New pilot project allows Prince Albert police to better medically assess suspects in detention
The Prince Albert Police Service, Parkland Ambulance and Saskatchewan Health Authority have announced a new joint initiative.
The three organizations say they have teamed up to ensure people who are arrested and brought into custody by P.A. Police have access to a paramedic and on-call doctor.
The goal of the initiative is to better medically assess those in cells.
Police Chief Jon Bergen said nearly 6,000 people are arrested every year in the city and about half these arrests are the result of some sort of serious drug or alcohol intoxication.