Suspended local police officers paid $24M over past decade

Police suspensions across eastern Ontario have cost taxpayers about $24 million over the past decade — making up nearly a fifth of all salaries provided to Ontario officers who were taken off the job while under investigation for alleged wrongdoing.

Suspended local police officers paid $24M over past decade
Ottawa police headquarters on Elgin Street.

Police suspensions across eastern Ontario have cost taxpayers about $24 million over the past decade — making up nearly a fifth of all salaries provided to Ontario officers who were taken off the job while under investigation for alleged wrongdoing.