Charges in 10 drug cases dropped due to investigation into Abbotsford officers
Posted February 19, 2015 11:15 am.
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ABBOTSFORD (NEWS1130) – We’re learning more about what sort of effect the investigation into 17 Abbotsford cops is having on a number of cases.
Already, charges in 10 drug cases have been dropped due to this investigation, which revolves around how officers were applying for search warrants.
Kash Heed, a former Vancouver Police Department superintendent, says there can be a temptation to stretch the truth when asking for a search warrant, but warns against it.
“Your temptation… is it worth sacrificing your credibility and the integrity of the organization? That’s the mindset that the officers have to be involved in when they’re looking at various cases,” says Heed.
He tells us he’s seen similar issues involving officers and search warrants emerge at two departments he’s previously worked with.
“Of course, there’s willful blindness with respect to how we administer the law,” says Heed. “But the way I put it to these officers, is: Is it worth your career?”
A review into an undisclosed number of prosecutions is also underway.
