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Ex-cop's hearing delayed

A conduct hearing for former Osoyoos RCMP Const. Amit Goyal has been adjourned.

Goyal was originally supposed to appear in Vancouver on July 28, but the hearing was rescheduled to Aug. 31.

RCMP spokesman Sgt. Rob Vermeulen said he didn't have a reason for the adjournment, and no new date has been scheduled yet.

Goyal was suspended with pay from the Osoyoos RCMP detachment in June 2013, but the reason why or his whereabouts were not released.

His departure followed two incidents involving the officer's vehicles.

On Oct. 31, 2012, a 2009 black Audi S5 owned by Goyal was reported stolen from Collision Craft Auto in Osoyoos. The burned remains of the Audi were discovered on the outskirts of Osoyoos the following spring.

A week later, a 2008 Ford Ranger on loan to Goyal from Collision Craft was also reported stolen.

The remains of the burned-out Ford were found several days later, again on the outskirts of Osoyoos.

Steve Condon, a former Osoyoos resident who was investigated regarding the car thefts by police officers from Trail, was cleared after passing a lie detector test.

Condon, who has since moved to the Lower Mainland, was not charged in the matter.

Most recently, he filed a separate lawsuit against Goyal and several other parties.

Goyal's whereabouts are unknown, and he could not be reached for comment.



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