Bridgewater police won’t face charges after altercation with woman: SiRT

The waiting area of the Serious Incident Response Team, the province's independent police watchdog agency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Posted Nov 8, 2023 07:18:36 AM.

Last Updated Nov 8, 2023 01:07:31 PM.

Nova Scotia’s police watchdog say they won’t be filing charges against police in Bridgewater after an incident early this summer.

On June 25, crews were called to put out a large open fire on the woman’s property in spite of a municipal fire ban.

According to the province’s Serious Incident Response Team, the woman was preventing crews from extinguishing the fire.

The woman allegedly suffered a fractured hip after she fell during an altercation with first responders.

However SiRT concluded the investigation because the woman did not provide a statement, identify an officer or consent to releasing her medical records.

SiRT independently investigates all serious incidents which arise from the actions of police in Nova Scotia.

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