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More serious, Kamins wrote, was Moffat’s decision to deceive investigators during a Professional Standards Branch (PSB) probe of her conduct.

“If this were the only misconduct,” he wrote, “and the officer had recognized this and accepted responsibility early in the process after the harassment complaint had been made, I may have been persuaded that she might be able to survive the misconduct and that rehabilitation was possible and appropriate. That was not to be her chosen response.”

“She has damaged her reputation within the community and the police service,” he concluded. “She has damaged the public reputation of the police service.”

Moffat was accused of harassing a civilian co-worker, Romaine Fleck-Brezinski, while the two were working together in the police communications branch dispatching and evaluating 911 calls.

Fleck-Brezinski is acting police Chief Kevin Brezinski’s former sister-in-law. She said in an interview that she has not spoken to him in several years, and she left the police service in 2016.

Fleck-Brezinski worked in the branch for 11 years as a civilian 911 operator.

At first, it was a collegial working environment in which breakfasts and potluck dinners were common. Moffat joined the unit in 2013 and initially there was no conflict between the two, the hearing heard. But Fleck-Brezinski soon noticed a group of four constables, including Moffat, began to behave differently around her. Whenever she entered the room, Moffat would turn away. She felt like there was a group effort to shun her and other civilian coworkers.