Investigation
Individual Injured During Police Response
Date Published: 2025-04-15
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax District RCMP, Halifax Regional Police
Summary
On December 4, 2024, Halifax Regional Police (“HRP”) responded to a call regarding an adult male who was not wearing any clothes walking in the downtown area of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. HRP received a second call from a male identifying himself by name, who said he was naked and requested police right away (the “Affected Party”/ “AP”)). He provided the address where he was located. Two officers arrived at the address, and were met by the AP, in the lobby of an apartment/ condominium complex. The AP was completely unclothed and was asking to be taken to jail. When officers told him he would not be going to jail, the AP got upset and began swatting at Witness Officer #1 (“WO1”). The AP was placed in handcuffs. A short time later the AP started spitting at WO1, who moved out of the way, but the AP continued to spit at the officer. The Subject Officer (“SO”) placed his hand over the AP’s face and began to escort him to a chair. The AP and SO fell, resulting in the AP’s face hitting the tile…