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A police officer and his civil servant lover allegedly used the latter’s position to concoct a fake will, a jury heard as their fraud trial got underway Monday.

A police officer and his civil servant lover allegedly used the latter’s position to concoct a fake will, a jury heard as their fraud trial got underway Monday.

An Alberta Mountie charged in the fatal shooting of a man who had been sleeping in a pickup truck at a rest stop says he trusted information from a fellow officer that the man was wanted as a suspect.

In final submissions, Struthers argued Senior never intended to commit any crime and believed he was dealing with a confidential informant when he had no training to do so. “None of the events would have happened without the instigation and, in fact, participation of the police and, as a result, there is a clear lack of intent,” he said. “All of these offences were manufactured tests of integrity.” If there was virtue testing, countered Crown attorney Peter Scrutton, “Mr. Senior faile...

Lawyers representing a Toronto-area constable charged in a corruption investigation say he didn't intend to act dishonestly and simply lacked training on certain police procedures.

Article content He’s a long-time York Regional cop accused of going over to the dark side. Way over. When York Regional Police Const. Richard Senior was arrested two years ago after a 10-month investigation, he was allegedly planning the armed robbery of a drug warehouse of cocaine with a loaded shotgun he’s accused of swiping from his police service. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or MANDEL: Veteran cop accused of planning robbery of drug war...