custody_injury · 2026-Q1
Special Investigations Unit (Ontario) · SIU case 26-OCI-010
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In the late afternoon of early 2026, police officers were alerted to a recent theft from a liquor store at a shopping centre. The suspect had fled the store and entered a nearby retail store where a security guard stopped them. The suspect dropped their backpack and fled further into the store as the officers arrived. They were chased, grounded, and handcuffed. An officer arrived shortly after the arrest to assist and was checking the backpack when they were approached by a person who picked up a bottle that had fallen from the backpack, claiming it belonged to them. The officer replied that it was not theirs, stood up, and removed the bottle from the person's hand. The person swiped the officer's hand away, and the officer moved towards them, grabbed them by the upper body, and used their leg to sweep the person's legs out from under them. The person fell onto their back, favouring their right knee, and was handcuffed and taken into custody. The person was seen at hospital after their arrest and diagnosed with a fractured right knee.
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