SIU Investigating Kenora Traffic Stop
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:29 am
KENORA – Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit are probing the circumstances surrounding a traffic stop yesterday on Highway 71 in Kenora.
Preliminary information from the Ontario Provincial Police suggests the following:
Around 12 p.m. on February 4, 2016, an OPP K-9 officer stopped a vehicle approximately two kilometres north of Gibi Lake on Highway 71.
The officer attempted to arrest a 48-year-old man.
During the course of the arrest, the man suffered injuries to his neck and shoulder. The man was transported to hospital, where he underwent surgery.
The SIU has assigned two investigators and one forensic investigator as part of the investigation.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529.
http://www.netnewsledger.com/2016/02/05/64989/
Preliminary information from the Ontario Provincial Police suggests the following:
Around 12 p.m. on February 4, 2016, an OPP K-9 officer stopped a vehicle approximately two kilometres north of Gibi Lake on Highway 71.
The officer attempted to arrest a 48-year-old man.
During the course of the arrest, the man suffered injuries to his neck and shoulder. The man was transported to hospital, where he underwent surgery.
The SIU has assigned two investigators and one forensic investigator as part of the investigation.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529.
http://www.netnewsledger.com/2016/02/05/64989/