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Police officer charged with impaired driving
Goss was subject to a 2010 disciplinary hearing and found guilty of two counts of discreditable conduct. Goss became impaired by drinking at a restaurant while off-duty along with EPS officers Anderson, Hladky, and Lawczynski. Goss was warned not to drive by the restaurant staff, yet did so anyways. When his vehicle and license plate were phoned in to EPS as a potentially impaired driver, he lied that he had been home all night when contacted by a superior officer. Goss was demoted from Sargeant to a 5th Year Constable, a financial equivalent of $30,000. -
Criminal charge of assault in case against police officer
Frattin was criminally charged with assault due to an on-duty incident occurring in 2007. -
Victim in arrest has charter rights violated by police
Fradley was found to have breached an individual's Charter Rights during an arrest in 2011. As a result, evidence obtained during the breach were excluded from the individual's trial. -
Off duty police officer physically violent in altercation
In a 2015 Disciplinary Hearing, Turner was charged with Discreditable Conduct pursuant to the Police Service Regulation for an off-duty verbal and physical altercation at the The Ranch Roadhouse. Turner was given a 60 hour suspension without pay. -
Victim sues officers for excessive use of force
Three EPS officers were sued in civil court in 2009 for allegations of unlawful arrest and excessive force during an on-duty incident occurring in 2007. -
Home invaded by police officer without warrant, did not identify themself or explain invasion of privacy
In a Disciplinary Hearing in 2020, Whitecross was found guilty of Neglect of Duty by entering a home and failing to identify himself, neglecting to explain the full reason as to why he was inside the house, and not obtaining the necessary warrant. Whitecross was given a 50 hour suspension without pay and had to undergo further training. -
Arrest of individual leads to assault causing bodily harm charges against officers, ends in mistrial
McIntyre and Pearce were charged with assault causing bodily harm following the 2001 arrest of a halfway house resident. The charges were dismissed due to a mistrial. The matter also came before the LERB. -
Victim suffers permanent injuries in police assault
In 2011, the Alberta Provincial Court described the conduct of Wiens and two other officers as egregious, grave and unwarranted, where they assaulted an individual causing serious permanent injuries. Further, Wiens and his fellow officers provided misleading testimony due to the officersÕ Òcircle of silence." -
Police officers circulate racist and discriminatory emails, abuse towards Indigenous peoples
Carter was the subject of an LERB hearing in 2010 regarding his creation and dissemination of a racist and otherwise offensive email known as "Mr. Socko's Ten Principles of Downtown Policing" that was forwarded to a number of Edmonton Police officers in 2002 and other years. Carter and another officer, Radmanovich, were issued official warnings on their records. The email read as follows: "ÒMr SOCKOÕS Ten Principles of Downtown Policing. (Alternatively known as MR SOCKOÕS ÒDowntown WayÓ) 1) All the best ÒInvestigationsÓ end in a brawl. 2) The key to a successful partnership is to have crime on one another. 3) An ÒAboriginalÓ is actually just an Indian. 4) D58 is more than just transportation and should always be referred to as the ÒMobile Native Friendship Centre.Ó 5) Operating the D58 is the most noble job in the department. Ensure all subjects you deal with in the M.N.F.C. address you as ÒAmbassador.Ó 6) The Gaming and Liquor Act is the supreme document which governs us all. 7) Every arrest should be followed by a vague, yet wordy report. 8) In order to color an otherwise boring police report, repeatedly use words like ÒTrannyÓ, ÒWhoreÓ, and ÒAss-FuckedÓ, even if they have (sic) nothing to do with the investigation. 9) PCU is for stuff you already have. 10) Tom ENGEL is SATAN.Ó" -
Victim subjected to physical violence during their arrest
Humphreys was sued civilly for alleged excessive use of force during a 2010 incident. -
Man dies in police shooting
Douziech and her partner Sparreboom, shot at a man during an altercation in 2005, killing him. At a 2007 fatality hearing, Douziech testified that officers are trained to always shoot at the "centre of the mass", instead of trying to shoot weapons out of hands. -
Woman dies in police shooting
Bodnaruk and Kassian were subject to an investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) for an on-duty incident occurring in 2010, where they fatally shot a woman. -
