Cancelling traffic tickets issued to officers’ friends and associates has been a pervasive practice throughout the Winnipeg Police Service for years, a retired officer says.

“There were bottles (of liquor) coming through (the traffic services division) all the time. It’s been common since the beginning of time… It’s all about who you know and what your history is,” said the recently retired cop, speaking to the Free Press on the condition of anonymity. Liquor was gifted as thanks for cancelled tickets.

The retiree made the comments in the wake of an officer’s admission of guilt in relation to a decade’s worth of corruption charges last week. Const. Elston Bostock, 48, pleaded guilty Friday to a slew of charges, including breach of trust and obstruction of justice, for incidents dating

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