Tag: Special Investigations Unit
London cop cleared of wrongdoing in crash that killed retired principal
The Special Investigations Unit found the police officer acted with “due care and regard for public safety.”
SIU investigating after officer attacked with bat, suspect injured
Ontario’s police watchdog is appealing for witnesses after a man and a police officer were injured during a person-in-crisis call in the city’s north end. A man in crisis had barricaded himself inside his residence in the area of Kipps Lane and Adelaide Street on Thursday before 6:30 a.m., London police said Friday. The man […]
London men fined for unlawful red-tailed hawk capture: Provincial officials
Two London men have pleaded guilty and have been fined thousands of dollars by the province for improperly handling specially protected birds of prey. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the ministry received a tip in November of last year that a red-tailed hawk was being kept illegally. An investigation by conservation officers found […]
SIU invokes mandate in Owen Sound
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating following an incident in Owen Sound early Saturday morning. According to a Grey-Bruce OPP media release, police responded to a retirement home in the city where a male was in distress. Police said that during the interaction, the individual fractured their arm. The OPP contacted the SIU, which […]
Cop’s ‘momentary lapse’ led to crash with London Transit bus: Watchdog
A London police officer who cut off a city bus and caused a crash that seriously injured a female passenger had a “momentary lapse of judgment” but didn’t commit a crime, Ontario’s police watchdog says. The officer was driving his cruiser west on Queens Avenue near the London courthouse at 80 Dundas St. on June […]