Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is invoking its mandate after an arrest in Prescott.
East Region OPP says in a media release that members of the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad took an individual into custody on Prescott Centre Drive in Prescott just after 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Police say the individual sustained an injury during their interaction with officers and was transported to the hospital.
The OPP has notified the SIU, which has invoked its mandate.
As a result, the OPP says they will not be able to provide further information.
The SIU investigates police interactions that may have resulted in death, serious injury, the discharge of a firearm and/or sexual assault.
