Calgary police face scrutiny over domestic violence response, with a woman killed outside a school and separate arrest of a retired Edmonton officer and civilian for obstruction of justice.
The Calgary police are facing increased scrutiny over their response to domestic violence following a recent stabbing incident outside an elementary school that resulted in a woman's death. The group's civilian overseers have questioned the city police's handling and reporting of incidents of intimate partner violence, pointing to a case where the suspect had been charged on three separate occasions but was released each time with conditions. Meanwhile, a retired Edmonton city police officer and a civilian traffic ticket agent were arrested and charged with obstruction of justice for falsifying arrest reports and warrant execution paperwork. This investigation was triggered by allegations reported to the director of law enforcement, which were later taken over by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).