Complaint against two officers for excessive force on married couple dismissed by Chief without any disciplinary hearing

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Incident Title
Complaint against two officers for excessive force on married couple dismissed by Chief without any disciplinary hearing
Incident ID
221036
Incident Description
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
Incident Date
2006
Incident City
Edmonton
Type of Abuse
Physical violence
Authority Involved
Edmonton Police Service
Officer Name
Tagg
Submission Source
External Database Import
Submission Source Affiliation
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
Collection
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
Additional Details
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Archive Publication Date
July 31, 2022
Archive Last Update
July 31, 2022
Tags
excessive force; unreasonable arrest
Confidentiality/Restrictions
From published source
Complaint Resolution
Law Enforcement Review Board; civil suit

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