Tag: Special Investigations Unit
SIU terminates case related to arrest of man in Paisley
The province’s Special Investigations Unit has terminated an investigation relating to a man who was injured while in police custody in Walkerton, after determining the injury was caused by punching a cell wall. The SIU’s director Joseph Martino terminated the investigation based on the SIU’s preliminary inquiries in the case, including a review of video […]
London officer cleared in use of Taser on woman in distress
Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared a London police officer of criminal wrongdoing for using a Taser to “incapacitate” a woman in distress
Internal charges against officer at centre of $3M lawsuit resolved
An informal resolution was reached in a professional misconduct case against a Stratford police officer at the centre of a $3-million lawsuit, the city’s police chief says.
Coroner’s inquest: Cop recalls chaos in Old South home before fatal shooting
There was commotion and confusion inside Samuel Maloney’s house when London police raided it eight years ago, an inquest heard Wednesday. The jury at the coroner’s inquest heard police radio communication from the raid and a first-hand account from Sgt. Jeremy Elliott, one of 11 members of the emergency response unit who descended on Maloney’s Old […]
Inquest set to start in fatal Christmastime London police shooting
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a hatchet-wielding London man killed during a 2016 police raid on his Old South home is set to begin Monday morning. A five-person jury will examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Samuel Maloney, 35, who was fatally shot by police after firing a crossbow at an officer […]
Man alleges Stratford police used excessive force in $3M lawsuit
A Stratford man whose tooth was knocked out when he was arrested by Stratford police officers alleges they used excessive force and had no right to detain him, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Kyle Nicholson, 36, launched a $3-million lawsuit against the Stratford police board and five officers – four constables and one sergeant […]
Woman in London hospital after arrest, police watchdog investigating
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after London police officers were called to check on the condition of a woman “in distress” and she was taken to hospital following her arrest. London police say it was about 8 a.m. on Friday when officers were called to a home on Langarth Street West at Winston Avenue â […]
Friends speak out about London man killed in crash while fleeing police
The man killed in a crash while fleeing police north of London is being remembered as a loyal friend and loving brother.
Police watchdog investigating senior’s deadly fall from London balcony
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 74-year-old man fell from an apartment balcony to his death on Thursday
Police watchdog launches probe after driver, 35, killed in crash
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal crash north of London involving a vehicle officers had attempted to pull over, the provincewide agency said Friday.