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rWww.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, FEBRUARY 11,2004 PAGE 9 Police shooting legally justified, SIU concludes ; BY STEPHEN SHAW f Staff writer DURHAM -- A Durham Regional Regional Police officer was justified when : he shot and wounded a knife-vvield- ' ing man in Port Perry last December, ~the SIU has concluded, s Dennis Watson, 43, of Port Perry, vwas shot in the left shoulder by Constable Constable Ron Crouch during a Dec. 27 ^confrontation on Union Avenue. S About 30 minutes earlier, at 12:30 ► a.m., police responded to a distress 'call involving a distraught man armed t with a knife at an Allan Street resi dence. The man left the home before 26 Division officers arrived, and was located located just after 1 a.m. walking south on Union, said the SIU. Four officers stopped Mr. Watson, who was shot in the ensuing altercation. altercation. The SlU's investigation determined determined the veteran constable feared for his own safely and his colleagues when he drew and fired his police handgun. "The available evidence clearly supports the conclusion that the in volved officer had reason to believe that he and other officers were in imminent imminent danger of suffering serious bodily harm or even death. The officer officer was, in law, justified in shooting Mr. Watson," said SIU Director John Sutherland. Const. Crouch had been designated designated by the SIU as a "subject officer," meaning his actions were under scrutiny, and six other officers as witnesses. witnesses. Fifteen witnesses, including civilians, civilians, were interviewed and the SIU had access to Durham police commu nication tapes, records and officers' notes, said Mr. Sutherland, who praised the force for its cooperation. The SIU is a provincially mandated mandated civilian unit mandated to probe the actions of police officers when civilians civilians are killed or seriously wounded. Mr. Watson recovered from his wounds and was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, three counts of breach of recognizance, recognizance, and possession of a dangerous dangerous weapon. Court documents allege he assaulted assaulted constables Crouch and Mark Glionna. Neither officer was injured, police said. Mr. Watson remains in custody after being ordered to undergo a 30- day psychiatric assessment. He's due back in Oshawa provincial court Feb. 27. At the time of the shooting Mr. Watson, previously of Caesarea, was on bail on charges of threatening and making harassing phone calls to his ex-girlfriend. He was also charged Nov. 30 with impaired driving and exceeding the legal alcohol limit of .08 mgs. 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