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CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Edmonton police officer charged with assault in 2024 traffic stop
An Edmonton police officer has been charged with assault while dealing with a traffic violation last year. The Edmonton Police Service's (EPS) professional standards branch charged Const. Mohamed Elgendy with one count of assault on Thursday in relation to a traffic stop on June 21, 2024, police said in a media release. Police said officers pulled over a 52-year-old man driving a Dodge Challenger with an expired licence plate that day. They said the man became aggressive and officers placed him under arrest, after which a 'further physical struggle ensued,' resulting in minor injuries to the driver. Paramedics came to the scene and treated the man, who did not need to be taken to a hospital, police said. EPS said the professional standards branch investigated the altercation, which was later referred to Alberta Crown Prosecution Services in Calgary to see if the case warranted charges. Prosecutors determined there was cause for them and recommended Elgendy be charged with assault, police said. Elgendy, who has been with the force for less than three years, has been reassigned to a non-operational role, EPS said.
CBC
4 days ago
- CBC
Edmonton police officer charged with assault following 2024 traffic stop
An Edmonton Police Service officer has been charged with assault following a traffic stop last year. In a news release Thursday, police said the officer was part of a traffic stop of a Dodge Challenger with an expired licence plate. Police arrested the 52-year-old male driver after they "became aggressive," police said. A further physical struggle ensued following the arrest in which the driver suffered minor injuries, which were treated by paramedics who had attended the scene. The driver was not hospitalized. Following an EPS Professional Standards Branch investigation, the Alberta Crown Prosecution Services recommended the officer be charged. Const. Mohamed Elgendy was charged Thursday with one count of assault. Elgendy has just under three years of service. He has been placed in a non-operational role.
