Investigation

RCMP Officer Charged with Breaking and Entering

File Number: 2024-092
Date Opened: 2024-12-14
Date Closed: 2025-02-20

Date Published: 2025-02-20

Province: Nova Scotia

Police Agency: Cape Breton Regional Police

Status: Concluded
Decision: Charges laid

Summary

On December 14, 2024, SiRT received a referral from the Cape Breton Regional Police regarding an incident involving a member of the RCMP. I have determined that there are reasonable and probable grounds to believe that an off-duty RCMP officer committed criminal offences relating to incidents involving the property of a male known to her . On February 20, 2025, Constable Sara Bennett was charged with breaking and entering and committing an offence contrary to s. 348(1)(b) of the Criminal Code and mischief relating to property valued over five thousand dollars contrary to s. 430(3) of the Criminal Code . Constable Bennett will appear before the Nova Scotia Provincial Court at 136 Charlotte Street, Sydney, NS, on February 28 , 2025, at 9:30 a.m….

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