Tasing house guests, stalking ex’s: Annual report reveals B.C. cops’ misconduct
Dozens of B.C. municipal police officers were disciplined in the last year for misconduct ranging from intimate partner violence to sex with a minor, the latest annual report from the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner revealed this week.
In total, five counts of discreditable conduct were lodged against the officer, for actions he took between December 2016 and June 2017. Beyond the assault, which separately led to a criminal charge and house arrest, the officer also stalked his ex with GPS trackers, followed them, sent them unwanted emails, texts and calls and entered their home when they weren’t there. The officer further abused his authority to access security footage of his ex and search databases about them.
Beyond the reduction in rank, the officer was also banned from competing for promotion for one year. Going forward, they’ll have to request permission from the department’s chief constable before applying for a higher-up position.A Vancouver cop fell from first to second class constable after an OPCC-ordered investigation found they had sex with a female high-school student while on vacation in a foreign country in 2018.
The Vancouver Police Department was ordered to investigate each of the involved officers, but the OPCC ultimately found most of their discipline choices were too weak.
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