News Release

News Release

Due to No Serious Injury, SIU Discontinues Embro Investigation

Case Number: 26-PCI-370   

Mississauga, ON (24 September, 2026) ---
The Deputy Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Stacey O’Brien, has terminated an investigation into an interaction between OPP officers and a 53-year-old man in August in Embro.

In the morning of August 9, 2026, officers were dispatched to a medical assist call in Embro. A man, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, was experiencing a diabetic episode and refusing medical assistance. The man was apprehended under the Mental Health Act. He was uncooperative and physically resisted officers' efforts to control him, requiring the use of physical force. He was transported to hospital, where he was treated in relation to a diabetic-related medical episode. 

Based on the SIU’s preliminary inquiries, Deputy Director O’Brien was satisfied that the investigation should be discontinued. There being no indication of any ‘serious injury’ within the statutory mandate of the SIU, the unit was without jurisdiction to investigate the incident.  The file has been closed.

If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES