News Release
No Criminal Wrongdoing on Part of Officers in Relation to Guelph Collision
Case Number: 17-OVI-201
Other News Releases Related to Case 17-OVI-201
SIU Investigation Started following Bank Robbery and Crash in Guelph
On August 3, 2017, an attempted bank robbery prompted a massive police response in the City of Guelph. In the meantime, the suspects robbed another bank. Soon after police located the suspect vehicle, it veered into the lot of a mechanic’s shop where it collided with a raised curb and pole. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a Guelph Police Service officer in relation to the serious injury sustained by one of the passengers in the vehicle.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.
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