Ontario’s police watchdog have been called in to investigate an arrest Waterloo Regional Police made in Cambridge on Saturday morning.
The province’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) says that at around 10:40 a.m., officers were called to Argyle Street North and King Street East for the report of an assault.
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Police arrived and tried to arrest a man in connection to the call but a suspect allegedly took off. He was found nearby a short time later. Five minutes after Waterloo police responded to the initial call, the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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SIU are asking anyone with information about the case to call 1-800-787-8529.
The SIU is an independent agency that investigates incidents involving police that have resulted in death, serious injury or alleged sexual assault.
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