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Incident Title
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Person in custody experiences physical violence from police.
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Incident ID
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221204
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Incident Description
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On December 28, 2013 victim attended Edmonton Oilers hockey game at Recall Place and later was arrested and detained by the Edmonton Police Service (EPS). The victim submitted Statement of claim that he was not informed of reasons for his arrest and detention at Rexall Place by any of respondents along with unlawful and unnecessary exercise of authority, force, insubordination, and neglect of duty. Further, it is alleged that victim was not immediately advised of his Charter rights upon arrival at Downtown Division, and that he wasn’t provided opportunity to speak to counsel until approximately three hours after his arrest. The timing of completion of the investigation was such that it was completed and forwarded to counsel for review before the letter from the appellant’s counsel dated August 6, 2015 was received by PSB. The suggested importance of the transcript was not flagged by appellant’s counsel and a copy was not provided to PSB or the Chief. There is no evidence on the record of lack of transparency or that the or the Chief deliberately ignored information in the trial transcript that was decisive of an important issue. The Board concluded that the investigation conducted by the Chief was reasonable and not tainted or compromised.
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Incident Date
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12/28/2013
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Incident City
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Edmonton
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Incident Neighbourhood
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Downtown
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Type of Abuse
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Physical violence
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Injuries Incurred
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Head injury;
Cuts;
Bruises;
Injuries to wrists (which affects victim's ability to work as welder);
Mental anguish;
Humiliation and injury to dignity
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Weapon used
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Handcuffs; Bull ring
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Victim Gender
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Man
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Victim Disabilities
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Sciatic nerve problems and back pain
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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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Jeffrey Wedman
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Officer Badge Number
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3477
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Court Cases
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Mutch v Edmonton (Police Service), 2018 ABLERB 004
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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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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Collection
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Additional Details
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APMD original incident ID: i-liacf4hmPcs3Br
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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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excessive force;
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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Law Enforcement Review Board;
civil suit
