Calgary police officers may have to start delaying some arrests until more information is collected in certain cases, according to Chief Roger Chaffin.

The police chief said in a recent interview with Postmedia that while officers won’t hesitate to take anyone into custody who represents a “clear and significant danger for the community,” the service is having to adapt to help ensure cases get through the court system in timelines established in a Supreme Court decision last year.

Read more at the Calgary Herald.

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