Ontario's police watchdog has dropped an investigation involving a 34-year-old London man who was bitten by a police service dog during an arrest just over three years ago.
London police were called to a home about a domestic dispute on December 24, 2015, but when officers arrived a man refused to let them inside and would not "present himself as requested." Police were able to get inside the home through another door, at which point the man ran to the second floor where he was found by a police dog.
The dog bit the man during his arrest.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) began its probe into the incident after being contacted by the man involved on November 21, 2018. On Wednesday, the SIU stated it had ended the investigation.
“The medical records indicate that the injuries to the man were not serious. Accordingly, I have terminated the investigation into this incident,” said SIU Director Tony Loparco in a statement.
The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
