Veteran Toronto Police Officer Found Guilty of Misconduct 

A senior Toronto police officer has been found guilty of two counts of professional misconduct for permitting her nephew to leave the scene of a single-vehicle collision in 2022. Toronto Police Service Insp. Joyce Schertzer was found guilty on one count each of discreditable conduct and neglect of duty during an Aug. 7 disciplinary hearing. She was found not guilty on a second count of neglect of duty for her actions after her nephew crashed his vehicle into a city utility pole on Lakeshore Boulevard May 1, 2022. Schertzer had pleaded not guilty to all three counts. Retired OPP Supt. Lisa Taylor, who presided over the disciplinary hearing, said there was “clear and convincing evidence” to support both the discreditable conduct charge and one count of neglect of duty....