HALIFAX – Three Nova Scotia police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing in the July arrest of a suspected shoplifter who jumped off a building’s roof before he was apprehended.
The province’s Serious Incident Response Team says the 26-year-old man broke his heel on the landing, bringing a foot chase by Bridgewater police to an abrupt end.
The team, which investigates serious incidents involving police, says the three officers had a duty to attempt to capture the man after he allegedly stole a cart full of food from a grocery store.
Its report says the man ran when approached by police and ended up on the roof of an apartment building, where he hopped onto a lower-level roof before jumping about four metres onto a wooden step and injuring himself.
The team says the officers had no contact with the man before he was injured, at which time paramedics were called and he was taken to hospital.
It also says the man admits that he chose to jump from the roof and has taken responsibility for his injury.
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