NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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In December of 2022, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) became aware of allegations involving a uniform constable employed with the service, following reports of a suspicious person attempting to obtain unused pharmaceutical drugs and/or prescription medication from members of the public in the Town of Lincoln.
To ensure that there was no potential or perceived conflict of interest, the NRPS requested the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) take carriage of the investigation.
On May 19, 2023, Constable Wendy Cools-Lartigue was arrested and charged with the following:
• Breach of trust, contrary to section 122 of the Criminal Code
• Attempt to defraud the public, contrary to section 380 of the Criminal Code
Cools-Lartigue was released from custody on a Form 10 Undertaking, scheduled to attend court on June 19, 2023 at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse located at 59 Church St. in the City of St. Catharines.
Cools-Lartigue has been a police officer with the NRPS for 12 years and was on-duty at the time of the alleged offences.
In accordance with the Police Services Act of Ontario, Cools-Lartigue has been suspended with pay.
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