24-year Winnipeg police officer charged with theft
Posted September 13, 2024 5:04 pm.
A Winnipeg police officer has been charged following a robbery in January.
WPS says on Jan. 20, they received a report of a robbery that occurred on Jan. 15.
Reports indicate that during the robbery, electronics were stolen from a 37-year-old woman, and later pawned at various locations around the city.
WPS were able to locate the electronics through routine checks of pawn transactions. And they were later processed and deemed returnable to the woman.
On May 1, the Evidence Control Unit found that the devices had gone missing from evidence.
The evidence went missing, a secondary investigation was started by the Professional Standards Unit, and they were able to determine that an officer within the Evidence Control Unit was a suspect.
On Sept. 13, Constable Jeffrey Conrad, a 24-year member of the Winnipeg Police Service was charged with theft under $5,000 and criminal breach of trust.
Conrad has been placed on administrative leave.
