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Toronto police officer charged after allegedly taking missing person’s debit card

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Toronto police say an officer has been criminally charged for allegedly taking possession of a missing person’s belongings.

In a press release, police said the incident took place during a Feb. 17 missing person investigation. One of the officers assigned to the case gave the missing person’s debit card to another man who used it to make a purchase at a Mississauga store, it is alleged.

Police also alleged that the officer and man “fraudulently obtained motor vehicles.”

On Monday, Toronto police arrested and charged Const. Boris Borissov, a 48-year-old from Toronto. He faces multiple charges, including theft, three counts of breach of trust and one count of attempting to obstruct justice.

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He has been with the Toronto police for 16 years and was suspended with pay, in line with rules laid out in the Police Services Act.

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Borissov is scheduled to appear in court on May 27, 2022.

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