Toronto police reviewing video of officers allegedly breaching public gathering rules

The Toronto Police Service says it’s investigating after a video posted online appears to show two of its off-duty officers breaching Ontario’s stay-at-home order.

Police in Aylmer, Ont., say they were called to a local church on Tuesday night to investigate a large public gathering in violation of the province’s current emergency orders.

The four-minute video shows four people confronting two Aylmer police officers in the parking lot of Church of God Restoration.

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During that confrontation, two of the congregants lecture the Aylmer officers on procedure and refer to their own decades of experience as police officers.

A statement issued by Aylmer police says a 42-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman from Toronto were charged under the Reopening Ontario Act following the incident.

Aylmer police Chief Zvonko Horvat confirms that two off-duty officers were charged and their police force has been informed of the charges.

A spokeswoman for Toronto police says the service is aware of the video and it has been shared with its professional standards investigative unit.

A 20-year-old man and a 34-year-old man, both from Aylmer, were also charged for breaching the stay-at-home order following the church service.