Officers walking the beat on Whyte Avenue this summer want visitors to have fun and enjoy one of the city’s favourite gathering spots.
“One of the main attractions of any large, metropolitan city like Edmonton is it’s entertainment district. We are blessed to have a wonderful place like Whyte Avenue, which brings so many segments of our city together to enjoy some shopping, a meal or a night out with family and friends.
“For the most part, people do behave themselves while on Whyte Avenue, though there are some individuals who repeatedly tend to cross the line and compromise the safety of others – including officers, said EPS Insp. Erik Johnson, of the service’s Southwest Division.
“This type of behavior won’t be tolerated.”
As such, the Edmonton Police Service has sought and received the Crown Prosecutor’s blessing to impose “Area Restrictions”, as a bail condition for repeat offenders who initiate trouble on Whyte Avenue.
“Our beat officers spend a lot of time on the Avenue, and take pride in building relationships with both visitors and the business owners along Whyte,” said Const. Ryan Ferry, of the EPS Hospitality Policing Unit. “The Area Restrictions bail condition gives Scona Beat officers another tool to help enhance our crime and offender management efforts on The Ave.”
The new Whyte Avenue Area Restriction condition will cover the area between 109 Street to 99 Street, and a two-block radius north and south of 82 Avenue. Disorderly conduct continues to keep officers busy, accounting for 46 per cent of all incidents responded to on Whyte Avenue (2016 YTD).
“These are the types of incidents, which usually involve intoxicated individuals, that we’re going to be clamping down on,” said Ferry. “We also depend on the cooperation of business owners to properly manage their clientele to ensure everyone has a memorable experience on Whyte.
“For the most part, people do behave themselves while on Whyte Avenue, though there are some individuals who repeatedly tend to cross the line and compromise the safety of others – including officers, said EPS Insp. Erik Johnson, of the service’s Southwest Division.
“This type of behavior won’t be tolerated.”
As such, the Edmonton Police Service has sought and received the Crown Prosecutor’s blessing to impose “Area Restrictions”, as a bail condition for repeat offenders who initiate trouble on Whyte Avenue.
“Our beat officers spend a lot of time on the Avenue, and take pride in building relationships with both visitors and the business owners along Whyte,” said Const. Ryan Ferry, of the EPS Hospitality Policing Unit. “The Area Restrictions bail condition gives Scona Beat officers another tool to help enhance our crime and offender management efforts on The Ave.”
The new Whyte Avenue Area Restriction condition will cover the area between 109 Street to 99 Street, and a two-block radius north and south of 82 Avenue. Disorderly conduct continues to keep officers busy, accounting for 46 per cent of all incidents responded to on Whyte Avenue (2016 YTD).
“These are the types of incidents, which usually involve intoxicated individuals, that we’re going to be clamping down on,” said Ferry. “We also depend on the cooperation of business owners to properly manage their clientele to ensure everyone has a memorable experience on Whyte.