A former Mountie is standing by his account despite the neighbour that claims the RCMP failed to respond to a domestic violence call in 2013 involving the Nova Scotia mass shooter.
Retired RCMP constable, Troy Maxwell, told a public inquiry Tuesday he had spoken with Brenda Forbes only about a claim that the shooter was driving recklessly around the community of Portapique in a decommissioned police car and was “being belligerent.”
Forbes testified before the inquiry that she told police that the shooter had pinned his spouse, Lisa Banfield, to the ground in July 2013 with witnesses present and that nothing was done about it.
She has denied during her testimony that she only called police to make the alleged disturbance complaint about reckless driving.
A man is facing multiple charges after reports of 2 12-year-olds and one 13-year-old were sold cannabis out of his apartment.
Eskasoni RCMP completed a search warrant and say they seized a number of items from the property, including cannabis, vape pen nicotine canisters, conducted energy weapons (CEW), cash, and a paintball gun modified to fire metal balls.
36-year-old Wilfred Michael Cremo is facing multiple drug and weapons charges and will appear in court next week.
The civilian review board of the RCMP said Tuesday it will investigate the Nova Scotia RCMP’s handling of the case of Susan Butlin, who was murdered by her neighbour four weeks after she told police he sexually assaulted her.
Butlin, of Bayhead, NS was murdered by Ernie Ross Duggan on September 17, 2017.
Duggan pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life without parole for 20 years in 2019.
Weeks before her murder, Butlin contacted the RCMP to report that Duggan had sexually assaulted her.
Police determined there were no grounds to lay criminal charges and told Butlin to apply for a peace bond.
Duggan’s wife also called police to make them aware of his deteriorating behaviour prior to the bond hearing.
The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP said the case gives rise to broader concerns about the adequacy of supervision, policies, procedures, and training pertaining to sexual assault investigations.
