The lead detective in the investigation into alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur said Wednesday that he alerted the police professional standards unit about a related incident where he believes his fellow officers may have violated the service’s policies and procedures.The comments from Det. Sgt. Hank Idsinga follow a report on thestar.com Tuesday evening that years before McArthur was named as an alleged serial killer, he was questioned by police in a separate incident unrelated to men missing from Toronto’s Gay Village and was let go.On Wednesday, Idsinga would not comment on whether McArthur was previously questioned by police, but told the Star that he became aware of a related previous incident where the officers involved may not have done what they should have.Read more:Bruce McArthur was previously questioned, released by police in separate incidentTips pour in after police release grim photo of man believed to be victim of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthurThe red tape behind the Bruce McArthur tapesIt was something `that became a concern to me since I became aware of it,` Idsinga said. Last week, he prepared a report and sent it to the Toronto police professional standards unit for an internal probe regarding `the actions of some officers in a previous occurrence (who), I am led to believe ... potentially did not do what they were supposed to have done, according to our policies and our procedures,` Idsinga said. `And that`s something that should be investigated and I`m not the one to investigate that, so I prepared the report and I forwarded it to professional standards and they are now conducting that investigation,` he said.Toronto police spokesperson Meaghan Gray told the Star in a statement Tuesday night that the chief has always said, `if we come across issues that need addressing, we would not wait. We would act as soon as practical.”McArthur, 66, is facing six charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of men who began dis ...
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