ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND CONSTABULARY

INTERNAL COMPLAINT REPORT

RNC FILE 12004-33331

Member lnYO!ved; Con•t•ble Joe Smyth, Reg. 1

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RNC • Summons 2 - Internal Files Page 2 of 50

CIDDD Exhibit P-0167 Page 1

ROYAL NEWFOUNDLA"1D CONSTABULARY

Internal Complaint Report

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Re: Internal Co111plaint of: StalfSetJeant Carl Mor1an

Date of Cocnplaint July 16, 2004

Memwr lnvolvecl:

Nature oCC01111lainl:

Th• file wu foiwanlal to o....pem.orto ln-1J&•te OAd clct....,1M llC:-blc Smyth lwidlcd the file pn>pnly.

Back1round lpformatjoo-

Cont1ableJ, Smyth hu 1-n_employcd with the RNC for approxkn11ely three xan.

Oetllls oflnvati1at1on

Oo July 22, lOCM, I ...,dved a file mna s..lfScrgcant C . MotJo.n ,...--,. ~ot ao la .... iption IUe ploce nsanli"i the haocllin& of 1 Ille I

by ConstablcJ. Smyth,

Ooa.imen11tlon had been"""' prwious f'nim StalfSc,.._..1 8. Cro.nfonl coa<emed lhat ConotablcJ. Smytl1 had allendod • 1Cnous U$1uh on

Row.n H~I o.nd lhat no NCO, Major Crime Sedioa, or lckat had been notifiecl lo an encl d•c ICtM.

Consiablo Smyth stat a that on Jun• II, 2004, be mpondal to ucrious .-ii~ 111 owas Hill where o. male alleaed 110 hod been oaaulted

by a ....,..p of unlt.nown mU.. Eley the ,,;a;.,., had a Mriolu i~juiy to his rial>1 lea and OOOK laccnl ions and swtllln1 ro his

fa« The W:tim ot•I• he had IN.11 -uhod by oiaht males -n..1 bo.nd~nu ....ct 11..t ii DCICllnecl -cwt .. rc on Flo.-' 1 Hill. Tl1e

YIClirD llatod he wu holpecl ioto the houte by a fric:Dd.

Constalilc Smyth -a t1ot1eWU IOrM -tr on llM lloor but_., J;ule blood.

1lle vkihn was con...yed to the hoapital.

lltca""" of the natUR of the complaint Cocutob1e s .. ytJ>-i6al ao NCO ud Sapnt Paul Murphy attended the oeta•.

RNC • Summons 2 • Internal Files Page 3 of 50

CIDDD Exhibit P-0167 Page 2

AU 1t.. .,.. was checked and noevidencecoulcl be located IO sugat • crim• .C...c: lherdore, lhe MajorCri1Uc Section or !dent Sedion wen:

noc requntecl

11-111a1ad tod•nic1m' s&lharthol a mcabcroCCID-"" be in contact ,ti,. raom1n1- (report auechod)

On July 27, 2004, Se.J->t P. Mllrpby pw a repoA -i• thal on June II, ~DCM ha - ~ed lo anc...t • poailik en- scene at 11owtt'1 Hilt

On his asrinl h• lf'Oke lo Conll.lbk J. Smyth who ""Plained !he situetlon and tlw the vlclom had been conveyed to 1bc hospital ,

Saian1 Murphy llatecl him and Co,..tabl• Smytl• d•.d<echhe aru aod tloat nq cvidentt or crime scene could be located

Setsunt Murphy -a then wu DO need to cd oul ldenc or Major Crhne., t\><N wu no Kcae to be found.

Ht aa1 .. Constable s ... yth followed RNC Policy by conlacl.ing an NCO.

Ht atatts tht Ille wu forwanled lo CID at further in..stiplion would be rcquire<I. He felt the"' - no sul>olanlial w~n ..... or suspects.

(report atlached)

Conclyajgn·

After NViewina all repotla fr0,.. Com1abl• J. Smyth aad Sets••lll P. Murphy ii ii my opinion lhat tbe decisions _,,, made hued on ll•e . walua110" of 1!w. .~......... Bc.ch Saiant Murphy and Comcablo: Smyth fc!11h11 Major Crime and I dent M'e not ft<)Uin:d as no trime

1cenecoulcl be located. I

It was noled on tht dispotch td:ct that S...-nt P. Mwphy had boa. clloJ>ald>oll and otlendod the scene. I spoh 10 ConstaWt Smyth ofll~

importenu oC writina all lnfo ... 111on In his ttport.

I .Joo uplaJned 10 bolh Serscant Murphy ed Conllable Smyth thal c.lla ol jhi1 nalurc, Major Crime and ldent 1hould be callccl

both "l'eed lo do 10 in 1he future.

I respectfully aub•il this fol.10 be cloeed

Scraunt M. Jaao

ltepmental 1

NCO C...tral Oi11rict -T .. ,. 2

RNC • Summons 2 lnlemal Fi!Os Page 4 of 50

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CIDDD Exhibit P-0167 Page 3