An 11-year Toronto Police officer stationed at 22 Division is facing charges after an encrypted radio was allegedly stolen from the service.

Toronto Police say the radio was taken from 22 Division sometime between Sept. 12 and Oct.7, 2019.

The radio was recovered by police in May 2020.

The service’s professional standards unit has launched an investigation into the incident.

The circumstances surrounding the theft, use and recovery of the radio has not been disclosed due to an ongoing investigation. The radios were encrypted in 2015.

“There is always the potential that information may have been heard outside of the service when one of our radios are stolen,” a police spokesman said.

Const. Ronald Joseph was arrested on June 15 and charged with breach of trust and theft over $5,000.

The officer has suspended with pay and will return to Old City Hall Court on Sept. 4.

A motive hasn’t been released for the alleged theft.

Police say the radios can be used to by criminals who want to know what calls police are responding to.