The Thunder Bay Police Service is on “the brink of collapse,” says a police board member who is one of nine people – mostly officers – who have filed human-rights complaints against the force.
Former Thunder Bay police board chair files human-rights complaint against chief, other senior officials The next day, Chief Hauth agreed with Ms. Oliver’s view, saying in her own statement that the police service and the board are working together to provide “a high level of policing which the community has come to expect” and that the board “must speak with one voice to have effective governance.”
Ms. Morriseau filed a complaint last October alleging she was being harassed and discriminated against as an Indigenous woman by the police chief, the board chair and others. She said the harassment came after an encounter with an unknown officer that led to an Ontario Provincial Police investigation based on her conduct. The investigation found no criminal wrongdoing.
Mr. Walsh said in his complaint he was forced to retire early because his PTSD was triggered when he responded to a call in November, 2020, in which a sergeant interfered and made a false arrest and report. Mr. Walsh said that when he and another officer reported the incident to a staff-sergeant, they were told it would be dealt with “informally”. The two officers eventually went to the Crown attorney, and the charges against the person who was arrested were dropped.
You could say they’re feeling… THUNDERSTRUCK!
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