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An Edmonton police officer avoided dismissal from the force Tuesday after committing “one of the most egregious transgressions an officer can commit.”

Police disciplinary hearing presiding officer Fred Kamins sanctioned Const. Ashley Rosenow with a two-year demotion and a reduction in pay for deceiving a Crown prosecutor in an impaired driving case where she was an investigating officer.

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Rosenow, who joined the city police in October 2012, was with the service for about a year when she investigated a hit-and-run collision.

A female driver involved in the collision was charged with impaired driving and failure to remain at the scene. It was Rosenow’s first time investigating an impaired driving case.

Rosenow was served a subpoena to testify in court. She booked a vacation that conflicted with the trial dates.

Presenting officer Derek Cranna said at Tuesday’s hearing that Rosenow displayed “patterns of inappropriate actions toward the Crown.”

In addition to failing to obey the subpoena, Rosenow made comments to the Crown about the investigation that differed from notes about the case.

The difference was so significant the Crown believed she could not provide proper evidence, Cranna said. The charges against the driver were stayed.