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SIU Investigating Death Following Arrest in Orillia
The watchdog assigned three investigators and one forensic expert after a 44-year-old man died in police custody, officials said.
- The Ontario Special Investigations Unit launched an investigation Monday after a 44-year-old man died in custody at the Orillia OPP detachment.
- Orillia OPP officers arrested the man alongside two others Sunday evening in relation to a "reported disturbance."
- During a routine check Monday morning, staff found one of the men without vital signs; resuscitation efforts by paramedics failed to save him.
- Three investigators and one forensic expert have been assigned to the case as the SIU invoked its mandate to examine the death.
- The OPP cannot provide further information because of the ongoing SIU investigation, which examines incidents involving serious injury or death.
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Details are limited but here is what we know. The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an arrest in the City of Orillia. On Sunday, October 11, 2026, shortly after 6:45 p.m., officers from the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an incident and arrested an individual, […]
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