New charge against ex-police union president who now chairs veterans association
The former head of the union representing rank and file Ottawa police officers and civilian members — who resigned in 2022 years after criminal charges were laid against him and was recently elected chair of a board that advocates for veterans of the force — is facing a new charge.
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The former head of the union representing rank and file Ottawa police officers and civilian members — who resigned in 2022 years after criminal charges were laid against him and was recently elected chair of a board that advocates for veterans of the force — is facing a new charge.