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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (right) addresses the court on April 15 after invoking his fifth-amendment right and declining to testify on his own behalf.
The way Minnesota is handling allegations against police may be a revelation to people in Winnipeg
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The way Minnesota is handling allegations against police may be a revelation to people in Winnipeg
We’re not used to seeing police on trial. Here, when officers are accused of crimes, many avoid prosecution through a variety of creative methods.
As we follow news accounts of the Minneapolis trial of former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, what seems even more unusual is that officers are testifying against their former colleague. Even the police chief took the stand in full uniform to condemn him.
Posted: Mar 31, 2021 7:24 PM CT | Last Updated: April 1
Cody Severight, 23, died in hospital after being hit by Justin Holz s vehicle on Oct. 10, 2017.(Cody Severight/Facebook)
A former Winnipeg police officer testified in a parole hearing that he was likely impaired at the time of a fatal hit-and-run in 2017, according to parole decision documents obtained by CBC News.
Justin Holz, who served in the Winnipeg Police Service for eight years, is currently serving a 2½-year prison sentence for the death of Cody Severight, 23, who was killed when Holz struck him while speeding down Main Street on Oct. 10, 2017.
Holz was arrested for impaired driving that night, but court testimony and ensuing investigations conducted by the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU), the province s police oversight body, have not sufficiently explained why it took hours for him to be given a breathalyzer test.
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Officer found behind wheel of idling vehicle after 911 caller reported man possibly in medical distress By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
A five-year veteran of the Winnipeg Police Service has been charged with impaired driving.
Christopher Logan, 29, was found intoxicated behind the wheel of a running vehicle on the 500 block of McMeans Avenue East in Transcona late Tuesday morning, police said.
General patrol officers were called to the scene for a well-being check after a caller told a 911 operator they had seen a man possibly in medical distress inside a running vehicle.
When they arrived at about 11:15 a.m., officers placed the driver later determined to be Logan under arrest after they observed signs of impairment. Logan was off duty at the time.