North Bay Police Service is not proceeding with a threats complaint against Ward 2 Coun. Michael Vagnini.
There are “insufficient grounds to proceed with criminal charges,” according to a media release issued today by North Bay Police Service.
The police service was engaged by Greater Sudbury Police Services in order to “protect the integrity of the investigation and ensure objectivity,” since Vagnini was a member of the Greater Sudbury Police Services Board at the time.
During their Feb. 8 city council meeting, the city’s elected officials voted to remove Vagnini from the police board in response to him neglecting to phone 911 after witnessing an incident at Memorial Park in which he said a woman “ran for her life.” He incorrectly believed that, as a member of the police board, he was unable to phone 911.
Ward 11 Coun. Bill Leduc brought the motion forward during the Jan. 25 city council meeting, after which he alleged that Vagnini threatened him over the phone – an allegation Vagnini categorically denied and which police are no longer pursuing.
The Ward 2 councillor subsequently refrained from all votes during the March 8 city council meeting, which he explained as being for “legal and personal reasons.” He did not attend the March 22 city council meeting.
