SIU clears Kingston Police on 12-hour standoff
Kingstonist.com A decision has been made by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) in regards to a 12-hour standoff on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 between Kingston Police and a man armed with a knife who had barricaded himself into a Ford Street residence. The man had previously stabbed four others before police arrived on the scene. However, during apprehension by […]
SIU clears police of any wrongdoing during north Kingston standoff
“The officers who attended at the address on Ford Street seeking to place the complainant into custody were in the lawful discharge of their duty.” Steph Crosier – Whig-Standard (ottawacitizen.com) KINGSTON — The Special Investigations Unit has cleared Kingston Police of any wrongdoing during the Ford Street standoff last September. The standoff sent the accused […]
SIU investigating after Kenora youth struck with plastic projectiles
The 15-year-old youth was struck with plastic projectiles fired from an Anti Riot Weapon ENfield. TBnewswatch.com KENORA, Ont. – An investigation has been launched after a youth in Kenora was struck by plastic projectiles following an interaction with police. According to a media release from the Special Investigations Unit, officers with the Ontario Provincial Police […]
SIU investigating after police fire anti-riot weapon at woman in Whitby
The Spec – April 18 2021 For the second time this week, the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a police incident in Durham. The SIU is involved after a police officer discharged an anti-riot weapon called an ARWEN in Whitby on Saturday evening. An AREWN (Anti Riot Weapon ENfiled) is a launcher that […]
SIU investigating after police fire anti-riot gun at woman in crisis outside Whitby library
CTVnews.ca TORONTO — The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances that led to a police officer firing a less-lethal plastic projectile at a woman outside a library in Whitby on Saturday night. Durham Regional Police say that at 6:40 p.m. Saturday, they were called to Dundas Street, between Euclid and Kent streets, […]
‘Person in crisis’ taken into custody following 3-day incident in Brantford
The SIU says at one point the man approached police holding a sword and knife CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2021 9:38 AM ET | Last Updated: April 8 Brantford police say a man was taken into custody and transported to hospital following a three-day incident that ended Wednesday afternoon. (Brantford Police/Facebook) Ontario’s Special […]
‘Objectively reasonable’: Lethal force justified in police shooting of Ejaz Choudry: SIU
The Toronto Sun Taser, ARWEN rounds failed to stop advance of armed 62-year-old man, report states Author of the article:Bryan PassifiumePublished Apr 06, 2021 • 2 minute read Ontario’s police watchdog found no basis for criminal charges in the shooting of a 62-year-old man by Peel police in Malton last June. In his report issued Tuesday, Special Investigations Unit […]
RCMP report suggests police use of less-lethal weapons is on the rise across Canada
Original Content: Check News – Rebecca Lawrence The police use of less-lethal weapons is on the rise across Canada, according to a report from the RCMP. A less-lethal ARWEN weapon was used on Saturday by Victoria Police, who were apprehending a man who had allegedly just robbed a nearby pharmacy after telling the staff that he […]
Armed-robbery suspect taken down with ‘less lethal’ launcher
Times Colonist Victoria police used an ARWEN launcher to take an armed-robbery suspect into custody Saturday. ARWEN is an acronym for Anti-Riot Weapon ENfield and fires “less lethal” rounds made from materials such as foam or wood. Victoria police used an ARWEN launcher to take an armed-robbery suspect into custody Saturday. ARWEN is an acronym […]
Armed-robbery suspect taken down with ‘less lethal’ launcher
Victoria police used an ARWEN launcher to take an armed-robbery suspect into custody Saturday. ARWEN is an acronym for Anti-Riot Weapon ENfield and fires “less lethal” rounds made from materials such as foam or wood. Darron Kloster – Times Colonist Victoria police used an ARWEN launcher to take an armed-robbery suspect into custody Saturday. ARWEN […]