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Police board sets terms of reference for Labour Relations Committee

Police board sets terms of reference for Labour Relations Committee

The Thunder Bay Police Services Board created the committee in January in response to recommendations in the Sinclair Report and expert panel to improve labour relations within the Thunder Bay Police Service
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Whitesand First Nation man guilty of manslaughter for 2021 stabbing death near Armstrong

Whitesand First Nation man guilty of manslaughter for 2021 stabbing death near Armstrong

Stanford Kokokons pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2021 stabbing death of 27-year-old Lance Wanakamik that occurred following an evening of alcohol consumption near Mud River
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Inquest jury finds Oruitemeka’s manner of death undetermined

Inquest jury finds Oruitemeka’s manner of death undetermined

The jury in the coroner’s inquest examining the 2014 death of Emmanuel Oruitemeka also handed down 14 recommendations, the majority of which focus on better training for Thunder Bay Police Service officers relating to medical distress, internal policies, and anti-racism
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Oruitemeka family calls on jury to declare death a homicide

Oruitemeka family calls on jury to declare death a homicide

The jury in the coroner’s inquest examining the circumstances surrounding the 2014 death of Emmanuel Oruitemeka shortly after being in police custody began deliberations late Thursday, which will include determining if his manner of death should be considered homicide or an accident
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Internal report found no misconduct in officer’s handling of Oruitemeka

Internal report found no misconduct in officer’s handling of Oruitemeka

Former acting police chief Dan Taddeo testified in the coroner’s inquest examining the 2014 death of Emmanuel Oruitemeka, taking the jury through an internal report he prepared that found officers did not engage in misconduct or negligence
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Paramedic, police training instructor testify in Oruitemeka inquest

Paramedic, police training instructor testify in Oruitemeka inquest

The jury in the coroner’s inquest examining the death of Emmanuel Oruitemeka while in police custody heard testimony from the paramedic who arrived on the scene, who said officers did what they understood needed to be done, while an OPP in-service training officer provided details of police first-aid training
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Police officers believed Oruitemeka was still breathing after becoming unresponsive

Police officers believed Oruitemeka was still breathing after becoming unresponsive

Thunder Bay Police Service officers testified to seeing Emmanuel Oruitemeka still breathing after becoming unresponsive inside police headquarters before his 2014 death, citing that as an explanation for why his pulse had not been taken.
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Police officers become agitated, upset while testifying in coroner’s inquest

Police officers become agitated, upset while testifying in coroner’s inquest

Thunder Bay Police Service officers who arrested and transported Emmanuel Oruitemeka to the Balmoral Street headquarters testify in the coroner’s inquest examining his death in 2014
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Men convicted in 2019 beating death of Andrew Ayre sentenced

Men convicted in 2019 beating death of Andrew Ayre sentenced

David Gregorovich, convicted of manslaughter for the 2019 beating death of 52-year-old Andrew Ayre was sentenced to six years, while Jason Raven, convicted of robbery for stealing Ayre’s bike that precipitated the violent altercations was sentenced to three years
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Police do not believe fatal hit-and-run was intentional

Police do not believe fatal hit-and-run was intentional

Illegal drugs may have played a role in a fatal hit-and-run on Simpson Street that claimed the life of 42-year-old Aaron Carson Johnson and resulted in the arrest of Jonathan Paypompee on charges of dangerous driving causing death
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