Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after a woman suffered a serious injury during an arrest by the Edmonton police canine unit.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said it is looking into the conduct of a team of Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers who arrested a woman around 1 a.m. Oct. 10.<\/p>\n
According to ASIRT, the woman was one of three people in a vehicle believed to have been involved in a serious crime. Police monitored the vehicle as it left downtown, but when officers attempted a stop, it sped off, driving into oncoming traffic and striking another vehicle.<\/p>\n
“Following additional unsuccessful attempts by police to stop the vehicle, it left the road, rolled onto its side and came to rest near a line of trees in the area of 82 Street and Crystallina Drive,” ASIRT’s news release states.<\/p>\n
While a man and a woman were arrested at the scene of the crash without further incident, another woman in the car ran into some nearby woods. When a police canine unit caught up to the woman, the dog bit her, leaving her with serious injuries that required an ambulance trip to hospital.<\/p>\n
ASIRT said its information is still preliminary and that certain details cannot be shared to maintain the integrity of its investigation.<\/p>\n
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