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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A fatal officer-involved shooting which occurred in Kitchener on Monday night is under investigation by the Ontario’s police watchdog. Shortly after 10 p.m., Waterloo Regional Police issued a tweet that said that there was a “heavy police presence in the area of …
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 »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 …
Read More »Police watchdog clears Hamilton officer that shot dead landlord who killed tenants
The province’s police watchdog has cleared an officer who shot dead a landlord who killed two tenants during a dispute at an east Hamilton, Ont. residence last May. Director Joseph Martino with the Special Investigations Unit cited section 34 of the criminal code in his decision saying there was “reasonable …
Read More »SIU investigating 19-year-old’s death in Niagara Falls
The SIU preliminary report says the the man then jumped over the barrier and fell into the Niagara gorge. News Source link
Read More »Penetanguishene stand-off suspect dies in hospital from injuries, SIU reports
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s police watchdog says the suspect in a police stand-off in Penetanguishene last week has died in hospital. The Special Investigations Unit opened an investigation into provincial police after the suspect was seriously injured by what authorities said was a self-inflicted gunshot …
Read More »SIU investigating after crash involving Peel police cruiser in Brampton – Toronto
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a collision between a Peel Regional Police cruiser and another vehicle on Monday night. Police said the two-vehicle crash happened near Bovaird Drive and Dixie Road in Brampton at around 9:30 p.m. Both drivers were taken to hospital in serious condition, police …
Read More »Police officers cleared in arrest of man who allegedly stole delivery truck in Toronto: SIU
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared the police officers involved in the arrest of a 33-year-old man who allegedly stole a delivery truck of any criminal offence. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said on April 13, a man allegedly stole a vehicle in …
Read More »Police K9 rips off man’s ear, no ground for charges: Ontario watchdog
Ontario’s police oversight agency says the extent of injuries suffered by a 28-year-old London man is “highly regrettable” but it has found no reason to lay any criminal charges against the officer handling the service dog that injured him. The unidentified man was bit several times in the buttocks, left …
Read More »Woman seriously injured after crash with Oshawa, Ont. police car: SIU
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a crash involving a cruiser injured a woman in Oshawa, Ont. On Saturday evening, officers with the Durham Regional Police Service went to an incident on Harmony Road, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said. A woman at the scene fled in her vehicle and …
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