News Release
SIU Director Closes Timmins Case because Injury Self-Inflicted
Case Number: 17-OCI-302
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation examining the circumstances surrounding an injury to a 59-year-old man in Timmins.
On October 17, 2017, Timmins Police Service officers and Cochrane District Emergency Medical Service personnel attended a residence in the Algonquin Boulevard East and Mountjoy Street North area. A 59-year-old man was apprehended. He had a number of cuts to his arms.
Director Loparco said, “The Complainant’s injuries, by his own admission, were self-inflicted. Accordingly, I have terminated the investigation.”
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