News Release

News Release

SIU Seeking Witnesses of Police Interaction at Acton Fall Fair that Resulted in Hospitalization of Man

Case Number: 24-OCI-403   

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SIU Concludes Investigation into Acton Fall Fair Incident

Mississauga, ON (23 September, 2024) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is seeking anyone who may have witnessed an interaction involving a Halton Regional Police Service officer that resulted in the serious injury of a man at the Acton Fall Fair on Friday night. 

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • At about 11:20 p.m. on September 20, 2024, in the parking lot area of the fair, a paid duty officer attempted to arrest a 54-year-old man for a reported assault. 
  • There was an interaction and the man became unresponsive. 
  • EMS assessed the man and transported him to hospital in Georgetown. The man has been transferred to a Mississauga hospital where he is in critical condition.
Three investigators have been assigned to the case. One subject official and three witness officials have been designated at this time.

At the time of the interaction, reported to have occurred in the parking lot near the Dufferin Rural Heritage Community Centre on Park Avenue, it is believed there were individuals in the area possibly recording the incident with cellphones. The SIU is seeking these individuals to come forward as witnesses to the incident.

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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES