Tag: Special Investigations Unit
London officer who fatally shot man in struggle cleared in internal review
An internal London police investigation found an officer who fatally shot a Sarnia man on Richmond Row one year ago acted to protect his partner’s life and didn’t violate any police procedures.
SIU investigates after suspect fleeing London police badly hurt
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a break-in suspect fleeing London police was seriously injured Thursday.
Watchdog provides more details of serious crash that injured two
More details have been revealed concerning a serious crash in London’s southeast end that has sparked an investigation by Ontario’s police watchdog.
Area police face $2.4M lawsuit over crash that followed aborted pursuit
The Strathroy-Caradoc police board and an unnamed officer are facing a $2.4-million lawsuit after a London woman was badly injured in a crash at a rural intersection following an aborted police pursuit.
Charged by watchdog, area cop should have been out of media role: Critic
The decision by Woodstock police to allow an officer to continue working as a media officer after being charged by Ontario’s police watchdog was a “complete ethical lapse,” a journalism ethics expert says.
Review finds lack of medication not a factor in woman’s custody death
A woman who died after being found unresponsive in London police cells didn’t die because the cell supervisor denied her request to be taken to the hospital to get medication for a heart condition, according to a new police report.
SIU investigating Sarnia man’s death after wellness check
Ontario’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate the death of a Sarnia man who was the subject of a police wellness check.
Officer charged with dangerous driving in incident that injured cyclist
Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a Woodstock police officer after a cyclist was seriously injured during an interaction with police three months ago.
Police watchdog clears London officer who fired projectiles at stabbing suspect
A suspect in a double stabbing at an east London apartment building told a police officer to shoot him before the officer fired six non-lethal projectiles, Ontario’s police watchdog says.
Parents look to inquest for answers in death of son shot by police officer
The parents of a Sarnia man who was fatally shot by a London police officer say they’re hopeful a coroners’ inquest sheds more light on the circumstances surrounding his death, but it’ll likely be several years before an inquest is called.