News Release

News Release

Investigation Concluded into Man’s Broken Left Wrist After London Arrest

Case Number: 25-OCI-365   

Mississauga, ON (9 January, 2026) ---
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, found no reasonable grounds to believe a London Police Service officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the fractured left wrist suffered by a 28-year-old man. In the early hours of September 15, 2025, the man was stopped by an officer while for riding a bicycle without a light in the area of Brough Street and University Crescent. 

The man tried to flee on the bicycle. The officer attempted to arrest the man after learning he was subject to an arrest warrant on charges of theft, assaulting police and resisting police. The man tried to run away when the officer tazed him in the back. He was handcuffed and later taken to hospital.

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://siu.on.ca/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=4887 

If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must

  • consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
  • depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
  • publicly report the results of its investigations

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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES