Published: 2025-11-27

The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating the actions of a Saint John Police Force (SJPF) officer that occurred during an arrest in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Preliminary information suggests:

• On July 5, 2025 SJPF officers were engaged in a police motor vehicle pursuit with an adult male who had fled the scene of an accident, was driving erratically, and nearly struck a SJPF officer who was outside of police vehicle.
• The vehicle being chased became disabled and came to a stop on Main Street North, at which time multiple officers engaged with the driver and took him into custody.
• SJPF and New Brunswick Public Prosecution Services referred this incident to SiRT due to the use of force and actions of one of the officers.
• SiRT has taken some preliminary investigative steps and has learned the male suffered a serious injury to his eye and ribs.

Due to the serious injury sustained by the male, 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, on or off duty, 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. To learn more visit: sirtnsnb.ca

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