Police watchdog clears Windsor police officers in arrest that left man with fractured ribs
The case dates back to April 23, according to a news release from the Special Investigations Unit.
Windsor Police Service officers were helping sheriffs evict a man from a building in the area of Walker Road and Seminole Street because the tenant had reacted with hostility to the sheriffs' earlier presence and refused to vacate the premises, the SIU said.
The officers entered the unit and arrested the tenant after a struggle.
He was taken to hospital and diagnosed with multiple right-sided rib fractures.
SIU Director Joseph Martino assessed the evidence in the case and found no reasonable grounds to believe that any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man's arrest and injuries.
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