PETERBOROUGH-The province’s Police watchdog has charged two Peterborough Police officers with assault after an incident last August involving a 60 year old man.
The Special Investigations Unit (SUI) investigation allegedly found the following:
- At approximately 2 p.m. on August 3, 2017, the officers attended a commercial/residential building located in the area of Water Street and Simcoe Street as a result of receiving a call about a man causing a disturbance.
- The officers went to the second floor, where they were involved in an interaction with the 60-year-old man.
- The man was arrested and taken to the police station.
- He was then transported by ambulance to hospital where he was diagnosed with serious injuries.
As a result of the SIU investigation, PPS Constable Tim Fish and PPS Constable Geunwoo Kim have each been charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm.
Fish is an officer in the Canine Unit along with his partner PSD Wolfe.
The Peterborough Police Service issued a statement saying, “The officers are not being suspended and will continue with their regular duties. We have full confidence in both officers.”
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.
The officers are required to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at 70 Simcoe Street in Peterborough on February 15, 2018.
