SIU says no basis to proceed with charges against OPP officers in North Bay arrest

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has determined there is no basis for proceeding with charges after OPP officers arrested a man in North Bay in late March.

The SIU says officers approached a 38 year old man after he left a Percy Street residence and following a brief struggle on the ground the man was handcuffed and taken into custody.

The following morning he was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a broken clavicle.

The SIU report points out the officers had reason to believe the complainant was in possession of a handgun.

Given that context, the report says the officers were within their rights to immediately neutralize the threat.

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