Pubdate: Sun, 04 Mar 2012
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2012 Postmedia Network Inc.
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Author: Sam Cooper, The Province

DAUGHTER OF TOP COP FACES DRUG CHARGES

Kelowna's top cop was stunned to learn his 22-year-old daughter has
been charged in connection to an alleged dial-a-dope scheme, the RCMP
says.

Lisa Mckinnon, 22, daughter of Supt. Bill Mckinnon, has been charged
with drug trafficking after being arrested this week, allegedly in
possession of crack and heroin.

Police say she was arrested Tuesday during an alleged illegal drug
transaction along with an unidentified 19-yearold woman, in Kelowna.

The news of Lisa's arrest on Tuesday shocked and disappointed Supt.
Mckinnon and his wife, also an RCMP member, according to Insp. Rick
Flewelling.

Flewelling said Kelowna RCMP investigators were targeting a
dial-a-dope operation in February when they identified Lisa Mckinnon
was a suspect.

Once they made the relationship connection between a drug dealing
suspect and their chief, the investigators took steps to insure the
integrity of the investigation, police say.

Supt. Mckinnon was not informed that his daughter was a suspect,
played no role in the investigation and was purposefully kept in the
dark until she was charged this week, Flewelling said.

"Nobody is immune for drugs," Flewelling said to Castanet, in a local
media interview. "Here is a case in point, where you've got somebody
who is a public figure, a chief of police who is facing the same
trials and tribulations as anyone else. To be honest, my heart goes
out to him." 
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