SIU investigating taser incident in Kingsville

The provincial police watchdog is probing an arrest in Essex after the person taken into custody required medical attention.

The province’s Special Investigations Unit has taken over an investigation in Kingsville.

On Monday, May 25, at approximately 8:25 a.m., members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on Grandview Avenue.

Following the initial investigation, officers arrested one person.

During the arrest, police deployed a conducted energy weapon - also known as a taser.

While in custody, the individual required medical attention and was transported to hospital by ambulance.

The SIU has taken over the investigation from the OPP.