News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Man’s Broken Nose in Flight from Greater Sudbury Police

Case Number: 25-OCI-393   

Mississauga, ON (23 January, 2026) ---
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, found no reasonable grounds to believe two Greater Sudbury Police Service officers committed a criminal offence in relation to the serious injury of a 48-year-old man. On September 30, 2025, officers went to a residence in Chelmsford to arrest the man. The ankle monitoring device he was wearing gave the arresting officers reasonable grounds to believe he was at the address in violation of a condition of a release order.

The man attempted to evade arrest on a bicycle and fought against the officers’ efforts to take him into custody. Officers struck the man, and he was forced to the ground. One officer Tasered the man in the back, after which officers wrestled control of his arms and handcuffed him.

While Director Martino accepted that the man broke his nose in the altercation that marked his arrest, there were no reasonable grounds to believe that the injury was attributable to unlawful conduct on the part of the subject officials.

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): 

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