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News Release

SIU Appealing for Witnesses to Timmins Arrest

Case Number: 26-OCI-297   

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Mississauga, ON (26 June, 2026) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a 26-year-old man earlier this week in Timmins.

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • At approximately 7:25 p.m. on June 24, 2026, the Timmins Police Service was made aware of a robbery that had just occurred at the Circle K located at the intersection of Algonquin Boulevard West and Cameron Street South.
  • Officers arrived in the area, and soon after located a person of interest on Cameron Street South, near Belanger Avenue. In the process of arresting the man, a struggle ensued. The man was transported to the police station.
  • While at the police station, there were further interactions between police and the man. He was lodged in a cell.
  • The next day, the man was transported to hospital where he was diagnosed with serious injuries.

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