Sudbury police board chair satisified with complaint review

In light of a video published yesterday showing an altercation between a Sudbury police officer and an arrested man, the chair of the Sudbury Police Services Board says all complaints are “duly reviewed.”

Chair Garry Lougheed said he can't comment on the story because it's before the courts, but he did say he has faith that police have reviewed the incident thoroughly.

“We want to make sure due diligence has been done. I know there are provincial laws and statutes with required to the requirement of reviewing such incidents,” he said.

“I'm quite satisfied in an interview I heard on CBC with superintendent [Sheilah] Weber that those processes and reviews were properly held.”

The incident was recorded on police cameras last spring. It shows Cst. Christopher Labreche throwing 20-year-old Tanner Currie, into a window, shattering the glass. Currie is taking legal action against police. He was arrested at the time for being intoxicated in public and resisting arrest. Those charges were later dropped.

“We see all the complaints,” Lougheed continued.

“We see the follow up to the complaints. We see if there was any discipline to the complaints. We see if there were frivolous complaints. So every complaint is duly reviewed and reported to the board on an annual basis.”

Sudbury police say they will be able to tell their side of the story once the matter is settled in court.