A Brantford police officer with five years on the job was charged with obstructing justice on March of 2023, according to a press release sent out on Thursday by Brantford police — more than 18 months after the charge was laid.
Efforts on Friday to contact Robin Matthews-Osmond, Corporate Communications Manager for Brantford Police Service, to find out why it took so long for the police service to tell the public about the charge went unanswered by publication time.
The email to Matthews-Osmond was met with an auto-reply saying she was “currently out of the office, returning Tuesday, September 24, 2024.”
Matthews-Osmond said, in the Thursday press release, that the accused was charged on March 8, 2023 after police began an investigation into the officer’s conduct related to an incident that happened in September 2022.
The release said the officer will be in court on Nov. 19, 2024 in Brantford and the officer has “been suspended from duty since October 28, 2022. This suspension remains in effect pending the outcome of the Criminal Court process.”
“This alleged incident is not reflective of the values of the Brantford Police Service,” Matthews-Osmond said in the release.
“At the core of the Brantford Police Service is a team of dedicated sworn and civilian members who provide professional service to our community and demonstrate a strong moral compass based on trust, dignity, and respect.”
The release did not name the officer charged.