Head of Alberta's beleaguered police watchdog agency resigns
The head of Alberta’s police watchdog agency has resigned, signalling what critics say is a long-foreshadowed breakdown in the chronically underfunded agency.
Source: cbc.ca
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Sue Hughson resigns as head of ASIRT after months of complaints about backlogs, funding shortfalls
The head of Alberta’s police watchdog has resigned after months of raising the alarm about file backlogs and funding shortfalls.
Source: edmontonjournal.com
Former B.C. solicitor general says judicial review needed in Alberta police brutality case
There should be a judicial review of Alberta Justice’s refusal to prosecute an Edmonton police officer whose violent attack on a handcuffed prisoner was captured on video, a former British Columbia solicitor general says.
Source: cbc.ca
Edmonton police officer charged with assault: ASIRT
Alberta’s police watchdog has charged an Edmonton police officer after he allegedly assaulted a man following an arrest in 2019.
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Source: edmontonjournal.com
EPS officer charged with assault for uses of force during arrest
On July 10, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident involving the June 11, 2019 apprehension and arrest of a 26-year-old man.
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Source: alberta.ca