News Release
No Criminal Charges Warranted in Relation to Dog Bite Injury Sustained by Man in Kingston
Case Number: 17-OCI-219
On August 20, 2017, a store loss prevention officer contacted 911 to report that a man he had been following was armed with a weapon. Kingston Police Service (KPS) officers, along with a police canine, attended the area, located the man and arrested him. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a KPS officer in relation to the dog bite injury sustained by the 42-year-old man.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3037
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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