A Chatham-Kent Police officer has been found guilty of several charges under the Police Service Act.
Constable Darcy Lunn pleaded guilty to one count of neglect of duty and three counts of discreditable conduct.
The offences, which occurred while Constable Lunn was off-duty, date back to 2009, but authorities say they weren’t reported to police until 2019.
Following an OPP investigation, criminal charges were laid. In May, 2020, Lunn pleaded guilty to charges of assault and uttering threats, which resulted in a suspended sentence and three years’ probation.
The CK Police Service Act investigation began shortly after, resulting in the latest charges.
The neglect of duty charge stems from incidents between 2009-2010 when Lunn brought his service-issued firearm home without permission from the Chief of Police.
One of the discreditable conduct offences relates to the firearm being brought home without proper paperwork, and the other two charges involve threats against his wife.
“This is certainly an unfortunate and disturbing set of circumstances surrounding Constable Lunn,” says CK Police Chief Gary Conn in a statement. “Any police officer is expected to uphold higher standards of conduct in both their professional and personal lives. I respect the Hearing Officer’s decision and penalty imposed given that he is the Trier-of-fact, having to take into consideration and weigh all the aggravating and mitigating factors associated to this matter. Consequently, we have and will continue to hold our members responsible for their actions.”
The hearing, held on December 15th, took place by teleconference.
Lunn has since been reinstated from suspension and assigned to the Community Patrol Branch.
