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Peel police constable disciplined after leaving loaded service firearm unattended in Square One mall change room
A Peel Regional Police constable was disciplined after leaving her loaded service firearm and other police equipment unattended in a change room at the Mango store in Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga during her lunch break. According to an agreed statement of facts, Const. Zahra Yusufzay was working in plain clothes on Dec. 16, 2024, and removed her duty belt, which contained her firearm, an additional loaded magazine and handcuffs, while trying on work pants. During that time, she received a phone call from another officer requesting translation assistance. She left the change room to take the call from her vehicle but inadvertently forgot her duty belt and equipment. A Mango employee later discovered the items and alerted mall security, which contacted Peel Regional Police. Officers at the shopping centre treated the unattended firearm as a public safety risk, secured the weapon and equipment, and notified a supervisor. Yusufzay realized her mistake shortly afterwards, contacted both the store and mall security, returned to the location, and was reunited with her equipment. She reportedly apologized for the incident. Peel Regional Police Internal Affairs subsequently investigated the matter, and in March 2025 she was arrested, but not detained, on an allegation of unsafe storage of a firearm under the Criminal Code. In the police disciplinary process, she admitted responsibility and was deemed to have pleaded guilty to misconduct under the prescribed Code of Conduct for conduct likely to undermine public trust in policing. As a disciplinary penalty, she was ordered to forfeit 15 days, or 120 hours, of pay.