FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 3:30pm
(Ottawa)—The Ontario Provincial Police has charged a member of the Ottawa Police Service with Assault and Uttering Death Threats in relation to a domestic incident that occurred on May 12.
The male officer was arrested without incident. The charges relate to an off duty incident.
The Ottawa Police Service Professional Standards Section has commenced its own investigation.
No name is being released in order to protect the identity of the victim.
Ottawa Police will not comment further.
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