By paNOW Staff

Regina police ask for investigation in woman’s treatment

Jan 6, 2015 | 11:41 AM

The mother of a 25-year-old woman says her disabled daughter was abused by officers while the Regina Police Service is explaining what officers documented and is asking for an investigation into her treatment.

The mother posted her complaint on Facebook. She states her daughter was taken out of town and had her coat and boots taken by the two male officers. She also claims her daughter was tortured before being taken to police cells. The mother says she contacted police looking for her daughter but wasn’t told she was being held. Later, her daughter contacted her from the police station.

The mother’s description has been shared nearly 4,000 times.

The Regina Police Service said in a release that two officers were called out to Avonhurst Drive at just before 5 a.m. on Monday.  It had been reported two women were drunk and banging on a door outside an apartment building. The officers found two women they say were intoxicated – a 16-year-old and a 25-year-old. EMS assessed them and took the 16-year-old to hospital.

“These allegations, quite frankly, with the advent of social media take on a whole life of their own,” said Deputy Police Chief Dean Rae.

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Rae explained the officers arrested the 25-year-old for public intoxication and was taken to police cells where she was held for about 13 hours to “sober up.” However, Rae admits her blood alcohol level was never taken. He was asked if 13 hours is a standard length of time to be held in the cell.

“It all depends on the level of intoxication at that time and that determines how long that person will stay in our cells,” he said.

A video recorded in the detention area shows the woman came into the police building with no shoes or jacket. Once she sobered up, she was released and given everything she had on her when she came in.

The Regina Police Service has the officers’ reports and radio communication as well as the GPS data from their vehicle. It also has audio and video recordings from the detention area. All that documentation is being handed over to the Public Complaints Commission for an investigation.

The RPS is also explaining that the GPS equipment in police vehicles can’t be disabled and officers can’t – without explanation – opt out of radio contact.

As for the mother’s statement that she was not told her adult daughter was being held, the RPS explained that for privacy reasons that information is not given out to members of the public for people over 18 in police custody.

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