A woman injured during an arrest by West Shore RCMP prompted the police department to alert the provinceB次元官网网址檚 police watchdog.

RCMP notified the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO BC) of a Wednesday night incident that sent one woman to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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According to BC RCMP, a taxi driver showed up at the West Shore RCMP detachment around 9 p.m. with a female passenger in his car who was B次元官网网址渞efusing or unable to pay.B次元官网网址� West Shore officers spoke to both the driver and the passenger and placed her under arrest for public intoxication and fraud.

The women allegedly resisted officersB次元官网网址� attempts to take her into custody and was injured in the process. She was sent to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

IIO BC is investigating to learn if police action or inaction is linked to the womanB次元官网网址檚 injuries.

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IIO BC is a civilian-led police oversight agency tasked with investigating incidents of death or serious harm as a result of police officers on or off-duty.