Officer Celia Frattin Charged with Kicking Suspect in Head During Arrest

EDMONTON

A female constable with the Edmonton police was charged with assault Thursday for allegedly kicking a suspect in the head during an arrest.

The police force said in a news release that the constable's unmarked police car was stolen while she was standing outside the vehicle looking for a robbery suspect in February 2007.

Two other officers located a male suspect nearby. He was not seriously hurt in the incident.

Celia Frattin, 38, was charged after the Professional Standards Branch received a complaint from a police department employee.