News Release

SIU Appealing for Witnesses to Chatham Interaction

Case Number: 18-OCI-314   

Mississauga, ON (25 October, 2018) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding an injury sustained by a 27-year-old man yesterday in Chatham.

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • At approximately 3 a.m. on October 24, 2018, Chatham Kent Police Service officers observed a man riding a bike in the area of Patteson Avenue and Inshes Avenue. 
  • When officers attempted to stop the man to investigate, the man came off his bike and fled on foot into residential backyards. 
  • With the help of a police service dog, officers were able to locate the man and arrest him.
  • He was taken to hospital for treatment of an injury.

At this time, two investigators have been assigned to this incident. One subject officer and six witness officers have been designated.

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.

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

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