Saskatoon police officer faces assault charge after ‘off-duty social gathering’
Global News
A Saskatoon police officer is facing an assault charge after the Saskatchewan police watchdog's investigation into an off-duty social gathering from last fall.
Saskatchewan’s police watchdog says a Saskatoon officer has been arrested following a year-long investigation into an allegation of assault during an off-duty social gathering from last fall, which involved more than a dozen off-duty officers.
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) says they have “reasonable grounds” to believe that an offence was committed by an officer during the gathering on Sept. 14 2024, after reviewing evidence and interviewing witnesses.
The agency began its investigation after being notified five days after the incident of an alleged off-duty incident involving several Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) officers.
Some of the witnesses SIRT interviewed include nine civilians and 23 SPS members, according to an investigation summary released by SIRT on Friday.
SIRT investigators arrested the officer on Thursday and charged him with one count of assault.
In November of last year, five officers were suspended with pay for their involvement in the off-duty gathering.
Last month, three of the five officers were fired from the service as a result of an investigation conducted by the SPS’ professional standards division.
In a press release last month, police said the three officers were dismissed as they were “unsuitable for police service,” identifying them as two constables with nine and 10 years of experience and a special constable with two years of service.
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