Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale McFee talked about the major year we’re leaving behind and what he’s hopeful to see for his force and the city in the future.While McFee feels violence in Edmonton has been “way too high for way too long,” he said his force was making strides at the beginning of the year.
Then the pandemic happened.“When COVID hit, everybody was buying every gun off every shelf,” he said.According to McFee, there were two phenomena at that point in time.
First, no one really knew what COVID was going to bring.“Everybody thought they’re going have to protect their property.“Second, the federal government introduced the prohibited weapons list.