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NOVEMBER 16 NOVEMBER 27 price of the latest hearing aids.* GET 1000 Air Miles® RewardMiles with the purchase of select hearing aids1 Watch TV at your own volume level TV Connector kit with purchase of select hearing aids2 Acton 31 Mill Street E. Georgetown 324 Guelph Street Ontario's police watch- dog has concluded there is no basis to criminally charge two Halton police officers in connection with an Acton woman's injuries. In a report issued Thursday, Nov. 19, Special Investigations Unit (SIU) director Joseph Martino noted that on the evening of Jan. 2, 2020, Halton police received a 911 call from a 60- year-old woman at an Ac- ton residence who claimed her husband was mentally abusing her. The husband joined the call moments later and said his wife was drunk, high and suffering from PTSD. Four Halton police offi- cers were dispatched to the home. According to the SIU re- port, when police arrived the woman became in- creasingly incensed with one officer, yelling at him to take his boots off in her home. The report said she hurled profanities at this officer and paced unsteadi- ly in the room. Ultimately, two officers decided to arrest the wom- an, telling the SIU that they did so to prevent a breach of the peace. The woman was taken to the ground, handcuffed, escorted to a police cruiser and driven to Oakville Tra- falgar Memorial Hospital for examination. The woman left the hos- pital early the following day and was released by po- lice without being charged. A week later, she was di- agnosed with tears to her shoulder tendons, which required surgery. In his report Martino concluded there is insuffi- cient evidence to reason- ably believe that the two of- ficers acted outside the scope of legal justification when they arrested the woman. "I accept that subject of- ficer #1 and subject officer #2 had a lawful basis to ar- rest the complainant," wrote Martino. "Considering the com- plainant's level of intoxica- tion, state of agitation in her dealings with the officers, and belligerence toward her husband, I am satisfied that the officers harboured a le- gitimate concern that the complainant's behaviour left unattended would likely result in an escalation of the conflict between her and her husband." Martino noted the evi- dence indicates minimal force was used by the offi- cers to overcome the wom- an's physical resistance, bring her to the floor and handcuff her arms. The SIU director also expressed some doubt that the woman's injuries even came from her encounter with police. "Given the nature of the injuries, the date they were diagnosed, and other fac- tors, there is a distinct pos- sibility the officers had nothing to do with the com- plainant's tendon tears," wrote Martino. "Be that as it may, there is no indication on the reli- able evidence that the offi- cers used more than mini- mal and proportionate force in effecting the com- plainant's lawful arrest." The SIU is a civilian law enforcement agency that investigates incidents in- volving police officers where there has been death, serious injury or al- legations of sexual assault. NEWS SIU SAYS OFFICERS WON'T BE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH WOMAN'S INJURIES DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com "Considering the complainant's level of intoxication, state of agitation in her dealings with the officers, and belligerence toward her husband, I am satisfied that the officers harboured a legitimate concern that the complainant's behaviour left unattended would likely result in an escalation of the conflict between her and her husband." - Special Investigations Unit (SIU) director Joseph Martino SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFP.CA