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One of two Moncton RCMP officers facing allegations under the force's code of conduct has been found to have violated it.

  MONCTON, N.B. -- The labour association representing RCMP members says its pleased obstruction charges against two officers in New Brunswick have been dropped. National Police Federation president Brian Sauve said Tuesday in a news release the charges against Cpl. Mathieu Potvin and Const. Eric Pichette were dropped Monday. Potvin and Pichette were among three officers charged with obstruction in December 2019; the police have refused to release information about the case. Sauve says Cr...

Posted: Apr 26, 2021 11:06 AM AT | Last Updated: April 26 Two Codiac Regional RCMP officers faced a single count of obstruction of justice, which the Crown withdrew on Monday after saying there was no longer a reasonable prospect of conviction. (Shane Magee/CBC) Charges of obstruction of justice against two Codiac Regional RCMP officers have been dropped by the Crown prosecutor, who says theres no longer a reasonable prospect of conviction.  Cpl. Mathieu Potvin, 33, Const. Eric Pichette, 39,...

Posted: Mar 15, 2021 12:34 PM AT | Last Updated: March 15 Three RCMP officers face a charge of obstruction of justice by destroying evidence in a criminal case, which allegedly occurred in May 2019. (Shane Magee/CBC)

Posted: Jan 15, 2021 3:27 PM AT | Last Updated: January 15 Three Codiac Regional RCMP officers each face a single count of obstructing justice by destroying evidence during a criminal investigation in 2019. (Shane Magee/CBC file) Obstruction of justice charges against three RCMP officers are "troubling" says the chair of a board overseeing Codiac Regional RCMP. "Everyone is innocent until proven guilty," Charles Léger told reporters after a Codiac Regional Policing Authority Board meeting Thur...

Three members of the Codiac RCMP have been charged with obstruction of justice. The Mounties say the charges were laid against Corporal Mathieu Potvin, Constable Eric Pichette and Constable Graham Bourque in Moncton Provincial Court on December 28. The charges stem from an investigation into their alleged actions during a police operation in 2019. All three are scheduled to appear in court on March 15. The officers were suspended with pay as of December 15 pending the outcome of the legal proce...