Police Watchdog Investigating Incident at Whitehorse Shelter

Police watchdog investigating incident at Whitehorse shelter

Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating an incident from last month involving a Whitehorse RCMP member at a shelter in downtown Whitehorse. A news release from Yukon RCMP says the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is conducting an external investigation. According to the release, the officer responded to a report of an “unwanted, intoxicated” woman at the Whitehorse emergency shelter on Aug. 11. The release doesn’t provide any de…

Whitehorse RCMP officer under investigation following emergency shelter incident

A Whitehorse RCMP officer is under investigation following an incident at the city's emergency shelter last month, according to police.