News Release
SIU Appeals for Witnesses to a Disturbance at the Havelock Jamboree in Peterborough
Case Number: 08-PCI-167
Other News Releases Related to Case 08-PCI-167
SIU Concludes Investigation into a Custody Injury Involving the Ontario Provincial Police
On August 17, 2008 at approximately 11:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance in progress in the camping area of the Havelock Jamboree grounds. They arrested one man whom they placed in the rear of a cruiser and transported to hospital in Peterborough for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The SIU is appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident at the Havelock Jamboree grounds on August 17th or who may have any information about it to contact the Unit at 416-622-2314 or 1-8000-787-8529.
If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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