A Greater Victoria area police officer was fired for 乌鸦传媒渆gregiously serious乌鸦传媒� behaviour that crossed into the realm of 乌鸦传媒渉arassment and stalking乌鸦传媒� his female former partner.
That乌鸦传媒檚 according to the Office of Police Complaint Commissioner乌鸦传媒檚 annual report on substantiated allegations against officers.
乌鸦传媒淭he OPCC received a complaint describing concerns regarding intermittent unwanted contact from a member of the Saanich Police Department (SPD) who was the complainant乌鸦传媒檚 former partner,乌鸦传媒� reads the report, which does not name the officer who was fired.
乌鸦传媒淭he complainant reported that the member approached her outside her home, while in uniform and out of jurisdiction, despite prior requests not to have contact with her, and that she had advised SPD of this incident. Furthermore, the complainant wanted to ascertain by what means the member was aware of her recently updated address.乌鸦传媒�
The OPCC ordered an investigation of these allegations and found the officer used police resources to track the woman乌鸦传媒檚 locations.
乌鸦传媒淚n addition to the unwanted contact, the investigation revealed that the member had used police databases to run checks on his former partner and members of her family, and subsequently misled the Police Act investigators over the extent to which this had occurred.乌鸦传媒�
The officer retired prior to being disciplined, but the OPCC report said the service record would reflect he was dismissed.
乌鸦传媒淭he Discipline Authority determined the conduct of the member to be 乌鸦传媒榚gregiously serious乌鸦传媒� and that his actions went beyond passive contact and would otherwise be considered in similar police investigations as harassment or stalking,乌鸦传媒� said the report. 乌鸦传媒淭he Discipline Authority noted that 乌鸦传媒榦vert acts of stalking in intimate partner violence investigations are considered a significant risk factor, particularly over the course of such a long period of time.
乌鸦传媒淚n addition to this behaviour, the member also undertook 92 unauthorized queries using a police database to provide ongoing information on the activities of his former partner and family. The Discipline Authority found that the member乌鸦传媒檚 behaviour was a 乌鸦传媒榤arked departure from someone in a position of trust and [that] he used his position for the corrupt practice of stalking his ex-partner and her family members.乌鸦传媒� The Discipline Authority ultimately determined that 乌鸦传媒榓nything other than dismissal would bring the administration of police discipline into disrepute and [would be] contrary to the public interest.乌鸦传媒櫸谘淮綕
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