Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has launched an investigation after a police incident in Pembroke on Tuesday, April 29.
Shortly before 1:00 p.m., officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP responded to a report of a man behaving strangely on Mary Street. According to police, the man was walking into the road and putting himself and others at risk.
Officers took the man into custody and brought him to the hospital. Later that day, the OPP was informed the man had suffered a non-life-threatening injury during the incident.
Because of the injury, the SIU has invoked its mandate, which means it will now take over the investigation. The Ontario Provincial Police cannot share more details while the SIU review is underway.
For updates or questions about the investigation, media and the public are asked to contact the SIU directly at siu.media@ontario.ca.
(Written by: Emma Butler)