The Winnipeg Police Service has released the number of officers who have been charged with impaired driving over the last 12 years and names of those formally charged this year.
Since 2005, police said 12 officers have been charged with impaired driving related charges.
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This information was released after three off-duty cops were arrested since October for related charges.
In the release late Friday afternoon, police added a graph with a year-by-year breakdown of officers charged.
In 2017, five officers have been arrested but only four have been formally charged. An officer who was arrested by RCMP on Nov. 17 has not been charged.
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Winnipeg police released the names of those who are “currently oncharge for an impaired driving offence”:
- Jason Garrett, a 28-year veteran, arrested by RCMP in February 2017
- Andrew Tighe, a 23-year veteran, arrested by Winnipeg police in June 2017
- Mike Hawley, an 8-year veteran, arrested by Winnipeg police in November 2017
- Justin Holz, an 8-year veteran, arrested by Winnipeg police in October 2017
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