Posted: Mar 05, 2021 11:15 AM ET | Last Updated: March 5
This screen cap from a video at the scene shows Jeff Todoruck arresting journalist Jeremy Cohn.(Andrew Collins/CBC)
Hamilton police Const. Jeff Todoruk who was found guilty of several charges after arresting two photojournalists in Waterdown in May 2017 has resigned from the force before he could be penalized.
In a hearing conducted by phone on Friday, prosecutor Brian Duxbury revealed that Todoruk had resigned effective Feb. 19. Todoruk was not present on the call Friday and had missed multiple hearings before his resignation, delaying the decision on a penalty.
In accordance with the Police Services Act, Todoruk s resignation resulted in the matter being stayed. If he gains employment with any police service in Ontario within five years of his resignation, it will be reopened again, explained hearing officer Peter Lennox.
FILE PHOTO - Const. Mike Dimini with the traffic unit in the Thunder Bay Police Service, said body cameras have been well received by both the public and his fellow officers. (Photo by Doug Diaczuk - Tbnewswatch.com).
THUNDER BAY The Thunder Bay Police Services hope the implementation of body-worn and in-car cameras will provide more transparency and accountability when it comes to policing in Thunder Bay, says the city’s police chief.
The Thunder Bay Police Services Board moved forward with the purchase of body-worn and in-car cameras during January’s monthly meeting and plan to begin rolling out the project later this year, Thunder Bay Chief of Police Sylvie Hauth said Tuesday, March 2.
Strip-searches by Toronto police drop dramatically in February
by Adrian Ghobrial
Last Updated Mar 2, 2021 at 8:11 pm EDT
For decades the Toronto Police Service has been criticized for ordering “a very large portion of people arrested” to take off their clothing while at a police station or sometimes even at the side of a road.
“Strip-search opportunities are abused elsewhere, but not as systemically or as regularly as they are in the city of Toronto,” says criminal defence Lawyer, Kim Schofield.
In January of this year, data shows Toronto Police performed strip-searches on more than 270 people per week. That’s 40 times higher than any other big city police service in Ontario. In February, that number dropped dramatically to about 40 per week.
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A Sarnia city councillor who’s been asking questions about harassment allegations dogging the border city’s police force has now lodged a formal complaint against its chief.
A conduct complaint about Sarnia Chief Norm Hansen was filed earlier this month with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director, a civilian oversight agency that investigates public complaints about police, by Coun. Nathan Colquhoun, documents obtained by The Observer confirmed.
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That document doesn’t outline the details of the councillor’s complaint, but Colquhoun has alleged Hansen used his office to silence questions about the harassment investigation within the police department.