WINNIPEG, Man. – A 15-year veteran of the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) has been arrested for an incident in which he allegedly pointed a firearm at another police officer and threatened the colleague while both were on duty last year. According to a July 18 media release from the WPS, the accused officer, 40, is facing several charges, including two counts of pointing a firearm and two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. The WPS Professional Standards Unit had been investigating the incident, and the director of the Independent Investigations Unit had been monitoring the investigation, police said. Following the officer’s arrest, police released him on a Promise to Appear and placed him on administrative leave.