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All it has done is make officer’s blood boil.
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Balloons filled with red paint were thrown on the memorial paying tribute to Peel Regional Police officers who have died in the line of duty.
“That’s like a grave site there,” said one officer shaken by the incident.
“I don’t know how anybody could think that’s okay.”
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TORONTO Protesters gathered outside Peel Regional Police headquarters on Saturday afternoon, calling for justice for the people who were killed and injured by police after the province s police watchdog cleared the officer who fatally shot a 26-year-old Black man in Brampton last April of criminal wrongdoing. The protest, organized by Malton People s Movement, called for Peel police Chief Nishan Duraiappah to release the names of the officers involved in the deaths of D’Andre Campbell, Jamal Francique and Ejaz Choudry. The plan for this afternoon is to let everybody understand and everybody know that we are not going away, Derek Francique, Jamal s father, said. Jamal was shot in the back of the head by Peel police in January.
Families outraged over SIU s verdict of D Andre Campbell case to hold conference this afternoon
by Lucas Casaletto
Posted Dec 15, 2020 1:34 pm EDT
Yvonne Campbell, Tanya Campbell, Dajour Campbell, and Tajaun Campbella and others pose for a photograph during a community barbecue honouring loved ones killed by police. Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
A group of different families affected by Peel police-involved shootings will gather for a press conference outside the Special Investigation Unit’s (SIU) headquarters in Mississauga to “to express their outrage about the SIU’s latest verdict”.
On Monday, the SIU found “no basis” to proceed with criminal charges in the death of the 26-year-old Campbell, who was shot and killed by a Peel Regional Police officer while in his family’s Brampton, Ont. home in April.
Those responsible the will face “swift” justice.
“The public has a right to gather peacefully to express their views on social issues that are important to them, and to us as a police service,” Duraiappah said. “When those peaceful gatherings turn violent, or result in the destruction of property we will absolutely take action.”
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In the interest of “the safety of our officers” any “activities or actions that are abusive or harmful to our officers, putting their safety in question, will be acted upon swiftly,” he added.
Mississauga police station suffers significant damage during protest
by News Staff
Posted Dec 12, 2020 3:13 pm EDT
Police say a police station located at 3030 Erin Mills Parkway in Mississauga was damaged during a protest on Dec. 11, 2020. (PROVIDED/PEEL REGIONAL POLICE)
Peel police say they are investigating after a Mississauga police station had red paint thrown on to its walls and windows during a protest on Friday.
At around 3 p.m. police said a group of people arrived to protest in front of the service’s 11 Division station, located at 3030 Erin Mills Parkway.
In an Instagram post on Friday, a group called the “Malton People’s Movement” said they were gathering at the station to protest alleged police violence.