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Ottawa OPP Const. Dennis Hill won’t be patrolling the Queensway any time soon after his own police force arrested him while he was on medical leave for rehab.

Hill’s leave took a rapid turn on June 22, when police allege he tried to steal electronics from his local Walmart in Carleton Place. And when he was apprehended, police allege that he resisted arrest.

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Hill, 37, has been charged by Lanark County OPP with theft and resisting arrest. The officer is scheduled to appear in court in August.

Unlike other shoplifting and resist-arrest cases, the OPP did not issue a press release about the arrest of one of their own.

Hill is also facing internal charges under the Police Services Act. The internal charges will be dealt with after the officer’s criminal prosecution.

The criminal charges have not been tested or proved in court.

It’s the second time in two years that an OPP Queensway officer has found himself on the wrong side of the law.