EDMONTON JOURNAL
Massive arrests June 10 and 17 a sign of no-nonsense policing, rowdier behaviour
TRISH AUDETTE
87 — Percentage of those arrested who were men — 165 on June 10 and 323 on June 17.
58 — The oldest man taken into custody, on June 17.
47 — The oldest woman taken into custody, on June 10.
25 — The average age of people arrested on June 10 — people were, on average, one year younger when taken into custody on June 17.
19 — The number of people arrested who were 40 or older — 10 on June 10 and 9 on June 17.
26 — The number of young offenders picked out of the crowd — 13 each on June 10 and June 17.
On April 17, The Journal received nearly 600 mass arrest field reports written by police officers after hockey playoff games last spring.
The documents, which are mostly dated June 10 and June 17, 2006, were obtained through the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Before release, they were screened by an Edmonton Police Service analyst to ensure individuals arrested could not be identified.
The reports show where and why people were arrested, and list people’s ages and genders.
They paint part of a picture of what happened on Whyte Avenue as the Oilers faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup final in 2006.
Altogether, The Journal received 563 arrest documents from June 10 and 17.
Edmonton police made 198 arrests on June 10, and released 192 arrest field reports. Officers arrested 386 people on June 17 and released 371 arrest documents.
All documents released were for those taken into custody but not criminally charged.
43 — The percentage of arrest records that noted public drunkenness on June 17 (161). Intoxication was noted on 41 per cent of the field reports completed June 10 (78).
31 — The number of people taken into custody after exposing themselves in some way, from flashing crowds to public urination.
57 — The number of people whose swear words were noted on their arrest reports.
3— The number of people who were found carrying weapons — one on June 10 and two on June 17.
28 — The number of people who tried to escape or resist arrest — 10 on June 10 and 18 on June 17.
21 — The number of people noted who assaulted or tried to assault a police officer, from throwing alcohol in their faces to punching them — 12 on June 10 and 9 on June 17.
22 — The number of people officers noted as having injuries or receiving medical treatment from paramedics or doctors — nine on June 10 and 13 on June 17.
232 — The average number of minutes (or three hours, 52 minutes) people arrested June 10 spent in custody. People arrested June 17 spent an average three hours and 29 minutes in custody.
821 — The total minutes (or 13 hours and 41 minutes) a 20-year-old manspent in custody on June 17. Taken into custody for having a container of liquor open in public, he spent the most time in custody of anyone noted on June 10 or June 17.
10 — The total minutes a 27-yearold woman spent in custody on June 17. The woman was arrested for disobeying a police officer, and spent the least time in custody of anyone recorded on June 10 or June 17.
8— The number of arrests made by Ottawa police after the first SenatorsAnaheim Mighty Ducks game Monday. Five arrests related to public intoxication, two to drugs and one to an assault.
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