TPS Officer Charged

 

TPS Officer Charged

Broadcast time: 04:00 PM
Date: Monday, Mar 20, 2023
Unit: Professional Standards
Phone: 4168082800
Case #: n/a 

A Toronto Police officer has been arrested and criminally charged by the Toronto Police Service. 

It is alleged that:

• On Monday, March 20, 2023, at approximately 3:45 a.m., an off-duty Toronto Police officer was operating his personal motor vehicle in the Shuter Street and Parliament Street area.
• The accused struck a parked vehicle on Shuter Street before continuing to drive southbound on Parliament Street.
• Police located the motor vehicle but the driver did not stop for police. 
• The driver eventually pulled his vehicle over at King Street and Sumach Street. 
• The accused was placed under arrest, at which time he refused to provide a breath sample.

Constable Michael Juma, 49, has been charged with:

1. Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance
2. Fail to Stop for Police
3. Refuse Breath Demand
4. Impaired Operation of a Conveyance
5. Fail to Remain at Scene of Accident

He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice – Toronto, Room 202 on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 2 p.m.

Constable Juma, who is assigned to the Toronto Police Operations Centre - Duty Desk, has 14 years of service and is suspended with pay as per the Police Services Act.

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Stephanie Sayer for Staff Superintendent Peter Code