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THUNDER BAY — Nishnawbe Aski Police Service officers say they were left with no other option other than arresting Moses Beaver, who was experiencing a mental health crisis in his home community of Nibinamik First Nation, which highlights some of the challenges that exist with policing remote communities.
Over the last two days, officers with NAPS testified, providing details of policing in remote First Nation communities and the circumstances that led to Beaver’s arrest. According to Ornge medical director, Dr. Bruce Sawadsky, who testified on Thursday, the Ornge staff was trying to find any possible avenue they could to evacuate Beaver, including utilizing security personnel since police no longer provided escorts on aircraft.
“The best way we can build trust in the community is have a timely and reliable services,” he said. “If I was given more aircraft and more services, I think we could do that.” Duce was not in the community at the time and he was aware that no officers were in Nibinamik that night. Community members had been assisting with the supervision of Beaver since he could not be evacuated out of the community and the nursing station did not have an adequate space to house a patient experiencing a mental health crisis.
While in custody at the NAPS detachment in the community, an alarm went off and Cushway observed Beaver in a cell with a piece of string and the sprinkler head inside broken and gushing water.
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