TORONTO — A Durham Regional Police officer has been suspended from duty after allegedly attending a call while under the influence of alcohol.
Police said the on-duty officer was dispatched to an Oshawa residence regarding a teenager being threatened on Facebook just after 10 p.m. on Friday.
The officer completed the interview and left the residence at approximately 11:30 p.m., at which point the homeowner called police concerned that the officer was showing signs of intoxication.
Police administered a breathalyzer test to the officer back at the station, which he failed.
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Ian Cameron, 43, was charged and released on a promise to appear. He has been suspended from duty from the Central East Division and has been charged with “Exceed 80 mgs.”
His next court date is Sept. 25 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Oshawa.
Cameron was also suspended and faced three charges after he allegedly threatened a fellow officer with his police firearm in September 2009.
He and another officer were involved in a “physical altercation” during which he allegedly drew his weapon and threatened the other officer with it.
Police said at the time that the conflict ended soon after that and no shots were fired. The incident took place at a police station, but out of public view.
At the time of that incident, Cameron was charged with assault, possession of a weapon and pointing a firearm in regard to the 2009 incident.
The Toronto Star reported last year that Cameron suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder when the incident occurred and returned to work in May 2014.
Durham Regional Police would not comment on those charges.
Anyone with new information about this investigation is asked to call the DRPS Professional Standards Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 4369.
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