Leg injury sustained on Oct. 7 was immediately referred to organization
The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is looking into an incident involving a Woodstock Police Officer and a male teenager.
In a news release dated Friday, Oct. 16, SiRT announced it was investigating a serious injury that was sustained by a male youth in Woodstock.
The statement noted that during the evening of Oct. 7, 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 Oct. 7 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.
An independent civilian director directs and controls investigations and has sole authority to decide whether to lay charges at the conclusion of an investigation.
