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May 13, 2026
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Thunder Bay cop sentenced to three years in prison
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ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.333 · RIGHT
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0.167 · CENTER
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Article Excerpt
The Thunder Bay staff sergeant convicted of breach of trust and obstruction for “militantly illegal police conduct” will do time behind bars.
On Wednesday, Justice Michael Block sentenced Thunder Bay Police Service staff sergeant Michael Dimini to three years incarceration for breach of trust and two years for obstruction, which will be served concurrently. The judge described the unusually punitive sentence for a police officer in Canada as ‘deterrence’ meant to set an example for other officers.
Dimini’s counsel Michelle O’Flaherty, who argued for a house arrest sentence of 15 to 18 months…
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