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New Recruits For OPP In Sioux Lookout

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Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout are welcoming three new officers.

Brittany Garner, Lauren Speakman and Samantha Lee have joined the force.

Constable Lee received the “Most Outstanding Recruit” award at Police Academy, while Constable Speakman received the “Eric Nystedt Fitness” award.

Constable Garner was born and raised in London, Ontario, where she was a hospital security guard for the past eight years.

Garner graduated from Seneca College with a diploma in Police Foundations.

She says she’s excited to start her career as a police officer in Sioux Lookout and she will be providing proactive services and will be engaging community members.

Constable Lee worked as a Special Constable with the OPP in Sioux Lookout before being hired as a constable.

She also worked as a 911 dispatcher at the Provincial Communications Centre in Orillia.

Lee studied Social Welfare and Social Development in University.

Constable Speakman worked as a case manager with a non-profit organization for two years before being hired as a constable.

She earned degrees in Sociology/Criminology and Family and Child Studies at the University of Guelph, and taught English at an international school in Thailand.

Speakman says Northern Ontario has a lot of prosperity and beauty and she looks forward to being being part of the community.

 

 

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SIU Clears Regional OPP In Second Probe

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For a second time, the Ontario Special Investigations Unit is concluding a case against OPP officers without finding them at fault of a man’s death over a year ago.

The SIU began re-investigating the March 2018 death of a 29-year-old from Washagamis Bay in May after the Coroner’s office felt the healing of rib injuries were three to six days old after death.

That differed from an original post-mortem exam that identifies that healing months prior.

There had been an allegation the man had been assaulted by police.

After re-opening the case, additional testing by the original pathologist found no evidence of fresh fractures and that any injuries were weeks prior to the man’s interaction with police.

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OPP Commissioner Discusses Regional And Provincial Challenges

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The Commissioner of the Provincial Police says there’s very unique challenges that officers face in the northwest region.

Thomas Carrique has been in law enforcement for over 29 years, and has spent the last six months as the top cop in Ontario.

Carrique addressed some of the barriers during a stop in Kenora last week.

“There is a lot of miles to cover and there’s few officers. At times of need, every traffic stop can be a dangerous situation and unlike an urban environment, your back-up is not always going to be just seconds away, or even minutes away.”

Carrique also commented on the learning curve in becoming Commissioner.

“There’s 10,000 members of the OPP. That’s a lot of people and a big organization that’s spread across a large province, So it’s a lot of miles to try to get to meet as many people as I can, but I’ve had great opportunity to meet a lot of our members and continue to try and get out and about as much as I can.”