Investigation
SiRT Concludes Investigation into Off-duty RCMP Officer
Date Published: 2026-02-13
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Shelburne
Summary
On September 5, 2025, Shelburne RCMP received a 911 call from a teenaged male (the Affected Party/AP) alleging he had been assaulted by his stepfather, who was an off-duty RCMP officer (the Subject Officer/SO).
The AP’s mother (Civilian Witness #1/CW1) was contacted by a friend and was concerned that he was driving while intoxicated. She called him and asked him to return home. When he arrived at home, the AP and CW1 argued about him driving while intoxicated. CW1 tried to take the keys from the AP. The SO came outside and asked them to come inside to avoid creating a disturbance. The AP tripped and fell on the front steps. The SO took the AP’s hand and led him inside.
Once inside, CW1 took the AP’s keys. She also took his cell phone. The AP later exited the residence through a basement door and left the property on foot. After leaving, it appears the AP may have consumed additional alcohol. He used a friend’s phone to call 911, reporting that he had been assaulted by the SO. Responding officers transported the AP to the Shelburne RCMP detachment, where he provided a statement to police. He provided two subsequent statements to SiRT, where he changed his account of events and stated that he was not assaulted by the SO. Statements from CW1 confirm these later accounts. Based on the evidence collected during SiRT’s investigation, there is nothing to indicate that the AP was assaulted by the SO.