Cape Breton police officer won't be charged after man seriously injured during arrest: SiRT
Nova Scotia’s police watchdog says a Cape Breton Regional Police officer will not be charged after a man was seriously injured during an arrest in July.
According to the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), members of the Cape Breton Regional Police were surveilling a man who had a firearm and was arrestable for previous offences on July 22.
Police saw the man driving a blue vehicle with a female passenger. When the driver pulled onto a dead-end street, police activated their emergency lights and tried to stop the vehicle.
SiRT says the man tried to flee while the passenger, who had exited the vehicle, was hanging onto the open driver’s door, trying to get the driver to stop.
When officers approached the vehicle, SiRT says the man did not comply with demands and revved the engine.
Police saw objects in the vehicle that could be used as weapons, including a baseball bat.
“In order to gain control, the Subject Officer delivered multiple strikes to the male’s body and face. When he was taken into custody moments later, a replica firearm was found in his waistband,” reads SiRT’s report.
Police took the man to hospital, where he was treated for multiple fractures to his face, before being released back to police custody.
SiRT says it received a referral from Cape Breton Regional Police regarding the incident two days after it happened.
Following a review of the evidence, SiRT’s report says it found no reasonable grounds to believe the officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the arrest.
SiRT is response for investigating all serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, whether or not there is an allegation of wrongdoing.
For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Ministers Joly, LeBlanc travel to Florida to meet with Trump's team
Two members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet will be in Palm Beach, Fla., Friday to meet with members of Donald Trump's team.
India alleges widespread trafficking of international students through Canada to U.S.
Indian law enforcement agencies say they are investigating alleged links between dozens of colleges in Canada and two 'entities' in Mumbai accused of illegally ferrying students across the Canada-United States border.
Teen actor Hudson Meek, who appeared in 'Baby Driver,' dies after falling from moving vehicle
Hudson Meek, the 16-year-old actor who appeared in 'Baby Driver,' died last week after falling from a moving vehicle in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, according to CNN affiliate WVTM.
Pizza deliverer in Florida charged with stabbing pregnant woman at motel after tip dispute
A pizza deliverer in central Florida has been charged with pushing her way into a motel room with an accomplice and stabbing a pregnant woman after a dispute over a tip, authorities said.
Unwanted gift card in your stocking? Don't let it go to waste
Gift cards can be a quick and easy present for those who don't know what to buy and offer the recipient a chance to pick out something nice for themselves, but sometimes they can still miss the mark.
Aviation experts say Russia's air defence fire likely caused Azerbaijan plane crash as nation mourns
Aviation experts said Thursday that Russian air defence fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured.
Police identify victim of Christmas Day homicide in Hintonburg, charge suspect
The Ottawa Police Service says the victim who had been killed on Christmas Day in Hintonburg has been identified.
Cat food that caused bird-flu death of Oregon pet was distributed in B.C.: officials
Pet food contaminated with bird flu – which killed a house cat in Oregon – was distributed and sold in British Columbia, according to officials south of the border.
Raised in Sask. after his family fled Hungary, this man spent decades spying on communists for the RCMP
As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books.