PETERBOROUGH-The provinces police watchdog has been called in to investigate after a man was injured while being taken into custody in Peterborough.
Chief Stu Betts was live tweeting throughout St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Peterborough. At one point he commented on a crash.
“Driver of an SUV has learned that when you hit multiple vehicles leaving the bar, ram a K9 vehicle, with 2 K9s inside, crash your vehicle thru a fence into a muddy construction site, & try to outrun those K9s on foot, chances are it won’t end well – one in custody for impaired,” said the Tweet.
He later followed up with a tweet saying the suspect had been injured.
“We have learned this incident resulted in an injury to the individual, while being taken into custody, & it meets the threshold of the SIU’s mandate. We understand this is a process that must be followed. Any additional details will flow from the SIU. Thank you for your support.” he Tweeted.
It’s unclear if the injuries were from the K-9 unit or another part of the arrest. We have reached out to the SIU for comment but have not yet heard back.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is talked with investigating incidents involving officials where there is a serious injury, death, allegation of sexual assault or discharge of a firearm by an official at a person.
- an injury that results in admission to a hospital;
- a fracture to the skull, or to a limb, rib or vertebra;
- burns to a significant proportion of a person’s body;
- the loss of any portion of a person’s body; or
- a loss of vision or hearing.
