CORNWALL, Ontario – The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the arms length organization that investigates incidents involving police services and the public where injuries are sustained has confirmed that they are investigating the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) after an early morning arrest that occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
At around 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 7 CPS responded to a residence near Brookdale Ave. and First St. W. where they located a 32-year-old man in possession of a sharp object.
“There was an interaction. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries to his neck. He has since been airlifted to a hospital in Ottawa,” reads a statement from SIU Media Relations Officer Monica Hudon. “At this time, three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case.”
During the day on Jan. 7 SIU and CPS had a field just south of the Four Seasons Car Wash near Fifth St while they investigated the scene.
