News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Sudbury Arrest

Case Number: 26-OCI-313   

Mississauga, ON (3 November, 2026) ---
In the afternoon of July 7, 2026, Greater Sudbury Police Service officers were on bicycle patrol when they observed a 54-year-old man who was subject to an arrest warrant. Officers advised the man that he was under arrest and then pursued him as he began to run away. One of the officers caught up to the man and took him to the ground. The man fell onto his left side and placed his right arm up around his head. The officer delivered three quick punches to the upper right arm area before he took control of the man’s arms and handcuffed them behind the back. The man was transported to the station and then to hospital where he was diagnosed with a fractured right clavicle. 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 arrest and injury.

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES