A national law enforcement organization has joined other law enforcement groups in calling for reform in Canada’s bail policies for violent repeat offenders and criminals who use firearms to break the law.
Following the shooting death of rookie Ontario Province Police (OPP) officer Grzegorz Pierzchala, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) issued a statement on Dec. 30, 2022, calling for changes to prevent criminal acts by offenders out on bail.
The 28-year old constable was murdered while responding to a routine call about a vehicle in a ditch near Hagersville, Ontario, on Dec. 27, 2022, just after 2:30 p.m. He was on his first solo call and had just been informed earlier that day that he had completed his 10-month probationary period….