Grzegorz Pierzchala

• Pair found guilty of first-degree murder in OPP constable’s shooting death

  The jury in Cayuga, Ont., handed down the verdict late Thursday after deliberating for about six hours following a four-week trial.

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  Apr 25, 2025
  
• Crown, defence make final arguments in trial of pair accused of killing OPP officer

  Closing submissions are underway in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2025
  
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• Handgun at centre of murder trial in OPP officer’s death was trafficked, court hears

  Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022, while responding to a vehicle in the ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., near Brantford.

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  Apr 11, 2025
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• Brother of man accused in OPP officer’s death says he saw the two suspects that day

  The elder McKenzie told the court Monday that he found his brother pacing back and forth inside the trailer, while Stewart-Sperry kept apologizing. 

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  Apr 8, 2025
• Trial for two accused in fatal shooting of OPP officer hears about ‘frantic’ scene

  Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022 while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., near Brantford.

  Crime

  Apr 2, 2025
• OPP officer’s body cam captured his death, Crown tells murder trial for two accused

  Opening arguments began Thursday in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer more than two years ago.  

  Crime

  Mar 27, 2025
• Names of 4 Ontario police officers killed in 2022 to be added to memorial

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be in attendance at a memorial ceremony Sunday honouring the lives of police officers killed in the line of duty.

  Crime

  May 7, 2023
• 8 police officers killed on the job across Canada in the past 6 months

  Two Edmonton police officers were killed while responding to a domestic violence call Thursday morning, and six other officers have been killed in Canada since September 2022.

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  Mar 16, 2023
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• ‘So much more than just a police officer’: Slain OPP constable remembered at funeral

  A funeral is underway for an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot in an ambush last week in a county on the Niagara Peninsula.

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  Jan 4, 2023
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• Funeral for OPP officer set to take place in Barrie on Wednesday, road closures planned

  According to police, the funeral service for Pierzchala will not be open to the public.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2023