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Police release the names of officers found guilty of serious misconduct in disciplinary decisions, available by request on the service’s website. However, until a penalty against an officer has been imposed, they remain anonymous.

‘Clipped’ the vehicle

With some exceptions, Edmonton police officers are supposed to come to a stop at red lights and proceed only when it is safe to do so.

When officers at the scene asked whether he had come to a complete stop, Constable A.A. said he thought he did, but he wasn’t 100 per cent certain.

He later said he recalled that he slowed down and “crept” into the intersection, at which point he “clipped” the vehicle. In his Alberta Collision Report Witness Statement, the officer stated that “upon reaching the intersection I began to creep through to see if it was safe to proceed. Once it appeared safe I began to accelerate again and collided with a (southbound) white Kia Rio.”

An officer who investigated the collision said she was “offended” by that characterization.

While gesturing to the damage to the police car, the officer said she “asked him, actually asked him, if (clipped) was a word he was going to use.”

During the hearing, Constable A.A. admitted to a count of insubordination, acknowledging that he had broken EPS policy by entering the intersection at speed.

Presenting officer Derek Cranna, who represented the police chief at the hearing, noted the officer was not wearing a seatbelt and had decided to go after the F-150 without notifying dispatchers. Cranna added there was no evidence the pickup had been involved in a crime at the time the officer “made his decision to engage”