News Release
Despite Serious Injury, SIU Finds Arrest of High School Student in Windsor was Lawful
Case Number: 17-OCI-138
On June 6, 2017, Windsor Police Service (WPS) officers attended a high school to address the report of a disorderly student who refused to leave the property, despite being told to numerous times. There was a struggle between the 17-year-old student and the officers, and the student was arrested and then transported to hospital where he was diagnosed with a displaced nasal bone fracture. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any involved WPS officer in relation to the arrest of the student.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3017
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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