The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding a police-involved shooting yesterday in Windsor, leaving a 58-year-old man seriously injured. Preliminary information suggests that at approximately 2:45 p.m. on September 18, 2025, a man reported to police that he wanted to harm himself. Officers attended a residence in […]
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SIU Concludes Investigation Into Leamington OPP Cruiser Incident
The Special Investigations Unit found no reasonable grounds to believe an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the concussion suffered by a 45-year-old woman. On October 18, 2024, the woman was arrested at a residence in relation to a domestic disturbance. While en route […]
SIU Finds Kingsville Officer Used Reasonable Force In April Arrest
In the early morning of April 17, 2025, an OPP officer observed a prohibited driver enter into a parking lot in Kingsville, and decided to arrest him. The officer approached the driver’s seat and asked the 26-year-old man to step out. The man exited, turned to face the vehicle, and […]
SIU Concludes Investigation Into Man’s Injuries In Belle River
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, found no reasonable grounds to believe an Ontario Provincial Police officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the serious injuries suffered by a 21-year-old man in July. On July 3, 2023, officers were dispatched following reports of a collision on […]
Investigation Into Man’s Self-Inflicted Death In Kingsville Completed
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, found no reasonable grounds to believe an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the death of a 19-year-old man after he drove his vehicle into a Kingsville waterway. On February 28, 2023, the man drove […]
SIU Concludes Investigation into Man Injured While Fleeing OPP
December incident occurred at Highway 3 between Cameron Side Road and Marsh Side Road, Kingsville The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has found no reasonable grounds to believe an Ontario Provincial Police officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the serious injuries suffered by a 28-year-old […]
SIU Investigating Death Of Man In Kingsville
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Kingsville on the morning of February 28, 2023. Preliminary information suggests the following: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 28, 2023, Ontario Provincial Police were notified of a man in distress. Officers pinged the […]
Provincial SIU Seeks Witnesses to December 10th Kingsville Crash
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is seeking witnesses of a collision in Kingsville involving a 28-year-old driver fleeing from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on December 10, 2022. Preliminary information suggests the following: On December 10, 2022, just before 1 a.m., a driver, while fleeing from the OPP, left the roadway […]