The group was stopped by Lourenco and Pais, both with the now-disbanded Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS) unit. Once inside the car, he tried to explain what happened to a Black officer who had not witnessed the original interaction. “He was Black and I was trying to appeal to him,’” the witness said of the officer, identified Tuesday as Browne. But Browne testified Tuesday that while he did give the teen some advice, it was only after the teen told Browne he understood that he didn’t have to speak to police under any circumstances. One of the four teens has since withdrawn his complaint and is not participating in the hearing.

Source: thestar September 19, 2017 22:24 UTC