KAWARTHA LAKES-The Chief of the Kawartha Lakes Police Service has asked the OPP Commissioner to investigate an “internal matter” within the police service.
Police would not elaborate on what the internal matter is saying more would be released when the investigation is complete.
Sgt. Dave Murtha says “At the end of December 2017 Chief Hagarty of The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service contacted the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police to request their assistance to conduct an investigation into an internal matter within this police service. That investigation is ongoing at this time and we will release further information when the investigation is concluded.”
The OPP Commissioner was called in to investigate misconduct within the Ottawa Police Service in May of 2017. The Ottawa Citizen reported that the OPP was called in to investigate senior police employees after a lawyer alleged fraud and evidence manipulation in an SIU investigation.
It’s unclear what this investigation is about but our police sources tell us the OPP would be called in to investigate anything criminal in nature or perceived conflict of interest etc.
More to come….
