Investigation
Off-Duty RCMP Officer Charged with Assault
File Number: 2024-093
Date Opened: 2024-12-22
Date Closed: 2025-01-31
Date Published: 2025-01-31
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Nova Scotia
Status: Concluded
Decision: Charges laid
Summary
On December 22, 2024, the Bridgewater Police Service contacted SiRT regarding an incident involving an RCMP officer that took place on December 20, 2024. SiRT began an investigation into the matter that day. I have determined that there are reasonable and probable grounds to believe that an off-duty RCMP officer committed a criminal offence relating to an incident involving a female known to him. On January 31, 2025, Constable Reece Smith was charged with assault contrary to s. 266 of the Criminal Code. Constable Smith will appear before the Nova Scotia Provincial Court at 141 High Street , Bridgewater, NS, on February 19, 2025, at 9:30 a.m….