Filing an Official Complaint


First Step

Through Port Credit OPP detachment, photo copies of all gathered material were sent off to OPP Professional Standards Bureau. The materials consisted of: the court transcript; the tickets, pictures of the interior and exterior of my vehicle; and a very detailed letter of what had transpired on the evening of June 14 2004 and in court on January 20 2005.

A notice of receival of the complaint arrived dated December 5 2005, about 5 weeks after I walked into the OPP detachment to talk to the Staff Sergeant. On the 13th, I received another letter stating that the time frame in which the incident occurred and when I filed the complaint was passed in the allowable time accepted. So the case was closed. The letter also stated that I had the option of having this decision reviewed by the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (OCCPS), Public Complaints Bureau.


I called them up and talked to an individual there and gave him a quick run down of what had happened. I asked him, [************ this line removed for legal reasons ***********].


Second Step

I sent my detailed letter off to OCCPS. They looked up the case number and reviewed it. A letter dated January 31 2006 arrived in early February stating that OCCPS was satisfied with the decision. (View all responses via this link)

So lets get this straight: [************ these lines removed for legal reasons ***********].


Third Step

I wrote to the mayor of Mississauga and my local member of parliament. I got no response from the mayor's office. I did hear back from an assistant from the MP's office. He did help out, but it seemed he was getting nowhere and I kept on him until the MP called me up himself. He told me that it wasn't a situation where he could get involved and left it at that.

A few days later I got a letter from the OPP Professional Standards Bureau saying they were going to open a criminal investigation into the matter. Apparently, my local MP made a phone call and put things into perspective. I'm guessing my mentioning of a media story may have helped my situation.