News Release
Investigators Probing Arrest in Hotel Parking Lot in Woodstock
Case Number: 16-OCI-033
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SIU Acting Director: No Charges Warranted in Hotel Parking Lot Arrest
- Close to 2:30 a.m. this morning, Woodstock Police Service officers encountered a 26-year-old man inside a vehicle of interest. The vehicle was parked in the lot of the Quality Hotel & Suites at 580 Bruin Boulevard.
- Officers attempted to arrest the man.
- During the course of the arrest, the man suffered a hand injury.
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- 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