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A second Ottawa police traffic officer has been suspended with pay amid a probe into whether officers issued fake traffic warnings to boost their internal stats, the Citizen has learned.

Const. Peter Dawson of the traffic escort unit was suspended with pay as of Monday, according to an email sent to all members of the Ottawa police. The suspension is tied to an ongoing widespread internal affairs investigation into alleged issuance of falsified traffic warnings. The Citizen reported in November that the internal probe into what is believed to be systemic misconduct includes up to 10 officers.

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Dawson is the second officer to be removed from his duties pending the outcome of the investigation.

Const. Edward Ellis was suspended with pay Sept. 30 after what multiple sources said was a “stack” of provincial offence notices was found in his police cruiser by another officer. It’s not known how many notices were in the cruiser when they were discovered, but both the officer copies and the versions that should have been given to the motorists who were warned were found.