ASIRT

• Suspect dead after police shooting outside west Edmonton apartment building

  An alley north of 98 Avenue, near 156 Street, behind the Westside Manor apartment building was blocked off after gunshots were heard in the West Jasper Place neighbourhood.

  Crime

  Apr 15
  
• Judge won’t review case involving EPS officer who kicked teen’s head like a ‘soccer ball’

  Pacey Dumas, then 18, sustained life-threatening injuries after he was given a 'soccer ball' style kick to the head in 2020 by Edmonton Police Service Const. Ben Todd.

  Crime

  Mar 14
  
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• ASIRT clears Calgary officer in fatal police shooting, citing self-defence

  A Calgary police officer who fatally shot a man while responding to a domestic call fired in self-defence according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).

  Crime

  Mar 13
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• Man shot by Edmonton police believed to have killed gangster same day: ASIRT

  A man that was found in a stolen car and later killed by Edmonton police on New Year's Eve in 2021 is believed to have also killed a Redd Alert gang member earlier that same day.

  Crime

  Mar 6
• ‘We lost a mentor’: Jon Wells’ family awaits justice 5 months after police custody death

  Jon Wells died while in police custody in Calgary on Sept. 17, 2024, after officers Calgary police officers were called to a disturbance, according to ASIRT.

  Features

  Feb 11
• Calgary police officer charged with perjury and fabricating evidence

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says a Calgary police officer has been charged with perjury and fabricating evidence in a case related to an off-duty legal proceeding.

  Crime

  Jan 31
• Retired judge to oversee review of Alberta’s police watchdog, Crown prosecutors

  Retired judge Peter Martin will oversee a review of ASIRT and the Crown prosecution service, in lights of watchdog cases where criminal charges were recommended but not pursued.

  Crime

  Jan 30
• Man killed by RCMP drew weapons, may have made bomb threat: Alberta police watchdog

  The watchdog says it's working to identify people who may have witnessed the matter and is asking anyone who was in the area at the time to contact them.

  Crime

  Jan 16
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• ASIRT investigating after man dies during RCMP interaction in Central Alberta

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the death of a man in Beaver County after interacting with RCMP officers.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2024
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• No charges against officers in Fort McMurray arrest of Chief Allan Adam: watchdog

  The province's police watchdog has released the findings of its review.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2024