US EditionMan from Nova Scotia First Nation charged with assaulting DFO officer with car
- A man from the Sipekne'katik First Nation has been charged with assault after allegedly striking a fisheries officer with his car during an inspection at Eel Pond on Saturday morning.
- The fisheries officer was instructing the driver to stop but was not injured in the incident.
- RCMP arrested the driver at the scene, where they seized an extendable baton and drug paraphernalia from the vehicle.
- The man has been charged with assault with a weapon and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on August 20.
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Man from Nova Scotia First Nation charged with assaulting DFO officer with car - The Turtle Island News
CP-The Mounties are alleging that a man from a Mi’kmaq First Nation struck a fisheries officer with his car as the officer was attempting to carry out an inspection early Saturday. RCMP say in a release today that a 36-year-old man from Sipekne’katik First Nation was arrested near Highway 7 in Smiths Settlement, about 45 kilometres east of Halifax. Police say the fisheries officer wasn’t injured, however the driver has been charged with assault …
Charges after fishery officer hit with vehicle
Release: RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested a man for assaulting a fishery officer in the lawful execution of their duties in Smiths Settlement. On April 26, at approximately 5 a.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of an assault near Hwy 7. RCMP officers learned that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) was attempting to […] More
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