{"id":419015,"date":"2026-01-19T09:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419015\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:25:12","slug":"opp-officer-facing-impaired-driving-charges-while-on-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419015\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP officer facing impaired driving charges while on duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted January 18, 2026 4:24 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>An Ontario provincial constable with 17 years of service is facing criminal impaired driving charges while on duty.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Provincial police say their Southern Georgian Bay detachment officers launched an impaired operation investigation on Jan. 15.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the investigation involved one of the officers at the detachment.<\/p>\n<p>They say a 39-year-old constable was arrested and charged with operation while impaired with alcohol and operation while impaired with blood alcohol concentration above the legal threshold for impaired driving.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11615647\/greenland-donald-trump-nato-canada-eu-retaliation\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768814712_378_c624f2b8b166524a18a29cc6fa31f573bff247a7f8ef14a95383bda282dbc930.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tHow could Canada, EU, NATO respond to a U.S. takeover of Greenland?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11616824\/boy-killed-dad-go-to-bed-nintendo-switch\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768814712_979_GettyImages-1041936362.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t11-year-old U.S. boy charged with killing father after being told to go to bed\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They say the officer is scheduled to appear before the Ontario court of justice in Midland on Feb. 26.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the officer has been suspended with pay and the OPP Professional Standards Unit is conducting an internal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 18, 2026 4:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font 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