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is investigating after two people were found dead inside a Burlington, Ont., home overnight Tuesday. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release that at roughly 12:30 a.m., Halton Regional Police officers responded to a home on Cornerstone Drive, near Dundas Street, after receiving multiple 911 calls for …
Read More »Wrong-way 401 crash: Police probe needs more time, watchdog says
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s police watchdog says its investigation into a fatal wrong-way pursuit on Highway 401 this spring needs more time. By law, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) must complete an investigation within 120 days of an incident, where possible. Due to the volume of evidence the …
Read More »4 injured in rollover after driver flees traffic stop in Durham Region: SIU – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A vehicle rolled over, causing four people to be seriously injured, after a driver fled from an OPP officer in Durham Region on Sunday, Ontario’s police watchdog says. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said that preliminary information indicates that an OPP officer …
Read More »SIU probing after man allegedly shot dead by police in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 12, 2024 4:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting involving police that left one man dead in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., over the weekend. The Special …
Read More »Grandparents who died alongside infant in wrong-way Hwy. 401 crash identified
Two grandparents killed alongside a three-month-old boy in a wrong-way police chase and collision on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., this week have been named by the Indian consulate. The Consulate General of India in Toronto shared the names of the two grandparents, who were visiting Canada when the crash …
Read More »First call to police wasn’t for ‘violence in home’, says SIU in probe into woman’s death
Ontario’s police watchdog is sharing more information about the events leading up to the death of a woman in Thunder Bay after saying police did not respond to a domestic disturbance call before her death. The victim’s family identified her to Global News as Jenna Ostberg, a 21-year-old First Nations …
Read More »Woman in critical condition after collision involving police vehicle: SIU – Toronto
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate and is investigating after a collision in the Greater Toronto Area involving a police vehicle sent one person to a trauma centre in critical condition Friday night. Peel police and EMS say they received reports of a collision in the area …
Read More »SIU ends probe into Port Hope officer who shot at stolen truck, hit by ricochet
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit says it has ended an investigation into a police officer in Port Hope, Ont., who was injured by a ricochet after firing a gun at an allegedly stolen vehicle in late July. On Thursday, SIU director of special investigations Joseph Martino reported that on July 30, Port …
Read More »SIU clears Toronto officer involved in fatal vehicle pursuit – Toronto
The Special Investigations Unit has cleared a Toronto cop involved in a stolen vehicle pursuit that ended in a fatal crash. In the afternoon of July 29, surveillance officers gathered in the area of Dixon Road and Kipling Avenue after getting reports of a stolen vehicle in the area, police …
Read More »Death of Ontario man after police dog bite leads to SIU probe
The Special Investigations Unit is looking into the case of a Midland man who died after being bitten by a police dog. The civilian agency, which investigates when people die or are seriously injured during police actions, says South Georgian Bay Ontario Provincial Police responded to a gun-rated call involving …
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