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Sudbury OPP officer facing criminal charges after alleged thefts from evidence locker

Sgt. Straun Frederiksen, a veteran officer, has been charged with theft and breach of trust
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A veteran Sudbury OPP officer is facing criminal charges in connection with property taken from an evidence vault at the Sudbury detachment.

Sgt. Straun Frederiksen of the Sudbury detachment was charged April 26 under the criminal code with theft and breach of trust.

He was charged by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Unit (PSU).

An investigation by the Professional Standards Unit, part of the OPP's Office of Professionalism, Respect, Inclusion and Leadership, began in 2021 after it was determined that items had gone missing from the evidence locker at the Sudbury detachment.

Police have not stated what kind of evidence the officer is alleged to have taken.

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury on May 25.

The officer has been a member of the OPP for 27 years. He has been suspended with pay, under the terms of the Police Services Act, since March of this year, said a press release.