The Toronto police board voted unanimously to commission an external investigation into how the force conducts missing-persons probes, as members of the city’s LGBTQ community detailed what they said is critically low trust in police. But the review will not directly address police conduct connected to the ongoing McArthur investigation or any past police contacts with the accused killer, due to the ongoing investigation and future trial. Article Continued BelowThe request for an external review, supported by Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders, came at a meeting where members of the LGBTQ community voiced passionate concerns about police behaviour. “An inquiry is not going to stop or even impede the ongoing criminal investigation,” Elliott said. An update on the external investigation is expected next month.

Source: thestar March 22, 2018 16:07 UTC