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Conspiracy probe leads to charges against cop Abbotsford officer faces 10 counts, including breach of trust Vikki HOPES Abbotsford News
An Abbotsford Police officer has been charged following an eight-month investigation that began when he allegedly leaked information to a drug dealer so that person could avoid arrest. Const. Christopher Nicholson appeared Tuesday in Vancouver provincial court. He was charged with one count of conspiracy to traffic drugs, two counts of breach of trust, and seven counts of obstructing justice.
He has been suspended from his job with the Abbotsford Police Department, and will lose his pay as soon as it is legally possible. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) began the investigation last September, and Chief Jim Chu said at a press conference Tuesday that further charges will be laid. Chu said the APD asked the VPD to conduct an investigation after two Abbotsford officers informed an inspector of Nicholson’s alleged misconduct last July. He said up to a dozen investigators were involved.
Chu said it is alleged that Nicholson provided false information to other officers, who used the details to obtain search warrants for drugs in private residences. Nicholson also allegedly conspired with a confidential informant to have drugs delivered to a residence and have other police officers conduct a search warrant soon after. APD Chief Bob Rich said if proven to be true, Nicholson put the “lives and reputations of other police officers at risk.”
A5 Controversial bird scare devices will be the subject of an upcoming public hearing
Brothers in national plowing competition
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A39 Anna Filiushyna, 7, is the winner of the Draw Mom contest
HEARING THE CANNONS
Turning earth As far as championships go, this one is pretty laid-back. Even competitor Philip Graham admits he won’t feel much stress when he takes to the field for the 61st annual Canadian Plowing Championships, which started yesterday in Abbotsford. “I’ll just go out and plow and see how it goes,” the 22-year-old said on Tuesday between breaks in practising for the competition. Philip and his brother, Andrew, 18, are the only two Abbotsford residents participating in the event. They earned their spots
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A24-27 The News continues its election coverage with details from two recent all-candidates’ meetings Q Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A9 Q Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A47 Q Viewpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 Q Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A56 VIKKI HOPES Abbotsford News
Philip Graham (left), on a John Deere 2140, and his brother Andrew, on a John Deere 2130, compete this week in the Canadian Plowing Championships in Abbotsford.
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