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According to the Amherst Police Department, this was a huge misunderstanding.
(thread) https://twitter.com/DartmouthRev/status/1355517115873296387
(thread) https://twitter.com/DartmouthRev/status/1355517115873296387
Amherst police chief Dwayne Pike tells me the Missouri sheriff (Chris Heitman) was never asked to serve a Nova Scotia failing-to-quarantine ticket to the U.S. citizen(s) involved.
In fact, the sheriff was only asked to serve a Notice to Parent.
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In fact, the sheriff was only asked to serve a Notice to Parent.
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"Any time a youth is charged, we are required to ensure a parent or a guardian has been advised, and usually we need that in writing. So it was actually a Notice to Parent that was sent to the U.S., requesting that be served," said Pike.
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Initially, two individuals were charged with failing to self-isolate upon arrival to N.S., one of which is the youth.
Pike says before they were ticketed, Amherst police sent a request to the provincial COVID-19 team to see if there was an exemption to the quarantine.
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Pike says before they were ticketed, Amherst police sent a request to the provincial COVID-19 team to see if there was an exemption to the quarantine.
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"What we got back was no information to say that they were (exempt) so the tickets went ahead,” Pike said.
However, Amherst police followed up with the province this Monday and found out the individuals were exempt.
As a result, the charges were withdrawn today.
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However, Amherst police followed up with the province this Monday and found out the individuals were exempt.
As a result, the charges were withdrawn today.
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Pike said it is not clear what the exemption exactly was.
Regardless, he said the situation with the Missouri sheriff spiraled into something it is not.
Once again, the sheriff was never asked to serve a ticket for violating Nova Scotia COVID-19 protocol.
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Regardless, he said the situation with the Missouri sheriff spiraled into something it is not.
Once again, the sheriff was never asked to serve a ticket for violating Nova Scotia COVID-19 protocol.
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Also, in his viral Facebook post, the sheriff called a N.S. Health Protection Act ticket a "criminal charge" in Canada, which it is certainly not.
