RCMP officer charged after allegedly stealing money from vehicle during traffic stop last year

Witnesses interviewed as part of the investigation included other RCMP officers and the complainant in the case, Mounties say. (CBC - image credit)

A now-resigned Manitoba RCMP constable has been charged with theft and breach of trust after he's alleged to have stolen roughly $300 from someone's vehicle during a traffic stop in Portage la Prairie last year.

Ben Harder resigned from the force in January while being investigated for the incident, which is alleged to have happened on Nov. 19, 2024, RCMP said in a news release on Friday.

Mounties said they got a public complaint about the incident just over a week later.

The investigation was led by the Manitoba RCMP West District and monitored by the Independent Investigation Uni

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