ASIRT concludes investigation into use of force during Edmonton arrest

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting in Brooks, Alberta, after an RCMP officer shot a man who was holding a knife and ran toward the officer during an attempted arrest. The Police Review Commission has directed the investigation as a Level 1 matter, and investigators found two knives at the…

Two sentences: ASIRT, Alberta’s police watchdog, says a man died after collapsing during an arrest in southeast Calgary Saturday night. Police used a conducted-energy weapon during the arrest, and the investigation will examine the use of force and the circumstances surrounding the death.

ASIRT cleared an Edmonton Police Service officer of sex assault after reviewing a claim arising from a weapons frisk during a 2020 arrest; the investigation began with long delays in interviewing the complainant, who later did not allege sexual assault when interviewed in 2024. The final ASIRT report, issued July 22, states there is no evidence of…

The RCMP released a statement saying the use of force during the arrest of a Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation woman was determined to be reasonable and that the incident was not reported to the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) due to the non-serious nature of the injuries. Later, an update indicated that the arrest was sent to the Serious Incident…

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after a Brooks RCMP officer fatally shot a man during an attempted arrest on July 15. The shooting occurred in Brooks during a pursuit after the man allegedly exited a residence with a knife; ASIRT is examining use of force and the circumstances surrounding the death as a Level 1 matter.

ASIRT concluded its investigation into a November 2020 arrest of a woman by Edmonton Police Service officers and found that neither responding officer sexually assaulted the individual, after exhausting all reasonable investigative avenues. The report notes the initial accusation came from a frisk during the arrest, with later interviews not supporting…

ASIRT cleared the officer of criminal charges following an investigation into a 2025 arrest that led to a brain bleed in the arrestee. The report concluded the officer was authorized by law to control the individual during the arrest for public intoxication and found no reasonable ground to believe a criminal offense was committed.

ASIRT, Alberta’s police watchdog, is investigating the use of force by Calgary police in the death of a man who was in custody after responding to a domestic dispute in Abbeydale. The man was tasered during arrest, became unresponsive after being found between a fence and a garage, and later died at the hospital.