Creston RCMP have learned that Crown counsel is proceeding with obstruction charges against two men involved in a barroom incident last year.
The decision follows lengthy investigation by Delta Police Department and the Independent Investigations Office (IIO).
Creston police were called to the pub early on Oct. 12, 2012, when a female refused to leave the premises on request. They were confronted by others, one of whom was hospitalized with injuries resulting from the altercation.
Although the IIO did not exonerate the police officers, Crown counsel did not proceed with criminal charges against them, after concluding there was little likelihood of a successful prosecution.
“This is relief to all of us in the detachment,” Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said today. “I have always believed our members acted professionally and used force only when necessary for the safety of themselves and the others in the premises.”