Date Published: 2015-12-17

Province: Nova Scotia

Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police

On March 23, 2015, at approximately 2:30p.m., Halifax Regional Police (HRP) received a call from staff of a restaurant on Granville St. reporting that a man entered their premises and stole cash and other items from a woman’s purse. Officers 1and 2responded in one police vehicle, and located the man, the Affected Party (AP), on George St. near Hollis St. Officer 1attempted to arrest AP, but he ran away, westerly, up George St. Officer 1chased AP on foot, and encountered AP near the entrance to the Grand Parade. AP ran from the officer again onto Barrington St. At this point Officer 1utilized a conducted energy weapon (CEW) on AP. AP fell to the ground, struck his head and lost consciousness for a short time. EHS was immediately called. The man was taken to the QEII hospital, where he was diagnosed with non-displaced fractures on the left and right side of his skull, a separated shoulder, and traumatic brain injuries. He was placed in intensive care, and remained in hospital unti…

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