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TPS, OPP, RCMP...no wonder our allies don't trust us...
A high-ranking Toronto police officer is facing misconduct charges under the Police Services Act for allegedly allowing her nephew to leave the scene of a crash, in turn contravening the force's conflict of interest policy and removing an investigator's ability to determine if alcohol was a factor in the collision, hearing documents say.
Insp. Joyce Schertzer made her first appearance before a police disciplinary tribunal Tuesday morning. She did not enter a plea to the charges.
According to hearing documents, the charges stem from an incident back on May 1. Schertzer was working at 11 Division when she allegedly got a call from her daughter, who said Schertzer's nephew had been in a "bad accident."
The hearing documents allege that Schertzer then arranged for an officer from her division to be dispatched to 14 Division, where the crash happened.
"In calling for a unit from your division, you circumvented the priority system to the benefit of your family," the charges read. "While on scene, you were the first to speak to your nephew. You gathered information about the collision and became actively involved in the investigation. You then had a private conversation with the investigating officer and your nephew was advised he could leave the scene."
TPS, OPP, RCMP...no wonder our allies don't trust us...
A high-ranking Toronto police officer is facing misconduct charges under the Police Services Act for allegedly allowing her nephew to leave the scene of a crash, in turn contravening the force's conflict of interest policy and removing an investigator's ability to determine if alcohol was a factor in the collision, hearing documents say.
Insp. Joyce Schertzer made her first appearance before a police disciplinary tribunal Tuesday morning. She did not enter a plea to the charges.
According to hearing documents, the charges stem from an incident back on May 1. Schertzer was working at 11 Division when she allegedly got a call from her daughter, who said Schertzer's nephew had been in a "bad accident."
The hearing documents allege that Schertzer then arranged for an officer from her division to be dispatched to 14 Division, where the crash happened.
"In calling for a unit from your division, you circumvented the priority system to the benefit of your family," the charges read. "While on scene, you were the first to speak to your nephew. You gathered information about the collision and became actively involved in the investigation. You then had a private conversation with the investigating officer and your nephew was advised he could leave the scene."
