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• Officer denies using taser during arrest

  Young was charged with deceit contrary to the Police Service Regulation for denying that he used a taser during an arrest. At a disciplinary hearing in 2007, the charge was found to be not proven.
• Officers use unreasonable force against an individual

  Paton, Kightly, and Wing were found in a 2011 Queen's Bench decision to have violated an individual
• Officer charged with assault

  Downing was charged with Assault in 2015, stemming from an arrest he made in 2014.
• Officers sued for excessive and unauthorized use of force and abusive, demeaning treatment of a woman and her young child

  A number of EPS officers were sued in civil court for allegations of multiple Charter breaches and flagrant abuse of authority during an on-duty incident occurring in 2005.
• Officers neglect to identify people at scene, neglect to take proper notes, and make false statement. Subjects complain of violence against them

  Faulkner and Toy were subject to an EPS investigation and charged with two counts of neglect of duty and one count of deceit regarding an on-duty incident occurring in 2005. They were both suspended without pay for 30 hours as a result.
• Officer fails to seek medical attention for wounded teen

  Two officers had charges of Insubordination and Neglect of Duty dropped against them in a 2006 Disciplinary Hearing.
• Officer allegedly orders and blocks subject from recording a violent arrest

  Zielie (Turkawski) allegedly ordered and blocked a person from taking photographs of a violent arrest during the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs celebrations. A 2010 LERB decision directed the Chief to re-investigate the complaint and whether Zielie was the officer involved. A 2014 LERB decision directed the Chief to hold a disciplinary hearing against Zielie (Turkawski) on charges of unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority, and discreditable conduct. The charges were later dismissed after a hearing by the Presiding Officer held that neither count could be proven. A subsequent appeal by the complainant was dismissed on the basis that the Presiding Officer
• Officer charged with assault for hitting a civilian with a closed fist during an arrest

  Zielie was charged with one count of assault in 2008 for hitting a civilian with a closed fist during an arrest.
• Officers charged with unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority for application of inappropriate force

  Hrycun and Lewis were charged with unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority contrary to the Police Service Regulation for a 2011 incident involving the application of inappropriate force during an arrest at Big Valley Jamboree. In a disciplinary hearing, the charges were not proven.
• Victim was unlawfully detained by officer found to be influenced by personal motives

  In a 2015 LERB decision, Woodburn was found to have committed unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority and discreditable conduct during a 2011 incident. In a Disciplinary Hearing from 2017 for the same incident, Woodburn was found to have committed Unlawful or Unnecessary Exercise of Authority by unlawfully detaining and arresting an individual and Discreditable Conduct by arresting an individual for a personal motive related to previous interactions with that individual.
• Officer charged with beating a man in his custody

  Thomas was charged with beating a man in his custody in 2003. A 2007 Disciplinary Hearing dismissed those charges. Thomas received a reprimand for one count of insubordination for failing to provide medical attention.
• Former RCMP arrested, left in cold before being choked, repeatedly assaulted by EPS

  A number of EPS officers were sued in civil court for allegations of multiple Charter breaches regarding an on-duty incident occurring in 2007.
• Officer breaks into former matrimonial home

  Saunders was found guilty of Discreditable Conduct in a 2015 Disciplinary Hearing contrary to Police Service Regulation for breaking into and removing property from his former matrimonial home and contravening a Court of Queen
• Man detained and strip searched for drunk driving, alleges police made false statements

  Four EPS officers were subject to allegations of Unlawful Exercise of Authority during an on-duty incident in 2001, which resulted in the full acquittal of a man. The officers were also sued by the man in civil court.
• Arresting officer charged with assault

  Huffman was charged with assault in 2009, stemming from an arrest in 2008.
• Man assaulted by police during arrest, officer charged

  Awid was charged with assault in 2021 following an ASIRT investigation, after it is alleged that Awid used force against a man following a 2019 arrest.
• Officers suspended after allegations of excessive force and neglect of duty

  Amschler and Bombier were subject to a Disciplinary Hearing following a 2009 LERB hearing and charged in 2009 under the Police Act with Applying Inappropriate Force in the Circumstances, Discreditable Conduct and Neglect of Duty in regards to an on-duty incident occurring in 2004. Amschler and Bombier were both suspended without pay for 10 hours as a result.
• Arrestee was told by offer to clean up his urine with a sock after requesting for a mop

  Jennett was issued an official warning for her conduct by the Chief of Police for telling an arrestee who had been placed in the phone room to clean up their urine with a sock when he requested a mop, the LERB outlined.
• Off duty officer involved in night club brawl had attempted to use police badge to settle dispute

  In 2015, Vezina was charged with three counts of assault for an off-duty drunken brawl at a nightclub in 2014. The judge called the incident "troublesome" because Vezina used his police badge to try and deal with the matter. He was given a conditional discharge with six months of probation after pleading guilty to assault and causing a disturbance. He resigned before pleading guilty.
• Man was choked after refusing to remove penny from mouth during breathalyzer test at traffic stop

  Gascoyne was alleged to have breached Charter rights of a man by using unreasonable force during a check-stop detention. The man had a penny in his mouth while using the breathalyzer, and Gascoyne choked him in an attempt to force him to spit it out. The Court of Queen's Bench held that the use of force was reasonable and dismissed the appeal.
• Complaint against two officers for excessive force on married couple dismissed by Chief without any disciplinary hearing

  Tagg and another officer of the EPS received a complaint alleging excessive force in the 2006 arrest of a man and his wife. The complaint was dismissed by the Chief of the EPS without a disciplinary hearing. This decision was successfully appealed to the LERB in 2010, which directed the Chief to further investigate the complaint. In 2013, the Chief dismissed the complaint, one of the reasons being insufficient evidence to establish the facts necessary to obtain a conviction. This decision was appealed to the LERB in 2014, which dismissed the appeal relating to the decision regarding Tagg. The LERB found that Tagg
• Officer carelessly aims and discharges firearm in residential neighbourhood

  Vercammen was charged with two firearms offences in connection with a 2004 incident, where he discharged his firearm in a residential neighbourhood in the middle of the day. Vercammen was acquitted by a jury on one charge of carelessly using a firearm and one of pointing a firearm, and returned to work in 2006.
• Man assaulted by group of officers and alleges abuse was purposely taken place away from cameras

  A group of EPS officers, including Jacobs, arrested the plaintiff and forced him violently to the ground, then made him wait in the cold for 30 minutes without a jacket. When brought back to the station by Jacobs, the plaintiff was assaulted, he alleged, and forced into a corner that would conceal the assault from the video camera in the police station.
• EPS Officer along with 3 Community Peace Officers charged with assault

  Cave, along three Community Peace Officers, were charged with assault in 2020 following an investigation into a 2018 incident involving a detained prisoner. As of 2020, Cave was on active duty in an administrative role.
• Officer leaves loaded gun in unlocked locker and accessible to public at the Zebra Child Protection Centre on multiple occasions

  Najmeddine was subject to a Disciplinary Hearing in 2014 regarding two counts of Insubordination and one count of Discreditable Conduct, after leaving his loaded gun in an unlocked locker in a room accessible to civilians at the Zebra Child Protection Centre on multiple occasions. One count of Insubordination was stayed, and Najmeddine was suspended without pay for 40 and 20 hours respectively on the other two charges.