Police investigating after officer caught on camera appearing to be asleep
Posted October 13, 2016 8:50 pm.
Last Updated October 13, 2016 11:00 pm.
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Toronto police have launched an investigation after a police officer was caught on video appearing to be asleep in his cruiser while on the job.
The viewer video appears to show a paid duty officer sleeping behind the wheel with the cruiser lights flashing.
The video was shot around 10 p.m. Wednesday night near the intersection of Yonge and Eglinton. It’s not clear what the officer was doing at the time the footage was taken or what happened before the camera started rolling.
Several construction signs can be seen near the intersection.
“I think he was putting everyone there at risk by sleeping and not doing his duty,” said the person who shot the video but asked not to use his name.
“He was beside us sleeping. We made the left and I yelled out to the other cop ‘your buddy is sleeping wake him up’, and we just drove off.”
Toronto police say the video is now the subject of a “professional standards investigation” which is an internal probe that looks at the conduct of police officers.
Asked if the officer may have suffered a medical episode, police told CityNews that would also be part of the investigation.
