The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) released their findings Thursday from a 2014 incident in which a 61-year-old man was injured after a confrontation with police.
ASIRT looked at surveillance video, audio recordings, and witness statements as a part of their investigation.
The situation occurred outside a Royal Bank in northwest Calgary, Feb. 19, 2014.
The report states the man was inside the bank with his common-law partner and his adult son, and was attempting to address a banking transaction error. It goes on to say the man became agitated with staff and began yelling, then was asked to leave.
Once outside the bank, ASIRT said the man began to have “a loud and heated confrontation with his common-law partner.” A concerned bank employee attempted to intervene and the man re-entered the bank continuing to yell.
Calgary police were called and bank surveillance video showed the man walking up to officers with his left hand and forearm in front of his body. Officers attempted to restrain the man, and according to the report the man continually and actively resisted their efforts.
After the man had been placed in the police vehicle, the bank manager chose not to press charges, and the man was released. The man complained at the time that his ribs were hurting and it was determined he had sustained two fractured ribs.
The ASIRT investigation concluded there was enough evidence the man was attempting to cause a disturbance, that police were warranted to take him into custody. The report also determined the man was overly physically aggressive, so the use of force by police was appropriate.
No charges will be laid against the officers involved.
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