āš ļø COMMAND LEVEL ā€” AUTHORIZATION AUTHORITY

DEPUTY CHIEF KAREL DEGRAAF

Windsor Police Service ā€” Deputy Chief of Police

ROLE: COMMAND AUTHORIZATION ā€” PROTECTED KEN PRICE ā€” ENABLED COVER-UP

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WPS Chain of Command
4+ YRS
Cover-Up Duration
14 DAYS
Evidence Destruction
79 FILES
Added Post-Close

WINDSOR POLICE COMMAND STRUCTURE

CHIEF Chief of Police Ultimate WPS Authority
D/CHIEF Karel DeGraaf Authorized Ken Price ā€” THIS PROFILE
SUPT Superintendent Division Command
INSP Inspector Unit Command
SGT Staff Sergeant / Sergeant Shift Supervision
CST Ken Price (Constable) ACQUITTED July 15, 2025
COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY ā­ā­ā­ā­ā­ DOCTRINE

Deputy Chief Bears Command Responsibility

Under police command doctrine, Deputy Chief DeGraaf bears responsibility for:

ā€¢ Actions of officers under his command
ā€¢ Approval/denial of investigations and complaints
ā€¢ Evidence retention and destruction policies
ā€¢ Internal affairs oversight
ā€¢ Protection of officers involved in misconduct

The Deputy Chief doesn't need to personally destroy evidence or fabricate charges. He just needs to authorize the officers who do ā€” and look the other way.

SMOKING GUN EVIDENCE

SG #DG-1 ā­ā­ā­ā­ā­ IRREFUTABLE

Evidence Destroyed Under His Watch

Evidence retention is a command-level policy decision. Standard retention: 2 years minimum. Actual destruction: 14 days after case dismissal. 79 files added 8 days after case closed.

This cannot happen without command authorization. Someone at the top approved this.

WHO AUTHORIZED THE DESTRUCTION? The Deputy Chief oversees Professional Standards. Evidence destruction in 14 days vs. 2-year minimum requires top-level sign-off.
SG #DG-2 ā­ā­ā­ā­ā­ IRREFUTABLE

Ken Price Protected Despite Acquittal

Ken Price was acquitted July 15, 2025 ā€” proving the case against Francesco was fabricated. No internal investigation. No discipline. No accountability. Ken Price remains employed.

This level of protection requires command-level approval.

IF KEN PRICE FABRICATED CHARGES: He should be terminated and charged.
IF KEN PRICE DID NOTHING WRONG: Francesco should never have been arrested.
EITHER WAY: Someone at command level made the wrong call ā€” and covered it up.
SG #DG-3 ā­ā­ā­ā­ā­ IRREFUTABLE

OIPRD Complaints Stalled 3.5+ Years

Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) case 22-00-14715 filed July 25, 2022. Status: Still "in screening" after 3.5+ years. Agent Manuel stated "6-8 weeks."

OIPRD complaints against Windsor Police are systematically delayed. Who has influence over this?

PATTERN: Every accountability mechanism fails. Law Society suppressed. Judicial Council non-responsive. OIPRD stalled. This is coordination at command level.

CRIMINAL CODE VIOLATIONS

CRIMINAL CODE s.122

Breach of Trust by Public Officer

Up to 5 years ā€” Command responsibility

CRIMINAL CODE s.139

Obstruction of Justice

Up to 10 years ā€” Evidence destruction

CRIMINAL CODE s.340

Destroying Documents

Up to 5 years ā€” 14-day destruction

CRIMINAL CODE s.465

Conspiracy

Same as underlying offense

CRIMINAL CODE s.21

Party to Offence (Aiding)

Same as principal offense

POLICE SERVICES ACT

Misconduct / Neglect of Duty

Dismissal + criminal referral

CONNECTED PERPETRATORS

Ken Price

Constable ā€” ACQUITTED July 15, 2025

Ashley Dale

Crown Attorney ā€” Prosecuted Fabricated Charges

Laura Joy

Defense ā€” Evidence Destruction

Attorney General Ontario

Provincial ā€” Shields Windsor Police

Glenn Dutton (DEA)

Federal ā€” Cross-Border Coordination

Premier Doug Ford

Executive ā€” Ultimate Authority