News Release
SIU Investigating after Man Falls from Balcony in Trenton
Case Number: 16-PCD-260
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SIU Finds Charges not Warranted in Relation to Falling Death of Man in Trenton
- At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2016, Ontario Provincial Police officers from the Quinte West detachment attended an apartment building located on Tripp Boulevard.
- Upon arrival, officers located a man in an apartment unit. The officers spoke with the man as he stood on the balcony.
- At approximately 4:10 p.m., the man fell to his death.
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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