Suspected rapists nabbed by probation officers
By Angelle Meunier
 |
Wice and Tsang |
Two quick thinking probation officers were instrumental in the arrest of two suspected rapists in Edmonton last winter. The men were apprehended in connection with a series of high profile sexual assaults in northeast Edmonton.
Assistant Chief Probation Officer Rob Wice went beyond his regular duties and asked staff to look at recent reports of sexual assaults in the area. He called police to see if they could get a more extensive description of the suspect and then asked his staff to see if the profile matched up with any of their clients.
It was Probation Officer Alex Tsang who thought the description matched one of the offenders he was monitoring, and police were contacted. The next time the suspect came to meet his probation officer the police were waiting for him. The second suspect was caught at a nearby fast food restaurant where he had been waiting for his friend.
"Without our probation officers taking the extra step the assaults may not have stopped," said Alberta Solicitor General Heather Forsyth. "It’s times like this I am especially proud of the staff and the work they do to keep us safe."
Wice and Tsang shrugged off the praise saying, "It's all part of the job."
Their manager Doug Hildreth, the Chief Probation Officer for Edmonton/Central district, disagreed. "They went beyond what is normally required of them; they paid attention to what was going on in the community around them, and that made all the difference, " he said.
