Jeffrey Northrup

• Police officer fell to ground before he was run over, crash reconstructionist says

  A collision reconstructionist is telling jurors he believes a Toronto police officer was knocked to the ground before he was fatally run over. 

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  Apr 3
  
• Wife of man accused of running over Toronto cop tells jury she feared for her life

  The wife of a man accused of killing a Toronto cop is telling his murder trial she thought the people approaching them that night were trying to break into their car to kill them.

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  Apr 2
  
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• Wife of man accused of killing Toronto cop said they didn’t know they were police: officer

  The wife of a man accused of running over a police constable told the officer who pulled her out of the car at gunpoint that she didn't know they were police, court heard Tuesday.

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  Mar 26
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• Cop ’embellished’ account of events leading up to partner’s death: defence

  Sgt. Lisa Forbes, whose partner was killed, is being cross-examined at the murder trial of Umar Zameer.

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  Mar 22
• Accident or choice? Crown, defence paint drastically different pictures of cop death

  Defence lawyers painted the death of a Toronto police officer who was crushed by a vehicle as a tragic accident caused by panic and confusion.

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  Mar 20
• Murder trial begins for man accused of killing Toronto cop in 2021

  The trial of a man accused of killing a Toronto police officer in a parking garage nearly three years ago has begun, with the judge laying out the process for the jury.

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  Mar 19
• Man accused of killing Toronto police officer pleads not guilty to 1st-degree murder

  A man accused of killing a Toronto police officer nearly three years ago has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

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  Mar 18
• Brampton park renamed for Toronto police officer who died in line of duty

  Toronto Police Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, who was 55 years old and a father of three, was killed in the line of duty on July 2, 2021 after responding to a priority call.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2022
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• Judge denies request by man accused of killing Toronto officer to have pub ban lifted

  Justice Jill Copeland granted Umar Zameer bail in September, but the reasons for her decision and evidence presented in court are covered by a standard publication ban.

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  Jan 21, 2022
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• Man charged in Toronto officer’s death wants pub ban changed to address ‘misleading’ narrative

  Zameer's lawyer says comments made about the case by police and politicians, including Premier Doug Ford, have jeopardized his client's fair trial rights.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2021