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• Woman suffers injuries during arrest, alleges discriminatory comments

  Gamble was subject to allegations that he breached Charter rights during an arrest by use of excessive force, dragging or shoving a man down a set of stairs. The man also alleged Gamble used anti-immigrant language.
• Police accused of unlawful entry of residence

  A 2011 LERB decision found that the Chief's decision to not investigate an allegation of unlawful entry into a residence against Tabaka was reasonable.
• Accused faced long delay in justice process due to police violation of charter rights

  Bowen was found to have breached the Charter Rights of an accused during a 2005 investigation, leading to a 42 month delay in the accused's access to justice.
• Police officer exerts unlawful authority in search of property without a warrant

  Behiels and Hayward were subject to a disciplinary hearing due to an on-duty incident in 2017 involving a warrantless search. Behiels was cleared of both disciplinary charges but Hayward was found guilty of three counts of unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority.
• Victim who was arrested alleged charter rights violation

  Bruni-Bossio was subject to allegations of a Charter Rights breach during an on-duty incident occuring in 2006. A judge found that Bruni-Bossio's actions did not breach the arrestee's Charter Rights.
• Man shot four times by police

  Edwards was subject to an investigation after he shot a fleeing suspect four times after the suspect stabbed Edwards' police dog with a kitchen knife in 2006. During the suspect's 2010 trial, a judge found his Charter Rights were breached and that Edwards used excessive force. While he was being investigated Edwards was promoted from Constable to Detective within the police force.
• Officer convicted of impaired driving

  In 2008, Toner was convicted of impaired driving. He was given 18-months probation. A disciplinary hearing resulted in docking $4,800 in wages and overtime.
• Multiple officers sued for abuse of authority against youths with airsoft guns

  A number of EPS officers were sued for allegations of Charter Rights breaches and other misconducts during an on-duty incident in 2012. Two officers were also subject to a Disciplinary Hearing regarding allegations of Discreditable Conduct, Unlawful or Unnecessary Exercise of Authority and Deceit during the same incident, which involved several youth. Both officers pleaded guilty to Unlawful or Unnecessary Exercise of Authority and Neglect of Duty and received reprimands on their records and were required to undertake special training to review the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
• Officer wrongfully arrests victim

  Woodburn was found to have wrongfully arrested an Edmonton criminal defence attorney in 2011 for impaired driving, though Woodburn did not subject the lawyer to a breathalyzer, nor did he make any notes regarding the smell of alcohol on the lawyer's breath. Woodburn was suspended for 50 hours without pay following a disciplinary hearing. Another EPS officer, Dana Donald, informed Woodburn of the lawyer's suspected level of intoxication.
• Officers make victim-blaming comments on radio show discussing sexual assault

  Zalaski made comments on a CHED radio show in 2010 about sexual assault, that he later apologized for. Zalaski said, "If you are going to go out drinking and you're are going to get involved in that environment where you know there are a lot of predators, you know there's a lot of people out there, you are dressing in a certain manners and dancing a certain ways, you are creating opportunity shall I say... there is consequences, not saying anyone deserves to be victimized, but the fact is you have to mitigate how you become a victim."
• Officer urinates on another officer

  Furlong was subject to a disciplinary hearing and found guilty of four counts of discreditable conduct following an incident in 2011, where he urinated on another officer. Furlong was dismissed from the police service. Furlong appealed the dismissal and was reinstated by the LERB. That decision was in turn appealed by the Edmonton Police Service, and Furlong was ultimately dismissed.
• Officer found guilty of discreditable conduct and criminally charged for off-duty assault

  Roblin was found guilty of Discreditable Conduct in a 2017 Disciplinary Hearing for assaulting a member of the EPS while Roblin was off-duty at a wedding in 2015. Roblin was also charged criminally for this assault.
• Officer charged with assault

  Zacharuk was charged in 2022 with assault causing bodily harm in relation to a 2019 arrest, where he allegedly used force on a 20 year old man in the EPS cells. The charge was laid following an investigation by ASIRT.
• Officer convicted of assault for excessive force

  Yum was convicted of assault for kicking a man in the chest in 1997, which was found to be excessive force, and fined $200. He was later acquitted upon appeal. Yum was also civilly sued. As of 2015, Yum was an Acting Staff Sergeant in the EPS robbery section.
• Officers sued for assault, abuse of authority, and other misconduct

  Three EPS officers were sued in civil court regarding allegations of Charter Rights Infringement and other counts of misconduct during an on-duty incident occurring in 2005.
• Officer pleads guilty to assault

  Stel pleaded guilty of one count of assault while acting as a member of the EPS in 2015. He was given a conditional discharge and required to pay a $100 victim fine charge. In a 2016 Disciplinary Hearing, Stel was found guilty of Discreditable Conduct contrary to the Police Service Regulation for the assault. He was suspended for 25 hours without pay.
• Officer found guilty of impaired driving

  Goss was subject to a 2010 disciplinary hearing and found guilty of two counts of discreditable conduct. Goss became impaired by drinking at a restaurant while off-duty. He was warned not to drive by the restaurant staff, yet did so anyways. When his vehicle and license plate were phoned in to EPS as a potentially impaired driver, he lied that he had been home all night when contacted by a superior officer. Goss was demoted from Sergeant to a 5th Year Constable, a financial equivalent of $30,000. Goss's wife and fellow EPS officer, Fay Goss, also faced a disciplinary hearing in 2013, regarding a post she made on the Edmonton Police Association's Facebook page regarding the outcome of her husband's disciplinary hearing, as well as an email sent to the Chief of Police in contravention of an order to not send any further inflammatory emails.. She was found to have committed discreditable conduct and insubordination and was given a 12 hour suspension without pay.
• Officers sued for excessive use of force

  A number of EPS officers were sued in 2013 for excessive use of force and assault regarding an on-duty incident. The action was dismissed against Andrews and Mitchler, and the deciding judge found that the other officers' actions were justified in the arrest.
• Officers accused of using excessive force and racial slurs during arrest

  Willms and Chow were accused of using racial slurs and excessive force against a person in custody during a 2006 arrest. A 2011 LERB decision found that the officers did not use excessive force, or use racial slurs.
• Officer found to have breached victim's charter rights by searching vehicle without cause

  Corcoran was found to have breached the Charter Rights of an arrestee in 2010 by not having reasonable grounds to search the arrestee's vehicle.
• Officer found guilty of assaulting former spouse

  In a 2019 disciplinary hearing, Wynnyk was found guilty of discreditable conduct for assaulting her former spouse at their residence. She was suspended 40 hours without pay.
• Civil suit filed against a number of officers for aggressive arrest and unlawful search

  A number of EPS officers were named in a 2011 Statement of Claim in which two people were aggressively arrested and subjected to an unlawful search of their vehicles in 2009. In 2011 the LERB directed that the incident be reinvestigated, and in 2013 dismissed a further appeal.
• Officer given conditional discharge after pleading guilty to phone harassment

  McLean was charged in 2009 with two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. He pleaded guilty to one count of intent to harass someone by telephone and was given a conditional discharge from EPS.
• Civil suit filed against officers over alleged warrantless home search and assault

  Yaremchuk and Redlick were named in a 2009 Statement of Claim, that alleged the two, along with other unnamed officers, were involved in a warrantless search of the plaintiff's home, and that they assaulted him during the search.
• Officers charged with charter breaches and misconduct

  Corcoran and Newell were sued in civil court for allegations of Charter Rights breaches and other misconduct occurring during an on-duty incident in 2007.