Board says investigation into former B.C. police chief’s conduct cost $811,000
VICTORIA — The Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board says an external investigation into the conduct of a disgraced former chief constable cost $811,000.
Frank Elsner resigned from the Victoria Police Department in 2017 amid an investigation into inappropriate social media messages sent to the wife of a subordinate officer.
The board also says Elsner was paid nearly $270,000 in salary and benefits after he was suspended in April 2016.
Police Complaint Commissioner Stan Lowe said in a report released last month that Elsner was “caught in a web of untruths” and committed eight acts of misconduct, including lying to investigators, encouraging a witness to make a false statement and having unwanted physical contact with two female officers.