Tag: Special Investigations Unit
New evidence alters plan for inquest into three custody deaths
New evidence has delayed a coroner’s inquest into the 2019 death of a woman held in London police custody.
Retired London police officer charged with historic sex assaults
Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a retired London police officer in two alleged historic sexual assaults. Former London police officer Edward Lane is charged with two counts of sexual assault, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) announced on Wednesday. Officials with the provincial agency say they were notified on Feb. 2, 2022, about sexual assault allegations […]
Police seek wanted man with ties to London and Sarnia
Ontario’s parole enforcement unit is looking for a man wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant who has ties to London and Sarnia. The OPP-led repeat offender parole enforcement (ROPE) squad is asking the public for help locating Joshua Gray, 44, who is serving a nearly seven-year sentence for armed robbery, drug possession for the purpose […]
Watchdog clears police of wrongdoing in jailed woman’s fentanyl overdose
Ontario SIU has ended a probe into a woman’s fentanyl overdose while in provincial police custody, the province’s police watchdog says.
Improve police raid procedures: Samuel Maloney inquest jury
London police should create better raid procedures to account for the presence of children and the mental health history of people inside a home, a coroner’s inquest jury says.