Alberta Serious Incident Response Team

• RCMP justified in shooting man high on meth who attacked woman, choked her dog: ASIRT

  ASIRT said a Cold Lake RCMP officer was justified in fatally shooting a man who, while high on meth, assaulted a woman, choked her dog, stole her car keys and stabbed a police dog.

  Crime

  Oct 22
  
• Alberta police watchdog investigates in-custody death in Calgary

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been directed to investigate the events leading up to the man's death.

  Crime

  Oct 19
  
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• Edmonton police officer, woman injured during arrest after call of rocks thrown into traffic

  Police were called Thursday morning to reports of a woman throwing rocks at vehicles near 127th Avenue and 97th Street.

  Crime

  Oct 11
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• ‘Heartbreaking’: AFN national chief reacts to in-custody death of Indigenous man in Calgary

  The man died on Sept. 17 following an encounter he had with police officers at a hotel in southeast Calgary.

  Canada

  Sep 26
• ASIRT releases more details on death of man in Calgary police custody

  Alberta's police watchdog has released more information on an investigation into the death of a man that occurred while he was being place in Calgary police custody.

  Crime

  Sep 25
• Yukon RCMP officer cleared in 2022 fatal shooting at Whitehorse airport

  The shooting happened on Nov. 24, 2022, when a man with a gun was threatening people at the Air North hangar at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.

  Crime

  Sep 19
• Alberta police watchdog probes in-custody death that followed incident at Calgary hotel

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is now investigating the death.

  Crime

  Sep 17
• RCMP officer charged in connection with break-in at Banff hotel room with 2 women inside

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team said it was directed to investigate the incident that unfolded 'in the early hours' of Oct. 23, 2022.

  Crime

  Sep 11
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• Fatal shooting of man who stabbed mom and child outside Mill Woods school justified: ASIRT

  Alberta's police watchdog said it was necessary for officers to shoot a man who stabbed a single mom and her 11-year-old child outside Crawford Plains School in southeast Edmonton.

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  Sep 6
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• Teen handed over weapons and ran away before fatal police shooting in Wetaskiwin: ASIRT

  Hoss Lightning, 15, handed over knives and was initially cooperative but ran away when Mounties determined he was at risk and should be taken into custody, ASIRT said in an update.

  Crime

  Sep 5