05-09-2018 20:05 via montrealgazette.com

Montreal cop suspended after bruising deaf visually impaired senior

A Montreal police officer has been suspended for four days without pay for using unnecessary force and illegally detaining a partially deaf 72-year-old man.
According to a recent Quebec Police Ethics Committee, SPVM officer David Bouffard was six months into the job when he responded to a distress call in May 2015.
The 911 call was concerning a man who allegedly hit a neighbour in the leg with a shovel during a dispute over who could use part of a yard for gardening purposes.
Bouffard arrived at
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