News Items tag as: mona wang

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.
Specialized teams, not police, should handle mental health calls, says Liberal critic
July 13, 2020 - 6:00 AM

The trauma Mona Wang was put through when a RCMP officer performed a wellness check on her in January would not have happened if a different system was put in place, says Jane Thornthwaite, the B.C. Liberal critic for Mental Health and Addictions.
Kelowna residents rally for woman suing RCMP in aftermath of wellness check
July 11, 2020 - 2:05 PM

Kelowna residents called for changes to RCMP protocols Saturday in a protest organized to support a UBC Okanagan nursing student who is suing the RCMP for damages related to a 2020 wellness check.
Justice for Mona Wang rallies to be held in Kelowna, Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver
July 04, 2020 - 9:13 AM

The UBC Okanagan student who was dragged from her apartment by a Mountie called in for a wellness check is getting support from far beyond Kelowna, where the incident happened.
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News Items tag as: mona wang

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

Specialized teams, not police, should handle mental health calls, says Liberal critic

Kelowna residents rally for woman suing RCMP in aftermath of wellness check

Justice for Mona Wang rallies to be held in Kelowna, Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver

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