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CTV News
3 hours ago
- CTV News
Watchdog clears Saskatoon police officer after service dog bites man
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) has cleared a Saskatoon police officer of any wrongdoing after a police service dog bit a 32-year-old man during an arrest in 2023. According to the investigation report from Saskatchewan's civilian police watchdog, the incident occurred on September 21, 2023, when an officer attempted to stop a vehicle near Avenue R and 21st Street. The vehicle fled, crashed into a bench in a park and the suspect attempted to flee on foot. A police service dog was sent to track the suspect who SIRT says was hiding in a nearby alley. During the arrest, the service dog bit the man's arm, causing serious nerve and muscle damage. The man was then taken to hospital where he was treated. After a lengthy investigation, SIRT concluded that the police service dog's actions were justified and that no police officer committed a Criminal Code offence. The Criminal Code authorizes police to use as much force as necessary to enforce the law, even actions that are likely or intended to cause death or grievous bodily harm — provided it's not excessive or unreasonable in the circumstances, for example if there is no obvious or reasonable alternative. Provided the act in good faith, police and their service dogs are given a fairly wide berth to make those snap judgments in the field — and using force to stop a suspect fleeing from arrest is explicitly referenced in the Criminal Code as a protected act . Permitted to use given a fairly wide berth when it comes to interpreting. According to SIRT, no charges will be laid in this matter. During the investigation all relevant police and civilian witnesses were interviewed, a scene examination was conducted of the incident location, and all relevant video, audio, and documentary evidence was seized. SIRT is an independent watchdog that investigates serious incident involving police including deaths or serious injuries in police custody, police related injuries and allegations of sexual assault or interpersonal violence by police officers. -With files from Rory MacLean
CBC
a day ago
- CBC
Plainclothes officer investigating homicide fatally shot man in Regina: police watchdog
The Regina police officer who shot and killed a 29-year-old man in Regina's North Central neighbourhood on Friday was in plain clothes, according to an interim report by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT). SIRT is an independent civilian-led unit responsible for investigating incidents where people are hurt or killed during interactions with police in Saskatchewan. The agency released new details of the fatal shooting on Tuesday. The Regina Police Service (RPS) had previously released no details about the victim. According to SIRT, the man who police killed was wanted in connection with a homicide investigation. Plainclothes officers were working on that investigation in the area on the morning of the fatal shooting. SIRT's report said two officers spotted the man on a bike, before confronting him in an alley between Athol and Garnet streets, near Buffalo Meadows Park, at 10:12 a.m. CST. Both officers exited unmarked police vehicles and had a verbal confrontation with the man, issuing "verbal commands," the report said. "One plainclothes member of RPS discharged at single round from a service pistol," SIRT said. The bullet hit the man, the report said. The officers called EMS, which arrived at 10:17 a.m. and pronounced the 29-year-old dead at 10:19 a.m. RPS reported the incident to SIRT at approximately 10:30 a.m. Once SIRT investigators arrived on the scene, a "replica firearm" was recovered and "has been seized as an exhibit" in the on-going investigation. SIRT will release a full report within 90 days of the investigation ending. The agency is asking anyone who may have witnessed the fatal shooting or have video of it to contact them. The original homicide investigation will remain with RPS.
CBC
a day ago
- CBC
Watchdog agency called in after Regina police officer fatally shoots someone Friday morning
The Regina Police Service (RPS) says one of its officers shot someone dead in the city Friday morning. RPS said in a news release that it happened just after 10 a.m. CST on the 1300 block of Garnet Street. That's a block west of the Albert Community School. The shooting happened during an investigation, according to the news release, but police didn't release any information about the identity of the person killed or any details of the events leading up to the fatal shooting. Officers cordoned off an alley between Athol and Garnet streets Friday. The victim was in the backyard of a home when the shooting happened. RPS have called in Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), the province's independent police watchdog agency, to investigate. SIRT investigates incidents where people are hurt or killed during interactions with police.
Global News
a day ago
- Global News
Nova Scotia RCMP officer facing sexual assault charge
Nova Scotia's police oversight agency says an RCMP officer in Inverness County is facing a sexual assault charge. The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) released a statement Tuesday saying it has reasonable and probable grounds to believe Cst. Manas Parray committed the offence. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The police watchdog says it received a referral from the RCMP on May 17 after a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by one of their officers. Nova Scotia RCMP chief superintendent and criminal operations officer Dan Morrow issued a statement Tuesday saying Parray is currently suspended with pay. Morrow says RCMP takes all allegations of misconduct very seriously, and Parray's duty status will be continuously assessed throughout the court process and its own internal review. Parray is set to appear before the Nova Scotia Provincial Court in Port Hawkesbury, N.S. on Aug. 19 and the allegations have not been tested in court.
CBC
a day ago
- CBC
Police watchdog charges N.S. RCMP officer with sexual assault
Social Sharing Nova Scotia's police watchdog has charged an RCMP officer with sexual assault. On May 17, the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) received a referral from the RCMP that a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by one of their officers on May 16. The officer and the woman are known to each other. As a result of the SIRT investigation, Const. Manas Parray was charged with sexual assault on July 22. Parray is scheduled to appear before the Nova Scotia Provincial Court in Port Hawkesbury, N.S. on Aug. 19. Parray is a member of the force's Inverness County detachment, RCMP said in a news release on Tuesday. Police confirmed Parray is suspended with pay "and all disciplinary avenues are being pursued through the internal conduct process that has been launched." Parray's duty status will be "continuously assessed" throughout the court and internal process, RCMP said. Earlier this month, SIRT charged another RCMP officer with sexual assault. Const. William McNutt of the East Hants District RCMP had already been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault prior to the most recent charge on July 2. He is currently suspended without pay. McNutt has pleaded not guilty to at least two of the charges, and the other cases are still before the courts.
