Felix Cacchione

• Nova Scotia government appoints new director of police watchdog agency

  Alonzo Wright will become director of the Serious Incident Response Team, or SIRT, as of Jan. 9.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2022
  
• N.S. police watchdog now investigating police actions in Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction

  'We will be investigating whether there was an obstruction of justice relating to the destruction of documents,' said Felix Cacchione of the Serious Incident Response Team.

  Crime

  Oct 16, 2020
  
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• Investigation underway after man shot by Halifax police officer: SiRT

  The suspect was taken to hospital after he suffered a gunshot wound.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2020
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• Nova Scotia’s police watchdog in conversation with New Brunswick on joint team

  Currently, the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) investigates officer-involved incidents involving death, serious injury, sexual assault and domestic violence in Nova Scotia. 

  Crime

  Jul 24, 2020
• N.S. police watchdog investigating after RCMP member accused of domestic assault

  On July 5, Northeast Nova District RCMP were reportedly contacted by a woman alleging she had been assaulted and threatened by her husband, who is a member of the RCMP.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2020
• Review underway to determine if New Brunswick should establish police watchdog team

  When an incident such as death or serious injury occurs as result of police actions, Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team steps in. But New Brunswick still doesn’t have its own.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2019
• Police officer involved in Nova Scotia shooting out of induced coma: SIRT

  The incident began when an officer spotted a car that had been reported stolen in Amherst, N.S., around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2019
• Nova Scotia police watchdog clears three P.E.I. police officers in fatal shooting

  The director of the Serious Incident Response Team released a report on Tuesday that concludes there were no grounds to consider charges against the Summerside Police officers.

  Crime

  Mar 5, 2019
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• N.S. RCMP officers cleared of wrongdoing after man fatally shot in Westphal

  Three Nova Scotia RCMP officers who fatally shot a 24-year-old man in Westphal, N.S., in May will not face charges, according to the province’s police watchdog.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2018
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• Cape Breton police officer charged with domestic assault

  Const. Kristopher Karl Planetta was charged in Sydney provincial court on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Nov 1, 2018