An OPP officer with an “exemplary” service record received a suspended sentence Thursday after admitting he broke the law by steering at least $500,000 worth of business to two Toronto tow truck companies owned by a man featured on a reality TV show. The show profiles the work of several heavy towing companies in the Toronto area. “You got a good one — Montreal is a good one,” Showan said to Sithambarpillay afterwards in an intercepted call, according to the agreed statement of facts. “About eight minutes later, a tow truck from Steve’s Towing attended the scene and removed the Porsche,” the agreed statement said. To make matters worse, he did so in the face of specific and repeated warnings not to show favouritism to any tow truck companies.”Showan had been a police officer since 2001.

Source: thestar June 24, 2022 20:00 UTC