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RSS FeedsToronto police modernization faces pushback from the front line
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14 july 2018 03:38:28

 
Toronto police modernization faces pushback from the front line
(The Star Travel)
 


Mounting pushback from some factions of front-line Toronto police officers has put a target on plans to modernize and cut costs within Canada´s largest municipal police service.In a week that saw Mayor John Tory and Toronto Police Association president Mike McCormack trading barbs over how to handle violent crime, a fake advertisement began circulating within police social media circles throughout the week, a fictitious boxing match pitting Tory against Toronto police Sgt. Mark Hayward.Calling the faux fight the `main event` of a real upcoming fundraiser called Gloves Up Toronto, a night of boxing matches for first responders, the ad said `Turncoat Tory` would be up against `legendary hero` Hayward.Since Hayward drew citywide attention last week for his scathing letter to Tory - alleging he was a `direct contributor` to recent gun violence - the veteran officer has become both the subject of an internal police investigation and a champion to a subset of frustrated front-line officers.`He said what everyone is feeling so we all need to stand up and support him,` wrote one officer in a private police Facebook group, alive this week with scorn for both Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders and Tory, who also sits on the Toronto police board.The criticism highlights dissent among some officers over the modernization plan launched in early 2017, which is aimed at building public trust and cutting the police budget - the single biggest line item in the city´s $11-billion, taxpayer-funded operating budget.Decreasing the number of police officers - and deploying them in a more strategic way through partnerships with the city - is one aspect of the larger plan, but it has led to claims by the police union and some officers that reduced staffing has translated into increased crime, burnout and disillusionment within the ranks.As Tory and Saunders together unveiled a plan this week to combat gun violence, in part through increased police staffing overnight during the summer, ...


 
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