Sudbury OPP sergeant accused of stealing from evidence locker
OPP Sgt. Straun Frederiksen was charged with theft and breach of trust May 1, 2022A 27-year veteran of the Ontario Provincial Police has been suspended with pay in Sudbury after being accused of stealing from the evidence vault.”An investigation by the...
Alberta medical examiner’s office in disarray, former ME testifies in lawsuit
Dr. Anny Sauvageau alleges theft of drugs and weapon from homicide scenes and workplace fraud April 20, 2022Alberta’s former chief medical examiner has told a judge that her office uncovered problems with firearms seized at homicide scenes going missing, staff...
Stolen trust. Lost cases: How a Toronto cop stole from his force, fed an addiction and wasn’t charged
Growing number of officers have been caught stealing drugs police have taken off the streets, transforming their forces’ evidence lockers into crime scenes. December 6, 2021On his final day as a Toronto police officer, Det. Paul Worden sat down to an interview...
Toronto homicide detective stole drugs from evidence lockers as many as 20 times
The incident is part of a small but growing number of cases involving officers stealing drugs from their police service’s evidence lockers, in some circumstances after suffering injuries that left them with chronic pain. October 20, 2021A former Toronto police...
