News Release
Man Seriously Injured during Interaction with Police in Port Stanley; SIU finds Officers had Grounds to Arrest and Detain Man
Case Number: 16-PCI-204
The Acting Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against an Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police officer in relation to an interaction with a 53-year-old man in August of 2016 in Port Stanley. The man was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a dislocated left elbow with resultant nerve damage and bone chip fractures.
The Director’s Report was delivered to the Attorney General, as is required by law under the Police Services Act. The Attorney General has directed that the document be posted online. It can be found at /en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3361
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as 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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