The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has launched an investigation following an incident which is alleged to have involved the Bracebridge OPP and a woman from Gravenhurst.
At approximately 11 p.m. on June 5, 2024, Ontario Provincial Police officers were dispatched to a residence in Gravenhurst to arrest a 37-year-old woman in relation to a robbery, according to an SIU spokesperson.
Officers briefly spoke with the woman at the door, who then closed the door on the officers. The officers breached the door and located her inside. Worried about the woman’s well-being, she was transported to hospital for treatment.
The SIU investigation was opened on June 6 and is listed as “Custody Injury OPP Bracebridge Detachment.”
The SIU is a civilian law enforcement agency in Ontario that has jurisdiction over municipal, regional and provincial police officers. The SIU Director may cause a criminal investigation to be conducted into any incident in which any of the following occurs, if the incident may have resulted from criminal conduct by an official:
The death of a person.
The serious injury of a person.
The discharge of a firearm at a person.
The sexual assault of a person, as reported by the person.
The Unit is independent of any police service and operates at arm’s length from the Ministry of the Attorney General.
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