A senior officer with the Thunder Bay Police Service was promoted to staff sergeant with the uniform patrol branch despite being investigated for allegations of criminal activity, sources say.
Now, current and former TBPS staff and members of the public say the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating Dimini.
Thunder Bay police spokesperson Chris Adams added the service also did not know who the OPP is investigating. While the OPP has not confirmed which member or members of the TBPS are being investigated, CBC News obtained an email from Thunder Bay-based lawyer Chantelle Bryson to Ontario's attorney general that's dated Dec. 1, 2021, and includes a range of allegations of "potential criminal conduct" by Dimini.
She claims that since the OPP investigation began, others have come forward to her with allegations of misconduct and potential criminal activity by Dimini. Bryson said she referred them all to the OPP as part of their investigation, although the OPP wouldn't confirm if they received this information from Bryson.Dimini responds to CBC about allegationsIn an email, he responded: "There are many falsehoods and [inaccuracies] contained within the questions as you have presented them.
The OCPC is a police watchdog agency with the power to suspend or fire a chief as well as the police oversight board, and has the authority to disband a police service. Adams added the position now filled by Dimini is administrative staff sergeant with the uniform patrol branch, which assists the inspector responsible for that branch with administrative tasks. There are four other staff sergeants in the branch, which oversee day-to-day operations.
Human rights case pits retired constable in Thunder Bay, Ont., against police chief and oversight board The allegations have not been tested or proven in court, and the woman involved in the incident did not respond to an interview request by CBC News. But Bryson cast her doubts on that investigation. She claims the internal investigation did not include interviews with any of the four officers who originally were called to the scene, including two of the officers she represents.
Morriseau brought this information to the deputy chief of the TBPS, but "did not request the service to take action given the board is not to interfere in police operations," the complaint says. In a letter to the Thunder Bay Police Services Board in January that was obtained by CBC News, association president Colin Woods asked that the promotions process — set to close on Feb. 7 — be paused until the completion of the investigations.
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