NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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WASAGA BEACH - On Sept. 18, 2020 at approximately 5:25 a.m., members from the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for service where a local fire department was requesting assistance.
Initial information was received that a party was interfering with firefighters responding to a structure fire on River Road East in Wasaga Beach.
The subject at the scene released a dog he reported to be trained to attack at the responders. An officer discharged rounds from his firearm to stop the aggressive dog, described as possibly a German Shepherd mix. The dog was initially transported to a veterinary clinic in Barrie by a neighbour, and was later transported to Newmarket and is alive. No injuries were sustained to officers or civilians.
As a result of the investigation, Peter Tusak, 57, of Wasaga Beach, has been arrested and charged with:
• Uttering threats - cause death or bodily harm;
• Assault a peace officer with a weapon; and
• Mischief
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood on Nov. 24, 2020 to answer to the charges.
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