Halifax police chief Dan Kinsella announces retirement
Search for replacement will begin this fall, Kinsella's last day is Sept. 15
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Search for replacement will begin this fall, Kinsella's last day is Sept. 15
Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella will be retiring as of next week, after four years on the job and amid controversy around his leadership.
Halifax Regional Police has agreed to release more information about its internal discipline decisions, after a year of negotiations with CBC. The police department acknowledged it didn’t meet its obligations under the law when it refused to provide the information in 2022.
Halifax police are eyeing multiple ideas to recruit more officers as the force deals with long-term absences and large numbers of possible retirements in the next few years.
A review of a chaotic clash that broke out between police and protestors in downtown Halifax in August 2021 has been ordered by the police oversight board.