The force was lawfully with Lethbridge police officers who took down a young woman dressed as a Stormtrooper, an investigation has determined..The woman suffered minor injuries in the arrest – ironically on the Fourth of May – as she promoted a local restaurant in full Stormtrooper regalia, complete with a toy blaster..After the arrest at shotgun-point, then Lethbridge Police Service Chief Scott Woods asked the Medicine Hat police department to look into the case, with a review from the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, to determine if officers acted properly..The case, and accompanying video, drew a world-wide audience with many viewers mocking the officers’ actions..“The Lethbridge Police Service has received the findings of an external, criminal investigation into the ‘Stormtrooper’ incident,” LPS said in a Wednesday statement..“The investigation by Medicine Hat Police Service, which included a review by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) and the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, has determined that criminal charges are not warranted..“A professional misconduct investigation will now proceed under the Police Act and Police Service Regulation. As the matter is still under investigation, the Lethbridge Police Service will offer no further comments at this time.”.The incident happened when the owner of a Lethbridge restaurant called Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina decided a dancing Stormtrooper in the parking lot would be a good way to attract business..But some Lethbridge residents – who apparenty hadn’t seen a movie since 1977 – didn’t get the joke and called 911..As the female staffer danced around the parking lot in full regalia, gun-toting Lethbridge police arrived and told her to eat concrete. She suffered a bleeding nose in the arrest..“Apparently a couple of people had called 911 and said that there was somebody with a gun on 13 Street North,” Brad Whalen, the restaurant’s owner told CTV at the time.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in . “A number of police officers had shown up to our business with guns drawn on our employee.”.LPS Insp. Jason Walper said: “The officers approached the person and provided verbal directions to that person to drop the weapon, to put themselves on to the ground..“The person did not comply with police verbal directions. Eventually they did after multiple repeated orders given by the police officers.”.Whalen said it was unfortunate officers weren’t more into Star Wars pop culture that has been around since 1977..“Sometimes you really have to use common sense,” said Whalen..“When all the things fit in the box — you’ve got the signs, you’ve got the music, the atmosphere..“A duck is a duck when it’s walking like a duck.”.No charges were filed against the Stormtrooper..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
The force was lawfully with Lethbridge police officers who took down a young woman dressed as a Stormtrooper, an investigation has determined..The woman suffered minor injuries in the arrest – ironically on the Fourth of May – as she promoted a local restaurant in full Stormtrooper regalia, complete with a toy blaster..After the arrest at shotgun-point, then Lethbridge Police Service Chief Scott Woods asked the Medicine Hat police department to look into the case, with a review from the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, to determine if officers acted properly..The case, and accompanying video, drew a world-wide audience with many viewers mocking the officers’ actions..“The Lethbridge Police Service has received the findings of an external, criminal investigation into the ‘Stormtrooper’ incident,” LPS said in a Wednesday statement..“The investigation by Medicine Hat Police Service, which included a review by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) and the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, has determined that criminal charges are not warranted..“A professional misconduct investigation will now proceed under the Police Act and Police Service Regulation. As the matter is still under investigation, the Lethbridge Police Service will offer no further comments at this time.”.The incident happened when the owner of a Lethbridge restaurant called Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina decided a dancing Stormtrooper in the parking lot would be a good way to attract business..But some Lethbridge residents – who apparenty hadn’t seen a movie since 1977 – didn’t get the joke and called 911..As the female staffer danced around the parking lot in full regalia, gun-toting Lethbridge police arrived and told her to eat concrete. She suffered a bleeding nose in the arrest..“Apparently a couple of people had called 911 and said that there was somebody with a gun on 13 Street North,” Brad Whalen, the restaurant’s owner told CTV at the time.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in . “A number of police officers had shown up to our business with guns drawn on our employee.”.LPS Insp. Jason Walper said: “The officers approached the person and provided verbal directions to that person to drop the weapon, to put themselves on to the ground..“The person did not comply with police verbal directions. Eventually they did after multiple repeated orders given by the police officers.”.Whalen said it was unfortunate officers weren’t more into Star Wars pop culture that has been around since 1977..“Sometimes you really have to use common sense,” said Whalen..“When all the things fit in the box — you’ve got the signs, you’ve got the music, the atmosphere..“A duck is a duck when it’s walking like a duck.”.No charges were filed against the Stormtrooper..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
