custody_injury · 2026-Q1
Special Investigations Unit (Ontario) · SIU case 26-OCI-010
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In the late afternoon of early 2026, officers were alerted to a recent theft of alcohol from an LCBO in a shopping centre. The suspect had fled the LCBO and entered a nearby store where a security guard stopped him. The suspect dropped a backpack containing stolen items and fled further into the store as the officers arrived. They chased the suspect, grounded and handcuffed him behind the back. An officer arrived shortly after the arrest to assist and checked the backpack's items. The officer was approached by a person who picked up an item that had fallen from the backpack, claiming it belonged to them. The officer replied that it was not theirs, stood up, and removed the item 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 behind the back and taken into custody. The person was seen at hospital after their arrest and diagnosed with a fractured right knee.
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