Saanich police officer fired

The OPCC initiated an investigation after receiving information that a member had made inappropriate comments and gestures of a sexual nature toward a junior colleague.

Please see our Commenting Policy for more. If you get Global News from Instagram or Facebook - that will be changing. Find out how you can still connect with us. A Saanich police officer has been fired after the conclusion of an investigation that looked into his actions regarding an ex-partner of his. An official complaint was filed with the Office of Police Complaint Commissioner British Columbia and was posted in its annual report. The incidents happened in April

Saanich police officer fired

A Saanich police officer was fired for stalking a former partner in and another was suspended after taking a department-issued gun on vacation in The cases represent two of the more than 1, files the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner looked into, according to its annual report. Another Saanich officer was investigated after taking a gun issued by the department on vacation. That officer was suspended for three days without pay. The latter officer told RCMP at an impaired driving roadblock that their last drink had been a glass of wine the day before. Another Victoria police officer was reprimanded for negligently firing a handgun during a training exercise. The officer mistakenly believed the gun was a training firearm loaded with non-lethal rounds. Another file involved a Victoria police officer suspended without pay for 30 days for a off-duty sexual encounter in Vancouver that led to a public hearing in Other files in the annual review include a Central Saanich officer whose rank was reduced for making inappropriate comments and sexual gestures toward a junior colleague, and an Oak Bay officer who received a written reprimand for taking breaks longer than allowed by department policy. The number of files was down slightly from the previous year, with nine fewer files opened. The OPCC received complaints about police from the public, down 25 from the year before.

Police are investigating a shooting that allegedly happened in Alliston on Kidd Crescent late Thursday afternoon.

A retired police officer on Vancouver Island was retroactively dismissed from his department after the conclusion of an investigation by B. The Saanich police officer was responsible for recertifying the department's "Drug Recognition Experts," and knowingly signed off on several certifications for officers who had not completed the proper training, according to the OPCC. Details of the investigation were summarized in the OPCC's latest annual report , which was published last week. The Saanich Police Department requested the investigation in May , and the file was closed sometime between April and March The misconduct in question happened from and , according to the OPCC. The complaint included a total of 16 allegations against the officer, and the OPCC's discipline authority concluded that all 16 were substantiated.

A senior Saanich Police Officer was fired after the Police Complaints Commissioner confirmed a finding that he had committed 14 counts of Deceit as well as Discerptible Conduct and Neglect of Duty for falsifying the recertifications of other officers as Drug Recognition Experts. The fake recertification of other officers as Drug Recognition Experts would have permitted them to test people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs. The senior officer, who has yet to be identified, engaged in this conduct over an extended period, apparently commencing in While the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner reported the findings in his annual report, he did not identify the officer. So far, the Saanich Police department has also not identified the officer.

Saanich police officer fired

British Columbia's independent police watchdog has cleared several officers of wrongdoing after twin brothers were shot and killed in a gun battle with police outside a Vancouver Island bank earlier this year. Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie, year-old brothers from Duncan, B. Six officers from the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team were injured in the gunfight shortly after their unmarked van careened into the bank parking lot as the brothers exited the main doors.

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About the Author: Chris Campbell I joined the Victoria News hub as an editor in , bringing with me over 30 years of experience from community newspapers in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. A Barrie, Ont. We ask that you be respectful of others and their points of view, refrain from personal attacks and stay on topic. About the Author: Chris Campbell. The member did not request a review of the disciplinary decision. That officer was suspended for three days without pay. Vancouver Island. Another Victoria police officer was reprimanded for negligently firing a handgun during a training exercise. Sponsored content. Partner of woman killed at construction site says life was like a 'romantic movie' before tragedy struck The family of the woman killed in a crane tragedy at the Oakridge Park construction site this week is sharing her story. A Waterloo couple is grateful to be back home after they say they were detained for several hours at a Punta Cana airport, accused of carrying drugs.

A police complaint commissioner report, released Tuesday, gives insight into serious substantiated allegations of misconduct against police officers in Greater Victoria — ranging from using the services of sex trade workers, to corruption and deceit. The Saanich Police Department had six of the eight substantiated allegations against municipal officers in Greater Victoria which were concluded between Apr. The OPCC is a civilian, independent office of the legislature that oversees complaints and investigations involving municipal police in B.

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