Sergeant Demoted For Impaired Driving Conviction
St. Catharines Standard
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 5:24:44 EST PM[/I]
A Niagara Regional Police sergeant who educated youths on the dangers of drinking and driving has been stripped of her rank in wake of her criminal conviction for impaired driving last summer.
Sgt. Cathy Edgecombe, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday before a disciplinary tribunal to a Police Services Act charge of one count of discreditable conduct. The tribunal reduced her rank to first-class constable for 14 months.
She had already lost her driverâ??s licence for one year and been fined $2,500 in criminal court.
The base pay for a sergeant with Niagara Regional Police is $105,467. A first-class constable makes $92,514.
Insp. Cindy White, who was acting as prosecutor for the internal disciplinary hearing, said a police officerâ??s good character is essential for public trust and the NRP holds its officers and supervisors to a higher standard of conduct.
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