The fallout continues for police in Amherst, N.S., where questions about a former constable's job qualifications have led to some charges being dropped in cases he was involved with.

The officer in question has been identified in court documents as Mark Rushton, who worked for Amherst police for about a year. He quit just as the force launched an internal investigation. Nova Scotia's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is also doing an extensive review of his cases.

That review has looked at 97 case…