RCMP have charged a member of the Calgary Police Service after an off-duty home incident exterior town.
On January 14, the member was arrested in a neighboring municipality and charged by RCMP with assault, assault by suffocation and forcible confinement.
“Given the home nature of this incident, the identify of the officer won’t be launched to guard the privateness of these affected,” CPS mentioned in an announcement launched Tuesday afternoon.
“He has been with the service for 9 years and at the moment stays on administrative duties.”
The CPS declined to launch additional info because the incident is beneath investigation by Alberta RCMP. The officer is predicted to obtain the appropriate to a good trial and acceptable help from the CPS in the course of the course of, police mentioned.
Calgary police launched the details about the incident and costs “within the curiosity of public transparency.”
