SUDBURY It s been a difficult two years for the family of Christopher Labreche. The Greater Sudbury Police officer died in 2019 in a car crash on Highway 69 and time certainly hasn t made it easier. I lost my brother by suicide, said his sister Amanda Robichaud. Const. Christopher Labreche died by suicide on July 4, 2019, and we came to find out that a bridge couldn t be named in his honour due to legislation. Robichaud is referring to legislation that was first enacted in 2002 by former Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci, the Ontario Highway Memorials for Fallen Police Officers Act, that honours officers who were killed in the line of duty by naming bridges after them.
Bill to memorialize cops killed by suicide step in the right direction, officer says
Constable James Jefferson, wellness co-ordinator with the Greater Sudbury Police, said he’s one of the many officers who suffered from post-tramatic stress disorder.
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Posted: May 14, 2021 12:21 PM ET | Last Updated: May 14
Const. James Jefferson said before becoming a wellness coordinator with Sudbury Police, he experienced first-hand the mental challenges of front line response.(Supplied by James Jefferson)