Serious Incident Response Team

• N.B. RCMP officer allegedly took intimate images of man in custody: police watchdog

  The Serious Incident Response Team is investigating whether an on-duty RCMP officer in New Brunswick took intimate images of a man who was in custody. 

  Canada

  Feb 13
  
• N.S. police watchdog investigating after man shot by RCMP

  Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was injured in an RCMP shooting Sunday evening. Police say no one else was hurt.

  Canada

  Jan 2
  
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• Red Earth Cree Nation man dead after police gunfire incident, SIRT investigating

  Carrot River RCMP responded to a gun call and officers and a man from Red Earth Cree Nation exchanged fire. The man was pronounced dead and RCMP and SIRT are investigating.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2023
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• Police watchdog investigating after 48-year-old man dies in Saint John, N.B. cell

  Police in Saint John, N.B., say a man has died in their custody after he was detailed for allegedly being intoxicated in public.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2023
• Halifax police officers who shot man armed with bow and arrow cleared of wrongdoing

  The Serious Incident Response Team says the two Halifax Regional Police officers were defending themselves from a perceived threat when they both fired their guns.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2023
• B.C. police watchdog backs out of investigation into Glen Assoun case in Nova Scotia

  Assoun, who died in June, spent nearly 17 years in prison for the murder of Brenda Way before a Nova Scotia Supreme Court decision in March 2019 overturned his conviction.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2023
• SIRT to review case of Saskatoon man who went into medical distress in police custody

  Saskatoon police notified the Serious Incident Response Team after a man who was in detention went into medical distress and is now in critical condition.

  Crime

  Nov 6, 2023
• Police watchdog investigating shooting of suspect in Saint John, N.B.

  New Brunswick's police watchdog has been called in following an officer-involved shooting in Saint John. Police say they were confronted by an armed man who ignored their commands.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2023
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• Death in Regina police detention unit subject of probe by police watchdog

  Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team is looking into an in-custody death that happened at the Regina Police Service detention unit back in August.

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2023
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• Man seriously injured after being shot by Halifax police officer, SIRT investigating

  A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot by a police officer during an altercation in the Clayton Park area, Halifax Regional Police said.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2023