I wonder if they’ve stepped up random audits in the wake of that?Well, at least it wasn't connected to the massive corruption scandal... whew
Toronto police officer charged after allegedly accessing private police databases unlawfully
Charge not related to police corruption probe, Toronto police say
A Toronto police officer has been arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a computer, according to Toronto police.
Police allege the constable, 25, unlawfully accessed private police databases on several occasions between January 2024 and April 2025.
The officer, assigned to 55 Division, has about three years of service, police said in a news release Wednesday. The officer has been suspended with pay in keeping with the Community Safety and Policing Act.
The officer is due to appear in a Toronto courtroom on June 4, police said.
The arrest is not related to a months-long police corruption probe known as Project South, police added.
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Charged with unauthorized use of a computer? WTF
Huh. I’ve never heard of this charge:
Huh. I’ve never heard of this charge:
Really? 342.1’s a great catch-all for a lot of ‘insider threat’ type stuff. It’s surprisingly heavy too; up to 10 years if they go by indictment. It’s also super useful because it gives you an easy offence to write warrants and production orders for.Charged with unauthorized use of a computer? WTF
Huh. I’ve never heard of this charge:
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This is a relatively new addition to the crim code. When I worked at ADM(IM) (20 odd years ago) I saw more than a few instances where such an offence was alleged, but there was no "good" charge to lay. But, wasn't there a court martial a few years ago involving a female sailor where a charge similar to this one was laid?
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This one?
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When I was in Corrections we could use our system to look up anyone we wanted that had an involvement with our system. The only people on it were either criminals or Correctional Officers.Charged with unauthorized use of a computer? WTF
Huh. I’ve never heard of this charge:
A few years ago we were told you can only access criminals files if you had a reason to ie case manager or recording information,
I basically quit using the system.
Gotta be extra stupid to eat criminal on it, but it happens.
There are quite a few 342.1 cases on CanLII for misuse of CPIC.
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In the early days of cops having direct access to databases like CPIC, it used to be not unheard of to search people pretty much at random. Members would search daughter's boyfriends, the guy an ex-spouse was dating, etc., sometimes even for friends and neighbours. Policy and legislation lagged behind the technology. I don't know where it stands now but there was a time in the OPP where, if a Code of Conduct breach involved an improper access or dissemination of personal data (the CPIC, etc.), the Force would serve a notice of intent to dismiss.
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When I started we were told by det coms to run checks on everyone that came into our lives- new gfs etc. so much so that we did it because we were concerned about losing our security clearance for not knowing the persons we were close to. Always worried about being exploited.
Funny how things go
Funny how things go
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One from my agency. It's rare, but it does happen.
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Border officer charged after truck full of opium, cannabis, tobacco crosses into Ontario: RCMP
A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer is facing several charges after he allegedly allowed a transport truck filled with millions of dollars worth of opium, cannabis, and tobacco to cross the border into Niagara Region, the RCMP says.
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Even the police-bots can screw up 
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Whatever happened to "Good news is no news. No news is bad news. Bad news is good news — if you do something about it."?
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Likely linked to this, no doubt ....
Ontario’s Inspector General of Policing Initiates Province-Wide
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My concern with bureaucratic 'reviews' like this is that 'everything is fine' is seldom the finding. Even if it determines that there isn't a systemic problem, it could also conclude that there is 'potential for concern' and recommend unworkable solutions like dumping some kind of audit or oversight on supervisors/managers, or the even more unworkable solution of somehow getting Boards involved in operational or HR oversight.
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How very fortunate for them that it took so long.
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No Phoenix officers will be disciplined after protesters falsely charged as gang members
Phoenix police will not discipline any officers for their roles in a massive city scandal where officials invented a fake gang and then falsely charged protesters as members back in 2020.
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How very fortunate for them that it took so long.
No Phoenix officers will be disciplined after protesters falsely charged as gang members
Phoenix police will not discipline any officers for their roles in a massive city scandal where officials invented a fake gang and then falsely charged protesters as members back in 2020.
Holy shit.
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They can probably waive their qualified immunity goodbye. Numerous courts have ruled that QI only exists when the offending action was unintentional and likely unavoidable. It would be quite the argument to say that knowingly creating a fictitious narrative to justify false charges meets that definition. Bring on the lawsuits.
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Yikes...
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A former Detroit police sergeant who spent nearly 30 years on the force allegedly led a double life as an officer and a serial rapist, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
Benjamin Wagner, 68, is now facing charges in five separate sexual assaults of girls and women between the ages of 15 and 23 from 1999 and 2003 in Northwest Detroit.
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Ex-Detroit police sergeant led 'double life' as serial rapist, prosecutor says
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A former Detroit police sergeant who spent nearly 30 years on the force allegedly led a double life as an officer and a serial rapist, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
Benjamin Wagner, 68, is now facing charges in five separate sexual assaults of girls and women between the ages of 15 and 23 from 1999 and 2003 in Northwest Detroit.
Ex-Detroit police sergeant led 'double life' as serial rapist, prosecutor says
A former Detroit police sergeant who spent nearly 30 years on the force allegedly led a double life as an officer and a serial rapist, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
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