Ridiculous having to go through that when you are 83 years old. The OPP should have did more for him. It sounds like he was ignored because of his age.
This is a horrifying story. The OPP did not do their jobs. In my opinion they should be liable. It’s pretty easy to ask the so called tenant, to provide any proof of residency. Mail, driver license, lease, anything! That would be police work 101. It’s very disheartening that we have such an inadequate police department in our area. We have a first hand experience with our local OPP when we moved here 8 years ago, and had a break in at our new home in Campbellford. The OPP were completely disinterested, and didn’t even bother coming to the house. They said that there was nothing they could do. This did not fill us with confidence.
Ridiculous having to go through that when you are 83 years old. The OPP should have did more for him. It sounds like he was ignored because of his age.
And race! Old and black worked against him with the OPP, I’m betting.
This is a horrifying story. The OPP did not do their jobs. In my opinion they should be liable. It’s pretty easy to ask the so called tenant, to provide any proof of residency. Mail, driver license, lease, anything! That would be police work 101. It’s very disheartening that we have such an inadequate police department in our area. We have a first hand experience with our local OPP when we moved here 8 years ago, and had a break in at our new home in Campbellford. The OPP were completely disinterested, and didn’t even bother coming to the house. They said that there was nothing they could do. This did not fill us with confidence.