EDMONTON Edmonton’s police chief says a series of social media posts made by a senior staff member “in no way represent or reflect the views of the Edmonton Police Service or its members.” Screenshots shared by Postmedia with CTV News Edmonton taken from the personal Facebook page of Patrycja Mokrzan indicate the EPS media relations supervisor has promoted far-right conspiracy theories and criticized COVID-19 health restrictions. In the earliest post, dated Nov. 29, Mokrzan warned that those who advocate for lockdowns are “complicit in murder” and said “a line is being crossed.”
Facebook screenshot of post from EPS spokesperson Patrycja Morkzan. (Postmedia)
Author of the article: Anna Junker, Jonny Wakefield
Publishing date: Jan 14, 2021 • January 17, 2021 • 4 minute read The Edmonton Police Service says the views of senior spokesperson Patrycja Mokrzan, who shared a variety of conspiracy theories on her publicly-accessible personal Facebook page, do not reflect those of the organization. Photo by Larry Wong /Postmedia. file
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The Edmonton Police Service says the views of a senior spokesperson who shared a variety of conspiracy theories on her publicly-accessible personal Facebook page do not reflect those of the organization.
Patrycja Mokrzan’s Facebook profile, under the full name she uses professionally including in her EPS email signature, Agnieszka Patrycja Mokrzan, was visible to the public until Tuesday morning. On Google, the page was the second result for her name, after her LinkedIn page identifying her as a supervisor with the EPS media relations unit.
Posted: Jan 06, 2021 6:00 PM MT | Last Updated: January 7
Scanners like these can be used to listen to broadcasts between emergency crews responding to car crashes, fires, and medical emergencies.(Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)
Edmonton police have moved radio communications to an encrypted system, locking out the public and news media from tuning in through scanners.
The move to the Alberta First Responder Radio Communications System has been years in the making. But when the old system was switched off on Monday, it drew mixed opinions from some civilian listeners.
For Beverly Smith, the scanner radio was often on as a calming reminder that law enforcement was out there protecting the public.
EDMONTON A suspicious package was left in the Southgate transit station on purpose to alarm the public, police said Wednesday. CTV News Edmonton was on scene for a small explosion initiated by the police in the early afternoon. The package had not been dangerous, spokesperson Patrycja Mokrzan told CTV News Edmonton. The terminal was reopened around noon, after it had been closed for three hours for police to investigate. Officers were still on scene at 1 p.m.
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The man began punching the passenger-side door, breaking the window. The woman sitting in the passenger-side seat attempted to run away before she was taken to the ground and assaulted, police say. The other woman tried to help but was also thrown to the ground.
Several witnesses intervened to stop the attack before police arrived on the scene.
Richard Bradley Stevens, 41, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and one count of mischief.
Ibrahim said a second man was involved in the attack and needs to be arrested. He is calling on the Edmonton Police Service to release photos of both suspects.