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Susan Clairmont

Hamilton

Crime, court and social justice columnist at The Hamilton Spectator. [email protected]

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Articles

  • Former Hamilton Crowns appointed as judges

    1 week ago | thespec.com | Susan Clairmont

    An hour before winning his case against a couple who murdered an OPP officer in Haldimand County, Crown attorney Fraser McCracken had a visitor. His colleague and friend Brett Moodie, the Crown attorney for the neighbouring jurisdictions of Brantford and Norfolk, was stopping by the Cayuga Courthouse to show some support as the jurors deliberated well after dark. Soon, the verdict would be delivered.

  • Prosecutors in the Tim Bosma and Greg Pierzchala murder trials have been appointed judges

    1 week ago | thespec.com | Susan Clairmont

    An hour before winning his case against a couple who murdered an OPP officer in Haldimand County, Crown attorney Fraser McCracken had a visitor. His colleague and friend Brett Moodie, the Crown attorney for the neighbouring jurisdictions of Brantford and Norfolk, was stopping by the Cayuga Courthouse to show some support as the jurors deliberated well after dark. Soon, the verdict would be delivered.

  • One officer calls it an affair. The other says it was rape

    2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Susan Clairmont

    A pair of Hamilton cop cars were parked “door-to-door” at Holy Name of Jesus School. It was late on the night of Jan. 31, 2022. Const. Jeffrey Turnbull of the Hamilton Police Service was in a marked cruiser. A younger, newer, female officer was behind the wheel of a marked SUV. They weren’t talking shop, according to Turnbull. “She wondered what it was like to kiss me,” Turnbull testified Monday.

  • One officer calls it an affair. The other says it was rape

    2 weeks ago | wellandtribune.ca | Susan Clairmont

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  • One officer calls it an affair. The other says it was rape

    2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Susan Clairmont

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Susan Clairmont
Susan Clairmont @susanclairmont
21 Oct 23

PR can’t replace journalism. https://t.co/zhiUejKRfu

Susan Clairmont
Susan Clairmont @susanclairmont
19 Sep 23

RT @TheSpec: A Hamilton police officer has resigned rather than face disciplinary charges alleging he bought, dealt and used cocaine. 👉 ht…

Susan Clairmont
Susan Clairmont @susanclairmont
15 Sep 23

My first byline was in a community newspaper while I was in high school. Journalism matters. My heart breaks for my colleagues who are losing their jobs. And it breaks for every community that will be less informed, less transparent and less accountable.