Investigation
Domestic Violence Investigation
Date Published: 2015-02-06
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Cape Breton Regional Police
Summary
On Monday, November 10, 2014, the Cape Breton Regional Police Service (CBRPS) received a complaint from a 21- year-old female, the affected party (AP), alleging that her former partner, a male member of the CBRPS (Officer 1), had entered her home and taken items, including her dog. Police responded to the call, and later contacted SiRT to determine if the matter met SiRT’s mandate to investigate in the public interest. On the evening of November 11, 2014, the CBRPS received a call from Officer 1and a call from AP. Officer 1made an allegation of assault against AP, and AP called to express concerns about Officer 1. CBRPS again contacted SiRT later that evening. At this time SiRT assumed responsibility for the investigation into both matters as being in the public interest given the parties had been domestic partners. SiRT’s investigation was concluded on December 4, 2014. AP was interviewed, as were four witness officers. Several related files from CBRPS were reviewed, including …