The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating possible breach of trust related to the interference of an impaired driving investigation in New Brunswick.

Preliminary information suggests the following:

• In February 2025 an adult male was arrested for impaired driving by a Department of Justice and Public Safety Peace Officer near Henderson Settlement, New Brunswick.
• On June 18, 2025 senior leadership at the Southeast District RCMP detachment learned that an officer from the Sussex RCMP detachment was believed to be using their role as an RCMP officer to influence the outcome of the investigation.
• The Sussex RCMP officer is known to the male who was arrested.
• A second RCMP officer from Caledonia detachment is also alleged to have attempted to influence the outcome of the investigation.
• SiRT was contacted by RCMP on June 19, 2025.

Due to the seriousness of the allegations and in the public interest, SiRT has assumed responsibility for this investigation.

SiRT is responsible for investigating all matters that involve death, serious injury, sexual assault and intimate partner violence or other matters of a public interest to be investigated that may have arisen from the actions of any police officer in Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. Investigations are under the direction and control of an independent civilian director, who has the sole authority to determine if charges should be laid at the conclusion of an investigation.

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