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RCMP officer charged with uttering threats

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A Baddeck RCMP officer has been charged with uttering threats.

SiRT says the investigation started in February after a report the officer threatened a female he knows.

He was charged Wednesday and is expected in court April 13.

Acting Commanding Officer of the RCMP, Superintendent Dan Morrow says they take all allegations of misconduct seriously.

He says employees are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that exceeds high expectations of Canadians.

The officer is on leave and an investigation is ongoing.

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SIRT investigating death of pedestrian on N.S. highway

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The Serious Incident Response Team are investigating a fatal crash in Tantallon.

In a release, they say a man was walking on the side of Highway 103 on Saturday night, when he was struck by a vehicle.

The driver was an off-duty Bridgewater Police officer.

SIRT says alcohol doesn’t appear to be a factor.

They’re looking for anyone with dashcam footage, photos or other information to come forward.

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Ex-RCMP officer facing more charges after investigation

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A former RCMP member already facing criminal charges related to sexual offences against a minor is facing seven more.

Jeremy Bastarache, formerly a corporal with the RCMP, was charged Friday with the following offences:

  • Possession of child pornography
  • Making child pornography 
  • Agreement or arrangement – sexual offence against child (under 18 years old) 
  • Agreement or arrangement – sexual offence against child (under 16 years old) 
  • Procuring – person under 18 years 
  • Communicating for obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under 18 years  
  • Trafficking of a person under the age of eighteen years 

Bastarache was previously charged in June 2024 after an investigation by the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), RCMP J Division Integrated Child Exploitation Unit and Digital Forensics Services.

According to the RCMP, the charge set out reasonable and probable grounds that between April 24 and 29, 2024, Bastarache “did by means of telecommunication, make arrangements with a person, for the purpose of facilitating, towards a person whom he believed to be under 16 years old.”

The investigation had continued since then, leading to Friday’s charges.

A press release from the RCMP said there was collaboration with law enforcement agencies in Canada, the United States and Australia.

Bastarache is scheduled to appear in Moncton provincial court on Feb. 9 at 9:30 a.m.

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SIRT clears Sussex RCMP officer after injury review

The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has cleared a Sussex RCMP officer after reviewing a case where a young man was injured during an arrest.

The finding comes from SiRT’s director, who is responsible for investigating serious incidents involving police in New Brunswick.

The incident happened on June 26, 2025, when police were called to a group home about a resident who was violent and damaging property.

The agency says the first officer on scene found a young adult male outside the home holding a large piece of asphalt near a broken window.

SiRT said the man was arrested for mischief and placed in the back of a police vehicle, where he began thrashing and yelling.

The agency explained that the officer opened the door to handcuff him to prevent further harm or damage.

During the struggle, the man spat in the officer’s face.

SiRT reports the officer lifted the man’s arm behind his back to apply handcuffs and heard a “pop,” realizing the man had been injured.

Emergency Medical Services were called immediately, and the man was later diagnosed with a fractured elbow.

SiRT said the RCMP contacted the oversight agency the same day, which led to the investigation.

The director concluded there were no reasonable grounds to believe the officer committed a criminal offence.

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RCMP officers did not breach trust in relation to case of officer’s son: SiRT

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Two RCMP officers were cleared of any wrongdoing in relation to an impaired driving investigation that involved an RCMP officer’s son.

On Feb. 11, the officer’s son was in a crash and had his license suspended after a roadside impaired driving investigation by a Justice Department officer, according to a news release from the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT).

While the officer’s son had his license suspended, and while there was an ongoing appeal, the officer contact the Justice Department to try and resolve issues with his son’s file.

SiRT says the officer stated his position as an RCMP officer, his rank and experience, and also sent an unauthorized case analysis prepared by another RCMP officer.

In June, the Justice Department expressed their concerns with the communication to the RCMP, and the RCMP contacted SiRT to investigate.

The SiRT Director, after reviewing the case, determined they did not breach trust, and there were no reasonable grounds that the officers committed a criminal offence.

SiRT investigates any police cases involving death, serious injury, intimate partner violence or other matters of public interest.