Port Hardy RCMP officers found not negligent

Port Hardy RCMP officers found not negligent

On April 9, 2025, Port Hardy RCMP officers took an Indigenous woman into protective custody after paramedics responded to a call. Responding medics to the Tsulquate reserve residence and assessed her as fit for police cells. The woman had been found intoxicated and officers held her overnight, monitoring her periodically in a cell while she sobered up. At 2:57 a.m. on April 10, the on duty officer released the woman after she appeared capable of…

No charges recommended in Port Hardy RCMP's custody of woman who later needed medical attention

After a woman in the custody of Port Hardy RCMP was later hospitalized, the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) says it has found no reasonable grounds that an officer committed an offence and will not be recommending charges to Crown. The IIO shared its findings on Thursday, of an incident that took place in April 2025. According to the report, on April 10, several hours after being released from custody with Port Hardy RCMP, a woman …