Is Windsor Catching Detroit-itis?

[Meddle]

Cop fired for corruption
Last Updated: Friday, January 28, 2011 | 3:17 PM ET

Const. Colin Little was fired from the Windsor Police force on Friday after a Police Act hearing.

Little had been with the Windsor Police Service for nine years. He's been off the job for nearly two years, after being caught trying to smuggle liquor into Canada.

Last fall, Little pleaded guilty to seven charges under the province's Police Services Act, including discreditable conduct, corrupt practices, and insubordination.

Little admitted to using the national police computer system, CPIC, for personal gain. In addition, he had loaned his police badge to a business partner who used it while trying to smuggle a large quantity of cheese from the U.S.

Inspector Joe Bachmeier was pleased with the decision.

"It's appropriate to the circumstances, we feel, and his decision was well-thought out and well-explained, and we think it was [an] appropriate decision," said Bachmeier. "What the [public] perceives helps us with our ability to get public support and to continue with our service. So we think that a fair decision such as this can only help to bolster that."

Little was part-owner of three Windsor restaurants and bars.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/sto...ed-police.html

[windsor_shane]

the guy just wanted some cheap booze and .....cheese?

everyone does it.. myself included.. but not to such a degree. a few bottles here and there.. as for the cheese..., ya i don't know about that.. i guess cheese is cheaper there too!

most of us are just tired of being taxed to death. a cheap bottle of gin over here is 35bucks. and you can't get a decent case of beer for less than 30..

is this guy really corrupt? i'm sure there are cops on the force who have done alot worse and still are out there today.. this guy just got caught.. and it happens everywhere.. detroit, windsor, new york, toronto.. everywhere...

detroititus? for this.. i don't think so.. but possibly if the arsons continue.

[Mikeg]

Detroit-itis......

Isn't the insinuation that this kind of "behaviour" is a Detroit thing sort of contrary to "celebrating the International Family of Communities of Greater Detroit and Windsor"?

........most of us are just tired of being taxed to death.....

At least you have your provincially funded health coverage to keep you healthy and productive as you're taxed to death.

[GOAT]

This is nothing new. Windsor police are known throughout Canada as an 'ol boys network. In fact talking with a few police officers from other cities in Canada; Windsor police are known as "that" force. In other words, they are as greasy as a snake-oil salesman.

They protect their own unless like this dweeb, it is so blatant they have no choice but ot fire him. This is minor compared to some other crap these cops have done [[ie: use a police vehicle to steal and move stolen goods, take money from a man's wallet who was an undercover RCMP officer inorder not to receive a ticket...).