Durham Regional Police officer charged with assaulting 2 teens

source:Toronto Sun
A Durham Regional Police officer is accused of assaulting two teenaged boys while off duty on Super Bowl Sunday, police announced Wednesday.

The 41-year-old officer was outside the AMC complex on Consumers Dr. in Whitby when he got in an argument with two 16-year-old boys who were waiting for rides home after leaving a Super Bowl party at a nearby restaurant, a Durham Regional Police press release said.

"He (the officer) allegedly punched one 16-year-old male and grabbed another 16-year-old male during the incident," the press release said. "There were no serious injuries."

Basil Odei, a 15-year Durham Regional Police veteran, was arrested Tuesday night by officers from the Professional Standards Unit. He was charged with two counts of assault and released from custody on a promise to appear in court, police said.

Odei, who was working out of the Centralized Alternative Response Unit in Whitby, was suspended from his duties pending the outcome of his court case, police said.

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