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The president of the association that represents hundreds of police officers in the Halifax Regional Municipality says individual officers decide whether to pursue suspects following a high-speed chase that tore through a residential area in Fleming Heights, N.S., on Sunday.
The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners wants more clarity on how HRP and the RCMP guide their officers during interactions with homeless people, particularly around evictions from public spaces where they are living.
Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella told the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners the escalating gun violence around the city "keeps me awake at night."
The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners has voted to draft a mandate and terms of reference for an independent civilian review of the August 2021 protest that led to a clash between police and demonstrators as officials removed homeless encampments in the city's downtown.
Given extremely low conviction rates, advocate says checking casework for problems should be government’s job.