News Release
SIU Investigating after Man Sustains Injuries in Brampton
Case Number: 16-OCI-267
- At approximately 4:15 a.m. on Friday, October 28, 2016, officers with Peel Regional Police Service noticed a tractor trailer near the intersection of Kimbel Street and Torbram Road in Mississauga. Officers followed the tractor trailer.
- In the area of Steeles Avenue West and McLaughlin Road South in Brampton, the officers attempted to stop the truck. In the process, there was a collision between one cruiser and the truck.
- Shortly after the driver of the truck was removed from the vehicle, he was bitten on the leg by a police dog. At some point during the interaction, a conducted energy weapon was deployed.
- The driver of the truck was taken to Brampton Civic Hospital for treatment of a dog bite injury and for a neck injury.
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