RCMP Officer in B.C. Suspended During Criminal Investigation and Internal Probe

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters in a file photo. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

SURREY, B.C.—An officer with the RCMP detachment in Surrey, B.C., has been suspended amid a criminal investigation that’s expected to lead to formal charges.

RCMP spokeswoman Dawn Roberts says the Mountie was arrested last week and released, noting an internal code-of-conduct investigation is also underway.