Honour Roll

2020-11-19

Age: 53

Ontario Provincial Constable Marc Hovingh, 53, a 26-year veteran of the OPP, was killed in the line of duty on November 19, 2020. He was shot by a lone gunman after responding to a call for a trespasser in Gore Bay on Manitoulin Island.

2014-05-07

Age: 50

Constable Joseph Prevett suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a joint training exercise at the Ontario Provincial Police K-9 training centre in Gravenhurst, Ontario. He and his partner, Timber, were navigating a course when he suddenly collapsed. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away. Constable Prevett had served in law enforcement for 16 years. He began his career with Peel Regional Police in 1998, and then joined Thunder Bay in 2003. He is survived by his wife and family. He was 50 years of age.

2013-12-02

Age: 34

Constable Zivcic while responding to a call was thrown from his police car in a crash that would claim his life. His organs were donated to those who needed them.

2013-03-14

Age: 26

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on March 14, 2013, Constable Jennifer Kovach was responding to a request for assistance from another officer who had made a traffic stop. Unfortunately, Cst. Kovach's cruiser was involved in a collision with a city bus and she was rushed to Guelph General Hospital where, tragically, she succumbed to her injuries.

2011-06-28

Age: 32

Constable Styles pulled over a 2005 Dodge Caravan with four occupants at a traffic stop on Highway 48 just south of Herald Road in the Town of East Gwillimbury. While at the side of the car investigating the driver, the vehicle accelerated and dragged Constable Styles approximately 300 metres before the vehicle lost control and rolled over, pinning him beneath it. He was rushed to Southlake Regional Health Centre by York Region EMS where he succumbed to his injuries.

The 15 year old driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Three passengers in the van were not seriously injured.

2011-01-12

Age: 35

Sergeant Russell died while attempting to stop the driver of a stolen heavy-duty pick up truck equipped with a snow plow. The driver had commandeered the vehicle earlier that morning, and for nearly two hours careened his way through downtown Toronto streets hitting buildings and striking several cars.

2010-03-08

Age: 37

Ontario Provincial Constable Vu Pham, 37, a 15-year veteran of the force, died on March 8, 2010. He was responding to a domestic call and was shot after he pulled over a suspect in a vehicle on a country road in Huron County, north of London.

2010-03-02

Age: 36

On Monday, March 1st, Constable Artem "James" Ochakovsky, age 36 of the Peel Regional Police Service, as a result of a motor vehicle accident, was fatally injured while responding to a call for service. He succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, March 2nd.

2010-01-12

Age: n/a

At the time of his tragic death, Doug was leading an international peacekeeping operation in Haiti. He was the Acting Commissioner of Operations for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.

2009-12-29

Age: 51

Constable Czapnik was ambushed and stabbed to death while sitting in a cruiser outside of a hospital emergency ward where he had attended on an unrelated matter.