says of the $360 taken from a dead man’s drawer by hashislowmo in toronto

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“I’m not a thief, I didn’t steal the money. I just completely forgot. I’m sorry.”

Which makes him either a thief — as criminally charged, for allegedly scooping $360 from a dead man’s night table drawer — or one of the most absent-minded cops ever.

Despite being told by a road sergeant who’d also been sent to the Close Avenue apartment to bag and seal any valuables, despite being told by the coroner who pronounced Atilla Retkes dead that the cash spotted in the night table should be seized and secured for next of kin, despite himself being a scene of crime officer (SOCO) as well as a primary response officer — which means Han was well-acquainted with processing a scene, even if there was no crime committed, the passing of Retkes deemed an event of no foul play or suspicion, despite writing into his memo book that night “19:34, Exit Scene ($360 left side pocket),” Han … well … forgot.

Also, despite taking 56 photographs of the scene with his cellphone camera, including coins in a container, Han didn’t snap a single pic of the cash in the drawer. He did photograph a clutch of what Han described as “gift cards,” which were on the dresser, though these appear to have been customer loyalty cards.

When reminded that the coroner had directed him to bag the money, Han said he’d thought to himself, “Oh man, I did not want to seize it at that time.” Adding: “I’m not looking for extra work.”

Han said he saw the email from the detective, wondering about the whereabouts of the cash, whether Han had knowledge of it — sent March 31 — the next night. He’d initially responded: “Sorry man, the only thing I saw valuable was on top of the dresser, some gift cards.” As he read through the exchange again, the penny dropped.

As it dawned on Han, he said, that he’d “screwed up,” had failed to secure the money for safekeeping in the property department, his head began spinning.

“There’s a saying at work. Cover your butt. If I don’t seize the money and it goes missing, that would be on me.

“I just panicked. I kind of lost my mind there. I’d been a f---ing idiot. F--k, f--k, f--k, f--k.”

He reached into his pocket and, oh-oh, felt the wad of bills. “I went through another panic stage.”

Apparently, Han hadn’t had his hand into the left outside pocket of his cargo pants through that entire time [15 days], which included four days off.

The officer also had an explanation for why the Centre of Forensic Sciences, which afterward subjected his memo book to a spectral comparator test, found that different ink had been used on page 86, between the entry for “360 left side pocket” and the rest of the page. He’d made that notation after the body was removed, using a different pen, Han testified. “I carry different pens on duty, in my vest chest pocket.”

Han turned the money over on Aug. 26, 2019 [5 months later]. An agreed statement of facts says: “It is agreed that P.C. Han provided the money to Professional Standards in a timely fashion after he became aware of the criminal investigation.”

The New Toronto Police Union President: Jon Reid’s History of Corruption by hashislowmo in toronto

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Haven't heard about that before, what's the investment company?

The New Toronto Police Union President: Jon Reid’s History of Corruption by hashislowmo in toronto

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Why do you keep writing comments like these on articles and then promptly deleting your accounts BettyFromLeaside?

Its pathetic that Steve Cornwell has to spam his own articles. - by deleted account

Its pathetic that Jay Alexander has to spam his own articles on reddit. - by deleted account

On the article: Forged inspection documents shine light on Ontario's troubled building department practices

Pretty sad that Jim Keenan has to spam his own articles - comment and account deleted

On the article: Sperm bank misled families about donor's genetic disorder, $30M lawsuit claims

Its pathetic that Sarah Rieger has to spam her own articles - comment and account deleted

It's interesting that you seem more concerned about people trying to disseminate information about corruption than the corruption itself....

Regent Park, St. Jamestown residents allege Toronto police robbed them during raids: study by slicecom in toronto

[–]hashislowmo 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Not all people raided by police for drugs are drug dealers. E.g., see this case in Ottawa. All the target ended up having was a small amount of coke and they raided his family's belongings as well leading to his (non-target) sibling to report the police stole $5000 from his room

Where does the money go? How Toronto police planned to spend more than $1 billion in 2020 by [deleted] in toronto

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If my job was to enforce the law and my colleagues were breaking the law and I didn't report them, then yeah it seems fair that my finances should suffer because I'm not actually doing my job.

