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Calgary police officer faces domestic assault, theft, fraud charges in off-duty incident

Calgary Police headquarters Oct. 24, 2016. Gary Bobrovitz / Global News

A veteran Calgary Police Service officer is facing domestic assault, theft, fraud and other charges in relation to offences allegedly committed while he was off-duty in Airdrie.

The CPS said in a Friday news release that “the RCMP became involved in an investigation following a number of incidents throughout the month, some of which were connected to a domestic relationship.”

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The officer, who has 11 years of service, is charged with theft under $5,000, fraud under $5,000, uttering a forged document, assault and other offences.

“At the time of the alleged offences, the officer was on leave on an unrelated matter,” CPS said.

READ MORE: Calgary police officer charged with domestic assault in off-duty incident

The officer’s name and rank were not released. Calgary police said the name is not being released to protect the identity of the alleged victim.

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The officer remains on “unrelated paid leave.”

The CPS said his status would be reviewed over the next 30 days.

— With files from Global News

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