OPP officer arrested, charged with theft

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An officer with the Ontario Provincial Police has been charged with several criminal offences including eight counts of theft.

Det. Const. Rory Thompson was arrested Tuesday and was charged with eight counts of theft under $5,000 and one count of fraud under $5,000.

The alleged offences took place between October 2012 and March 2014.

Thompson was released with the promise to appear in court and has been suspended with pay, as per the usual requirement of the Police Services Act.

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[Thomas]

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – The OPP’s Professional Standards Bureau has charged an OPP officer with several criminal offences as a result of an investigation that was commenced on April 14. The alleged offences occurred between October 2012 and March of this year.

As a result of the investigation, Detective Constable Rory Thompson, a ten year member of the OPP currently assigned to the Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau, and deployed with the Field Unit in Thunder Bay, was arrested yesterday and charged with eights counts of Theft under $5,000 (eight counts) and one count of Fraud under $5,000.

The accused was released on a Promise to Appear and has been suspended with pay, as per the requirements of the Police Services Act, however, the investigation is still on-going.

Thompson is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on July 11.

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[Thomas]

The OPP are charging one of their own with several criminal offences.

It stems from an investigation into incidents occurring between October 2012 and March 2014.

Detective Constable Rory Thompson based out of Thunder Bay, is a ten year member of the force is charged with 8 counts of theft under 5-thousand, and one count of fraud under 5-thousand.

Thompson has been suspended with pay and will appear in court on July 11th.

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[Thomas]

THUNDER BAY -- An OPP officer in the city has been charged by the service's Professional Standards Bureau.

Det.-Const. Rory Thompson was arrested Tuesday and faces eight counts of theft under $5,000 along with a single count of fraud.

Sgt. Shelley Garr said the charges stem from incidents between October 2012 and this March.

But she would not provide details about where or who the money was allegedly stolen from.

Thompson has now been released from custody.

He's been suspended with pay from the police force and will appear in court in July.

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[Thomas]

The OPP's Professional Standards Bureau is laying additional charges against one of their officers.

Detective Constable Rory Thompson, was already facing 8 counts of theft under 5 thousand and one count of fraud under 5 thousand.

Sgt. Shellley Garr says they've upgraded the charges.

He is set to appear in court July 11th.

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[Thomas]

A Thunder Bay based OPP officer is being handed more fraud and theft charges.

Detective Constable Rory Thompson was originally charged with fraud under $5,000, but that has since been upgraded to fraud over $5,000.

Thompson is also being charged with eight more counts of theft under $5,000-thousand.

He orginally faced 8 charges.

Thompson, a ten year member of the OPP, is suspended with pay, and will appear in court in July.

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[Thomas]

A suspended Thunder Bay provincial police detective is facing eight more charges of theft under $5,000, the OPP’s professional standards bureau said Friday.

The charges are in addition to eight counts of theft under $5,000 and one count of fraud over $5,000 that have already been laid against the veteran officer by the OPP bureau.

Police aren’t saying much about the charges except that they are based on an investigation that began in April.

The claimed offences occurred between June 2012 and March of this year, investigators say.

The accused officer, a 10-year OPP veteran, worked in the OPP’s provincial intelligence bureau.

Det.-Const. Rory Thompson is to appear in Thunder Bay court on July 11.

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[Thomas]

THUNDER BAY -- A local OPP officer has pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud under $5,000.

Det.-Const. Rory Thompson was arrested in May 2014 and charged with eight counts of theft under $5,000 along with a single count of fraud.

On Monday at the Thunder Bay Courthouse, Thompson entered a guilty plea to a single charge of fraud under $5,000 for using an OPP credit card to purchase gasoline, fuel, parts and vehicle servicing for his personal vehicle between June 2012 and March 2014.

Thompson was remanded to March 10 for sentencing.

He remains suspended from duty with pay.

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[Thomas]

THUNDER BAY -- A local OPP officer will be sentenced for fraud this spring.

Det.-Const. Rory Thompson was arrested in May 2014 and charged with eight counts of theft under $5,000 along with a single count of fraud.

On Jan. 12, he pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud under $5,000 for using an OPP credit card to purchase gasoline, fuel, parts and vehicle servicing for his personal vehicle between June 2012 and March 2014.

A sentencing hearing was originally set for March 10, but the judge had to recuse himself because of a potential conflict of interest.

Thompson's lawyer Gil Labine appeared for him at the Thunder Bay Courthouse Friday morning and a sentencing hearing before a new judge is set for May 4.

Thompson remains suspended from the police force with pay.

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[Thomas]

THUNDER BAY -- An OPP officer accused of fraud received a conditional discharge.

Det.-Const. Rory Thompson, 36, was sentenced on a single count of fraud under $5,000 Monday at the Thunder Bay Courthouse.

In January, Thompson pleaded guilty to using an OPP credit card to purchase gasoline, parts and vehicle servicing between June 2012 and March 2014 for his personal vehicles.

A conditional discharge means Thompson will not have a criminal record despite a finding of guilt as long as he completes the terms of his probation. He must complete 120 hours of community service within 11 months and continue counselling he began after initially being charged in May 2014.

The Crown was seeking a conditional jail sentence to be served in the community, stating Thompson not only defrauded his employer but did so with public money and as a police officer, he held a special position of trust.

The judge said the Crown's theory of greed as motive was not established to her satisfaction and said Thompson was undergoing the stress of a divorce and the mounting stress of the work of a police officer.

This does not excuse his behaviour, but does put it into context, the judge said, adding Thompson's name and reputation has been sullied and he's expressed remorse through his guilty plea.

He has also paid full restitution.

The judge found Thompson's behaviour resulted from human frailty and a combination of pressures that have now been addressed.

Thompson has been suspended with pay since his arrest. His future with the OPP will be the subject of a Police Act hearing, and he will remain suspended with pay until that hearing concludes.

No date has been set for a Police Act hearing.

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[Thomas]

A Thunder Bay OPP officer will be serving 120 hours of community service after being found guilty of theft under $5,000.

The judge in Rory Thompson's sentencing granted the suspended officer a conditional discharge which means he won't face jail time, provided he complies with certain conditions.

He was charged in 2014 after it came to light he used a company credit card to buy fuel for his personal vehicle.

Thompson's lawyer argued he was suffering from a stress disorder which led him to misuse the credit card.

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