Investigation
Alleged Excessive Force During Noise Complaint Arrest
Date Published: 2017-01-31
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police
Summary
Just prior to 1a.m. on the morning of June 3, 2016, Halifax Regional Police (“HRP”) received a noise complaint from an address on North St. They responded at 1:33a.m. and resolved the issue. However, four minutes after they left HRP received another complaint. During the second visit the subject of the complaint, the Affected Person (AP), was arrested by Officer 1. On June 14, 2016AP filed a complaint with HRP alleging excessive force was used when he was arrested. It was later confirmed from medical records that AP suffered a pin- hole puncture to his right ear drum and a possible hairline fracture to his right jaw. As a result, on July 18, 2016the matter was referred to SiRT by HRP. SiRT’s investigation commenced at that time and was concluded on December 1, 2016. During the investigation SiRT spoke with AP and two other civilian witnesses, as well as three witness police officers. In addition, copies of the original police files were obtained, as were relevant police radio co…