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Global News
2 days ago
- Global News
Woman found shot in Summerside parking lot in southeast Edmonton
A woman was found suffering from gunshot wounds in a shopping complex parking lot just off 91 Street and Ellerslie Road in southeast Edmonton late Wednesday night. The large scene focused on an area outside the Brewsters Brewing Company and Restaurant in the Market at Summerside, where evidence markers could be seen inside the blocked off area. The Edmonton Police Service said officers responded just after 11 p.m. to a call about a woman who had been shot. She was found in the parking lot and taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. On Thursday, police said there is no update on her condition. View image in full screen A woman was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening gunshot injuries from the Market at Summerside just off 91 Street and Ellerslie Road on Wed. June 18, 2025. Global News Security footage viewed by Global News showed two people walking from Brewsters toward a Shoppers Drug Mart across the parking lot on Wednesday night. Story continues below advertisement Police cars and an ambulance arrived shortly after and took the woman to hospital. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Police continue to investigate and are asking anyone who has information or dashcam video from the area to contact them at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
Global News
2 days ago
- Global News
Attack leaves senior dead in southwest Edmonton, murder charge laid
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook A 65-year-old man was killed in southwest Edmonton, allegedly by a stranger police said was acting suspicious, on Wednesday. The Edmonton Police Service said officers responded at 1 p.m. to the Desrochers neighbourhood over reports of someone acting suspicious near 121 Street and 35 Avenue SW. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Officers arrived in the southside neighbourhood to find a 27-year-old man who they confirmed was acting suspiciously, although police did not specify in what way. Police canvassed the area and found a man dead in a garage nearby. Oleksii Iskra, 27, was arrested and the EPS homicide section was called in to take over the investigation. He has been charged with second-degree murder. An autopsy on Thursday found Sugeng Pariono died from blunt force trauma and his death was deemed a homicide. Story continues below advertisement Police said the accused and the victim did not know each other.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Temitope Oriola: Edmonton's next police chief should be smart — and a quick study
The Edmonton Police Commission has launched a search for a new chief of police. Hiring a chief for the Edmonton Police Service is one of the salient duties of the commission. It is also one of the most consequential. Leadership matters in every organization but it rises to a whole new level in the policing institutional field. A police chief has great significance and signifying quality for organizational culture, morale, discipline, use of force, and conduct of sworn officers and civilian personnel. Police occupational culture has long garnered tremendous interest among criminologists. Police leadership in and of itself as well as its interaction with occupational culture has also generated scholarly attention for decades. Robert Reiner, for example, published in 1991 his book Chief Constables: Bobbies, Bosses, or Bureaucrats? Based on over 40 interviews with chief constables (or police chiefs) in England and Wales, Reiner offers insight into the culture of police chiefs. He argues that the culture of police leaders is influenced by 'period,' 'problems,' 'place' and 'pedigree.' More recent works also speak to the interactions between police leadership and police culture. The book reinforces the fact that police leadership matters. In early April, I met with the hiring committee comprising a select number of Edmonton police commissioners and representatives of the appointed HR firm at their request. They seemed thoughtful and extremely serious about the enormity of the task ahead of them. My focus during our interaction was on the qualities (in other words, 'pedigree') to look for in the search. I emphasized the non-negotiability of education outside policing and recommended focusing on candidates with advanced degrees. I also suggested the need to hire a chief with inclusive leadership qualities and sound communication skills. The type of professional experience candidates have had is crucial to how they approach the job. I also recommended hiring a chief who will stay out of politics and is, in fact, required to do so. The new chief needs to be given a reform mandate with clear indications of what type of reform the commission seeks. The job advert details major responsibilities and accountabilities. This is a good start. The chief reports to the commission. Therefore, the commission's relationship with the chief and the EPS is supervisory in nature. I have pointed out in this column the need to be clear that the commission (though not individual commissioners) is the boss of the chief and the EPS. This is important in the daily grind of interactions among all stakeholders. The EPS exists because Edmonton is not a mere construct. Therefore, its elected representatives embody the will of the people. While city council cannot and must not direct the operational minutiae of the police, the commission provides strategic direction of the EPS and its chief. Such clarification can help avoid unnecessary and time-consuming personality-driven clashes. It needs to be articulated verbally and in writing during the hiring process. It must also be clear in the contract. A successful candidate who has an issue with that may frustrate all stakeholders, including EPS personnel and the public. The job advert provides an overview which indicates that the 'Chief of police is … responsible for delivering high-performing, community-centred policing that builds and sustains public trust, enhances both actual and perceived safety, and reflects the evolving needs of a diverse and growing city. The chief sets the tone for ethical, inclusive, and accountable leadership and must embody transparency, humility, and integrity in all internal and external interactions.' I hope these words guide the entire process. Being chief of police is no easy task. The education, training, temperament, orientation, philosophy and other personal qualities matter. The chief's personal qualities are read, decoded and encoded — rightly or wrongly — by their colleagues from day one. Finally, someone once asked me about graduate students as mentees. I informed them that all of my graduate students made first class in their undergraduate degrees (a point I had not given much thought until that moment). Therefore, it is not about whether they are smart; rather it is about whether they are teachable. The commission should hire a police chief who is evidently smart at their job but also ready and willing to learn from their reform-minded colleagues at the EPS, police-accountability advocates and other stakeholders. Temitope Oriola is professor of criminology and recipient of the J. Gordin Kaplan Award, the University of Alberta's most prestigious honour for research excellence. 'X': @topeoriola We invite you to write letters to the editor. A maximum of 150 words is preferred. 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CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Footage sought by police investigating Walker community shooting
A person is captured on security footage shooting at a townhouse near Watt Boulevard and 12 Avenue on Jan. 16, 2025. (Source: Edmonton Police Service) Police are searching for surveillance video of a shooting in Edmonton's Walker neighbourhood in January. A unit in a townhouse complex near Watt Boulevard and 12 Avenue was shot at around 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 16 by a person who arrived in a white hatchback vehicle, according to police. No one was hurt. Investigators believe the shooter targeted the wrong home. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Edmonton Police Service or Crime Stoppers.
Global News
4 days ago
- Global News
Woman checking van struck and killed by semi on Whitemud Drive, child survives
A woman who got out of her vehicle on Whitemud Drive was hit and killed in south Edmonton on Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened on the eastbound lanes near the 111 Street overpass, around 1:30 p.m. The Edmonton Police Service said a white minivan was stopped on the shoulder of Whitemud Drive, near the exit. The woman driving the van had gotten out to check something when a semi truck travelling east struck her. It's not known what the woman was checking on the van. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy EMS and police responded to the collision, but the woman was declared dead on scene. The backside of the van was also struck during the collision, and the semi ended up on the grassy overpass embankment to the east. Story continues below advertisement Police said a young child was inside the van and while not physically injured, was taken to the Stollery Children's Hospital. The collision shut down a stretch of the freeway eastbound between 119 and 111 streets as the major collision section investigated, leading to afternoon commuter traffic backing up to 156 Street in the west end.
