Two Opp Officers Have Been Charged In A Misconduct Investigation Involving The Towing Industry

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said members of the Professional Standards Unit (PSU) received an internal complaint in February 2019 that alleged members of the OPP Highway Safety Division were giving preferential treatment to tow truck operators in the Greater Toronto Area.
Nine months later, in October, the PSU and the OPP’s Criminal Investigations Division launched an investigation into the allegations.
As a result, on Thursday, more than three years after the investigation began, police announced they had arrested Sgt.  Terrence Reefer and Const.  Roberto Visconti.
The officers, who both worked at the Mississauga OPP detachment, have been charged with breach of trust.  Visconti, a 12-year member of the service, faces an additional charge of obstructing a peace officer.
Police said Reefer, 59, a member of the force for 29 years, and Visconti, 36, were released on bail and are expected to appear in a Brampton court in January.
The two have been suspended with pay beginning in January 2021, police said.
Meanwhile, two other people, identified as 49-year-old Douglas Polus of Vaughan and 44-year-old Janan Dinkha of Mississauga, are charged with aiding and abetting breach of trust.
They were also released on bond and are due to appear in court in Brampton next year.
Police continue to ask anyone with information to call anonymously at 1-888-310-1222 or Crime Stoppers.