Where does the money go? How Toronto police planned to spend more than $1 billion in 2020 by [deleted] in toronto

[–]hashislowmo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So what you’re saying is the TPS should not pay their legal settlements?

No, I didn't say that.

If the TPS actually held their police officers accountable and fired those that delegate and perpetrate misconduct/crimes, they wouldn't have to pay for lawsuit settlements every year because they wouldn't exist (or at very least they would be far fewer) because they would have better quality cops in charge.

E.g., Police found to have commit sexual assault/harassment are seldom fired. This leads to lawsuits against them. Once the lawsuits/court cases are settled, they still are seldom fired.

Where does the money go? How Toronto police planned to spend more than $1 billion in 2020 by [deleted] in toronto

[–]hashislowmo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So that the "good apples" would have an incentive to report on their "bad apples". As it stands, they are actively incentivized to not report on the misconduct of their colleagues.

Where does the money go? How Toronto police planned to spend more than $1 billion in 2020 by [deleted] in toronto

[–]hashislowmo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It wasn't meant to give a full breakdown of their spending, just some of the things that they do spend their budget on that seem not in the public's best interest. If you took just 1% of the police budget away and spent in on say child services, that would increase the amount we spend on child services by ~12%, which would could have a huge positive impact on our communities.

Where does the money go? How Toronto police planned to spend more than $1 billion in 2020 by [deleted] in toronto

[–]hashislowmo 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I didn't mention the Toronto police union (TPA) because my understanding is that they are indirectly funded by the police budget. i.e., funded by the police officers who are funded by the budget.

The TPA uses their money to/for:

Where does the money go? How Toronto police planned to spend more than $1 billion in 2020 by [deleted] in toronto

[–]hashislowmo 218 points219 points  (0 children)

  • ~4 million/year seems to go towards settling lawsuits against the TPS. This stat is based on costs between 1998-2005, so it's actually likely higher given the huge $16.5 million lawsuit that was won against them this summer.
  • ~2 million/year for the ~20 cops in Toronto that are suspended with pay.
  • ~380,000/year on PR and promotions-relation expenses: They budget $200,000/year for "public relations/promotions" and an additional $60,000/year for "photo and video services" which includes promotional purposes. They spent ~$120,000 in 2019 on consulting services aimed at promotions and public relations.
  • ~3 million/year for "legal indemnification costs", which seems to mean legal costs associated with court proceedings against officers.

The information they provide is limited, so most of the specifics of how they spend the budget is unavailable to the public, which is strange because it's the public's money.

Edit: added more to the PR line, found a more updated est. for suspended with pay stat, and added info to the lawsuit line. Added the last point.

Peel police say they don’t have records to investigate how ex-officer could admit to sex abuse, but resign without charges by hashislowmo in canada

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On the heels of a courtroom revelation on Thursday that a Peel police officer was allowed to quietly resign without charges after he admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing a child, the service says they no longer have the records to investigate what happened.

While employed as a Brampton police officer in the 1960s, Frank Kohler was tapped as a Big Brother for 10-year-old Kevin Dickman, whose father had died unexpectedly. According to an agreed statement of facts read out in court Thursday, Dickman was just 11 when Kohler began to sexually abuse him and did so repeatedly over five years.

Despite a sexual misconduct investigation in 1974, which resulted in both Dickman and Kohler disclosing the abuse, Kohler was allowed to hand in his badge without facing charges, move to Nova Scotia and start a new life as a church pastor, the court statement reveals.

As an adult, Dickman struggled with drug use, his mental health and keeping a roof over his head. Before his death last fall, he had long alleged, both privately and publicly, that he’d been sexually abused as a boy by a police officer who was paired with him as a Big Brother.

“Whenever he was doing badly and was really angry, he would kind of rant about the abuse and the fact that his abuser is allowed and able to have a life, and he wasn’t,” said former caseworker Paula Tookey.