Edmonton police arrested a male suspect on Tuesday evening..On Monday,.Edmonton Police Service (EPS) announced they were searching for a male involved in a violent unprovoked assault on a senior citizen..At approximately 8:20 p.m. on Monday, an elderly female was standing waiting for the train at the Jubilee LRT station located at 8300 114 St. An unknown male unexpectedly ran up and pushed the female off the platform onto the LRT tracks, EPS said..The elderly female suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by paramedics. The female and the male suspect were not known to one another, police say..The arrest was made with the assistance of Transit Security Dispatchers and Transit Peace Officers, Edmonton police said..More to come….Rachel Emmanuel is the Edmonton Bureau Chief for the Western Standard.remmanuel@westernstandard.news
Edmonton police arrested a male suspect on Tuesday evening..On Monday,.Edmonton Police Service (EPS) announced they were searching for a male involved in a violent unprovoked assault on a senior citizen..At approximately 8:20 p.m. on Monday, an elderly female was standing waiting for the train at the Jubilee LRT station located at 8300 114 St. An unknown male unexpectedly ran up and pushed the female off the platform onto the LRT tracks, EPS said..The elderly female suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by paramedics. The female and the male suspect were not known to one another, police say..The arrest was made with the assistance of Transit Security Dispatchers and Transit Peace Officers, Edmonton police said..More to come….Rachel Emmanuel is the Edmonton Bureau Chief for the Western Standard.remmanuel@westernstandard.news