Ontario cop suspended for misrepresenting academic credentials
The deputy chief of the Halton Regional Police in Ontario was sentenced to lose 25 days of vacation time last Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to four counts of misconduct.
The Toronto Star reports that deputy chief Michael Kingston lied about his education background on four occasions. Each act of misconduct was related to a misrepresentation made during an internal promotion. Kingston had maintained that he had a degree from the University of Waterloo. In addition to the vacation time he was ordered to go back to school. Kingston has been with the Halton department since 1976. He is currently enrolled in a four year police studies program at Georgian College in Barrie. The Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services says that the false degree played no role in Kingston's promotion to deputy chief.
