You are here
Latest News
The SiRT will generally issue a media release at the commencement of each investigation, unless the case involves sexual assault, intimate partner violence, or the release could impact the investigation, and at the conclusion of each investigation. Other SiRT media releases are also posted in this section.

The Interim Director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has reasonable grounds to believe that an off-duty RCMP officer committed a criminal offence on May 16-17, 2022.

La directrice par intérim de Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) a des motifs raisonnables de croire qu'un agent de la GRC, qui n'était pas en service, a commis une infraction criminelle les 16 et 17 mai 2022.

The Interim Director of the Serious Incident Response Team has reasonable grounds to believe that an off-duty Halifax Regional Police officer committed a criminal offence on April 29, 2023.

The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating a matter involving the discharge of a firearm by the RCMP which resulted in serious injury.

Late on December 13, 2023, the Halifax Regional Police (HRP) received a report related to a possible home invasion. Preliminary information suggests the following:


The Interim Director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) found no reasonable grounds to believe that two members of the Halifax Regional Police (HRP) committed a criminal offence in connection with the death of a man in May.

The Interim Director of the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is actively seeking an independent oversight body to investigate whether there was criminal misconduct by the police during the period before the appeal of Glen Assoun’s

In April 2023, in the interests of avoiding any potential or perceived conflict of interest, the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) asked Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) to review information considered by the Joint Fede

The Interim Director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) found no reasonable grounds to believe that a Halifax Regional Police (HRP) officer committed a criminal offence in connection with an incident that resulted in a man suffering seri