DELTA - B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered a final review into the conduct of a Delta police officer facing dismissal from the force.
Const. Felipe Gomes is facing four allegations of deceit and one of neglect of duty.Police complaint commissioner Stan Lowe on Monday ordered a review of the allegations, which his office was first alerted to by the department in February 2013.The charges stem from concerns around the integrity and timing of the officer's notes, as well as statements and information he gave to internal professional standards investigators. He was also facing one charge of damage to police property, but that was unsubstantiated.Earlier this year, after two investigations, recently retired chief Jim Cessford proposed that the deceit allegations warranted dismissing Const. Gomes from the force. The officer was also suspended for 10 days without pay for the neglect of duty allegations.Under the Police Act, in cases of possible dismissal or reduction in rank officers are entitled to a public hearing or review on the record.