An investigation by the Serious Incident Response Team has led to charges against a member of the Bathurst Police Force.
According to a release, the Bathurst Police Force contacted SiRT on May 27, 2025, regarding an allegation an officer was harassing a former intimate partner.
A second incident was referred to SiRT on June 27, 2025, and a third on June 28, 2025.
Both were related to the initial referral.
SiRT’s statement said the third incident was to referred to them by the RCMP. Due to the nature of the allegations in that case, SiRT asked the RCMP to conduct that investigation while they provided oversight and review.
After the completion of the investigations, a constable with the Bathurst Police Force was charged on April 7.
He’s facing charges of criminal harassment, being unlawfully in a dwelling house, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, harassment by making repeated communications by way of telecommunication and breach of trust of a public office.
All the offences are alleged to have occurred between Nov. 1, 2022, and May 26, 2025.
The officer will appear in Bathurst provincial court on June 29.
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.
Investigations are under the direction and control of an independent civilian director, who has the sole authority to determine if charges should be laid at the conclusion of an investigation.
