News Release
Bite Injuries to Man in Strathroy a Result of Dog Responding to Perceived Dangerous Situation; No Criminal Charges Warranted
Case Number: 17-PCI-084
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In April of 2017, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers attended a Hydro One facility in Strathroy to investigate a break and enter. The person of interest – who had fled – was tracked to a nearby location by a police officer and his police service dog. As a result of the arrest, the man sustained several dog bite injuries and was transported to hospital for treatment. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against an OPP Middlesex officer in relation to this incident.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3062
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.
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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