Durham Police Chief announces retirement amid probe into alleged harassment in service

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The announcement comes a year after a provincial probe was launched into allegations about cronyism and harassment within the Durham Regional Police Service

Durham Regional Police Chief Paul Martin, seen here at the regional headquarters in Whitby, Ont., on June 17, 2019, will stay on until September, according to the police services board.Durham Regional Police Chief Paul Martin has announced his retirement while an independent administrator continues to probe his beleaguered force and amid a heated global debate about the future of policing.

That administrator began reviewing active disciplinary cases last May. Though most were deemed uncontentious, the service was instructed to withdraw charges against Sergeant Nicole Whiteway after the administrator argued the disciplinary case was a “bargaining lever” to extract information from her about another police officer. Last month, Chief Martin – who denied that allegation – filed a court application asking a judge to reverse the directive.

He stressed the “awesome commitment” that police officers make “to put themselves and their lives at risk to serve and protect you and me. “The fact that [Chief Martin] retires doesn’t mean he can duck the important questions,” Mr. Falconer said. “There will be an accounting in respect to what, in my opinion, amounts to a cover-up.”

 

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