Toronto police are investigating two uniformed officers for misconduct after videos surfaced online showing them taking a group of women between nightclubs, playing them videos on the in-cruiser computer and posing for photos.The videos, which were uploaded to Instagram Monday afternoon, appear to have been taken in and near a Bloor St. W. nightclub.The videos have been referred to Toronto Police Professional Standards for a review of possible misconduct, police spokesperson Const. David Hopkinson wrote in an emailed statement. “We cannot confirm the identity of (the officers) in the posts but we believe they are Constables from 52 Division,” which covers much of downtown Toronto, he said. In one of the videos, which shows both of the officer’s faces, an officer is seen holding the arms of a woman laughing while she is handcuffed. Another laughing woman can be seen in loose handcuffs putting on lipstick as the other officer looks on.A similar video is captioned, “Officer, I didn’t know being basic was a crime.” It shows one of the women in handcuffs waving at the camera while another woman, who appears wearing a loose-fitting pair of handcuffs can be seen dancing. The camera then zooms in on one of the officers’ uniforms.The next video shows a woman getting into a Toronto police car with one woman shouting, “Uber’s here!” while the woman getting into the vehicle jokingly complains about the vehicle’s lack of leg room.Another, captioned, “Thank you @torontopolice for the safe ride to the bar tonight,” shows the women laughing at a police laptop inside the cruiser which can be seen showing a number of Youtube videos.In an emailed statement to the Star, Mike McCormack, President of the Toronto Police Association said the association is “aware of a Toronto Police Service Professional Standards investigation into allegations of misconduct committed by two members working out of a down ...
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