WATERLOO REGION—Ontario’s chief coroner is launching an expert panel to review the suicides of nine police officers in 2018, including an officer from the Waterloo Regional Police. ( Keith Beaty / Toronto Star )The panel has yet to be selected, but members will be presented with the cases of all nine officers. Article Continued BelowThe panel will also look at the mental health strategies in place at the police services that employed the officers. While the coroner will not disclose the names of the officers or the police services that will be subject to the expert panel review, he confirmed that one of the nine officers was with Waterloo Regional Police. On Thursday, Waterloo Regional Police Chief Bryan Larkin confirmed he’s spoken with the chief coroner about the review.

Source: thestar January 04, 2019 03:22 UTC