Started in 2001. Dragging it out got him 21 years of service and pay bumps along the way to ratchet up his pension.
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Law Enforcement - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.....
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YRP is rotten to the core. So angry right now. How do they fail do get a conviction for 80 over without active involvement in sabotaging the case? Every officer that touched this that evening deserves to sit in front of PSB and beg for their job.
toronto.citynews.ca
A veteran York regional police officer has been found guilty of failing to stop at the scene of a crash but acquitted of drunk driving charges.
Police responded to a crash involving a motorcycle in the area of Highway 7 near York Durham Line on the evening of Sept. 29, 2019. When they arrived they found a motorcyclist suffering from serious, life-altering injuries.
The vehicle that struck the motorcycle fled the scene but was located a few kilometres away. An off-duty police officer was charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm, failure to stop at the scene of an accident, dangerous driving causing bodily harm and operation with over 80 mgs of alcohol causing bodily harm.
On Thursday, Const. Nathan Coates, 42, of Oshawa — a 14-year member of the police force — was found guilty of failing to stop after an accident and rendering assistance but Justice Jonathan Dawes acquitted him of impaired driving causing bodily harm and dangerous driving causing bodily harm. The charge of over 80 mg of alcohol was previously withdrawn in June 2022.
Coates had been suspended without pay since the arrest. He is now subject to further charges under the Police Services Act.
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He blew 0.148.
www.niagarafallsreview.ca
Veteran York police officer acquitted of drunk driving charges in 2019 hit-and-run
A veteran York police officer has been found guilty of failing to stop at the scene of a crash but acquitted of drunk driving charges.
toronto.citynews.ca
A veteran York regional police officer has been found guilty of failing to stop at the scene of a crash but acquitted of drunk driving charges.
Police responded to a crash involving a motorcycle in the area of Highway 7 near York Durham Line on the evening of Sept. 29, 2019. When they arrived they found a motorcyclist suffering from serious, life-altering injuries.
The vehicle that struck the motorcycle fled the scene but was located a few kilometres away. An off-duty police officer was charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm, failure to stop at the scene of an accident, dangerous driving causing bodily harm and operation with over 80 mgs of alcohol causing bodily harm.
On Thursday, Const. Nathan Coates, 42, of Oshawa — a 14-year member of the police force — was found guilty of failing to stop after an accident and rendering assistance but Justice Jonathan Dawes acquitted him of impaired driving causing bodily harm and dangerous driving causing bodily harm. The charge of over 80 mg of alcohol was previously withdrawn in June 2022.
Coates had been suspended without pay since the arrest. He is now subject to further charges under the Police Services Act.
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He blew 0.148.
York cop faces charges including fail to remain after vehicle hit motorcyclist following baseball tournament
York Regional Police Const. Nathan Coates had over-80 charge thrown out after charter application
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Well if we are looking for a silver lining.... assuming it is not a typo the last line says suspended without pay since the arrest....
My understanding is leaving the scene was taught on first day of bad cop school when getting into a accident while DUI. I had all these drinks after I got home.... I believe they made a change recently and DUI can be charged based on condition at home.
Really, maybe it should be changed and leaving the scene should be even severe a charge than a DUI?
My understanding is leaving the scene was taught on first day of bad cop school when getting into a accident while DUI. I had all these drinks after I got home.... I believe they made a change recently and DUI can be charged based on condition at home.
Really, maybe it should be changed and leaving the scene should be even severe a charge than a DUI?
Leaving the scene needs to be the worst charge. Something along the lines of automatically no license and a five year wait before G1 again (plus whatever criminal implications they want to add). As it is now, there is little incentive not to run as you can beat the higher charges by running.
If the conviction was for failure to remain at a collision causing injury, and not just failure to remain at a collision, then the penalty is up to 14 years.YRP is rotten to the core. So angry right now. How do they fail do get a conviction for 80 over without active involvement in sabotaging the case? Every officer that touched this that evening deserves to sit in front of PSB and beg for their job.
Veteran York police officer acquitted of drunk driving charges in 2019 hit-and-run
A veteran York police officer has been found guilty of failing to stop at the scene of a crash but acquitted of drunk driving charges.
A veteran York regional police officer has been found guilty of failing to stop at the scene of a crash but acquitted of drunk driving charges.
Police responded to a crash involving a motorcycle in the area of Highway 7 near York Durham Line on the evening of Sept. 29, 2019. When they arrived they found a motorcyclist suffering from serious, life-altering injuries.
The vehicle that struck the motorcycle fled the scene but was located a few kilometres away. An off-duty police officer was charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm, failure to stop at the scene of an accident, dangerous driving causing bodily harm and operation with over 80 mgs of alcohol causing bodily harm.
On Thursday, Const. Nathan Coates, 42, of Oshawa — a 14-year member of the police force — was found guilty of failing to stop after an accident and rendering assistance but Justice Jonathan Dawes acquitted him of impaired driving causing bodily harm and dangerous driving causing bodily harm. The charge of over 80 mg of alcohol was previously withdrawn in June 2022.
