No jail time for former Edmonton cop who pleaded guilty to perjury after lying in court about altering traffic tickets
Former Edmonton Police Service Const. Lauren Skibinsky pleaded guilty to perjury and was handed a 12-month suspended sentence with 100 hours of community service in Court of King’s Bench today.
Skibinsky resigned from the EPS in April after being charged with perjury for testimony he gave during a 2021 criminal trial he faced for forgery and obstruction of justice involving altered traffic tickets. He was found not guilty of those charges.
Read moreUCP leadership race power rankings: Danielle Smith was a scab
A UCP wracked with in-fighting has found a nice unifying issue to come together around: a federal gun buy-back program brought in by the Liberals to scoop up assault-style firearms that were banned in 2020.
Read moreLocal group of landlords, business owners and NGOs ask for more cops downtown but say they’re not going to influence upcoming police budget debate
The Downtown Recovery Coalition held a press event in downtown Edmonton Thursday to announce their priorities for “a safe and vibrant downtown.” The group’s immediate asks were for more police officers allocated downtown, better patrols and security enforcement at LRT station entrances and to repair and better maintain sidewalks, roads, benches, garbage cans and other important infrastructure.
Read morePOD: The Push
Danielle Paradis of APTN joins host Duncan Kinney to discuss politics and policing, body cams and the context and fallout of the violent push that was caught on camera in Chinatown.
Read moreFormer Calgary cops have investigated current Calgary cops for ASIRT on at least two occasions
In at least two cases former Calgary police officers have investigated serious incidents involving members of the same police force for the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team or ASIRT. In both cases ASIRT did not recommend charges.
Read moreUPDATE: Alberta spent at least $10.6 million on sham Senate “election” and referendums
The government of Alberta spent $10.6 million on its sham Senate “elections” and referendums on equalization and daylight savings.
Read moreEdmonton cop who drove drunk on Henday gets the minimum $1000 fine and one year driving ban
An Edmonton cop who hit the ditch twice while driving drunk on Anthony Henday Drive has pleaded guilty to impaired driving over 0.8mg% and received the minimum $1000 fine and a one year driving ban.
Read moreEdmonton spends $1.4 million a year on cash payouts for cop clothes
According to a Freedom of Information request the Edmonton Police Service have spent more than $4.2 million in direct cash payouts to cops for clothing, boots and dry-cleaning in the past three years. That’s $1.4 million a year for the last three years.
Read moreUCP leadership race power rankings: It’s all over but the groveling
Never underestimate a politician's ability to grovel.
Read moreVIDEO: Edmonton cop violently pushes unsuspecting woman to ground, police allege she had knife
Content warning: Police brutality and violence
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