Police officer accessed database information without cause and shared details externally once
Pitts was charged with 24 counts of Insubordination, one count of Deceit and one count of Neglect. He resigned 10 days before the disciplinary hearing. -
Woman suffers injuries during arrest, alleges discriminatory comments
Gamble was subject to allegations that he breached Charter rights during an arrest by use of excessive force, dragging or shoving a man down a set of stairs. The man also alleged Gamble used anti-immigrant language. -
Police accused of unlawful entry of residence
A 2011 LERB decision found that the Chief's decision to not investigate an allegation of unlawful entry into a residence against Tabaka was reasonable. -
Accused faced long delay in justice process due to police violation of charter rights
Bowen was found to have breached the Charter Rights of an accused during a 2005 investigation, leading to a 42 month delay in the accused's access to justice. -
Police officer exerts unlawful authority in search of property without a warrant
Behiels and Hayward were subject to a disciplinary hearing due to an on-duty incident in 2017 involving a warrantless search. Behiels was cleared of both disciplinary charges but Hayward was found guilty of three counts of unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority. -
Victim who was arrested alleged charter rights violation
Bruni-Bossio was subject to allegations of a Charter Rights breach during an on-duty incident occuring in 2006. A judge found that Bruni-Bossio's actions did not breach the arrestee's Charter Rights. -
Man shot four times by police
Edwards was subject to an investigation after he shot a fleeing suspect four times after the suspect stabbed Edwards' police dog with a kitchen knife in 2006. During the suspect's 2010 trial, a judge found his Charter Rights were breached and that Edwards used excessive force. While he was being investigated Edwards was promoted from Constable to Detective within the police force. -
Officer convicted of impaired driving
In 2008, Toner was convicted of impaired driving. He was given 18-months probation. A disciplinary hearing resulted in docking $4,800 in wages and overtime. -
Multiple officers sued for abuse of authority against youths with airsoft guns
A number of EPS officers were sued for allegations of Charter Rights breaches and other misconducts during an on-duty incident in 2012. Two officers were also subject to a Disciplinary Hearing regarding allegations of Discreditable Conduct, Unlawful or Unnecessary Exercise of Authority and Deceit during the same incident, which involved several youth. Both officers pleaded guilty to Unlawful or Unnecessary Exercise of Authority and Neglect of Duty and received reprimands on their records and were required to undertake special training to review the Youth Criminal Justice Act. -
Officer wrongfully arrests victim
Woodburn was found to have wrongfully arrested an Edmonton criminal defence attorney in 2011 for impaired driving, though Woodburn did not subject the lawyer to a breathalyzer, nor did he make any notes regarding the smell of alcohol on the lawyer's breath. Woodburn was suspended for 50 hours without pay following a disciplinary hearing. Another EPS officer, Dana Donald, informed Woodburn of the lawyer's suspected level of intoxication. -
Officers make victim-blaming comments on radio show discussing sexual assault
Zalaski made comments on a CHED radio show in 2010 about sexual assault, that he later apologized for. Zalaski said, "If you are going to go out drinking and you're are going to get involved in that environment where you know there are a lot of predators, you know there's a lot of people out there, you are dressing in a certain manners and dancing a certain ways, you are creating opportunity shall I say... there is consequences, not saying anyone deserves to be victimized, but the fact is you have to mitigate how you become a victim." -
Officer urinates on another officer
Furlong was subject to a disciplinary hearing and found guilty of four counts of discreditable conduct following an incident in 2011, where he urinated on another officer. Furlong was dismissed from the police service. Furlong appealed the dismissal and was reinstated by the LERB. That decision was in turn appealed by the Edmonton Police Service, and Furlong was ultimately dismissed. -
Officer found guilty of discreditable conduct and criminally charged for off-duty assault
Roblin was found guilty of Discreditable Conduct in a 2017 Disciplinary Hearing for assaulting a member of the EPS while Roblin was off-duty at a wedding in 2015. Roblin was also charged criminally for this assault.