News Release
SIU Appealing for Witnesses to Arrest in Community of Harrow
Case Number: 20-PCI-149
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit is appealing for witnesses to an interaction that occurred earlier this week in Harrow between Ontario Provincial Police officers and a 26-year-old man.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- At approximately 9:15 p.m. on June 23, 2020, Ontario Provincial Police officers with the Essex detachment responded to an address on Secord Avenue for a mischief call.
- Officers located a person of interest – a 26-year-old man – and a struggle ensued.
- The man was subsequently arrested and transported to hospital where he was diagnosed with a serious injury.
Two investigators have been assigned to the case.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.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