VANCOUVER -- It took the RCMP more than five months to start an investigation into allegations the officer in charge of the Langley detachment used overtime to pay back officers who bought tickets to a charity party hosted by the mayor, new documents show. Mounties say it wasn’t wasted time and “actions were taken” – though critics say the delay is a sign that senior officers may get lighter treatment in the RCMP’s probes into violations of their code of conduct. “Someone who is a senior ranking member of the RCMP appears to be treated differently than the other lower ranking officers within the organization, and that’s something that really affects the morale of the RCMP,” said former B.C. solicitor-general Kash Heed.