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Halifax police investigating Monday morning Dartmouth death as suspicious | SaltWire #newsupdateConst. Pierre Fournier will forfeit 10 days’ pay for discreditable conduct over a verbal and physical altercation with a group of dirt-biking Greely teenagers in April 2021 that fell “well below” police expectations, according to a ruling last week.
Despite Fournier’s “good intention to intervene,” Renwick ruled, “his behaviour quickly fell well below the expectation that the public demands in its police officers. His language and conduct were unprofessional, particularly in confronting youth, and his actions caused the incident to escalate to a physical confrontation.”
He also recognized there was “provocation” from the “defiant” teenagers, who were “knowingly trespassing and taking evasive measures to conceal their identity and avoid consequences.” Both brothers were charged at first with assault and mischief, though all criminal charges were withdrawn as the Ottawa Crown Attorney’s office deemed it was not in the public interest to pursue a conviction.
“There is a right way for a member of the police to engage. Improperly detaining, using profane, mocking language, and allowing the escalation to physical contact is not acceptable and has indeed tarnished the reputation of the OPS.” In a phone interview Monday, Fournier said he was “very disappointed” in the ruling and is planning to mount an appeal.Fournier took issue with the prosecutor during a February hearing that became heated at times, where Stewart called for a 40-day forfeiture of pay and erroneously added a penalty of 15 hours’ pay for the charge of insubordination.At the same hearing, Fournier, through his counsel and fellow Const.
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