Belleville's chief of police Ron Gignac announced he is stepping down from the position.

On average a community, the size of Belleville, which sits at just under 50,000 people, should have a complement of 96 sworn officers.

A complaint was recently filed with the Office of the Independent Police Review Board Director, Gerry McNeilly against Chief Ron Gignac regarding comments allegedly made during an interview with a reporter for the Belleville Intelligencer.