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Personal information in Victoria police officer’s lost notebook used for Saanich crime

Notebook lost for five days, contained 50 addresses plus 60 names
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A Victoria police officer’s notebook that was lost in late 2022 contained 50 names and 60 addresses relating to police actions or investigations. The contents were used to conduct an alleged crime in Saanich. (Black Press Media file photo)

Information inside a Victoria police officer’s lost notebook was used to commit an alleged but unspecified crime in Saanich, the department announced Thursday (Feb. 16).

The officer lost a notebook, containing 60 names and 50 addresses of Greater Victoria residents, for a five-day period in December and it was not reported at that time, VicPD said in a news release.

The department then launched an investigation after learning this month that contents of the notebook “had been copied and were being circulated among the criminal element of Greater Victoria.”

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Jake Romphf

About the Author: Jake Romphf

In early 2021, I made the move from the Great Lakes to Greater Victoria with the aim of experiencing more of the country I report on.
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