News Release

In the evening of June 22, 2025, Kingston Police officers were dispatched to the area of Princess Street and Westbrook Road to investigate a report of a boy bleeding from the head. The injury was reportedly caused by a sibling of the child. The officers arrived on scene, spoke to the child and then travelled a short distance to a residence in the area to speak to his parents. At some point, the boy’s father confronted the officers. When he poked one of the officers in the chest with a finger, he was arrested. Officers escorted the man to a cruiser and attempted to place him in the rear. Following a struggle, the officers took the man to the ground and kept him there pending the arrival of additional officers. The man was eventually transported to the police station. When he complained of leg pain, he was transported to hospital where he was diagnosed with a fracture of the left leg. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that any 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.