News Release

News Release

No Basis to Proceed with Charges in Relation to Monkland Arrest

Case Number: 25-OCI-460   

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SIU Investigating After Man Injured in Arrest Near Cornwall

Mississauga, ON (10 March, 2026) ---
In the afternoon of November 13, 2025, Cornwall Police Service officers were on the lookout for the 51-year-old man who was wanted for a number of break and enters, and subject to an outstanding arrest warrant. Officers located him at a gas station in Monkland. Shortly after one of the officers approached the man and advised him he was under arrest, a struggle ensued.  With the assistance of three civilians on scene, the officers overcame the man’s resistance and handcuffed him behind the back. The man was transported to hospital where diagnostic imaging was unable to rule out undisplaced fractures to the left fourth and fifth ribs. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s arrest and injuries.

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.



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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES