RCMP ready to fire
Richmond Mountie with
history of assaults
who’s back in trouble

Graeme Wood, Richmond News, May 9, 2014

 

A Richmond RCMP officer with a history of assault is once again in trouble with the law. But this time his superiors are seeking his dismissal.

On Thursday the city’s Mounties announced in an online news release Const. Kenrick Whitney is facing charges of theft under $5,000 and breach of trust for alleged crimes that took place while he was on duty.

Last June, Whitney was suspended from duty and he was stripped of his police identification. Given the seriousness of the allegations he was suspended without pay in February 2014, according to Chief Supt. Brian Cantera.

“This alleged behaviour is unacceptable and not in keeping with the core values of the RCMP and public expectations,” stated Cantera, who is also acting district commander for the Lower Mainland District.

According to the release, Whitney's alleged thefts took place within the detachment. He is charged with breach of trust by a public officer.

Cantera noted he would not comment further on the case as it is set to go to Richmond Provincial Court on May 27.

“He will also be facing a disciplinary hearing where the RCMP Commanding Officer will be seeking his dismissal,” stated Cantera.

In 2003 Whitney, who once played for the B.C. Lions, pleaded guilty to assault after slapping a man for taking a parking spot he wanted in Vancouver while he was off-duty. For that, he was ordered by a judge to perform 25 hours of community service and was fined two days’ pay by the RCMP.

In 2007 Whitney found himself in trouble with the law again when an RCMP adjudication board found him guilty of disgraceful conduct for confronting a driver in an unprofessional manner. It was determined Whitney swore at a driver and spat in his face during that incident, after what was described as a minor traffic stop while Whitney was working for the Lower Mainland RCMP drug section.

DNA tests proved Whitney’s saliva ended up on the driver’s jacket, but at a hearing he blamed gum falling out of his mouth as the cause.

Cantera noted in the statement RCMP will seek Whitney’s dismissal.

More information about RCMP constable Ken Kenrick Whitney:
Mounties sting Mountie:
Ken Kenrick Whitney proved himself too odious even for the RCMP.
For a cop, that must be the ultimate disgrace. More…
An ongoing RCMP disgrace for many years, Ken Kenrick Whitney’s back in court,
this time for stealing while on duty. But despite all the extraordinary leniency
granted to him, Whitney says he’s been punished excessively. The unmanly tough guy
also claims he can’t be held responsible for his own actions. More…
Richmond police officer
pleads guilty to breach of trust.
Const. Kenrick Whitney was a former BC Lion
with a history of assault while on duty

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