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Because there was no formal complaint, Gatineau police said they have dropped an investigation into the treatment of an Inuk mother who went to police to press for more information about her missing daughter.
The teen’s mother and the Carleton University professor who accompanied her to the police station on boulevard de la Carrière said police brushed aside the mother’s concerns about her missing daughter. Both said police shrugged aside requests to devote more resources to finding the teen, who was reported missing Nov. 27.
The teen was found safe later that day. The mother said she found the girl herself.
Both the mother and the professor, Dawn Moore, said the mother was treated unfairly because she’s Indigenous. Moore said an officer at the police station grabbed Moore’s arm when she rested her hand on a door frame while asking about the case.
In a statement, Gatineau police said they reviewed footage from their cameras and there was no appearance of an assault.
“The investigation was, of course, pushed further. Senior officers of the Internal Affairs Division have contacted the two plaintiffs regarding their allegations. They both refused to make an official complaint or to meet with a senior officer,” said a statement from Gatineau police spokeswoman Mariane Leduc.
“We respect their decision, and should they change their mind, we will be available to meet with them or accompany them in the process. In the meantime, the videos that were distributed on social media by the plaintiffs were also looked at. Unless we did not have all the videos, there is not any visible assault in these videos.”
Leduc said three police officers and one civilian employee as well as an independent witness were also interviewed by internal affairs investigators.
On Wednesday, the Police Ethics Commission confirmed they have not received any complaint, and since there has been no complaint of “any element or proof that would indicate that the plaintiffs have been mistreated by our officers,” police will not be pursuing the investigation, Leduc said. The footage will be retained in case it is needed for a future investigation.
Contacted on Thursday, the Inuk mother said she has not been informed of this. But she’s not finished with the complaint.
“If they haven’t talked to the person making the complaint, how can they do a proper investigation?” the mother said, adding that she is working with lawyers and other advocates in order to formulate an appropriate complaint.
“We’re not done. Nor are they,” she said.
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The teen’s mother and the Carleton University professor who accompanied her to the police station on boulevard de la Carrière said police brushed aside the mother’s concerns about her missing daughter. Both said police shrugged aside requests to devote more resources to finding the teen, who was reported missing Nov. 27.
The teen was found safe later that day. The mother said she found the girl herself.
Both the mother and the professor, Dawn Moore, said the mother was treated unfairly because she’s Indigenous. Moore said an officer at the police station grabbed Moore’s arm when she rested her hand on a door frame while asking about the case.
In a statement, Gatineau police said they reviewed footage from their cameras and there was no appearance of an assault.
“The investigation was, of course, pushed further. Senior officers of the Internal Affairs Division have contacted the two plaintiffs regarding their allegations. They both refused to make an official complaint or to meet with a senior officer,” said a statement from Gatineau police spokeswoman Mariane Leduc.
“We respect their decision, and should they change their mind, we will be available to meet with them or accompany them in the process. In the meantime, the videos that were distributed on social media by the plaintiffs were also looked at. Unless we did not have all the videos, there is not any visible assault in these videos.”
Leduc said three police officers and one civilian employee as well as an independent witness were also interviewed by internal affairs investigators.
On Wednesday, the Police Ethics Commission confirmed they have not received any complaint, and since there has been no complaint of “any element or proof that would indicate that the plaintiffs have been mistreated by our officers,” police will not be pursuing the investigation, Leduc said. The footage will be retained in case it is needed for a future investigation.
Contacted on Thursday, the Inuk mother said she has not been informed of this. But she’s not finished with the complaint.
“If they haven’t talked to the person making the complaint, how can they do a proper investigation?” the mother said, adding that she is working with lawyers and other advocates in order to formulate an appropriate complaint.
“We’re not done. Nor are they,” she said.
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