The Fredericton Police Force is on track carrying out recommendations an independent investigator made after the collapse of two murder cases, Chief Gary Forward says.
Independent investigator made 19 recommendations after collapse of 2 murder cases
Sam Farley · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 01, 2026 4:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Police Chief Gary Forward spoke to the city’s public safety committee about how the force is taking the recommendations made by Ian Scott seriously. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
The Fredericton Police Force is on track carrying out recommendations an independent investigator made after the collapse of two murder cases, Chief Gary Forward says.
“If we didn’t show any progress in completing these, I don’t know how the public would reasonably come to a conclusion that the police force has taken this seriously, ” Forward said Thursday to reporters after giving an update to councillors at a public safety committee meeting,
Murder charges against five people related to two Fredericton-area homicides were stayed in 2025, effectively ending the cases. The nature of the problem that led to the stayed charges hasn’t been made public.
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