Published: 2026-10-16

The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating a serious injury that was sustained by a male youth in Woodstock, New Brunswick.

Preliminary information suggests:

• During the evening of October 7, 2026, an off-duty police officer with the Woodstock Police Force (WPF) identified a male youth at a local store who was arrestable for previous offences. The off-duty officer contacted WPF who then responded to the location.
• Officers located the youth. The youth fled on foot and was brought to the ground by a WPF officer during the arrest.
• The youth was taken to hospital for assessment and diagnosed with a serious leg injury.

SiRT received a referral from WPF on October 7, 2026 and started its investigation immediately.

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 that may have arisen from the actions of a police officer, on or off duty, in Nova Scotia or 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.

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