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OPP officer not responsible for 63-year-old woman's injury: SIU

She was arrested for public intoxication in August 2016
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NEWS RELEASE
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
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MISSISSAUGA - The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there is no evidence that any physical contact between an Ontario Provincial Police officer and a 63-year-old woman caused the woman’s injury. In August 2016, the woman was arrested for public intoxication in Wasaga Beach.

The Director’s Report was delivered to the Attorney General, as is required by law under the Police Services Act. The Attorney General has directed that the document be posted online. It can be found here.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU must:
    •    consider whether an officer has committed a criminal offence  in connection with the incident under investigation
    •    depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid
    •    report the results of any investigations to the Attorney General.

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