Charges Laid Against Off-Duty Peterborough Police Officer Following Firearm Incident New Year's Eve
/The Peterborough Police Service have arrested and charged an off-duty Peterborough Police officer in connection with a firearm incident on New Year’s Eve.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At roughly 7 p.m. Dec. 31 officers were called to a residence in the Ireland Drive and Ravenwood Drive area regarding a discharged firearm inside a house.
During the initial investigation it was learned that a single round from the firearm had been discharged inside the home of a off-duty officer, which resulted in the bullet exiting the home and travelling into a neighbouring home. No one was home at the second house at the time of the incident, and no one was injured in either home. Forensic Investigators attended both homes to retrieve the bullet, match it to the seized firearm and confirm the trajectory the bullet took.
Police say the firearm was legally owned but not service-issued. It was seized at the time of the incident. Other firearms in the home were lawfully transferred to possession of another individual not residing in the residence, in accordance with the Firearms Act.
On Wednesday, the officer was arrested and charged with:
Careless Discharge of a Firearm s. 86(1) CC
