News Release
SIU Terminates Investigation into Injury Sustained by Man during Arrest in Hamilton
Case Number: 17-OCI-155
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The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into an interaction between Hamilton Police Service officers and a 24-year-old man in June of 2017.
Shortly after midnight on June 24, 2017, police officers were dispatched to the area of King Street West and Bay Street North in relation to an assault which had taken place at a restaurant. A man of interest was located a short distance away, and as a result of an interaction with officers, the man fell forward and struck his face on a wall. He was taken to hospital for treatment.
Director Loparco said, “The man did not sustain a serious injury, and as such, this investigation has been terminated.”
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