Edmonton cop suspended

An Edmonton police officer was suspended this weekend. Which one was suspended ? They won't say. Why ? We don't know.

We can guess that the reason for suspension was because of one of the investigations regarding : racist email; overzealous targeting/stakeouts of those that are critical of them; the illegal access to federal databases intended for criminal investigations only; the photo radar contract kickbacks or perhaps a new case of corruption ?

Here's the Edmonton's Sun coverage. The Edmonton Journal's article was just as brief and buried on page 5 of the 'City' section of the paper :

An Edmonton cop has been suspended, a police spokesman confirmed yesterday.

Karen Carlson, speaking for the Edmonton Police Service, said she could not reveal the identity of the officer nor disclose the reasons for the job suspension.

"To release the officer's name could jeopardize his personal safety or the safety of other people," said Carlson. "It is not a statement we make lightly," she added.

An investigation into the officer's conduct is underway.

Carlson said no further comment would be made until the investigation is complete.

Who is running the investigation ? Internal Affairs ? Perhaps the Calgary City Police ? I guess we won't know for quite a while as all of the department seems pretty busy with their work load investigating their own corruption, a serial killer, gang activity and methamphetamine labs. (The photo radar stakeouts won't keep them busy until the end of the month when they have to complete their quotas.)