Picton OPP officer cleared in SIU probe into man’s injury

Ontario’s director of Special Investigations Unit has determined an OPP police officer based in Picton played no criminal role in the serious injury of a 54-year-old man in custody. The man was injured on March 24 and the SIU – the civilian body overseeing police incidents – was called in to investigate. “The investigation is now concluded. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that the offic