A Toronto off-duty police officer has been charged after inadvertently discharging her firearm in Milton last week.
According to Halton police, on March 13, officers responded to a report that an off-duty officer had accidentally discharged their police-issued firearm.
No one was injured.
As a result of the investigation, TPS Constable Alison Cowley faces one count of careless use of a firearm.
She is scheduled to appear in Milton court on April 28.
As the matter is now before the courts, the HRPS will not be providing any further details.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact HRPS Regional Investigative Services at 905-825-4777.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. "See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.