Tag: officer shot

Death of Slain Officer ‘Preventable,’ Says Ontario Police Commissioner

The death of Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala was “preventable,” Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique said at a news conference on Dec. 29. “This should never have happened,” he said. The province’s top cop appeared visibly emotional, saying he was “outraged” that one of the suspects is a repeat offender who had been released from prison….


Police Commissioner ‘Outraged’ Suspect in Officer Shooting Was out on Bail

Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique was “outraged” that one of the suspects in a police officer’s death is a repeat offender who had been released from prison and out on bail, he said at a news conference on Dec. 29. The death of Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala was “preventable,” Carrique said. “This should never have…


Sheriff: “Attack on Rule of Law” Causing Increase in Officers Getting Shot

Recent statistics released by the National Fraternal Order of Police showed an increase in law enforcement officers being shot, with January 2022 seeing a 67 percent increase compared to January 2021, with 30 officers being shot this year, of which 5 were killed. This comes as 2021 already saw 73 officers feloniously killed, the highest…