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April Beyond the Badge Winners
Posted on Friday, April 21, 2023 08:03 AM
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and OnStar Canada are pleased to honour the latest winners of our Beyond the Badge program, which recognizes outstanding work by police personnel in our province.
This month, we honour the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) of Grenville County for their service. The team includes two officers and two registered nurses – PC Annie Collins, PC Dave Holmes, Kim Brouwer, and Shawna Marshall. The MCRT responds to live calls,...
On Yom Hashoah: Police Leaders Stand with Jewish Community
Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 05:43 AM
PRESS RELEASE YOM HASHOAH: CANADIAN AND AMERICAN POLICE CHIEFS STAND WITH JEWISH COMMUNITY
KRAKOW, POLAND - April 18, 2023: Today, Canadian and American Chiefs of Police and law-enforcement leaders laid flowers at the Plaszow concentration camp site to mark Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in a solemn ceremony.
In an inspiring tribute to the Six Million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, police chiefs and officials read Holocaust Survivor testimonies at the site where thousands of Jews were...
Why it’s so hard to fire an Ontario cop — even when they’re convicted
Posted on Monday, April 10, 2023 10:35 AM
By Wendy Gillis, Staff Reporter for the Toronto Star
Convicted of drug trafficking, guilty of raping an unconscious woman, and recently fired, an OPP officer has been suspended with pay for nearly eight years. He’s still on the payroll.
It’s a rare punishment for a police officer in Ontario. But late last year, when an OPP superintendent was tasked with deciding the fate of a suspended and criminally convicted cop, she determined nothing short of the harshest penalty would do.
Const. Jason Redmond...
Take Note: Upcoming Conferences/Events
Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2023 11:06 PM
The next OACP Leadership Forum is scheduled for April 18-20, 2023, at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga. This year’s theme is Leading Change. To register, click here.
Blue Line Expo 2023 (#BlueLineExpo)
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and Blue Line Magazine are partnering once again on the 2023 OACP & Blue Line Expo, taking place on May 9, 2023, at the International Centre in Mississauga, ON.
Attendees will benefit from learning...
Committee Chairs Meet at Hockley Valley
Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2023 10:50 PM
The OACP’s Committee Chairs met for the first in-person meeting since 2019 on March 28-29, 2023. The Annual Committee Chairs Meeting provided an opportunity for committee leaders to meet with the OACP’s Executive and Staff members to connect and discuss the various works of our committees. The OACP would like to express its thanks for all of their hard work on behalf of Ontario’s police services and for helping keep our communities safe!
OACP’s Board of Directors and staff will be following-up...
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