A veteran Toronto Police officer is facing charges including theft after he allegedly stole a debit card belonging to a missing person whom he was assigned to investigate.
The missing person investigation was started in 53 Division on Feb. 17, and one of the officers assigned to the case took possession of the missing person’s belongings, the Toronto Police Service said in a press release on April 12.
It’s alleged that the officer, who has 16 years of service, gave the missing person’s debit card to another man who then used the card to make a purchase at a store in Mississauga.