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.
