Les Kaminski

• Calgary police union boss set to retire

  Calgary Police Association president Les Kaminski is set to retire after 34 years with the Calgary Police Service.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2019
  
• Calgary police should have handled Arkinstall matter differently: inquiry report

  A report on the 2008 Jason Arkinstall arrest and investigation by the Law Enforcement Review Board found the Calgary police investigation had "significant shortcomings."

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2018
  
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• Former Calgary police chief Rick Hanson tells Law Enforcement Review Board body-worn cameras are ‘critical’

  The inquiry is focusing on whether there was proper oversight of the disciplinary process regarding two officers charged following an ASIRT investigation.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2018
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• ASIRT will not identify man found dead following Abbeydale standoff

  ASIRT said the body of a 25-year-old man from British Columbia was found in a burned out garage following the shootout.

  Crime

  Apr 13, 2018
• Calgary Police Association president calls on ASIRT to release names of suspects shot by officers

  Les Kaminski, president of the Calgary Police Association, is pleading with ASIRT to release names of two suspects in two Calgary police officer-involved shootings.

  Crime

  Apr 12, 2018
• 11-year-old Calgary girl describes Abbeydale gunman knocking on her door amid officer shooting

  An 11-year-old girl is thankful she took her mother’s repeated advice to avoid answering the door when home alone.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2018
• Perjury charge dropped against Calgary police union president Sgt. Les Kaminski

  A charge of perjury against Sgt. Les Kaminski was withdrawn by the Crown Monday morning in Court of Queen’s Bench. 

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2018
• Calgary police officer found not guilty of assault during 2008 traffic stop

  Const. Brant Derrick has been found not guilty of assaulting Jason Arkinstall during a traffic stop in Calgary in 2008.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2017
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• Public trust among reasons for historic inquiry into Calgary police perjury, assault case

  The inquiry will examine the time between a man's arrest in 2008 and the ASIRT charges against two Calgary police officers in 2017 “to determine if any acts or omissions by people with responsibilities connected to policing prevented proper oversight of the case.”

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2017
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• Assault charge against Calgary Police Association president withdrawn

  Court documents confirmed Monday that the assault charge against Les Kaminski has been withdrawn.

  Crime

  Jul 17, 2017