News Release
SIU Terminates Investigation into Man’s Arrest in Windsor; No Serious Injury
Case Number: 18-OCI-199
The Acting Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has terminated an investigation into the arrest of a 19-year-old man last month.
At approximately 11:50 p.m. on July 3, 2018, Windsor Police Service officers attended a residence on Partington Street regarding a domestic matter. The man was arrested and taken to the police station. While in custody, he complained of pain in his right jaw and was taken to hosptial for examination.
Acting Director Martino said, “The medical evidence establishes that the man did not sustain a serious injury. As such, I have terminated the investigation into this incident.”
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