Latest news with #conduct
CTV News
29-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Disciplinary hearing rules Ottawa police officer to be fired after assault conviction
An Ottawa police officer convicted of assaulting a man nearly four years ago has been ordered to resign from the force in the next seven days or he will be fired. Const. Goran Beric was found guilty of assault and assault with a weapon in October 2023 in connection to an incident involving a man at an Ottawa Community Housing building in August 2021. Last year, he received a suspended sentence with 30 months probation from the judge. Now, a hearing officer has ordered Beric to be fired from the service after he was found guilty of discreditable conduct and insubordination under the Code of Conduct. Beric was found guilty of assaulting a man while responding to a call at an Ottawa Community Housing complex on Bronson Avenue on August 4, 2021. Beric struck the man with his closed baton and stepped on his neck for two minutes and five seconds to hold him down. The 28-page decision by the hearing officer, retired Ontario Provincial Police Supt. M.P.B. Elbers was released online Wednesday. Elbers ruled that in 'in light of the seriousness of the allegations,' Beric will be fired from the Ottawa Police Service if he does not resign within seven days. 'The conduct exhibited by this officer while on duty in Ottawa is deplorable and will cause damage to the reputation of the Ottawa Police Service,' Supt. Elbers said in the decision. 'The credibility of officers that conduct investigations and act inappropriately can have an adverse effect on the officer and those in attendance. Further, this incident was reported in the media, resulting in the embarrassment of the Ottawa Police Service.' The Ottawa Police Service had asked for a penalty of dismissal, while Beric's lawyer asked for demotion to Third Class Constable for 12 months and then Second Class Constable for 12 months before returning to First Class Constable. Beric has been a member of the Ottawa Police Service since 2006. With files from CTV News Ottawa's Ted Raymond
RNZ News
29-05-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Police sergeant reprimanded after sending character reference for sex offender from work email
Th4e police sergeant has been reprimanded. Photo: RNZ A police sergeant has been reprimanded for sending a character reference for a convicted sex offender from his police email address. The Independent Police Conduct Authority said the officer was supporting the sex offender's bail application to travel overseas for a sports tournament, though the reference was ultimately unnecessary and never reached the Court. An internal investigation found the sergeant was providing the reference in his capacity as a private citizen, but sent it from his work email. The authority said that had incorrectly and inappropriately implied his views represented the wider New Zealand Police. Police found he had breached the code of conduct and undertook "an employment process," which the IPCA said they were satisfied with.
Fox News
27-05-2025
- General
- Fox News
Two Secret Service officers suspended after brawl outside Obama's home
Two U.S. Secret Service officers have been suspended after reportedly fighting with each other in front of former President Barack Obama's Washington D.C. mansion last week. The two uniformed officers were outside Obama's residence around 2:30 a.m. on May 21 when one called for a supervisor to come immediately before "I whoop this girl's a**," according to an audio recording posted online. In addition to the audio, a video published Tuesday by RealClearPolitics shows the female officers punching and shoving each other. "I need a supervisor out here… immediately before I whoop this girl's a**," one of the women said into the radio, the report states. The Secret Service confirmed the fight with Fox News Digital. "The individuals involved were suspended from duty and this matter is the subject of an internal investigation. The Secret Service has a very strict code of conduct for all employees and any behavior that violates that code is unacceptable." "Given this is a personnel matter, we are not in a position to comment further," the spokesperson added. It wasn't clear what prompted the fight between the two officers.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Gananoque mayor's pay docked over code of conduct breaches
Councillors in Gananoque, Ont., have voted to suspend the mayor's pay for 80 days and requested he write a letter of apology to town staff, following an integrity commissioner's report that found he'd breached council's code of conduct eight times. Among the issues identified in the 17-page report are instances where Mayor John Beddows made "discriminatory" comments about women and affirmative action, as well as an "offensive sexual joke." Integrity commissioner Tony Fleming also concluded the mayor repeatedly spoke about how the town's chief administrative officer (CAO) could be fired, which amounted to a pattern of "harassment." In another instance, Beddows stood over a fellow council member and yelled at her about a request to place shoes on the town hall steps as a residential school memorial and demonstration of truth and reconciliation. "It was aggressive, abusive and contrary to [the code of conduct]," Fleming said during the May 20 council meeting where the report was discussed. Beddows did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent Friday. Asked for his perspective during Tuesday's council meeting, the mayor said the complaints had been collected and curated over the course of several months, rather