Police Violence

• Former B.C. cop convicted of sexual assault had 2nd alleged victim, watchdog confirms

  Global News has now confirmed that another woman complained about Berar after an incident in 2009. Further, Berar is no longer behind bars.

  Crime

  Oct 5, 2022
  
• B.C. police officer charged with assault, prosecutors tight-lipped on circumstances

  The charge against Abbotsford Const. Christopher Conway was approved by a Crown Counsel with 'no prior or current connection' to him.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2022
  
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• Police release video showing woman with knife during central Edmonton altercation

  Edmonton police have released surveillance footage confirming the series of events last week in the inner city which led to a woman with a knife being arrested.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2022
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• No charges laid after woman shoved ground during arrest: Edmonton police

  'As intoxication was considered a factor in the weapon's complaint and there was no willing complainant, officers chose not to charge the woman.'

  Crime

  Sep 19, 2022
• B.C.’s police watchdog says guard’s treatment of prisoner could be torture

  A report issued the Independent Investigations Office says the man's hip was broken when he pulled out a weapon and was thrown to the ground during the arrest in May 2019.

  Crime

  Jun 16, 2022
• Montrealers protest against police brutality in annual march

  The event, first organized by the Collectif Opposé à la Brutalité Policière (COBP), got its start in Montreal in 1997.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2022
• Red Deer RCMP member charged in on-duty incident

  Constable Vincent Beaudoin-Turcotte has been charged with assault causing bodily harm.

  Crime

  Mar 11, 2022
• Over half of police-involved deaths in U.S. since 1980 not reported: study

  The study also said that Black Americans were 3.5 times more likely to die from police violence than white Americans.

  World

  Sep 30, 2021
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• U.S. Senate talks on police reform collapse as Democrats, Republicans fail to reach deal

  Talks had moved slowly for months, and it had became clear over the summer that the chances for a breakthrough were all but hopeless.

  World

  Sep 23, 2021
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• Six people killed at hands of U.S. police within 24 hours of George Floyd verdict

  At least six people were fatally shot by officers across the United States in the 24 hours after jurors reached a verdict in the murder case against Chauvin on Tuesday.

  World

  Apr 24, 2021