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A Toronto Police officer has been charged by the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS).
On Thursday, March 13th, the HRPS responded to a call in Milton regarding a report that an off-duty TPS officer had accidentally discharged their police-issued firearm. No one was injured.
The HRPS Regional Investigative Services reviews all firearm discharges by police service members and, as a result of that investigation, has charged TPS Constable Alison Cowley with one count of Careless Use of a Firearm.
She is scheduled to appear in a Milton court on Monday, April 28th.
As the matter is now before the Courts, the HRPS will not be providing any further updates.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact HRPS Regional Investigative Services at 905-825-4777.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
