News Release
SIU Concludes Investigation into Man’s Arrest and Medical Distress at Lambton OPP Detachment
Case Number: 24-PCI-170
A 25-year-old man was seriously injured in the course of his arrest by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers on April 17, 2024. Following his arrest, while still in the custody of the OPP, the man lapsed into medical distress and was taken to hospital. The SIU was notified of these events and initiated an investigation. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with this matter.
Full Director's Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis):
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
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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES