WATCH ABOVE: Toronto Police conducted a series of raids Thursday and made dozens of arrests. One of those was of a police officer. Peter Kim reports.
TORONTO – A Hamilton police officer who was arrested in a gang raid last week has been denied bail.
Const. Craig Ruthowsky’s lawyer Bernard Cummins says they will appeal the judge’s bail decision that came down Tuesday in a Toronto courthouse.
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Toronto police charged Ruthowsky and 44 others last week in a raid that they say took down the violent Monstarz gang that ran drugs and guns.
Cummins says Ruthowsky will plead not guilty to the charges.
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Ruthowsky faces five charges – three criminal organization-related offences, breach of trust and conspiracy to traffic cocaine.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
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