Investigation
Injury Sustained after person falls during arrest in Kentville
Date Published: 2022-11-29
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Kentville Police Services
Summary
On August 9, 2022, SiRT was contacted by the Kentville Police Service (KPS) in regard to an injury suffered by a person arrested by a member of their service. Upon receiving the call, the SiRT investigator immediately went to investigate. The investigation was concluded on August 30, 2022. The following information was reviewed a nd considered in the preparation of t his report: the notes and report of an officer of the KPS, hereinafter referred to as a Witness Officer (WO), the notes and reports of an officer of the KPS, hereinafter referred to as the Subject Officer (SO), a statement given to the SiRT investigator by the Affected Party (AP), photos taken of the area where the AP was injured and medical records setting out the injury to the AP and treatment administered. On the morning of August 9, 2022, the WO took up surveillance of a home in Kentville, NS where the WO believed there may be a person (AP) living at an address with a friend. The AP was known to …