A year after a Toronto woman fell to her death from a balcony while police were in her home, her family is still seeking answers and challenging what they maintain was a flawed investigation into the incident.
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit is appealing for the public’s help as it investigates a weekend collision in Gloucester that left one woman in hospital with serious injuries.
Monica Hudon, a spokesperson for the SIU, said a preliminary investigation suggests that Ottawa police officers “briefly followed” a Mercedes car that fled soon after being stopped by them at 10 p.m. Saturday, near Donald Street and Cummings Avenue.
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Toronto may never see body-worn camera police footage
by Jessica Bruno and Mark McAllister
Posted Apr 21, 2021 5:41 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 21, 2021 at 5:50 pm EDT
Canadians are watching as footage from U.S. officers’ body-worn cameras are released days, or even hours, after police have shot and killed people of colour.
But in Toronto, even as more police wear cameras, experts say it’s unlikely the public here would ever see video that fast – if at all.
“Any time it’s a serious incident, it goes directly to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU). You might not hear about it for six months, nine months, whatever the case may be,” said Erick Laming, a criminologist specializing in police reform at the University of Toronto. “This greatly differs from the U.S. in most jurisdictions.”
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Brantford police remain on the scene of a male in crisis at a Grey Street residence and are asking people to continue to avoid the area.
“Uniformed officers, negotiators and the mobile crisis rapid response team remain on scene and are continuing their efforts to resolve the situation safely,” a spokesperson for the Brantford Police Service, told The Expositor late Tuesday.
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The spokesperson issued the statement after erroneous information from another source saying the situation had been resolved was released to the media. The incorrect information appeared on The Expositor’s website.
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