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Female officer's charges 'cruel'
LETHBRIDGE - The
association representing rank-and-file police officers in Lethbridge is
criticizing a decision to pursue criminal charges against an officer who
was suicidal at the time of her alleged offence. (Calgary Herald)
Cocaine caused death
EDMONTON - Provincial
court Judge F.A. Day, who conducted the fatality inquiry into the case,
found that Alessandro Fiacco, 33, had five times the lethal level of
cocaine in his system, and it caused his heart to fail. (CP)
Judge throws out case
SHERWOOD PARK - A
judge has reprimanded some Mounties, even accusing one of unlawful
assault, over a case in which they charged three people with resisting
arrest and related offences. (Edmonton Journal)
Beating charges dismissed
EDMONTON - Charges
against two police officers accused of beating a man in their custody
were dismissed Thursday. Constables Jay Reinelt and Alex Thomas
arrested Komal Rhoda in April 2003 after he was found at an accident
scene with no identification or paperwork for his vehicle. (Edmonton
Journal)
Chief clears city cop
EDMONTON - A man
who was shot six times by a city police officer after stabbing a police
dog is demanding an independent review of a finding that the officer was
blameless. Police Chief Mike Boyd cleared Sgt. Bruce Edwards on Friday
of criminal wrongdoing or misconduct in the shooting last year of
Kirk Steele.
(Edmonton Journal)
Police commission breached information act
EDMONTON - The
Edmonton Police Commission breached the provincial freedom of
information act when it took nearly four months to process a simple
information request from The Edmonton Journal about the salary being
paid to the commission's executive director. (Edmonton Journal)
Eight-year ordeal ends
EDMONTON - The
Edmonton Police Service has dropped all internal disciplinary charges
against Const. Joe Slemko, a blood-spatter expert who defied orders not
to testify for the defence as a private consultant in criminal cases and
fatality inquiries. (Edmonton Journal)
Rulings open door for cameras
EDMONTON - Two
rulings in a high-profile Calgary police disciplinary case have opened
the door to cameras in internal police hearings, and rejected a police
chief's power to arbitrarily close hearings to the media and the
public. (Edmonton Journal)
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Chief wrong . . .again
Charges against officer tossed
Calgary Police Commission
Cops feared for their own
safety
EDMONTON -
Two Edmonton police constables told an internal
disciplinary hearing today that concerns for their own
safety led them to handcuff and search a driver who was
pulled over for a minor traffic violation. (Edmonton
Journal)
Province plans civilian body
EDMONTON - The
provincial government will introduce legislation that will create a
civilian body to investigate serious incidents involving police when the
legislature resumes sitting next week. (Calgary Herald)
Promoting boss's son a bad idea
EDMONTON - An angry Ed Stelmach vetoed an
attempt by former solicitor general Harvey Cenaiko to promote the new
premier's son within the provincial sheriff's branch without going
through the normal promotion process. "As soon as Mr. Stelmach heard
about it he said: 'Absolutely not. That is not going to happen."
(Edmonton Journal)
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Judge rules officer justified
CALGARY -
A police officer who shot and killed a Calgary man
wielding a knife took appropriate action, a provincial fatality inquiry
concluded. In January 2005, Const. Ian Vernon killed Harjinder Singh
Cheema, 30, with a single bullet after Cheema repeatedly stabbed his
wife and his mother-in-law. (CBC)
Scolding prompts police review
CALGARY - The city's
police commission will publicly review its policy on how long the
Calgary Police Service has to investigate complaints against its
officers after a judge criticized a "secret" change to the rules.
(Calgary Herald) MORE:
Officer in
limbo wants back on beat
Officers walk a fresh beat
CALGARY - Ten years
and 6,488 kilometres later, two Scottish police officers who trained
together in Glasgow once again found themselves in the same recruit
class -- this time, with the Calgary Police Service. (Calgary
Herald) RELATED:
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adding armoured truck
Disciplinary hearings head online
CALGARY - The internal
disciplinary process for Calgary police officers is moving from behind
closed doors onto the Internet. The Calgary Police Service will post
notice of
upcoming public disciplinary hearings
on its website and plans to make decisions arising from the proceedings
available to the public as well. (Calgary Herald)
Officers reinstated
CALGARY - With
just a week on the job as Calgary's top cop, Chief Rick Hanson is
distinguishing himself from his predecessor, reinstating two officers
accused of using excessive force during an arrest that was caught on
video and led to a $400,000 lawsuit filed by the alleged victim.
(Calgary Herald)
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Policeman target of gunfire
CALGARY - An
investigator working on a 10-month probe of a violent Calgary street
gang was allegedly the target of a shooting outside a home last spring.
(Calgary Herald)
Charge against officer dropped
EDMONTON
- An assault charge against a city police officer was dismissed last
week due to an administrative error. (Edmonton Journal)
New chief vows to make city safe
CALGARY - The Calgary Police Service's
new chief says he'll do "whatever's necessary" to make Calgary a safe
city. The police service on Monday named
Rick Hanson as the city's next
police chief. (Calgary Herald) PREVIOUS: Chief
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Officer charged with assault
CALGARY - A
28-year-old Calgary police officer accused of using excessive force has
been charged with aggravated assault a year and a half after being
called to remove an unruly patron from a bar. (Calgary Herald)
Officers scolded for arrests
CALGARY - A judge has harshly rebuked several city
police officers for their actions in the arrest of two
men at their 100% Legit hip-hop clothing boutique on
17th Avenue S.W. more than two years ago.
(Calgary Herald)
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City
force disciplines guilty cop
EDMONTON
- An Edmonton police officer was ordered to forfeit 40
hours of accumulated overtime after he pleaded guilty to
discreditable conduct for hitting an abusive man who
called him a "pussy."
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Officer fined for running border
CALGARY - A Calgary police officer has been fined $3,000
for bolting across the U.S. border without letting
customs examine his newly purchased car. Paul
Villecourt, 33, was fined after pleading guilty in
provincial court Friday. (Calgary Herald) |
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Cops don't want to testify
EDMONTON -
Lawyers for two Edmonton police officers at their
disciplinary hearing for neglect of duty and deceit say
their clients are not compelled to testify. Michael
Chwok and Alex Pringle said Friday that constables Elvin
Toy and Shane Faulkner won't take the stand because all
their evidence has been presented through the
investigation. (Edmonton Journal) |
Policy
to shield police who tell
CALGARY
- Calgary
police officers could soon be protected by a
whistle-blower policy, allowing them to complain about
corruption, corporate wrongdoing or other internal
misdeeds without fear of retribution, says a police
commission member. (Calgary
Herald) MORE:
Protect
those tipsters
Mounties retain jobs |
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Alberta's top cop wants independent
investigations
EDMONTON - Alberta's solicitor general wants independent
detectives to investigate cases where people die or are
seriously injured while in police custody, and he will
look to the country's police chiefs for guidance in
creating a new system, his office said Monday. (Edmonton
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Suit
alleges police racism Officer's complaint third in year
CALGARY
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Taufiq Shah, 33, alleges in his statement of claim, filed by
lawyer Richard Steele last week at Court of Queen's Bench, that he was
"constantly and relentlessly harassed" and verbally abused
relating to his race, religious beliefs, colour, ancestry and health.
(Stop Racism) |
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