**** SiRT Release
SiRT Charges HRP Officer with Harassment
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The Director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that an off-duty Halifax Regional Police (HRP) Officer committed a criminal offence in relation to incidents involving a female known to him.
On May 8, 2024, SiRT received a referral regarding incidents that took place between September and October 2023. As a result of the SiRT investigation, on February 12, 2025, Detective Constable Robert Baird was charged with two counts of criminal harassment contrary to s. 264(2)(a) and (c) of the Criminal Code.
Detective Constable Baird will appear before the Nova Scotia Provincial Court at 277 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, on March 25, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.
As the matter is before the courts, and in consideration of the fair trial interests of the accused, SiRT will not provide further comment on the investigation.
SiRT is responsible for investigating all matters that involve death, serious injury, sexual assault and intimate partner violence or other matters of public interest that may have arisen from the actions of any police officer in Nova Scotia and 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.
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