Police Review Board

• Mountie says he was told to drop N.S. sex assault case because they believed woman was lying

  An RCMP officer who investigated an alleged sexual assault says he was ordered to drop the case because his superiors thought the woman involved was lying.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2023
  
• N.S. nurse tells police review board that officer seemed to place blame on victim

  A nurse who examined a Nova Scotia woman to collect evidence of rape is testifying at a hearing into alleged police mishandling of the case.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2023
  
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• Halifax police chief acknowledges ‘shock’ Black woman felt when wrongly arrested

  Kayla Borden was driving home when she was stopped by multiple patrol cars, arrested and handcuffed. An officer later clarified they had the wrong car and person.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2023
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• Nova Scotia court says arrest of couple in park was ‘cookie cutter’ policing

  The Police Review Board found in 2021 that Const. Kenneth O'Brien wasn't motivated by race but failed to exercise discretion and de-escalate the situation.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2023
• Review board says Halifax police lack of training on spit hoods was ‘very concerning’

  Corey Rogers died of suffocation overnight on June 15, 2016 while lying face down in a cell with the spit hood left on him by three officers.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2021
• Police lacked ‘common sense’ handling N.S. man who suffocated in Halifax cell: lawyer

  41-year-old Corey Rogers died of suffocation while lying face down in a cell with a spit hood covering his mouth on June 15, 2016.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2021