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CTV News
06-08-2025
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SiRT investigating after man dies in N.B. police custody
The waiting area of the Serious Incident Response Team, the province's independent police watchdog agency, is seen in Halifax on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating after a man died while in police custody in Miramichi, N.B. SiRT says Miramichi police arrested the man for theft and mischief at a local restaurant Sunday evening. The man was then taken to the Miramichi Police Station and placed into cells. The man was unresponsive the following morning when officers went to release him. Emergency Medical Services attended the station and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, a news release from SiRT says. Due to the death, SiRT has assumed responsibility for the investigation. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
31-07-2025
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Halifax police officer won't be charged after man accused of smashing bus windows injured
The waiting area of the Serious Incident Response Team, the province's independent police watchdog agency, is seen in Halifax on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. A Halifax Regional Police officer will not be charged after a man accused of causing a disturbance on a transit bus last spring was injured while being arrested. Nova Scotia's Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) says it found no reasonable grounds to believe the police officer acted with excessive force that night. Halifax police received a call that a man was causing a disturbance on a Halifax Transit bus the night of April 7. Witnesses said a man who appeared to be intoxicated was smashing windows on the bus and taunting other passengers. Police confirmed windows on the bus had been broken and the suspect had fled on foot. One witness told police the man may have had a knife. Officers found the man in the area of Scot Street and Joseph Howe Drive and told him he was under arrest. SiRT says the man acted aggressively, bit one of the officers, drawing blood, and resisted arrest. SiRT says several officers had to subdue the man and it's believed he was injured at that time. 'The male continued to be aggressive in the police vehicle and while being held in the HRP Prisoner Care Facility,' said SiRT in a news release Thursday. 'The following morning the male was brought to the hospital and diagnosed with a broken rib.' Halifax Regional Police referred the incident to SiRT on April 8. SiRT determined during its investigation that the officer's use of force was justified and not excessive so charges will not be laid. SiRT is responsible for investigating all serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
25-07-2025
- CTV News
SiRT terminates investigation into man's arrest, injury in Moncton
An RCMP detachment can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News) The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has terminated an investigation after a man was injured during his arrest at the Lion's Club in Moncton, N.B. The man complained of wrist pain after members of the Codiac RCMP arrested him after being called to disturbance at the club on June 3, said a news release. The man went to the hospital where he was released the next day. Police received information that his right hand was fractured, but after investigating and reviewing medical records, they determined the injury wasn't serious. The director determined the incident did not meet the SiRT mandate. The investigation was terminated and the file closed, said the release. SiRT is responsible for investigating all matters that involve death, serious injury, sexual assault, intimate partner violence or other matters of public interest that result from the actions of any police officer, on or off duty, in Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
15-07-2025
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SiRT investigating after man's arm fractured during arrest in Sussex, N.B.
The SiRT logo is seen in an undated file photo. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating a man's arrest and injury in Sussex, N.B., last month. The Sussex RCMP responded to a disturbance at a residential home in the evening of June 26. An officer arrived at the home and found a young adult man who was allegedly being violent towards staff. SiRT says the man then was violent towards the officer, resisted arrest, spit and damaged property. The man then complained of elbow pain. He was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with an arm fracture. SiRT has since assumed responsibility for the investigation. The team is responsible for investigating all serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
15-07-2025
- CTV News
SiRT finds no grounds to charge Fredericton police officer with breach of trust
The waiting area of the Serious Incident Response Team, the province's independent police watchdog agency, is seen in Halifax on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has found no reasonable grounds to believe a member of the Fredericton Police Force was involved in a possible breach of trust. During a drug investigation in 2023, Fredericton police executed a search warrant at a residence of an adult male who was known to police. Police seized four cellphones as part of the search. One of the seized phones was reviewed in May 2024 and photographs of an officer's personal computer were found on it. 'The photos contained sensitive and privileged police information,' a news release from SiRT said. Metadata confirmed the photos of the computer were taken at the residence where the search warrant was executed, leading investigators to conclude the officer's computer had ended up inside the home. SiRT says management with the Fredericton Police Force questioned the officer about how the computer had ended up at the home of the accused. He told them he had once purchased an older model Apple computer and may have accessed work emails on it. His wife later confirmed she had thrown out the old Apple computer in August 2023. She said she didn't think the computer worked and hadn't been used in years so she didn't bother to erase the hard drive. Fredericton police referred the matter to SiRT in June 2024 and it launched an investigation. SiRT determined someone had found the computer in a dumpster and later gave it to the accused to pay off a debt they owed. It found the officer didn't give the computer to the accused and didn't know the accused had it in his possession. While the police watchdog believes the officer acted carelessly, it doesn't believe the officer's actions were criminal, so he won't be charged with breach of trust. SiRT also noted it was not able to locate the computer in question to extract additional evidence. The SiRT released a full summary of the investigation. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
