Waterloo police officer arrested for third time this year

A Waterloo Regional Police Service officer has been arrested for the third time this year, according to a release from the same police service.

The officer, a patrol supervisor assigned to North Division who has been with the force for 17 years, was arrested on Wednesday at 7:35 p.m., by London Police Service investigators.

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The officer was originally arrested on January 19, and charged with six counts of assault, one count of assault with a weapon and one count of sexual assault. Those incidents are alleged to have taken place between May 2013 and March 2015. The officer was released.

Then the officer was arrested again on February 2 and charged with breaching the terms of the January release.

On Wednesday, the officer was arrested again for allegedly breaching court orders in relation to the February release, and will appear in court Thursday.

Waterloo Region Police will be conducting a review of the circumstances, according to a news release from the force. The officer has been suspended with pay, under the Police Services Act of Ontario.

Police are not releasing the name of the officer because they say the caseis family-related andreleasing any more details may identify the victim.