Investigation
Mental Health Arrest Leads to Injury
Date Published: 2022-12-13
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Bible Hill
Summary
On April 27, 2022, the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT ) received a referral from Colchester RCMP, (Bi ble Hill detachment ) regarding an incident that occurred the previous day at a residence located on the outskirts of Truro. The incident involved the interaction between an RCMP officer, now referred to as the Subject Officer (SO) and a female arrested under the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act (IPTA), hereinafter referred to as the Affected Party (AP). The injuries suffered by the AP were to her right shoulder and right knee. SiRT began its investigation on April 28, 2022and concluded it on October 21, 2022. The following information was obtained, reviewed and considered in the preparation of this report: the SiRT investigator’s interview with the AP, notes of the RCMP officer who was present at the time of the arrest of the AP, notes of an RCMP officer who spoke to the AP in the hospital on April 27, 2022, notes of the two EHS attendants who were involved with…