News Release

In the evening of November 17, 2024, a building superintendent in Alliston had called 911 to report a dispute between a husband and wife that included yelling, doors slamming and children screaming. OPP officers arrived at the residence, located in the basement of the building, and shortly after arrested a man for mischief. He was handcuffed behind the back. An officer told the man that he would be transported to the police station and began to escort him out of the building. The man walked quickly and the officer repeatedly told him to slow down. As the pair exited the building onto a parking lot, the officer yanked on the man’s left arm from behind to slow him down and change his path of travel towards a police cruiser. The man was jerked backwards momentarily and then resumed his forward progress, at which point the officer yanked on the limb again. The man went to ground and broke his left kneecap in the process. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s injury.

     

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.