Edmonton Police Tackle Rising Violence

Edmonton police are grappling with a surge in violent incidents, especially extortions, amid rising call volumes—but most use-of-force cases don’t result in injuries. Officers are ramping up de-escalation training to better handle tense moments, while also considering phasing out batons to cut costs. Though fleeing suspect pursuits don’t follow predictable trends, they’re mostly brief and highly successful, with police stopping suspects 95% of the time and preventing incidents 97% of the time when they can intervene. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/445d432dc44740d7