ASIRT concludes investigation into use of force during Edmonton arrest

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…

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 reported that two Lethbridge police officers did not use excessive force when removing a man from a residence during a March 2025 incident. The man died a week later from toxic methamphetamine, and ASIRT found no grounds to believe the officers committed an offence or that their actions caused the death.