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Incident Title
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Unhoused Indigenous individuals rounded up by EPS and transported to other side of city in "sweatbox" incident
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Incident ID
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221193
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Incident Description
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On or around May 20th, 2005, a group of 9 unhoused Indigenous peoples--6 men and 3 women--were picked up by EPS officers Hannas, Blackburn and Sauter on Whyte Avenue and locked in a police van. No one was told why they were being detained. The van lacked seatbelts and there was not enough room for all individuals to sit on the bench, forcing some to sit on the floor. The van was also hot and crowded, but officers refused to roll down windows or turn on air conditioning. They also denied bathroom requests from the individuals, resulting in one woman urinating on the floor of the vehicle. After being driven around for about 90 minutes with frequent sudden stops and forceful turns that made them fall into each other, they were later let out of the van in the area of 127 Avenue and 82 Street on the other side of the city.
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Incident Date
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05/20/2005
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Incident City
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Edmonton
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Incident Neighbourhood
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Strathcona
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Type of Abuse
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Forced removal from public space;
Disregard of dignity;
Profiling;
Psychological harm
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Injuries Incurred
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Humiliation;
Loss of dignity
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Victim Race
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First Nations, Inuit and Metis
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Victim Gender
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Man;
Woman
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Victim Sexual Orientation
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Not listed
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Authority Involved
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Edmonton Police Service
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Officer Name
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Graham Blackburn;
Lael Sauter;
Patrick Hannas
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Officer Badge Number
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217 (Hannas);
2402 (Blackburn)
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Submission Source
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External Database Import
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Submission Source Affiliation
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Additional Details
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APMD original incident ID: i-0AIeTrQ31DpmVe
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Multimedia Type
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Still image (screenshot)
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PDF
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Archive Publication Date
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August 9, 2022
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Archive Last Update
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August 9, 2022
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Tags
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insubordination;
discreditable conduct;
abuse of authority;
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Confidentiality/Restrictions
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From published source
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Complaint Resolution
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Investigation;
Cleared of charges
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
