OPP officer charged with assault

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE ************************* Following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) into a domestic violence complaint, an East Algoma OPP officer was arrested and cha

NEWS RELEASE

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL

POLICE

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Following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) into a domestic violence complaint, an East Algoma OPP officer was arrested and charged on Friday, October 31, 2014.

The 49 year-old female Provincial Constable has been charged with Assault contrary to the Criminal Code.

The officer is a 13-year member with the OPP and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on December 2, 2014.

As with all domestic related incidents, the OPP does not release the name of the charged person to protect the privacy of victims of domestic violence.

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