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EDMONTON SUN
EDMONTON, CANADA – A female city police officer is being investigated after a pornographic video and a screen saver saying “I t Gay Porn” was downloaded onto a man’s computer during a police raid.
The officer is identified as Const. Christa Pennie.
Both the victim, Sean David Critch, 24, and his defence lawyer, Chady Moustarah, are horrified at what they describe as a “disgusting” abuse of police powers.
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(Copyright Edmonton Journal 2006)
EDMONTON — Police had difficulty retrieving data from an officer’s Taser because the weapon had been damaged, court heard Wednesday during Const. Jeffrey Resler’s assault trial.
When a Taser is fired, the time, date and other relevant information is stored inside the weapon. The information is accessible through a data port.
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This is a statistical release from the Edmonton Police Service.
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CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICE DEPLOYMENTS
2001: 40 Deployments
- Probes: 22
- Stun: 9
- Presence: 9
2002: 164 Deployments
- Probes: 50
- Stun: 71
- Presence: 27
- Unknown: 16
2003: 236 Deployments
- Probes: 74
- Stun: 83
- Presence: 20
- Unknown: 59
2004: 362 Deployments
- Probes: 130
- Stun: 156
- Presence: 44
- Unknown: 32
2005: 324 Deployments
- Probes: 113
- Stun: 137
- Presence: 87
- Unknown: 9
2006: 326 Deployments to Sept
- Probes: 86
- Stun: 25
- Presence: 215
Internal Affairs complaints involving use of the CED:
Since implementation of new CED policy March 1/2006 to
September 30/2006: 1
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CBC NEWS
The judge of an inquiry into the drowning of a Ugandan refugee fleeing from Edmonton police has ruled against the family’s attempt to adjourn the proceedings so they could bring in a lawyer.
Officers chased Charles Wula, 38, from his wife’s apartment to the North Saskatchewan River on July 27, 2005. His body was found a week later.
A three-day fatality inquiry into his death is being held in an Edmonton provincial court and will wrap up Friday.
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