News Release
Special Investigations Unit - Posting of News Releases
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Mississauga (8 December, 2011) --- As of January 1, 2012, Special Investigations Unit (SIU) news releases will be posted exclusively to the Media Centre section of the SIU website. In order to ensure you receive SIU news releases, please sign up for one of the two following options by going to http://www.siu.on.ca/en/media_centre.php:
1. Email Alerts: Get SIU news sent directly to your inbox.
2. RSS Feed: With RSS feeds, you no longer have to check websites one by one to see if they have been updated with new content – all of your news is sent to one convenient location. The information can be collected through a web-based reader or through desktop software. Instructions can be found on the SIU website.
If there are any issues, please contact Monica Hudon, SIU Communications, at 416-622-2342 or at 1-800-787-8529 ext. 2342.
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