Alberta RCMP officer charged for on-duty incident in Grande Prairie

October 20, 2022
Grande Prairie, Alberta

News release

On April 24, 2021, a Grande Prairie RCMP officer was responding to a report of two individuals on bicycles towing a safe in Grande Prairie. While responding to the report, there was a collision between a police vehicle and one of the cyclists. As a result of the collision, the cyclist received several injuries.

On April 24, 2021, the Director of Law Enforcement was notified of the incident and deemed the matter to be "in scope" of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team who assumed responsibility of the criminal investigation.

As a result of that investigation, Constable Damien Lessard-Jomphe has been charged with Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance Causing Bodily Harm and is scheduled to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial Court on Nov. 30, 2022,

Cst. Lessard-Jomphe has five years of service. Cst. Lessard-Jomphe remains on active duty until the conclusion of court proceedings.

The Alberta RCMP believes in processes that seek the facts, and it's important that processes taken to assess the actions of all those involved, including the police, are fair, transparent, and defendable. This is why, when we become aware of a situation that required review, we immediately initiate internal processes to look at the totality of the incident, including the actions of the RCMP, the use of force during the incident, and the duty status of the member.

As this matter is now before the courts, the Alberta RCMP are unable to provide further information.

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Contact information

Alberta RCMP Media Relations
780-509-3970

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