Here are some examples of police ethics complaints related to an illegitimate charge or ticket and how we handled them.

Case #1 

Ms. X alleges that on June X, 20XX, she received a ticket and the police officer allegedly made an error in his observations of the circumstances surrounding the commission of the offence.

Result: Complaint rejected

We have decided to deny the complaint, as we cannot intervene in this regard. The police officer recorded in the file the observations that led him to issue this finding and only the appropriate court can decide on its validity, after hearing the evidence presented by all the parties. It is up to Mrs. X to challenge it, following the prescribed procedure, within the time limit indicated.
 

Case #2

Officers A and B drove a motorist, Mr. X, to the police station because they suspected that he had driven his vehicle while impaired by alcohol. Before being subjected to the breathalyzer test, Mr. X has the opportunity to communicate with his lawyer, and it is when he speaks with him that the situation escalates. Outraged by the arrogant attitude of the inmate who ordered him to leave the room, Officer B assaults him and then assaults him twice more. Throughout the incident, Officer B addressed the inmate disrespectfully and attempted to intimidate and threaten him. Officer B subsequently laid, without justification, charges of assault and obstruction of a peace officer against Mr. X and submitted a report in this regard which he knew to be false and inaccurate.

Result: Complaint referred to investigation, then citation and decision of the Tribunal administratif de déontologie policière

The Tribunal imposed on this police officer a sanction of 60 days of suspension without pay.

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