Tag: Special Investigations Unit
St. Thomas police officer cleared in assault case won’t face professional discipline
A St. Thomas police officer recently cleared of an assault charge won’t face professional discipline, the city’s police chief says.
London police cleared after K9 officer’s bite gives man 29-stitch headwound
A London police officer won’t face criminal charges after a man was injured when a police dog latched onto his head during an arrest, Special Investigations Unit officials announced in a ruling on Monday.
Officer used reasonable force in man’s arrest after police dog hit: Judge
A police officer whose service dog was struck by a car while chasing a fleeing suspect used “reasonable and proportionate” force to arrest a man, an Ontario Court Justice ruled Thursday.
OPP officer fired three shots at driver of SUV that hit him: SIU
An OPP officer shot two occupants inside a stolen SUV that struck him while fleeing from police in Seaforth four months ago, according to report from Ontario’s police watchdog that cleared him of any wrongdoing. Police received a 911 call on Oct. 18 at 8:23 a.m. from a citizen reporting their pickup truck with a […]
Police Reports: Death not suspicious; cruiser crash; $5K LCBO booze theft
A collection of police reports from across Southwestern Ontario
SIU probing man’s injuries after foot chase involving London police
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man suffered serious injuries following a pursuit involving a police dog Thursday evening.
St. Thomas police officer who broke man’s nose cleared by SIU
A St. Thomas police officer won’t face criminal charges in the violent arrest of a man who suffered a broken nose, the Special Investigations Unit says.
‘Delusional’ man shut down hospital ER, required forceful arrest: Watchdog
Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared three provincial police officers after a suspect was punched during a standoff that shuttered a hospital’s emergency room in the fall. The Special Investigations Unit says there were no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against three Huron OPP officers involved in the arrest of a 41-year-old man Sept. 15, […]
Police watchdog appealing for witnesses to London crash involving cyclist
Ontario’s police watchdog is asking anyone who witnessed a crash involving a London police cruiser and a cyclist last month to contact the civilian agency.
Area OPP officers ‘likely saved’ life of man in psychotic state: SIU
A man in a drug-induced psychotic state already had cut himself and was approaching a table saw in the garage of a Southwestern Ontario home when an OPP officer used a conducted-energy weapon on him, Ontario’s police watchdog says.