EDMONTON An annual polar plunge fundraiser looked a little different this year, as participants joined in virtually. The Alberta Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge was held on Sunday, and Edmonton police encouraged people to get creative by donning their unused 2020 Halloween costume and plunging into a cold bath or snow pile. Proceeds from the event go to support Canadian Special Olympics athletes. “The Polar Plunge has been a unique and truly Canadian event in Edmonton for ten years, so we can’t let our Special Olympics athletes down. Instead, we must get creative in our fundraising efforts”, said Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale McFee.
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A crash involving six Edmonton police cruisers that were in Calgary to pay respect to a slain officer will cost the division an estimated $29,000 in damages.
EPS spokeswoman Carolin Maran said the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) vehicles were in a convoy headed to Calgary police headquarters around 11 a.m. on Jan. 9 when a civilian vehicle stopped suddenly causing a chain reaction as the half-dozen police cruisers crashed on McKnight Boulevard near 47 Street NE.
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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)
Dale McFee, Edmonton’s police chief, said 2020 might be the most challenging year for law enforcement that he has ever experienced. “Already we’re in the middle of a downturn in the economy, you get hit by COVID, you get hit with George Floyd,” said McFee. “What’s happening south of the border and now you got the masks and you got people pushing their will or rights on others.” Liquor theft went up in 2020, partially fueled by the ongoing pandemic, according to McFee. Alcohol was being turned into street currency while liquor store employees were being left “traumatized, victimized. terrorized.”