Police Folk Allegedly Behaving Badly
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No wonder they're expecting to run out of compensation money!
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Don't know.
But, he made the Sunshine List.
Fri, March 27, 2026
Ottawa police officer suspended since 2023 makes Ontario's Sunshine List
Ottawa police officer suspended since 2023 makes Ontario's Sunshine List
Const. Goran Beric was suspended with pay after being convicted of assault.
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Meghann M. Cuniff on Instagram: "Patrick Noonan is an officer with the North Andover Police Department in Massachusetts who shot an off-duty colleague last year while trying to serve a restraining order that her fiancé obtained against her. Kelsey F
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We had an infantry soldier who had MELs that stated he could not handle weapons
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Yup.
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Depends on the employer. YMMV
The Emergency Services member may only require Temporary modified work.
If the member requires Permanent modified work, they will be relocated to a "Suitable" job classification.
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Not so much behaving badly, but getting bad press.
OPP Charge 93 Year Old With Assault
This is the type of response you get when the system removes professional discretion. It has been Ministry policy for years that charges are to be laid in intimate partner incidents if the charge is made out (although I suspect in this case, 'intimate' is used loosely).
The senior's centre had to report the incident by law. The police had to lay a charge by policy. No copper is going to stick their neck out when there have been too many instances where discretion was exercised, it turned out not as planned and the cop was left twisting in the wind.
The Ministry spokesperson is being disingenuous by saying they don't direct charges; its policy clearly does.
No doubt this charge will go nowhere.
OPP Charge 93 Year Old With Assault
This is the type of response you get when the system removes professional discretion. It has been Ministry policy for years that charges are to be laid in intimate partner incidents if the charge is made out (although I suspect in this case, 'intimate' is used loosely).
The senior's centre had to report the incident by law. The police had to lay a charge by policy. No copper is going to stick their neck out when there have been too many instances where discretion was exercised, it turned out not as planned and the cop was left twisting in the wind.
The Ministry spokesperson is being disingenuous by saying they don't direct charges; its policy clearly does.
No doubt this charge will go nowhere.
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The linked article states the Crown withdrew the charge.
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In the story the officers notes also indicate that they didn’t believe they were capable of the mind required of the crime- they wanted the charges unsuccessful and to be compliant with policy.
Our policy is like this too- but I always have NCOs articulate the reason to be outside policy and close the file where an exception exists.
But even then there are folks who do their own thing.
Our policy is like this too- but I always have NCOs articulate the reason to be outside policy and close the file where an exception exists.
But even then there are folks who do their own thing.
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Missed that. Thanks.
I've been trying to find a copy of Ontario's 'mandatory charge policy' document but am unable; although a number of other websites reference it.
I thought of that angle too. Sometimes, laying a charge is the only way to 'engage the system'; although I'm not sure that is the case here.
Cops decide to lay a charge knowing it will go nowhere but their butts are covered. A lot of 'domestic calls' end up this way. Buddy (most often) ends up entering into a peace bond and a getting a conditional discharge - the only condition being make a donation to a charity and, oh look, there's a representative sitting in the courtroom. Buddy gets it over with and can go back to work; missus is happy if she didn't want charges in the first place.
In some rural areas, the cops know the regulars and can almost pre-write the reports on a weekend night. For some it's a lifestyle. Doing battle on at night then seen shopping together at Canadian Tire or Walmart the next day.
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You say get out and I'd better stay gone
Then you have a big policeman drag me back home.
You holler good and loud put him in the calaboose
Then you cry and ask the judge won't you please turn him loose.
Please Make Up Your Mind
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Not optimal...
Five Metropolitan Police officers have been removed from front-line duties after a bag containing firearms and a Taser was left on a London street, the force has said.
The bag, which was discovered by a member of the public on Tuesday evening, was found outside London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan's home, The Sun reports.
"At this stage it is believed the bag was misplaced by on-duty officers a short time before the member of the public located it," the police said in a statement.
The Met's Directorate of Professional Standards has said it is reviewing the incident.
Inside the bag was a sub-machine gun, a pistol, Taser and some ammunition, according to reports.
The force said: "At around 21:40 BST a member of the public called police after finding a bag containing Met-issued firearms and a Taser on a street in south London.
"Within seven minutes of the call to police, officers arrived at the scene and safely recovered the items.
"We are urgently reviewing the circumstances of this incident and recognise the concern it may cause."
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Met officers taken off duty for misplacing weapons
Five Metropolitan Police officers have been removed from front-line duties after a bag containing firearms and a Taser was left on a London street, the force has said.
The bag, which was discovered by a member of the public on Tuesday evening, was found outside London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan's home, The Sun reports.
"At this stage it is believed the bag was misplaced by on-duty officers a short time before the member of the public located it," the police said in a statement.
The Met's Directorate of Professional Standards has said it is reviewing the incident.
Inside the bag was a sub-machine gun, a pistol, Taser and some ammunition, according to reports.
The force said: "At around 21:40 BST a member of the public called police after finding a bag containing Met-issued firearms and a Taser on a street in south London.
"Within seven minutes of the call to police, officers arrived at the scene and safely recovered the items.
"We are urgently reviewing the circumstances of this incident and recognise the concern it may cause."
Five Met officers taken off duty for misplacing weapons
A member of the public found the bag containing guns and a Taser on a south London street.
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