SiRT Concludes Investigation into Serious Injury Sustained During Arrest

The Director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) found no reasonable grounds to believe that a member of the RCMP committed a criminal offence in connection with a serious injury sustained during arrest.

On December 28, 2023, the SiRT received a referral from the RCMP, Digby Detachment, regarding a male operating a vehicle while impaired. The police responded to the scene, located the male, and placed him under arrest. The male resisted arrest and assaulted a police officer. As a result, he was taken to the ground, transported to the detachment, and placed in cells overnight. The following morning, Emergency Health Services arrived and transported the male to hospital where he was diagnosed with a fracture to his left clavicle.

The full report is available at http://sirt.novascotia.ca

The SiRT is responsible for investigating all matters that involve death, serious injury, sexual assault and intimate partner violence or other matters of a public interest to be investigated that may have arisen from the actions of any police officer in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Investigations are under the direction and control of an independent civilian director, who has the sole authority to determine if charges should be laid at the conclusion of an investigation.

Media Contact:

Erin Nauss
Director
902-497-5137