No charges for an OPP service dog handler after a man was bitten.
A report from the Special Investigations Unit say the 30-year-old suspect, who was arrested in Odessa, was bitten on the leg during his arrest and suffered an injury.
Investigators determined there are no grounds for a criminal offence to the officer in connection with the man’s arrest and injuries.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians.