Fort Saskatchewan officer charged following assault on a detained woman

Fort Saskatchewan officer charged following assault on a detained woman

“The way we refer to the person changes as the release goes on as their status changes,” said Cpl. Troy Savinkoff, Acting Alberta RCMP Media Relations Manager. “You’ve got a mental health suicidal person, they are then placed under arrest which then makes them become a prisoner, a strike is delivered to the prisoner, and then later on charges are laid and then they are referred to as a victim.”

Brandon Police Officer Charged with Assault Following IIU Investigation

Brandon Police Officer Charged with Assault Following IIU Investigation News4.caA Brandon Police Service (BPS) officer has been charged with assault causing bodily harm following an investigation by the Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) into the arrest of a woman in August 2023.   The investigation stems from an incident on August 25, 2023, when BPS officers responded to a disturbance call near First Street and Cornwallis Crescent at approxim…