A Vancouver police officer is facing seven charges, five of which are related to his on-duty behaviour.
Cst. Neil Logan has been charged with two counts of theft, two counts of breach of trust and one count of possession of a controlled substance related to on-duty activities, according to a press release from the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). He faces two additional charges related to off-duty activities: one more count each of theft and possession of a controlled substance.
The investigation into Logan's activities was done by the VPD.
"My team began a criminal investigation last May after concerns about Constable Logan’s on-duty conduct were identified," says Insp. Mike Heard in the release. "Our investigation into that conduct revealed additional concerning behaviour and criminal activity by Mr. Logan."
In a press conference today Deputy Chief Constable Laurence Rankin of the VPD's Investigation Division said he was disappointed in the case.
"This is completely unacceptable," he said. "The public expects and deserves better conduct by police officers with the VPD."
The charges stem from an investigation that started out as a wellness check following an on-duty incident in May 2020. Rankin says that turned into a criminal investigation but would not elaborate on what had occurred.
"There was an incident at work that led to a work-safe investigation and that evolved into a criminal investigation and over the course of approx 9-month evidence was collected by my officers," he said.
It doesn't appear anyone else from the VPD is involved, he added, and it doesn't appear Logan was associated with any gang.
"We are continuing our investigation and we’ll see where it leads us but it doesn’t appear that there were any other Vancouver police officers involved," Rankin said.
However, a Surrey man is also facing charges related to the investigation. Dilpreet Kooner, 20, faces four drug trafficking charges.
"They were associated through transactions that occurred during the course of this investigations," Rankin said.
At the time of the incident Logan was put on administrative leave; he was suspended (with pay) from duty at the time of arrest on Jan. 5. He had been hired in 2009 after spending time as an officer with the Edmonton Police Service.
This isn't the first instance Logan has faced some sort of reprimand. A case is currently in the hands of the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) involving Logan and another VPD officer in regards to misconduct charges stemming from a complaint of excessive use of force and improper entry into a private residence. The OPCC has not released a decision on the case.
In a separate case the OPCC is also looking into Logan for an incident in 2017, after complaints from Logan's former girlfriend Alyssa LeBlevec. LeBlevec alleged Logan assaulted her on a trip to Oregon. Last year the OPCC criticized the VPD's handling of the issue and assigned a retired judge to investigate.
Logan is also facing four charges (two for assault and two for uttering threats) related to a 2014 incident, though the charges were laid late last year.
"That matter came to investigators' attention in June," Rankin said. "It was determined that it occurred in Surrey, so investigators notified Surrey RCMP."
He added he believed it was a domestic issue.
Rankin noted it was embarrassing to be dealing with an issue like this, but uncommon.
"I've been doing this job for 33 years, I can count on two hands the number of police officers I would suggest cause me concern as much as Mr. Logan," he said.
— Editor's note: This story was updated with comments from Deputy Chief Constable Laurence Rankin.
