‘Appalled’ – the reaction of the National Police Federation to court decision regarding assault of P.G. RCMP officer
VANCOUVER —The National Police Federation (NPF) says its appalled by a court decision regarding an assault on a Prince George RCMP officer.
The member – a young member in her mid-20s – sustained a serious head injury in the assault which occurred in August of 2021.
She was pursuing a male subject known to police following a retail theft when the suspect hid in a parking lot between two cars and ambushed her.
The officer was struck multiple times in the head though she was still able to successfully arrest him. She hasn’t worked since.
