Excessive Force
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‘Very traumatizing’: Myles Gray’s family unsure they’ll attend April inquestMyles Gray, 33, was unarmed when he died in a backyard on the Vancouver-Burnaby border in August 2015 following an altercation with Vancouver police officers.CrimeJan 20, 2023
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Vancouver police defend use of beanbag gun in Chinatown arrestIn a series of tweets, Vancouver police said the suspect had commandeered a taxi and threatened to kill the driver before officers forced it to stop.CrimeNov 25, 2022
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2 B.C. RCMP officers acquitted of assault over excessive force allegationsConst. John Tsonos and Const. Matthew McGuire followed the RCMP's use of force guidelines when delivering multiple punches, kicks and knee strikes during an arrest, a judge found.CrimeNov 24, 2022
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Manitoba RCMP officer charged with assault after 2019 excessive force allegationA Manitoba RCMP constable is facing assault charges in connection with a 2019 arrest at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport.CrimeAug 29, 2022
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Saint John police officer facing assault charges after excessive force investigationSaint John Police Chief Robert Bruce said the force considers complaints of excessive force "very serious" and officers are held to the highest standard.CanadaDec 22, 2021
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Quebec police say they are investigating footage of violent arrest of Black teensThe footage shows officers dragging, pinning down and beating Black teens in the snow. At one point an officer is seen kicking snow into a young man's face.CrimeNov 28, 2021
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‘I was pleading for air’: Alberta man on trial for Winnipeg assault accuses RCMP of excessive force'I was pleading for air, for somebody to get off me and for somebody to film this,' Nathan Lasuik testified last week in court. 'I was fearful I was going to die.'CrimeAug 12, 2021
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Vancouver police officers who used ‘reckless’ force in 2016 wellness check to keep their badgesIn February, an adjudicator ruled the pair had recklessly used force during the 2016 call, which left a Vancouver man with serious injuries to his face and head.CrimeJun 11, 2021
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Indigenous woman left with concussion after RCMP arrest in northern SaskatchewanPolice confirm a physical altercation occurred while Emily Kammermayer was being placed under arrest.CanadaJan 25, 2021
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New community safety plan will deal with policing issues, says City of Kelowna"We need to examine the role of police and what we expect of police. We cannot rely on police alone to address all of the risk factors," said Darren Caul, Kelowna's director of community safety.CrimeSep 29, 2020
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