Date Published: 2014-09-10

Province: Nova Scotia

Police Agency: Kentville Police Services

Shortly prior to 7:00a.m. on May 23, 2014, two officers, Officers 1and 2, of the Kentville Police Service (KPS) responded to a 911call from a business in the Kentville Industrial Park. They met outside with the caller. He was the Affected Person (AP), a 31-year-old male. The officers decided to take AP into custody under the provisions of the Involuntary Psychiatric Patients Act (IPTA). After a struggle with AP, he was placed in the police vehicle and taken to hospital. On arrival, it was discovered he had a mildly displaced fracture in his leg at the top of his tibia. As a result of the serious injury, and in accordance with the Police Act, KPS reported the incident to SiRT at 11:25that morning. At that time SiRT began its investigation into the arrest. The investigation concluded on July 16, 2014, and included interviews with nine civilian witnesses as well as AP. AP’s medical records were obtained, along with the relevant KPS file. That included the report of a witness police…

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