{"id":18891,"date":"2018-10-11T09:26:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T13:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/?p=18891"},"modified":"2018-10-11T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T13:26:06","slug":"2-york-police-officers-among-7-arrested-for-various-charges-including-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/local\/gta\/2-york-police-officers-among-7-arrested-for-various-charges-including-drug-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"2 York police officers among 7 arrested for various charges including drug trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two York Regional Police officers are among seven people arrested after a 10-month investigation, the force said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Const. Richard Senior, a 14-year-police veteran of the force, was charged with 30 criminal offences including trafficking cocaine, attempted armed robbery of a quantity of cocaine, assault, obstructing justice and weapons charges. He was also charged with the theft and illegal possession of a York Regional Police shotgun, interfering in the prosecution of provincial offence notices under the Highway Traffic Act and the disclosing of confidential police information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Senior, 44, is being held in custody and is due to appear in Newmarket court on Oct. 16.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Const. Timur Timerbulatov, who joined the force in 2015, was charged with breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer not for a police purpose<\/p>\n

Timerbulatov, 36, has been suspended with pay, York police said in a news release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In addition, police have charged:<\/p>\n

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  • Catherine Petrolo, 36, with obstruction of justice and breach of trust by a public officer;<\/li>\n
  • Jean Christie, 68, of Quinte West, with conspiracy to traffic cannabis, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and weapons charges<\/li>\n
  • Sherry Wafer, 44, of Toronto, with conspiracy to traffic cannabis;<\/li>\n
  • George Papoutsos, 43 of Richmond Hill, with conspiracy to traffic steroids and trafficking steroids;<\/li>\n
  • Fabian Wills, 45, of Markham, with uttering a forged document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Senior worked in the force\u2019s uniformed patrol and community response unit, and will be suspended with pay if he is released on bail, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cThis was a difficult investigation, however, we are committed to upholding our values of integrity and accountability,\u201d Chief Eric Jolliffe said in the news release.<\/p>\n

    A York Regional Police officer named Richard Senior appears on the Sunshine List for Ontario employees who make more than $100,000 a year. He is listed as having earned $113,654.24 in 2018 and $110,029.19 in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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