Five Saskatoon police officers have been suspended following an incident in September.
The Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement to Global News that is has initiated an “administrative review under The Police Act” following an undisclosed “incident” that occurred while the officers were off-duty.
The officers have been suspended with pay.
Additionally, SPS said it “immediately notified” the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) of the incident and it has “accepted carriage of one aspect of the investigation.”
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“One of the alligations that arose led us to believe there may be an element that SIRT would be obligated to hear of and investigate if they deemed appropriate. They did take on that one aspect of the circumstance,” said Saskatoon Police Chief Cameron McBride.
The Saskatoon Police added that a sixth officer was also suspended with pay but regarding a separate incident.
Saskatoon police said the matters are actively being investigated and they are not able to provide any further details.
SIRT said in a statement to Global News that it’s “mandate is to independently investigate incidents where an individual has died or suffered serious injury arising from the actions of on and off-duty police officers, or while in the custody of police, as well as allegations of sexual assault or interpersonal violence involving police.”
Adding that “SIRT began investigating this incident once it was notified by the Saskatoon Police Service, shortly after the incident occurred” and that a report on their investigation will be released within 90 days of the investigation concluding.
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