Alberta hiring 100 more police officers to boost transit safety, battle violent crime

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Alberta hiring 100 more police officers to boost transit safety, battle violent crime
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Alberta's provincial government will be announcing new measures to tackle transit safety and violent crime.

Alberta will be hiring 100 new police officers in Calgary and Edmonton in an effort to improve public safety.

In addition to increasing the number of police on city streets, the province is also encouraging the City of Calgary and the City of Edmonton to transfer command and control of transit peace officers to the Calgary and Edmonton police services. "No single order of government can solve this issue alone. We will continue to work together by deploying our safety resources in an integrated and collaborative way."

The PACT program pairs police constables with mental health therapists from Alberta Health Services to respond to 911 calls where there is a mental health concern.

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