An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer has been charged following an alleged assault involving a youth at Santa’s Village in Bracebridge.
On June 8, police responded to a report of an assault at the amusement park. The officer and the youth had left by the time police arrived, Bracebridge OPP said in a news release.
On Sept. 4, Heather Claridge, 45, of Bracebridge, was arrested and charged with assault. She has an Oct. 8 court date in Bracebridge.
Claridge has been a provincial constable with OPP for 21 years. Police say she was off duty at the time of the incident and is currently off on unrelated leave.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Information can be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestopperssdm.com.
