Two textbook cases
of OPCC corruption

The Stan Lowe/Bruce Brown/Rollie Woods/OPCC cover-ups
of Vancouver police constable Taylor Robinson and
New Westminster officer Sukhwinder “Vinnie” Singh Dosanjh

 

These are textbook cases of corruption at B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner, whose staff operate in secret as much as possible and answer to no one.

From June 2010 to July 2010, the OPCC colluded with Vancouver police in covering up VPD constable Taylor Robinson’s assault on a disabled woman, Sandy Davidsen. Additional information came to light in November 2013 that clarified the dates involved and further indicated that Vancouver police and the OPCC kept the incident secret and refused to order an investigation.

As a result I lodged a formal complaint about police complaint commissioner Stanley Thomas Lowe to the Law Society of British Columbia in early December 2013. I also brought up the case of New Westminster officer Sukhwinder “Vinnie” Singh Dosanjh, who got away with such extraordinary leniency that he might be considered to have benefited from his offences. Lowe approved of the leniency and refused to call a public hearing into Dosanjh’s actions, despite highly disturbing charges.

After I contacted the Law Society, Lowe, his deputy Rollie Woods, OPCC investigative analyst Andrea Spindler and OPCC admissibility analyst Anthony Parker have been lying to the public and abusing the Police Act to evade scrutiny.

The links below provide the most complete information publicly available about these cover-ups. New info will be added as the situation continues to develop.

 

Skeletons in the OPCC closet
put the corrupt agency in
a conflict of interest

Another investigation into New Westminster cop Sukhwinder “Vinnie” Singh Dosanjh
might bring to light the shortcomings of the last ones. Holding power to interfere,
Stan Lowe’s crooked crew can prevent that from happening. More…

 

More evidence of OPCC cover-ups

They come in the form of continued lies from
deputy police complaint commissioner Rollie Woods. More…

 

Looks like another OPCC cover-up

Police complaint commissioner Stan Lowe waited three months
before calling an investigation into Victoria chief Frank Elsner.
But Lowe didn’t wait long once the media found out. More…

 

When police rape, can Stan Lowe
be trusted to oversee investigations?

Those are among the powers granted to B.C.’s police complaint
commissioner. But he colluded with Vancouver cops to cover up
gratuitous violence against a disabled woman. More…

 

The Straight sides with the establishment

Georgia Straight editor Charlie Smith still treats OPCC liar Rollie Woods as a
credible source. Meanwhile, his paper has barred me from commenting. More…

 

The OPCC/VPD Taylor Robinson cover-up:
Stan Lowe’s OPCC responds

Two vague, obfuscatory and dishonest denials constitute the only defence
from B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner. More…

 

An “informal investigation” or a cover-up?

Vancouver Police Professional Standards and B.C.’s
Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner have questions
to answer regarding VPD constable Taylor Robinson. More…

 

What’s the Pivot Legal Society saying
about the Taylor Robinson case?

Evidence indicates a cover-up by the Office of the Police
Complaint Commissioner. But if not, additional questions arise. More…

 

Will anyone scrutinize this OPCC/VPD cover-up?

Some questions arise as the public hearing into Vancouver
police constable Taylor Robinson (supposedly) approaches. More…

 

B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint
Commissioner abuses the Police Act

The OPCC refuses to order an investigation into the Vancouver police
Taylor Robinson cover-up—in which the OPCC colluded. More…

 

Law Society of British Columbia supports
corrupt lawyer Stanley Thomas Lowe

With arrogance matching her dishonesty,
Law Society liar Beverly Gallagher ignores evidence
against B.C.’s disgraceful police complaint commissioner. More…

 

Hey media: Ask Stan Lowe and
Rollie Woods some obvious questions

I tried to get reporters to do so. The Vancouver Sun calls my effort a hoax.
Woods called the cops. But is anyone in the media actually
scrutinizing this agency? More…

 

2010 Vancouver police brutality case
of Taylor Robinson delayed again—Why?

Is this an abuse of process to help the OPCC evade scrutiny?
And why do Stan Lowe’s staff continue to lie about the fictional public hearing
into Vancouver Police Professional Standards? More…

 

An open letter to the
B.C. Civil Liberties Association and Pivot Legal Society

You’ve taken up cases of police misconduct. But the most serious problem isn’t
individual officers. It’s a thoroughly disreputable system of police oversight. More…

 

To B.C. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton

Police complaint commissioner Stan Lowe’s collusion in a Vancouver police cover-up
shows an urgent need to reform the OPCC. More…

 

An investigation is long overdue
into this Vancouver Police Professional Standards cover-up

But due to a conflict of interest—i.e. collusion—Stan Lowe and his crew
should step down and let an independent authority handle this. More…

 

Rollie Woods lies to the public

On behalf of his boss, Woods claims police complaint commissioner
Stan T. Lowe has ordered a public hearing into the
Vancouver Police Professional Standards cover-up
of Taylor Robinson’s assault. More…

 

A complaint to the Law Society of British Columbia
against Stanley Thomas Lowe

B.C.’s unaccountable police complaint commissioner might have to answer
questions about the OPCC’s handling of Vancouver constable Taylor Robinson
and New Westminster officer Sukhwinder “Vinnie” Singh Dosanjh. More…

 

Secrecy, dishonesty and zero accountability:
Yet another OPCC cover-up

New Westminster police constable Sukhwinder “Vinnie” Singh Dosanjh
benefited from the corruption of Stan T. Lowe and Rollie Woods
at B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner. More...

 

This cover-up has been another
VPD/OPCC co-production

Looks like the OPCC helped Vancouver cops cover up
an especially troubling assault. Yet the B.C. government wants
the OPCC to run the new Independent Investigation Office. More...

 

When you see them comin’,
better step aside

A disabled woman didn’t, and a rough, tough Vancouver cop
shoved her to the ground. The VPD cover-up lasted
six weeks, until the BCCLA released the video.
The OPCC won’t answer media inquiries. More...

 

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