STRATHROY, Ont. - A 20-year veteran of the Ontario Provincial Police has been charged with stealing gasoline and office supplies from his detachment.

Const. Scott Purbrick has also been suspended from the Middlesex detachment in Strathroy, Ont., west of London.

Purbrick allegedly stole gasoline and office supplies while on duty.

He is charged with four counts of theft under $5,000 and is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in London on August 28.