News Release
SIU Investigating Hamilton Incident
Case Number: 20-OCI-236
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- At approximately 1 a.m. on September 24, 20202, Hamilton Police Service (HPS) officers were in the area of Queenston Road and Nash Road when they heard the sound of breaking glass.
- Officers made their way to a business on 700 Queenston Road and observed two people enter the building and then flee in a vehicle.
- When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle rammed the cruisers.
- The vehicle stopped, and when the occupants refused to exit, the officers broke the glass and extracted them.
- The driver and rear passenger were arrested and taken to the police station, and a front passenger was taken to hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
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