Winnipeg police reforms going in ‘right direction’ amid corruption woes: chief
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Reforms within Winnipeg police are going in the 'right direction,' its chief says after a trial earlier this year detailed officers getting involved illegal acts.
Reforms within Winnipeg police are going in the “right direction,” its chief says after a trial earlier this year detailed officers getting involved in ticket fixing, drug dealing and bribery.
Gene Bowers told the Winnipeg Police Board on Friday that the force is implementing 10 actions to strengthen accountability and public trust in the force, given the fallout surrounding former constable Elston Bostock.
“We’re going in the right direction with a number of these improvements and accountability actions,” Bowers said.
“We’re showing a greater operational accountability and better use of our resources.”
Bostock, a 22-year veteran with the service, was sentenced in January to seven years behind bars after pleading guilty to a list of serious crimes he committed while on the job.
He was investigated and later arrested in 2024 after confidential sources came forward with concerns. Three other officers were arrested alongside Bostock, and those cases remain before the courts.
Bostock faced a slew of charges, including indignity to human remains, drug trafficking, breaking and entering to commit extortion, breach of trust and obstruction of justice.
In one incident, Bostock, who was called to attend the scene of an overdose, took photos of a partially clothed dead woman and shared them with two other officers.
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