News Release
Officer in Elliot Lake Neither Caused nor Contributed to Man’s Self-inflicted Injury; No Charges to Issue
Case Number: 18-PCI-294
On October 2, 2018, an Ontario Provincial Police officer in Elliot Lake located a 44-year-old man who was wanted for several offences, including break and enter. When the officer attempted to apprehend the man, the man fled. Other officers arrived and they located him – in pain – at a nearby residence. The Interim Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges in this case.
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