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The SiRT will usually distribute a media release at or near the commencement of each of its investigations. Those releases will be found in this section. Other news items of interest relevant to the SiRT are also posted in this section.

Shortly before 7:00 this morning the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), was contacted by the RCMP in relation to an officer involved shooting on Hwy 101 near Berwick, Nova Scotia.

The province's independent Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) released a report today regarding the investigation into the fatal shooting of a Colchester area man.

The province's independent Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) today laid two charges of assault against Cst. Kristopher Karl Planetta, a 34-year-old member of the Cape Breton Regional Police (CBRP).

The province's independent Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has commenced an investigation into domestic violence allegations made against a male member of the Cape Breton Regional Police (CBRP).

The province’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has released its report regarding the August 20, 2018 arrest of a 24-year-old male by a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Colchester District.

The province’s independent Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) released its report today into a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 59-year-old Moncton man just before midnight on March 3, 2018.

On the evening of July 4, 2018, officers from the Amherst Police Department attended the residence of a young woman to verify compliance with curfew conditions.

On May 5, 2018, the RCMP Lower Sackville detachment received two calls for assistance from the same address. As members were attending the first call, they were advised their services were no longer required.

The province's independent Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating an injury suffered by a man during his arrest by a member of the Colchester RCMP.

The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has charged Cst. Anthony George Sparks, a member of the Halifax Regional Police, with one count of theft under $5,000 under Section 334(b) of the Criminal Code.