The Surrey RCMP says the Surrey Police Union has shared 乌鸦传媒減rotected police information乌鸦传媒� on social media and that the Surrey Police Service has been alerted to investigate.

乌鸦传媒淪urrey RCMP is aware of a photograph of protected police information shared by the Surrey Police Union on social media. The matter has been brought to the attention of Surrey Police Service to initiate and conduct an investigation,乌鸦传媒� Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards, in charge of the Surrey RCMP, told the Now-Leader on Thursday.

乌鸦传媒淚n addition, Surrey RCMP is simultaneously investigating the origin of the photograph and will conduct a security review of the incident.乌鸦传媒�

Paul Daynes, of Keep the RCMP in Surrey, characterized the information as 乌鸦传媒渃ompromising, it could potentially compromise the anonymity of the individuals concerned. That乌鸦传媒檚 my understanding.

乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 a security code, it乌鸦传媒檚 supposed to be internal, it乌鸦传媒檚 not supposed to be put out there in the public,乌鸦传媒� he said. 乌鸦传媒淚 understand it乌鸦传媒檚 a big deal, that乌鸦传媒檚 all I understand.乌鸦传媒�

A tweet was re-sent, the second version with two items blurred out that could be read clearly in the first.

Complete incompetence & unprofessionalism by the SPU. Not helping their own membership with potential security breaches and Police Act consequences. Time to put an end to the boondoggle.

乌鸦传媒� KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY, BC (@keep_bc)

Surrey Police Service spokesman Ian MacDonald confirmed the RCMP乌鸦传媒檚 request and is investigating.

乌鸦传媒淲e乌鸦传媒檝e informed the Office of the Police Complaints Commission,乌鸦传媒� he said. 乌鸦传媒淲e are obviously going to investigate the incident but we乌鸦传媒檙e also interested in the totality of the post, which would include staffing, which would include public safety and which would include officer safety. We乌鸦传媒檙e interested in everything, not just the post itself.乌鸦传媒�

But the SPU乌鸦传媒檚 president, Staff Sgt. Rick Stewart, said the image showing 乌鸦传媒渁larming staffing levels乌鸦传媒� in the dispatch centre 乌鸦传媒渋s in no way confidential or protected.

乌鸦传媒淚n fact, all union members have a fundamental right to report public safety concerns to their superiors and/or union leadership,乌鸦传媒� he said. 乌鸦传媒淔urther, this information has not been previously shared with the public, and at this critical juncture in history, the SPU strongly believes that transparency, openness and accountability must be the procedural principles that guide us. As such, we released the image in support of full disclosure and an honest debate surrounding the future of policing in Surrey.乌鸦传媒�

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