News Release
Force Used Against Man in Kingston Deemed to be Reasonably Necessary; No Charges to Issue
Case Number: 18-OCI-269
On September 7, 2018, the Kingston Police (KP) Drug Unit conducted surveillance on two individuals and believed they were trafficking fentanyl. When a KP officer initiated a traffic stop on the truck they were in, the driver tried to flee but collided with three unmarked police vehicles. Both men were arrested. When taken to hospital, one of the men was diagnosed with a fractured scapula. The Interim Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any KP officer in relation to the arrest on this date.
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