Chaos Erupts in Hearing of Ottawa Detective as Lawyers File Police Report on Head of Professional Standards Unit

Published on January 11, 2024

OTTAWA—A day after the head of Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) Professional Standards Unit was accused of sending a “threatening” email to Constable Helen Grus—an OPS detective accused of discreditable conduct after investigating the vaccination status of the mothers of deceased infants—the constable’s lawyers filed a police report in the middle of a hearing. “If I may stand, I’m a witness to a crime and I’m filing a police report right now. I’m an officer of the court,” lawyer Blair Ector abruptly said during a police disciplinary hearing in Stittsville, Ont., on Jan. 11. After presiding officer Chris Renwick adjourned the hearing, Mr. Ector, defence lawyer Bath-Sheba van den Berg, and Ms. Grus then walked out of the room and filed a police report for the crime of witness intimidation targeting Const. Grus. On Jan. 10, the lawyers alleged that OPS Inspector Hugh O’Toole sent Const. Grus an “intimidating” email warning her not to use OPS internal documents as part of her defence....

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