News Items tag as: mona wang

Kelowna cop pleads guilty in violent wellness check
November 07, 2022 - 3:47 PM

Years after a video surfaced showing a Kelowna cop dragging a UBCO student down a hallway in a violent wellness check, the officer involved has pleaded guilty.
Trial dates set for Kelowna cop charged with assault following violent wellness check
November 07, 2022 - 12:00 AM

A trial for a Kelowna police officer charged in relation to a violent wellness check is moving ahead next month.
Assault charge approved against Kelowna RCMP officer for violent wellness check
August 23, 2021 - 2:41 PM

A Kelowna RCMP officer is now facing criminal assault charges related to a wellness check on a UBC Okanagan student in January, 2020.
RCMP settles out of court with UBCO student following violent wellness check
June 04, 2021 - 3:09 PM

A UBC Okanagan student who was suing the RCMP after she was dragged by a police officer through her apartment complex during a wellness check says the national police force has settled out of court.
Notorious Kelowna RCMP officer denies assaulting woman arrested for public intoxication
December 15, 2020 - 7:30 AM

A Kelowna RCMP Constable is denying assault allegations in a civil suit, saying she was legally obligated to arrest the woman because she was drunk in public and likely to attempt to drive.
Kelowna RCMP now seek possible witnesses in Mona Wang investigation
September 09, 2020 - 1:32 PM

Kelowna RCMP have issued a plea to two men to come forward to tell them what they witnessed in the UBC Okanagan building where student Mona Wang was dragged down a hall by an RCMP officer doing a 'wellness check.'
Kelowna Mounties have criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning returned to them
September 02, 2020 - 4:51 PM

Abbotsford police returned the review into the Mona Wang wellness check to the RCMP and are asking for further investigation.
Abbotsford police reviewing results of RCMP criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning
July 17, 2020 - 8:24 AM

The RCMP’s criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning’s handling of a wellness check on UBC Okanagan student Mona Wang has now been turned over to Abbotsford police for a review.
Use of force during wellness checks – or any other type of police work – is extremely rare: VPD
July 16, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Recent videos of RCMP violence in Kelowna have cast a spotlight on that police force’s behaviour when dealing with difficult members of the public.
Second woman files lawsuit claiming she was assaulted by Kelowna RCMP constable
July 16, 2020 - 2:41 PM

A second lawsuit has been filed against Kelowna RCMP Const. Lacey Browning accusing the officer of assaulting a woman while on duty.
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News Items tag as: mona wang

Kelowna cop pleads guilty in violent wellness check

Trial dates set for Kelowna cop charged with assault following violent wellness check

Assault charge approved against Kelowna RCMP officer for violent wellness check

RCMP settles out of court with UBCO student following violent wellness check

Notorious Kelowna RCMP officer denies assaulting woman arrested for public intoxication

Kelowna RCMP now seek possible witnesses in Mona Wang investigation

Kelowna Mounties have criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning returned to them

Abbotsford police reviewing results of RCMP criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning

Use of force during wellness checks – or any other type of police work – is extremely rare: VPD

Second woman files lawsuit claiming she was assaulted by Kelowna RCMP constable

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