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The Alberta Sheriffs Branch [1] is a provincial law enforcement agency overseen by the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Services [2] of the province of Alberta, Canada. Under the authority of the Peace Officer Act , Alberta Sheriffs are provincial peace officers with jurisdiction over the province of Alberta.
An officer's gun went off while he was struggling to arrest a suspect. The officer was charged with manslaughter, but the charge was dismissed against him in a preliminary inquiry. [24] 1974-12-20 Gagnon, Phillip Laurier (26) Alberta Calgary Police Service: Gagnon, during a siege, fired hundreds of rounds at police, killing Dtv.
Police services may take on additional duties such as municipal by-law enforcement, [3] [4] and police services range in size from small, one-officer forces that are generally limited to enforcing provincial and municipal legislation to large organizations charged with investigating complex financial crimes.
(Reuters) -The Western Canadian province of Alberta will spend C$29 million ($20.46 million) to create a new sheriff-led patrol unit to police its 298-kilometer (185-mile) border with the U.S ...
The officer was charged in 2017 with manslaughter, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. [40] July 2017: Toronto Police officer Constable Michael Theriault was charged with assault for the December 2016 assault of Dafonte Miller, a 19-year old Black male, with a pipe that led to removal of his eye. [41]
In February 2022, four Canadian men were arrested on allegations that they conspired to kill Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers. The arrests occurred during the Canada convoy protest on the Coutts, Alberta, side of the Sweetgrass–Coutts Border Crossing. According to police, the plot was part of a wider plan to alter "Canada's ...
The following is a list of unsolved murders in Canada.Hundreds of homicides occur across Canada each year, many of which end up as cold cases. [1] In 2021, the country's intentional homicide rate stood at around 2.06 per 100,000 individuals, [2] increasing for the third consecutive year. [3]
Known by the acronym ALERT, the agency was established in 2006. Its campaigns on behalf of the people of Alberta, as well as Canadians generally, include fighting gang activity, working against drug trafficking, and confronting domestic violence. ALERT currently includes seconded members from: Alberta Sheriffs Branch; Calgary Police Service