than being dealt with as each came up. Asked by Beddows how many complaints had been filed initially, Fleming responded the total was around 43, which had been whittled down to the 18 weighed in the report. In the end, council voted to dock his pay for more than two and a half months, to ask Beddows for a letter of apology and to publish Fleming's report on the town's website. Comments about women breached code The document was based on a complaint received on Sept. 24, 2024, alleging the mayor had engaged in a "series of behaviours" throughout that year that breached the code of conduct. One of the complaints was based on what's described as a recurring statement the mayor made that women are often promoted above their abilities because of affirmative action. Fleming said the mayor admitted to saying it, but argued the allegation had been "stripped of context and [was] merely an attempt to malign his character," according to the report. Instead, Beddows said he made the comment based on his experience in the military where the "politically driven 'pink ticket quota'" sometimes resulted in women receiving opportunities due to their gender, rather than purely on merit. The mayor was also alleged to have repeatedly said women are often not the best job candidates because they might not return to work after having children. Fleming wrote that Beddows agreed he'd made that statement, but denied anything he said was derogatory, arguing his comment was in the context of physician recruitment and the need to offer better incentives to attract and retain female doctors. In both cases the integrity commissioner found the mayor had breached the code of conduct, and his comments — especially coming from the head of council — were "likely to create a workplace atmosphere where the contributions of female staff are devalued." Finding the 'G spot' As for the sexual joke, it was allegedly made to the town's former CAO, and was about "how to find a 'G spot.'" In the report, Fleming notes Beddows agreed he'd made the statement, but explained it was a play on words based on the name of Gananoque's security contractor G-Force and its parking spot, by referring to it as "finding the G-[parking] spot." The commissioner wrote the joke was "offensive and should not be tolerated," adding the mayor acknowledged it was in "poor taste." Four separate complaints about comments made to the town's current CAO, including that she could be fired without cause or severance if a case of sexual harassment could be proven against her, were also identified by the commissioner as breaching the code of conduct. Fleming concluded that although the mayor argued his statements were factual, they demonstrated a lack of awareness about their seriousness and left the CAO concerned about her job security. The final complaint that resulted in sanctions happened during a July 11 agenda-setting meeting, where witnesses said the mayor became angry over a request to place shoes on the steps of city hall and stood over a council member, yelling at her. Fleming wrote that Beddows confirmed the discussion became "heated" after his colleague made an analogy between the shoe memorial and Remembrance Day, which the mayor found "disparaging of veterans." The integrity commissioner found that regardless of what the other council member said, Beddows was responsible for controlling his "temper and leading by example." A 'strained relationship' with staff Ten other complaints were considered as part of the report, including alleged comments made by the mayor that he was the "smartest person" at city hall and telling staff "the only thing I can't do is breastfeed." In both cases, Fleming found evidence the statements had been made, but determined they didn't breach council's code of conduct. The integrity commissioner noted a "strained relationship" between the mayor and staff who are "clearly struggling" with his behaviour. "Our overall finding is that the [mayor] has a genuine desire to create a positive working environment, but he struggles with interpersonal relationships," Fleming's report reads. The commissioner added Beddows recognizes he has trouble reading people, describing that shortcoming as being "at the core" of many of the complaints.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Shoot all Tories comment councillor avoids suspension
A former council leader who said "all Tories should be shot" will not be suspended, a committee has Williams made the remarks at an internal Anglesey council meeting in June 2023 before apologising and referring himself to the public services the time he said he was "angry and emotional" about poverty when he made the "crass remark".The ombudsman said the comments "brought the council into disrepute" but, on Friday, the council's standards committee said Williams would be be censured, but not suspended. During the committee's meeting, Williams admitted breaching the code of conduct, which a report also found he had failed to comply an independent councillor, was leader of the council between 2013 and was deputy leader and holder of the education and Welsh language portfolio when he made the gave up his role as deputy leader in the aftermath of making his remark, which were described at the time as "inappropriate and unacceptable" by Dylan Williams, chief executive of the committee heard there were several reasons for the decision to censure Williams, including that the misconduct only occurred once and he reported the matter added that Williams had cooperated to correct the failure and accepted that a change of behavior was necessary, as well as following the code of conduct since the incident.
