Alberta Police Watchdog

• ASIRT says Calgary officers not at fault for shooting woman in hotel

  Police officers who shot at a woman 13 times after she pointed a fake gun at them should not be charged, Alberta's police watchdog said in a report Friday.

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2023
  
• Alberta police watchdog to investigate death of man in police custody

  ASIRT is investigating the death of a man who was arrested near the scene of a break in downtown Edmonton Thursday.

  Crime

  Nov 5, 2022
  
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• ASIRT investigating use of force by Calgary police officer against detainee

  According to a Thursday news release, the alleged use of force happened last Sunday after an individual was arrested for outstanding warrants.

  Crime

  Mar 24, 2022
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• Alberta’s police watchdog investigating 3rd fatal shooting involving EPS in as many months

  There are calls for an investigation and change because four people have been shot and killed by police in Alberta since the beginning of 2022.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2022
• ASIRT executive director resigns after 7-year stint

  "I can confirm that I am leaving ASIRT. Other than that, I have no comment, sorry," Hughson said in an email to Global News.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2021
• Calgary police officer cleared in 2018 shooting death of armed man in Redstone

  Alberta’s police watchdog has cleared a Calgary officer of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a man in the community of Redstone in 2018.

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2021
• ASIRT offers details on northern Alberta police operation that resulted in RCMP killing suspect

  ASIRT provided new details about a police operation near High Prairie last week that ended with police officers shooting and killing a man from the Gift Lake Métis Settlement.

  Crime

  Jun 21, 2021
• 36-year-old Edmonton man with a gun shot by police during confrontation at home

  Police say they responded to a report of an intoxicated 36-year-old man with a gun who was threatening to harm himself at a home on the city's north side early Saturday.

  Crime

  May 1, 2021
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• ASIRT investigating after teen injured while being arrested by police in south Edmonton

  The Edmonton Police Service says the province's police watchdog is investigating after a teen was injured while being arrested on the city's south side this week.

  Crime

  Apr 24, 2021
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• Alberta police watchdog to probe death of man in Edmonton hospital

  The Edmonton Police Service says Alberta's police watchdog has been directed to investigate after a man died in hospital after an "altercation" that resulted in him being Tasered.

  Features

  Feb 26, 2021