Sarnia police inspector demoted for discreditable conduct

A Sarnia police inspector has been temporarily demoted after being found guilty of discreditable conduct linked to an investigation where he had a conflict of interest. After being charged last fall, Dwayne Whelpley, 49, pleaded guilty to the charge Thursday during a Police Services Act disciplinary hearing, which heard he involved himself in a high school assault case where he had a conflict of interest with one of the youth’s parents. As a result, Whelpley, an inspector since 2018, will