Tag: Special Investigations Unit
Police watchdog probing injuries to London highrise standoff suspect
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating injuries sustained by a man accused of fatally stabbing his friend before shooting two police officers during a standoff at a London highrise.
SIU probing injury to man arrested in downtown assault
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was arrested in relation to an assault earlier this week, London police say.
Police watchdog probing head-on crash involving cruiser
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a head-on crash between a stolen vehicle and police cruiser in Woodstock last week.
Owen Sound officer cleared after man fatally overdosed upon release
The SIU was called to investigate after a man fatally overdosed in Owen Sound, shortly after he was released from police custody.
He overdosed in police custody, but took the drugs pre-arrest: Watchdog
Ontario’s police watchdog has discontinued an investigation into a Sarnia man’s drug overdose while in custody last summer.
Watchdog ends probe into off-duty cop’s hockey-tournament hotel fight
Ontario’s police watchdog has ended its investigation into the case of an off-duty Toronto-area police officer who broke a man’s leg during a fight at a Stratford hotel last month.
SIU clears London police in man’s injury during arrest
The province’s police watchdog has cleared three London officers of any criminal wrongdoing after a man ended up with ruptured spleen during his arrest.
Police officer, once acquitted of assault during arrest, faces new charge
A St. Thomas police dog handler charged by Ontario’s police oversight agency in the arrest injury of a cyclist last month was previously charged almost six years ago following the takedown of an innocent man in a violent jewelry store robbery.
Deputy Police Chief: “True excellence” displayed by officers when Sarnia man was killed on Richmond Row
London police leadership is finally speaking publicly about the death of Justin Bourassa.
SIU investigating after police dog bites break-in suspect
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the actions of a London police officer after a police dog bit a break-in suspect fleeing from police.