Investigation

HRP Domestic Dispute Arrest

File Number: 2021-030
Date Opened: 2021-09-28
Date Closed: 2022-02-09

Date Published: 2022-02-18

Province: Nova Scotia

Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police

Status: Concluded
Decision: No charges laid

Summary

The Professional Standards Unit (PSU) of the Halifax Regional Police Services (HRPS) referred an incident which occurred on August 27, 2021, to SiRT on September 28, 2021. An investigation commenced that day and was concluded on February 9, 2022. The following information was obtained, reviewed and considered in the preparation of this report: HRPS PSU file dated September 28, 2021, audio video statement to SiRT of the Affected Person (AP), photos taken on the day following the incident of bruising on the AP’s body, the AP’s call to 911, recording of Civilian Witness 1’s (CWl) call to 911, CWl’s audio video statement to SiRT, Civilian Witness 2’s (CW2) complaint to HRPS, CW2’s audio video statement to SiRT, Civilian Witness 3’s (CW3) audio video statement to SiRT, police radio dispatch recording of CWl’s call to 911, i nterior and exterior photos of the Prisoner Transport Van (PTV), video of PTV arrival at HRPS and AP exiting the PTV, audio video recording of the Prisoner Care Facility…

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