The Director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) found no reasonable grounds to believe that a New Glasgow Regional Police officer committed a criminal offence in connection with a serious injury sustained by an adult male.

On the afternoon of April 27, 2025, a New Glasgow Regional Police officer activated the lights and sirens of their police vehicle as they attempted to stop a truck on Temperance Street in New Glasgow that matched the description of a stolen vehicle. The driver of the truck was driving while his license was suspended, did not stop and accelerated through a stop sign, nearly causing a collision. The officer turned off his lights and sirens and continued to follow the truck while maintaining some distance. The truck continued to travel at a high rate of speed, ultimately running another stop sign and colliding with a taxi.  The driver of the truck fled the scene on foot. The officer located the driver shortly after. Following the arrest, the male was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a broken collarbone. Noone in the taxi was injured.

SiRT received a referral from the New Glasgow Regional Police the same day and started its investigation.

The Director’s summary report can be found online: SiRT Concludes Investigation into Serious Injury in New Glasgow | Serious Incident Response Team .

SiRT is responsible for investigating all matters that involve death, serious injury, sexual assault and intimate partner violence or other matters of a public interest to be investigated that may have arisen from the actions of any police officer, on or off duty, in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Investigations are under the direction and control of an independent civilian director, who has the sole authority to determine if charges should be laid at the conclusion of an investigation. To learn more, visit: www.sirtnsnb.ca .

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