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According to Toronto Police, the funeral service will take place Monday, July 12 at BMO Field at 1 p.m. The funeral will be broadcast live on local television stations and on the Toronto Police Services YouTube channel.
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A day prior on Sunday, July 11, the public is invited to attend a visitation at Kane-Jerrett Funeral Home (8088 Yonge St. in Thornhill) from 6 to 9 p.m.
Northrup died last Friday when he was struck and killed by a vehicle during an alleged robbery. He and his partner, both plainclothes officers, responded to a call around midnight at the parking garage under City Hall.
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On a deeply personal level, Jones said she considered Northrup her lifesaver, as someone who validated her life when she navigated the darkness of postpartum depression.
“I wanted to die. I didn’t want to live anymore, and he checked in on me every single day to make sure I was OK,” she said. “He was just one of those people that was just so kind.”
The two had been friends for at least seven years.
“These people that are wearing the uniform are actually just phenomenal people trying to do good in the world,” Jones said.
Northrup’s kindness extended beyond work duties; and deep into the success of Special Olympics Brampton.
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“Jeff was his platoon’s cook,” retired Toronto Police Det.-Sgt. Steve Ryan, who is now CP24’s crime specialist, tweeted along with a photo of the indoor memorial.
“Sunday on early days, last day of afternoon and any time on midnights he’d cook for his fellow officers. Their cook is gone he never made it home from work.”
Later, Ryan tweeted: “Jeff was a giant of a man, giant smile, giant heart, giant laugh, and a giant appetite. Today, just one collective giant broken heart.”
It is with a heavy heart that we send our thoughts & prayers to our brothers and sisters @TorontoPolice. We are saddened to hear of Cst. Northrup s death - a hero who died protecting his community. To family & friends, @AbbyPoliceDept stands with you. #heroesinlifepic.twitter.com/8IONpe7Y16 Mike Serr (@ChiefSerr) July 2, 2021
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It was Toronto Police Chief James Ramer’s grim duty to share the heartbreak with the slain 55-year-old officer’s family.
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“It goes without saying that it will be most devastating to the family, colleagues and friends of Constable Northrup,” Ramer said in a statement. “We are doing everything we can to support them at this time.”
Toronto Police Association President Jon Reid tweeted: “Our thoughts & deepest sympathies are with PC Northrup’s family on the loss of a husband, father & son.”
It really made me think.
And then I got angry,
Why? Because in my view this senseless killing is likely a symptom of the rising anti-cop sentiment in Toronto and well beyond, coupled with weak politicians who enable all kind of illegal acts, punishing the lawful (with absurd COVID tickets for example) and giving the lawless a free pass. Const. Jeffrey Northrup Facebook
Shrieking activists likely the same who want the name of Dundas St. changed and who tried to prevent the Trinity Bellwoods encampment from being cleared demand at every opportunity to “defund the police.”
What they mean is that less money should be assigned to law enforcement and more to social service agencies to counsel criminals, or shoot them up with illegal drugs using clean needles or, I guess, get to the root of their bad behaviour.