On April 23, 2023, the EPS received a series of requests from the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) requesting that we take action against a police officer who arrested their client. In support of their request, the NCCM provided an approximately 15-second excerpt of an approximate five-minute video in their possession. NCCM has, to date, refused to provide the entire video to the EPS notwithstanding that it was requested during an in-person meeting with NCCM representatives on April 25, 2023, and in subsequent interactions as recent as today. NCCM and its client have also declined, to date, to file a formal complaint. They have subsequently released a longer but still incomplete video to social media. We can confirm as follows:

• On April 21, 2023, police were conducting speed enforcement on Millwoods Road between 36 Avenue and 36B Avenue. The officers on site used a laser recorded device to determine speed which works at a distance. The approaching vehicle was caught at a distance of approximately 62 metres. The driver was travelling 47 km/h in a playground zone during school hours (2:32 pm).

• There was an arrest which occurred following the driver refusing to provide his name, licence, insurance, or registration. These requests were made repeatedly over several minutes and a warning of arrest was provided more than once.

• The officer then directed the driver to exit the vehicle, which he refused. The primary officer and a second officer then reached into the vehicle, taking the driver by both arms, and pulled him out. The driver continued to resist and refused to comply with police direction and was pulled to the ground where he continued to struggle and not comply with police instructions.

• The driver was arrested.

• Due to the driver’s agitated state, police called EMS to check on his mental wellbeing. The driver was medically cleared, but asked to be taken to hospital, stating that his shoulder was sore.

• The officers issued tickets for speeding, failing to produce his driver’s license, and failing to produce registration and insurance, and the driver was told that he was free to go.

After reviewing the investigative file and the 15-second excerpt of the video, as well as the additional excerpt which was posted to social media today (April 26, 2023), EPS does not currently intend to investigate this matter further.