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Now, for the second time in a little more than a year, a Victoria police officer has lost a notebook containing personal information 香蕉视频直播� and again it includes this person香蕉视频直播檚 details, McKay said.
According to a letter sent to McKay香蕉视频直播檚 client by police, compromised information includes the client香蕉视频直播檚 name, address and vehicle information. The letter was received on Monday (March 11), and the contents were provided to Black Press Media by McKay.
The letter advises the client to lock doors and allow police to flag their house for additional threat response, as well as telling them to have a second location to stay at.
It also provides a few details about the disappearance of the notebook, including that it was lost on Feb. 14, with police becoming aware it was misplaced on Feb. 20. It was recovered after eight days missing, during which time the letter says it was 香蕉视频直播渋n the possession of the criminal element in Victoria.香蕉视频直播�
Victoria Police spokesperson Cheryl Major confirmed the notebook was lost, and has since been recovered.
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Unlike the situation that occurred when a notebook was lost in 2022 and that officer didn香蕉视频直播檛 fess up until almost two months after the fact, the officer in this case notified higher ups immediately after realizing it was gone.
That first officer was eventually found guilty of misconduct and given a verbal reprimand after an investigation by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner.
The incident is not connected to the previous one, and does not involve the same officer.
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Despite the warnings in the letter to McKay香蕉视频直播檚 client, Major wrote that police have determined there is no reason to believe there is any risk to any person whose information was contained in the notebook.
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Since the last incident, Major wrote that the policy regarding notebooks has been updated and now officers are required to report lost notebooks 香蕉视频直播渁s soon as practicable.香蕉视频直播� The department is also actively researching digital solutions to the reduce the risk of this happening again.
But McKay did not let the department off the hook.
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