OTTAWA — A longtime officer with the Ontario Provincial Police has been charged with theft and fraud.
Wayne Burrows, 53, was charged with theft under $5,000, fraud under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime.
The OPP said in a release that the charges stem from thefts and fraud that took place between June 15 and Aug. 29. Burrows, a provincial constable with the Napanee OPP detachment, was on duty at the time of the incident.
He has been suspended from duty with pay.
Burrows has worked for the OPP for 30 years.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the OPP Professional Standards Bureau at 613-285-2700.
BY GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH, OTTAWA CITIZEN
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