Tag: Special Investigations Unit
Teen girl dies after stabbing amid fatal London police shooting
A 17-year-old girl stabbed in what London police described as a domestic violence call that led to officers fatally shooting an 18-year-old man has died in hospital, investigators say. Police on Friday identified the victim as Breanna Broadfoot. âThe London Police Service extends our condolences to the victimâs family, friends and loved ones,â police said […]
A review of London police shootings over the past decade
Police shootings in London are rare and deadly shootings rarer still.
Man, 18, shot to death by London police
An 18-year-old man was shot dead by London police Tuesday night, with Ontario’s police watchdog agency called in to investigate.Â
Watchdog investigating after motorcyclist fleeing police hurt in crash
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a motorcyclist fleeing police was seriously hurt in a crash.
Watchdog launches probe into third London police arrest in past week
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man suffered a “serious” injury during an arrest on Sunday, London police say. It was Sunday morning when police say a vehicle was stopped in the city’s south end as part of a traffic investigation. Police say the driver ran from the vehicle and was arrested a short […]
Police watchdog probing man’s injury suffered during London arrest
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was seriously injured during an arrest in London over the long weekend. A man had made threats during a neighbour dispute in the city’s east end Sunday around 6 p.m., London police said. The man ran away when police responded, but a suspect was arrested and later […]
Police officer at fault in crash with cyclist won’t face charges: SIU
A London police officer who struck a cyclist while making “an ill-advised left turn” will not face a criminal charge, the province’s police watchdog said Friday. The 54-year-old male cyclist suffered a broken nose and left orbital bone in the crash on Dec. 7, 2023. The cyclist was travelling north on William Street and had […]
London carjacking suspect ‘tried to commit suicide by cop’: SIU
A suspect who stole a taxi in London and led police on a chase that ended with an officer opening fire on him in Aylmer said he “tried to commit suicide by cop,” according to a new report from Ontario’s police watchdog. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) released a report Thursday that cleared the OPP […]
Watchdog probing London police use of force to arrest teenager
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after London police officers used a conducted-energy weapon and fired a projectile while trying to arrest an armed teenager. Police responded around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to a domestic conflict at a home on Riverside Drive in west London, where officers located a 17-year-old armed with a weapon outside, police said […]
Police watchdog probing crash as injured driver faces criminal charges
A 22-year-old London man who was seriously injured in a car crash overnight is facing charges, London police say.