SIU Ontario

• Ontario’s police watchdog charges Peel officer with assault in connection with suspect’s arrest

  A Special Investigations Unit statement said a 22-year-old man in Mississauga was seriously injured during an arrest in May.

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2021
  
• Man dead after ‘interaction’ involving Peel police responding to Brampton apartment call

  Ontario's police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit, invoked its mandate and will be probing the circumstances leading up to the man's injuries.

  Crime

  Jul 1, 2021
  
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• 18-year-old man dies days after apprehension by Peel police under Mental Health Act, watchdog says

  SIU officials said the man's health deteriorated after he was taken to a hospital by Peel Regional Police. He died days after being transferred to an intensive care unit.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2021
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• A closer look at Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, how it operates, and the data it collects

  Global News speaks with the SIU's director about the agency and how it operates. Joseph Martino also outlined the SIU's plans to collect race-based data, but noted mental health data isn't proactively tracked and reported on.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2020
• SIU investigating arrest of Hawkesbury man charged with assaulting OPP officer

  The man who provincial police arrested in Hawkesbury early Sunday "complained of an injury" hours after the arrest and was taken to hospital for treatment, OPP said.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2020
• SIU investigating after teen injured in police-involved Etobicoke shooting

  The SIU said shortly after officers entered an apartment on the 5th floor, there was an interaction between officers and an 18-year-old man. 

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2019
• SIU clears OPP in death of a 40-year-old man near Apsley last year

  The province's Special Investigations Unit has cleared OPP officers of any wrongdoing in the death of a 20-year-old man in Apsley, Ont., late last year.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2019
• Ottawa police officer facing sex assault charge: SIU

  Sgt. Aasim Ansari is now charged with one count each of sexual assault and breach of trust by a public officer.

  Crime

  Sep 28, 2018
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• Ottawa police officer facing charges of sexual assault, forcible confinement

  Police say the charges are related to four separate alleged victims and Post will appear in show cause court on Wednesday afternoon.

  Crime

  Sep 19, 2018
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• Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit probing death of 32-year-old Barrie man

  Ontario’s police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit, have launched an investigation into the death of 32-year-old man from Barrie.

  Crime

  Jun 23, 2018