Vancouver's crime rate might of taken a surprising drop during the Olympics, but 11 officers kicked off the 10,000-strong Integrated Security Unit at the Olympics probably helped increase that number a little this week
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Eleven officers kicked off Olympic security force
- February 20, 2010 3:53 PM |
- By John Shmuel
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Vancouver's crime rate might of taken a surprising drop during the Olympics, but 11 officers kicked off the 10,000-strong Integrated Security Unit at the Olympics probably helped increase that number a little this week.
The officers are being investigated for misconduct, including one senior officer charged with shoplifting. Two other officers are under investigation by the Vancouver Police Department for an undisclosed reason.
According to Reuters, the officers were sent back to their home detachments because of the alleged misconduct. The term misconduct can refer to a number of violations, including skipping shifts, being drunk on the job, or as in the case of the aforementioned senior officer, shoplifting at a retail store in Burnaby while off duty.
Security for the 2010 Winter Games is one of the event's largest money burners. The federal government has committed nearly $1-billion for security in Vancouver, and that amount could rise once the event concludes at the end of next week.
About the Author
- Bruce Arthur Bruce Arthur is the National Post's national sports columnist. A Vancouver native, he has been with the Post since 2001, and a columnist since 2005. He is covering his second Olympics, after the 2008 Games in Beijing. He expects these Games to be slightly less propagandistic, and for China to win slightly fewer medals.
- Joe O'Connor Joe O'Connor is a roving sports feature writer with an open-ended beat. He joined the National Post in 2002, and has spent the past seven years bouncing from sport to sport, offering fresh perspectives and delivering unique stories wherever he goes. Whether it has been getting Don Cherry to open up about his love life; George Chuvalo to talk about heartbreaking loss; or racing down the side of a mountain with former Crazy Canuck, Dave Irwin, the veteran Postie chases a story wherever it leads. Before joining the newspaper he was a two-time silver medalist at the National Magazine Awards. Vancouver will be his first Olympics.
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