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• Youth unlawfully searched during traffic stop, then strip searched at police station.

  A 15 year old youth was driving their mother's car in North-East Edmonton on the 28th of December, 2014. Police initiated a traffic stop that a judge ruled was arbitrary. Their claim after the fact was that they could smell raw marijuana from the car and that there appeared to be a man driving when it was licensed to a woman. The police initiated an arrest of the youth, failed to read them their rights, and asked questions inviting the youth to incriminate themself. After unlawfully collecting evidence from a duffel bag in the car, the police placed the youth under arrest for "drug trafficking" and at this point read them their rights. Police then transported the youth back to the police station where they were strip searched, with the youth being completely exposed briefly, which is against the guidelines. The ruling states that "there was a pattern of Charter breaches that displayed a relentless search for evidence, on a hunch, with a total deliberate or reckless disregard for the Charter rights of the Young Person".
• EPS officer found to have used excessive force during 2013 arrest

  Bodnaruk was found to have used excessive force during an arrest in 2013.
• Unlawful search of vehicle by officer ruled a breach of Charter rights

  Burke was found to have violated Charter rights during an on-duty incident occuring in 2011 resulting in evidence exclusion in a criminal trial.
• Former EPS officer pressured to drop sexual assault complaint against fellow officer

  In 2018, a former EPS officer filed a complaint against Koshowski who alleged that Koshowski mishandled the investigation into the former officer's sexual assault complaint. The complaint against Koshowski was initially withdrawn by the complainant, who later changed her mind and wished to have the complaint reopened. The Chief of Police did not reopen the complaint and the complainant appealed to the Law Enforcement Review Board, who remitted the matter to the Police Commission for reconsideration in 2021.
• Officers found civilly liable for use of excessive force during on-duty incident

  Abbott and Cochlin were found civilly liable in 2005 for the use of excessive force during an on-duty incident that occurred in 1998.
• Passenger struck in face during traffice stop, officer receives 10 hour suspension

  Lewis was subject to a disciplinary hearing in 2018 regarding allegations of use of excessive force. Lewis received a suspension of 10 hours without pay and made to undergo further training.
• Man struck by officer, injured by police dog during arrest

  A judge found in 2010 that the force Burns' police dog Diablo used during an arrest was reasonable.
• Man on parole accuses EPS officers of harassment

  Tsang was subject to an investigation for harassment of a person on probation from 2013 to 2014, but the charges were dismissed after investigation by the Chief of EPS. This decision was upheld by the LERB in 2016.
• Victim suffers facial fractures during arrest

  In 2019 and 2020, Downing was subject to a disciplinary hearing regarding allegations of excessive force and use of racial slurs during a 2015 arrest. The hearing had to be postponed after a witness to the arrest testified that she had been arrested by Downing two weeks before the hearing. Downing was acquitted in 2021 after further delays due to COVID-19. Downing's former partner Talvio had been charged under the Police Act for allegedly submitting false reports about the incident, but he was also acquitted in 2021.
• Woman struck in face by officer settles with Edmonton Police Service, city

  Connor was subject to a Disciplinary Hearing regarding allegations of Unlawful Exercise of Authority and Discreditable Conduct for an on-duty incident occurring in 2006, where he was photographed shoving a handcuffed woman and pushing her to the ground. The woman filed a civil suit against Connor and settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. Connor was found not guilty in 2008.
• Victim dies of cardiac arrest after being forcibly removed from car, restrained during arrest

  A 2012 LERB decision found that Willms did not use excessive force while restraining a person that ultimately resulted in his death during a 2006 arrest.
• Arrest leaves man with facial fractures, officers cleared

  Redlick was cleared of any wrongdoing in a 2016 Disciplinary Hearing after allegations of excessive force used on a man in custody in 2013.
• Officer found guilty of unnecessary exercise of authority in unlawful strip search

  Allen was subject to a 2009 Disciplinary Hearing regarding allegations of Insubordination and Unlawful or Unnecessary Exercise of Authority involving an inappropriate strip search. Both counts were proven, though the misconduct conviction was overturned on appeal to the LERB in 2014.
• Doctor unlawfully arrested and searched during traffic stop

  In 2010, a charge of speeding against an accused was stayed after the Provincial Court of Alberta found that Thomas breached the accusedÕs section 9 Charter rights by unlawfully arresting him. The accused alleged racial profiling by Thomas but the Court held that there wasnÕt enough evidence to support the allegation.
• Man complains of police brutality in arrest, charges against officer dismissed in internal hearing

  A disciplinary hearing found that Watson did not use excessive force to restrain a person during a 1993 arrest.
• Officers investigated by review board for allegations of beating and verbally abusing teenager, charges dismissed

  Three EPS officers were subject to an LERB hearing for allegations of unlawful use of force and discreditable conduct for an incident that occurred in 2003. The LERB upheld the Chief's original decision to dismiss the allegations.
• Officer found to have violated charter rights by unlawfully searching vehicile in traffic stop

  Berge was found to have infringed the Charter rights of an arrestee during an unlawful search during an arrest in 2003. This breach resulted in exclusion of evidence during criminal trial.
• Officer pleads guilty to assaulting wife

  In 2002 Mugford pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-wife. He was given a 40 hour suspension without pay.
• Officers charged with unnecessary exercise of authority in arrest and detainment of man

  A 2019 LERB decision directed that charges of unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority be laid against Szawlowski, Barron, and Price in connection with a 2015 arrest.
• Woman kicked in head during arrest by ETS officer

  McDougall pleaded guilty to assault in 2016 after he kicked a handcuffed woman in the head during an arrest. He was fined $1,000 and given six months probation, during which he was to perform 40 hours of community service. McDougall resigned from Edmonton Transit.
• Victim unlawfully detained and Charter Rights violated in 2004 arrest, rules judge

  A Court of Queen's Bench judge ruled in 2005 that Hudon and Stallknecht unlawfully detained an individual, failed to read the individualÕs rights and conducted an illegal search of the vehicle during a 2004 arrest. The judge ruled that the individualÕs Charter rights had been breached by this conduct, and that the evidence seized be excluded.
• Off-duty police officer charged with sexual assault, charge later withdrawn by victim

  Fossen was subject to an ASIRT investigation and charged with sexual assault during an off-duty incident in 2019. The charge was withdrawn against him by the victim.
• Coworker assaulted by EPS Detective Wilson, criminal charges stayed

  Wilson was charged in 2013 with an assault on a subordinate EPS member in 2011. Wilson was suspended without pay as a result of the charge and another unrelated internal incident. The charge was stayed shortly after it was laid.
• Victim tased, officer charged with assault with a weapon

  Claydon was charged with assault with a weapon in 2013, following a Professional Standards Branch investigation that found he used a taser without lawful authority.
• Victim assaulted, restrained, and arrested by several EPS officers; Charter Rights violated

  A number of EPS officers were sued in civil court for allegations of Charter breaches during an on-duty incident occurring in 2006.