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CTV News
15-07-2025
- CTV News
SiRT finds no grounds to charge Fredericton police officer with breach of trust
The waiting area of the Serious Incident Response Team, the province's independent police watchdog agency, is seen in Halifax on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has found no reasonable grounds to believe a member of the Fredericton Police Force was involved in a possible breach of trust. During a drug investigation in 2023, Fredericton police executed a search warrant at a residence of an adult male who was known to police. Police seized four cellphones as part of the search. One of the seized phones was reviewed in May 2024 and photographs of an officer's personal computer were found on it. 'The photos contained sensitive and privileged police information,' a news release from SiRT said. Metadata confirmed the photos of the computer were taken at the residence where the search warrant was executed, leading investigators to conclude the officer's computer had ended up inside the home. SiRT says management with the Fredericton Police Force questioned the officer about how the computer had ended up at the home of the accused. He told them he had once purchased an older model Apple computer and may have accessed work emails on it. His wife later confirmed she had thrown out the old Apple computer in August 2023. She said she didn't think the computer worked and hadn't been used in years so she didn't bother to erase the hard drive. Fredericton police referred the matter to SiRT in June 2024 and it launched an investigation. SiRT determined someone had found the computer in a dumpster and later gave it to the accused to pay off a debt they owed. It found the officer didn't give the computer to the accused and didn't know the accused had it in his possession. While the police watchdog believes the officer acted carelessly, it doesn't believe the officer's actions were criminal, so he won't be charged with breach of trust. SiRT also noted it was not able to locate the computer in question to extract additional evidence. The SiRT released a full summary of the investigation. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
03-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Former Edmonton police officer charged with breach of trust
Staff Sgt. Bill Clark speaks to the media in Edmonton on Saturday, March 1, 2014. A former Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer is facing charges for unlawfully sharing confidential and investigative information to media outlets. Staff Sergeant William (Bill) Clark was charged with breach of trust on Tuesday, EPS said in a news release. The investigation has oversight from the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) and was reviewed by the Alberta Crown Prosecution Services in Calgary to determine if charges were warranted, EPS said. With the case before the courts, EPS says it can't provide additional information during the investigation. Clark was a member of EPS for 44 years and retired in May 2024.
CBC
26-05-2025
- CBC
Obstruction, breach of trust trial for Thunder Bay police officer starts today
A Thunder Bay Police Service officer is facing his third criminal trial of the year on Monday. Staff Sgt. Michael Dimini will face trial on obstruction of justice and breach of trust charges. The charges are in connection to his duties as a police officer. The alleged offences both occurred on November 24, 2020, according to court documents obtained by CBC. The charges have not yet been tested in court. Dimini was originally charged in December 2023 following a nearly two-year Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigation. He was originally charged with two counts of assault, breach of trust and obstruction of justice. In February, the Ontario Court of Justice dismissed one charge of assault against him after a four-day trial. The charge stemmed from an incident that allegedly occurred in Thunder Bay in August 2014. Earlier this month, a judge acquitted Dimini of a second assault charge related to an alleged incident in October 2016. Dimini was released from custody after being charged. While awaiting trial, he's been suspended with pay from the Thunder Bay Police Service, as per the Police Services Act. His release was conditional upon not possessing any weapons or firearms, and refraining from contacting 85 different people. Alleged misconduct by Dimini was also laid out in human rights complaints filed to the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Multiple other people are also facing charges after the 2021 OPP investigation into allegations of misconduct at the Thunder Bay Police Service. Former police chief Sylvie Hauth and ex-Thunder Bay police lawyer Holly Walbourne were charged with multiple obstruction and breach of trust offences for allegedly "practising deception" in interactions with the Thunder Bay police board. Their cases are scheduled to be heard in Superior Court in November 2025. Another Thunder Bay police officer is also facing breach of trust charges in an unrelated alleged incident. Const. Peter Ritchie allegedly stole property in July 2024. He was arrested in October 2024 on theft and breach of trust charges. Ritchie is due back in court in June.
ABC News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Federal politics: Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie accuses Liberals of 'breaching trust' over letter leak — as it happened
Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has accused the Liberals of a breach of trust after a letter she wrote to Michaelia Cash was leaked to the media. The letter, which was published by was sent to Cash, who is the Liberal Senate leader, just days after Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defected from the Nationals. Take a look back at today's updates below.
