Table of Contents

1. Introduction

I. INTRODUCTION

This public interest investigation has considered a number of issues related to the arrest, on December 12, 2000, of Corporal (Cpl) Timothy Hamm. On December 12, 2000, Cpl Hamm, a member of the Military Police, was posted to the Military Police Detachment at 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta. Cpl Hamm's arrest was one focus of a complaint in writing forwarded to the Deputy Provost Marshal Professional Standards (DPM PS) by his brother, Warrant Officer (WO) Michael Hamm on December 14, 2000. Subsequently, WO Hamm requested a review by the Military Police Complaints Commission (Complaints Commission) and Cpl Hamm made a complaint in the first instance about the conduct of members who ordered and carried out his arrest and the handling of WO Hamm's complaints by the DPM PS.

The report is divided into the following sections:

1. Introduction

2. Military Police Complaints Commission

This section will describe the scope and methodology of the public interest investigation.

3. Summary of the Incident, Complaints and Investigations

This section will provide a summary of the facts, the complaints, and the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) and Professional Standards investigations.

4. Commission Members' Findings and Recommendations Subsequent to The Public Interest Investigation

This section will provide an issue by issue analysis. A more detailed set of facts will also be examined in relation to each issue.

5. Summary of the Commission Members' Findings

6. Summary of the Commission Members' Recommendations

7. Conclusion