Coates had been suspended without pay since the arrest. He is now subject to further charges under the Police Services Act.
Leaving the scene is a Criminal Code offence. Maximum penalty of 10 years if no injuries sustained, or 14 years if injuries were sustained.
Maximum isn't that interesting to me as there is no way in hell the cop is getting that. Minimum is the more important bar here. I suspect non-custodial so he can retain his job. That seems to be the pattern.
I thought the same thing as you regarding the DUI charge, however, there was that case of an RCMP officer who left the scene 'and then drank some vodka', who got off the impaired driving charge a few years back. Cpl. Benjamin Monty Robinson. He hit and killed Orion Hutchinson while Hutchinson was riding his motorcycle. Robinson was one of the RCMP officers who was involved in the TASERing and death of Robert Dziekanski, at Vancouver Airport.
Until those Police Services Act charges fall on him, that is. The article said that he was suspended WITHOUT pay since the incident.
Mad Mike
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It was a typo. As customary, Coates was suspended with pay. From Ontario Sunshine list...YRP is rotten to the core.
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Coates had been suspended without pay since the arrest. He is now subject to further charges under the Police Services Act.
EDIT:
He blew 0.148.
York cop faces charges including fail to remain after vehicle hit motorcyclist following baseball tournament
York Regional Police Const. Nathan Coates had over-80 charge thrown out after charter application
Nathan Coates
Salary: $109,449.85
Year: 2021
Position: Police Constable
Employer: Regional Municipality Of York Police Services
Category of Employment: Municipalities & Services
| Year | Salary | Benefits | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $109,449.85 | $611.53 | Police Constable |
| 2020 | $109,193.58 | $573.75 | Police Constable |
| 2019 | $105,260.73 | $574.08 | Police Constable |
Wonder how this guy feels today?
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High ranking toronto cop inserts herself into a crash investigation involving her nephew, takes control of the scene and sends him away before anyone can determine if he was impaired.
Take her badge. Man, do all cops believe the law doesn't apply to them and their loved ones?
www.cp24.com
Take her badge. Man, do all cops believe the law doesn't apply to them and their loved ones?
High-ranking Toronto cop 'interrupted' investigation into car crash involving nephew: documents
A high-ranking Toronto police officer is facing misconduct charges after she allegedly interfered in the police investigation into a collision involving her nephew.
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This is likely only a non-criminal charge under the Police Services Act because they can't say that an actual crime was hidden by her actions. It certainly qualifies as Discreditable Conduct.High ranking toronto cop inserts herself into a crash investigation involving her nephew, takes control of the scene and sends him away before anyone can determine if he was impaired.
Take her badge. Man, do all cops believe the law doesn't apply to them and their loved ones?
High-ranking Toronto cop 'interrupted' investigation into car crash involving nephew: documents
A high-ranking Toronto police officer is facing misconduct charges after she allegedly interfered in the police investigation into a collision involving her nephew.
DownUnder
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In the military they have a charge called "prejudicial behaviour". It's pretty much an umbrella charge for anything that disgraces the militaries image. They would tack it onto other charges all the time or use it when there is nothing else to charge a person with. Punishment was anywhere from a reprimand to ROPs to military prison terms.
Police forces are too soft on their bad apples imo. It erodes trust in them.
Since she is second in command at a different division and deep sixed a potential criminal investigation that she had no business being near, anything short of termination is a fail in my book.
There are some invidual officers that are good but as a whole, the system is rotten.
Mad Mike
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Wow. I know several cops, they've all told me when it comes to anything impaired, only the most crooked of cops will bend rules.High ranking toronto cop inserts herself into a crash investigation involving her nephew, takes control of the scene and sends him away before anyone can determine if he was impaired.
Take her badge. Man, do all cops believe the law doesn't apply to them and their loved ones?
High-ranking Toronto cop 'interrupted' investigation into car crash involving nephew: documents
A high-ranking Toronto police officer is facing misconduct charges after she allegedly interfered in the police investigation into a collision involving her nephew.
Shoots another cop and perjures themselves. They'll probably get a promotion with police logic.
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Niagara cop charged with perjury for allegedly lying during trial of fellow officer
A Niagara police officer who was involved in an on-duty altercation with a fellow officer four years ago has been charged for allegedly lying under oath.
www.cp24.com
Shoots another cop and perjures themselves. They'll probably get a promotion with police logic.
Niagara cop charged with perjury for allegedly lying during trial of fellow officer
A Niagara police officer who was involved in an on-duty altercation with a fellow officer four years ago has been charged for allegedly lying under oath.
He did perjure himself on the stand.. don't know that he did it intentionally.
It's too bad he wasn't a better shot that day.
Parker is in trouble again since that incident.
Parker has been a problem for pretty much his entire career, it would seem. All that Donovan did by perjuring himself at the trial was potentially tank a righteous verdict. There's more than a little arrogance there.
I am originally from Niagara and while I did not know of Parker, when all this went down I was shocked at how many friends from the area knew him and knew what he was all about. It appeared to be very common knowledge outside the police force.
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