REGINA — Regina's police chief has been fired following a misconduct investigation involving inappropriate text messages, the city's mayor announced Tuesday.

Chad Bachynski told reporters the probe found Farooq Sheikh sent the messages to a member of the Regina Board of Police Commissioners for several months, including during an in-camera discussion of his employment contract.

He said the chief wanted the messages deleted, knowing they posed a risk.

"(It) demonstrated a significant and continuing lapse in the professional judgment and conduct inconsistent with Regina Police Service's core values," said Bachynski, speaking for the board.

"Overall, the chief did not take responsibility for his conduct."

In April, Sheikh was temporarily removed from active duty pending the results of th

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