Funeral to be held for OPP officer fatally struck by car in Hearst, Ont., last week
An 18-year-old faces first-degree murder charges as thousands of officers and mourners gather for a service livestreamed on the OPP's YouTube page.
- Today, fellow officers, dignitaries, and family members gathered in Mississauga to pay respects to Ontario Provincial Police Constable Tarun Bali, the 29-year-old officer killed on the job.
- Bali was fatally struck by a vehicle last week in Hearst, Ontario, as police attempted to stop a man who had escaped from a hospital.
- An 18-year-old suspect faces a first-degree murder charge in the case. The public may observe the funeral cortege traveling west on Highway 407 from Thornhill to the Mississauga Sports and Entertainment Centre.
- The 29-year-old officer's service is closed to the general public, though the OPP will provide a livestream of the proceedings on their YouTube page.
- Bali is one of two officers killed on the job in Ontario this month, following Toronto police veteran Marc Pinizzotto, who was shot dead last week during a raid.
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OPP officer killed in Hearst, Ont., was 'too young to leave us,' father tells funeral
An Ontario Provincial Police constable killed on the job last week was remembered as a loving husband and son and the "glue" in his group of colleagues as fellow officers, family members and dignitaries paid their final respects on Thursday.
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dailyguardian.caFuneral to be held for OPP officer fatally struck by car in Hearst, Ont.
Fellow officers, dignitaries and family members will pay their respects to an Ontario Provincial Police constable killed on the job at his funeral in Mississauga Thursday.
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Funeral to be held for OPP officer fatally struck by car in Hearst, Ont., last week
Fellow officers, dignitaries and family members will pay their respects to an Ontario Provincial Police constable killed on the job at his funeral in Mississauga today.
Funeral Held for OPP Const. Tarun Bali, Officer Killed in Hearst, Ont., Incident
An Ontario Provincial Police constable killed on the job last week was remembered as a loving husband and son andthe "glue" in his group of colleagues as fellow officers, family members and dignitaries paid their final respects on Thursday. A photo of Const. Tarun Bali as a young boy, beaming and saluting, was placed at the front of the packed Mississauga funeral venue as bagpipes rang out and uniformed OPP pallbearers carried his coffin down t…
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