NEWS RELEASE
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
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MISSISSAUGA - The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a Guelph Police Service officer in relation to the serious injury sustained by an 18-year-old man during his arrest in December of 2016. The arrest was in relation to reports that the man had been pulling on vehicle door handles in the area.
Full Director’s Report (with incident narrative, evidence, and analysis and director’s decision): here.
The director’s report was delivered to the Attorney General, as is required by law under the Police Services Act. The Attorney General has directed that the document be posted online.
The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU must:
• consider whether an officer has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
• depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid
• report the results of any investigations to the Attorney General
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