Hamilton police officer on 18-month probation for lunging at woman in incident caught on video
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A Hamilton police officer has been placed on probation for 18 months after pleading guilty to assault for lunging at a woman in February 2021.
Court documents viewed by CBC Hamilton show Const. Ian Milburn has nine conditions to his probation issued on Nov. 10. They include:
CBC News has agreed to withhold the woman's name due to safety concerns.
The Hamilton Police Service told CBC Hamilton on Thursday that its professional standards branch is now reviewing the incident, as the criminal case is complete.
"If there is a Police Service Act hearing, media will be notified as outlined in the legislation," spokesperson Jackie Penman said.
On Feb. 11, at roughly 4:30 p.m. ET, police said two officers responded to a dispute between a landlord and a tenant near King Street East and Sherman Avenue.
Surveillance footage appears to show what happened next.
In the video, two masked, uniformed officers are shown at the door of a basement unit of a home asking to speak with the tenant.
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One officer points at the camera before speaking with the tenant, who has the door cracked open.
The footage shows the tenant — a woman who is transgender and has disabilities — telling the officer her neighbour has made a complaint against her.
She also says he is the superintendent and he made past complaints about her.
In the video, she says the neighbour is trying to allow renovations that are contrary to the zoning of the home and he is trying to evict her. The superintendent is "harassing his tenant and making it construed to be the opposite," she says.
"Can I finish my sentence?" one officer says. "If you damage his property, you are going to be arrested."
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