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News Release

SIU Investigating Death of Man Following Time in OPP Northumberland Detachment

Case Number: 26-PCD-238   

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Mississauga, ON (25 May, 2026) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 28-year-old man following his time in an OPP Northumberland Detachment cell.

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • On the evening of May 24, 2026, OPP officers attended an address in Cramahe Township to do a welfare check on a man at the request of a family member. Once officers learned that the man was wanted on a fail to comply warrant, he was arrested. Due to facial injuries the officers observed the man to have, EMS was contacted.
  • The man was transported to hospital. He was medically cleared and released into police custody.
  • The man was transported to the OPP Northumberland Detachment and lodged in a cell.
  • The following morning, the man went into medical distress.
  • Paramedics transported the man to hospital. He was pronounced deceased.

Three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case. 

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation, including video or photos, to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php

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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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES