Charges against Nova Scotia woman dropped in racial profiling case

Crown prosecutors in Halifax have dropped charges against a woman who accused police of racial profiling after she was arrested at a Walmart. Santina Rao was facing charges of disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and assaulting an officer following an incident in January. The 23-year-old has said she became upset on Jan. 15 when police accused her of concealing items while shopping in the store. (July 7, 2020.)


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