August 19, 2022 – Sundeep Singh appeared in an Ottawa court before Justice Mitchell Hoffman at a pre-trial appearance this afternoon. The Defense submitted a plea and it included the resignation of Singh from the Ottawa Police Service (OPS). The former constable was suspended from duty on February 12, 2021Continue Reading
The Investigation Notification of the SIU On February 11, 2020, at 2:10 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) notified the SIU of the death of the Complainant. The OPP advised that, earlier in the day, an OPP police officer had responded to a residence on Devista Boulevard in the town of Alfred to assist a Sheriff withContinue Reading
The Investigation Notification of the SIU On September 23, 2019, at 9:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Detachment notified the SIU of the serious injury sustained by the 65-year-old Complainant during his arrest earlier that afternoon in Ingleside. The OPP Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Detachment reported that at 3:30 p.m.,Continue Reading
Case Number: 20-OCD-183 Witness Assistance Fill Out a Witness FormUpload a VideoMississauga, ON (25 July, 2020) —The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 56-year-old man earlier today in Brockville.Preliminary information suggests the following: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on July 25, 2020, Brockville Police ServiceContinue Reading
The Investigation Notification of the SIU On January 7, 2020, at 5:05 a.m., the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) notified the SIU of the Complainant’s injury.The CPS reported that at 4:30 a.m., CPS officers responded to an address on Brookdale Avenue, Cornwall, for a report of a suicidal male. They saw a male running through backyards and aContinue Reading
The Interim Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Joseph Martino, has reasonable grounds to believe that an Ottawa Police Service (OPS) officer committed criminal offences in relation to the arrest of a man in May of 2018. Interim Director Martino has caused charges to be laid against the officer. TheContinue Reading
Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (“PHIPA”) Pursuant to PHIPA, any information related to the personal health of identifiable individuals is not included. Other proceedings, processes, and investigations Information may have also been excluded from this report because its release could undermine the integrity of other proceedings involving the same incident,Continue Reading
This report relates to the SIU’s investigation into the serious injury sustained by a 23-year-old man (the Complainant) following his arrest on April 21, 2018. The Investigation Notification of the SIU At approximately 2:20 p.m. on April 22, 2018, the Cornwall Community Police Service (CCPS) notified the SIUof the Complainant’s custody injury.Continue Reading
Case Number: 18-PSA192b Witness Assistance Fill Out a Witness FormUpload a VideoMississauga, ON (13 December, 2018) —The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Tony Loparco, has reasonable grounds to believe that an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer with the Middlesex detachment committed criminal offences in relation to incidents that reportedlyContinue Reading
SIU Lays Assault Charge against Toronto Police Service Officer Case Number: 18-TCI-138 Witness Assistance Fill Out a Witness Form Upload a Video Mississauga, ON (9 October, 2018) — The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Tony Loparco, has reasonable grounds to believe that a Toronto Police Service (TPS) officer committedContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – After following up on a lead SIU spokesperson Monica Hudon confirmed that the January shooting of Babak Saidi, while checking into the Morrisburg OPP detachment has been limited to one officer. “The SIU is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of Mr. Saidi inContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – For several years now this newspaper has struggled with the CCPS for more transparency and more disclosure. Unlike forces in Kingston they refuse to give out a breakdown of calls of service. They begrudgingly now give out a total of calls for the day although there areContinue Reading
SIU INVESTIGATION Cornwall, ON – On July 27th, 2018 a motor vehicle collision occurred involving a cyclist and a CCPS police vehicle. The CCPS subsequently notified the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), who has released the following in relation to the collision and is appealing for witnesses to come forward: https://www.siu.on.ca/en/news_template.php?nrid=4106 AnyContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Since the CCPS stopped issuing media releases and just posted them to their website there has been a lot less info released to the public. From a stolen submachine gun from the Armoury to an incident in the parking lot of the Best Western that the publicContinue Reading
Editor’s Note – This incident wasn’t reported by the CCPS or SIU when it occurred. The SIU is only reporting its closure of its investigation because the injury wasn’t deemed serious enough. It is not an exoneration or statement of innocence or guilt. We media, nor the public at large, Continue Reading
SIU Investigating Man’s Death in Port Hope Case Number: 18-OOD-184 Witness Assistance Fill Out a Witness Form Upload a Video Mississauga, ON (18 June, 2018) — The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 48-year-old man in Port Hope. Preliminary information suggests the following: ShortlyContinue Reading
SIU Investigating After Woman in Almonte Sustains Gunshot Wound Case Number: 18-PFI-177 Witness Assistance Fill Out a Witness Form Upload a Video Mississauga, ON (12 June, 2018) — The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the serious injury sustained today by a 64-year-old woman in Almonte. Preliminary informationContinue Reading
Inspector with Peel Regional Police Charged with Sexual Assault Case Number: 17-OSA-353 Witness Assistance Fill Out a Witness Form Upload a Video Mississauga, ON (26 March, 2018) — The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Tony Loparco, has caused a charge to be laid against a Peel Regional Police (PRP)Continue Reading