EDMONTON — An Edmonton police officer was suspended for a total of 120 hours without pay Monday after pleading guilty to four counts of neglect of duty.
Const. Adam Chambers acknowledged at a police disciplinary hearing that he failed to complete and submit reports over a two-year period, some involving Criminal Code investigations that were essentially lost to the justice system as a result.
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COP SUED: A co-owner of an Edmonton limousine company has filed a $1.1-million lawsuit against a city cop, the chief of police, Northlands, the Edmonton Oilers and others after alleging he was maliciously arrested and assaulted.
According to a Feb. 27 statement of claim, James Allan Korchinski, of Blue Sky Limousines, alleges Const. Sam Najmeddine developed an animosity toward him and used his police powers against him for an improper purpose.
Korchinski claims he was providing transportation for a private party at Lux Steakhouse on Feb. 27, 2007, and was lawfully in the premises when Najmeddine told him to leave and threatened him with arrest for trespassing.
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EDMONTON – A delay of nearly six years has made bringing out the truth behind charges against two Edmonton police officers a difficult job, said the presiding officer during closing arguments at a disciplinary hearing Wednesday.
Constables Cody Zielie and Richard Abbott are each facing one count of unlawful use of authority for allegedly being too rough with a 17-year-old runaway.
In December 2003, they joined in a foot chase and Abbott tackled the youth. But one of the two independent witnesses of the arrest is dead, and the other has moved away.
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EDMONTON — Two Edmonton police constables have been waiting nearly six years to hear the end of allegations they beat a 17-year-old runaway before handing him back to his group home.
The incident dates back to late 2003.
Medical records examined at a police internal disciplinary hearing Tuesday show the young man suffered a fractured toe, scratches to his face and a fractured jaw.
A doctor who saw his injuries told him he looked like he “got beat up by a gang,” the young man told the hearing.
He can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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Five years after zapping a teen burglary suspect with a Taser, Edmonton police Const. Todd Hudec is set to get on with his life, now that his disciplinary hearing has concluded.
Yesterday, the internal police hearing ended with Hudec being suspended without pay for 20 hours in connection to the Dec. 24, 2003, zapping of a 15-year-old boy.
Hudec, 34, admitted failing to document using the stun gun. He also confessed to failing to obtain medical attention for the teen. He also neglected to complete a controlled tactics report.
Two charges of insubordination were withdrawn.
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