A Toronto police tribunal previously cleared Const. Adam Lourenco of wrongdoing for pointing his gun at the unarmed “Neptune Four” teens in November 2011. That ruling was overturned in an appeal decision released this week.
A provincial oversight agency found a Toronto police officer guilty of professional misconduct for pointing a firearm at unarmed Black teens in a high-profile incident more than 11 years ago, where four Black teens were accosted by police on their way to a neighbourhood mentorship program.
Toronto police officers found guilty in Neptune Four case docked 15 days pay â combined
Two Toronto police officers found guilty of misconduct for accosting four Black teenagers nearly a decade ago will lose a combined 15 days of pay for their actions.
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Posted: May 07, 2021 12:56 PM ET | Last Updated: May 7
Two of four young men arrested by Toronto police in 2011 as teens speak to Dwight Drummond of CBC News about their ordeal. They cannot be identified because they were charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Those charges were eventually withdrawn.(Martin Trainor/CBC News)
Two Toronto police officers found guilty of misconduct for accosting four Black teenagers nearly a decade ago will lose a combined 15 days of pay for their actions.
2 Toronto police officers in Neptune Four case found guilty of misconduct nearly a decade later
Nearly 10 years after four Black teens were accosted by police on their way to a neighbourhood mentorship program in Toronto, two of the officers involved have been found guilty of misconduct.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021 5:00 PM ET | Last Updated: January 23
Two of four young men arrested by police in 2011 as teens spoke to CBC Toronto s Dwight Drummond about their ordeal in 2016. Charges against them were eventually withdrawn.(Martin Trainor/CBC News)
Nearly 10 years after four Black teens were accosted by police on their way to a neighbourhood mentorship program in Toronto, two of the officers involved have been found guilty of misconduct.