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Halifax Regional Police officer facing four charges, including assault

The province's independent Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) laid four charges against, a 31-year-old member of the Halifax Regional Police. File/ Global News

A Halifax officer is facing four charges, stemming from the arrest of a man last fall.

Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), an independent police watchdog, laid the charges against Const. Jacob Farr, 31.

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Farr is charged with two counts of assault, one count of obstruction of a peace officer, and one charge of breach of trust for “failing to report his actions in police reports as required.”

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The charges are in relation to an arrest Farr made of a man on Oct. 12, 2020.

SiRT began its investigation on Feb. 3 of this year, after receiving information from Halifax Regional Police.

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Farr is schedule to appear in Provincial Court in Halifax on Aug. 5.

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