(The Province) – A Vernon Mountie won’t be behind the wheel of a police cruiser anytime soon.
Const. Jody Turpin has lost his licence for a year and must pay a $1,000 fine in a case related to drunk driving.
Turpin was arrested Dec. 19 after two officers noticed a man sitting behind the wheel of his parked, personal vehicle.
The officers suspected the off-duty officer was about to drive while impaired.
Turpin pleaded guilty last week for failing to provide a breath sample while impaired driving charges against him were stayed. He is still the subject of an internal RCMP investigation that could lead to several sanctions, ranging from loss of pay to dismissal from the force.
This press release sounds suspicious. When you have the A/Comm in BC, give the press release to the media the morning after one of his officers has been arrested, there more to the investigation than merely arresting a drunk outside a bar. Then in court, the officer pleads guilty to avoid trial. I would call this damage control. Something else happened for the investigating officer not to drive this off duty police officers home via the Buffalo cab company. Whatever the case, the arresting officer should be given a lot of credit from the public for doing his job that lead to a conviction of a drunk and getting him off the road for a year.
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