BPS officers cleared for using force in 2022 arrest
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This article was published 17/07/2024 (632 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba has found no wrongdoing by Brandon police officers who used force during an arrest in the fall of 2022.
On Oct. 15, 2022, around 5 a.m., officers responded to a call for a domestic incident on Fifth Street in Brandon.
The complainant had called police to report that a man had broken into her house and threatened her with a knife.
By the time officers arrived, the man had fled the area. A police dog tracked the man to a nearby parking lot, where officers found him hiding behind a shed.
According to the IIU report, the man resisted arrest and officers used force against him. The report did not give details of the use of force.
The man was transported to Brandon Regional Health Centre, where he was medically cleared.
A month later the man made a complaint to the Law Enforcement Review Agency alleging that he had been assaulted during his arrest.
Then on Feb. 21, 2023, the man contacted Brandon police and indicated that he wanted to make a complaint to the IIU. BPS notified the IIU and the police watchdog organization decided that it was in the public interest to investigate.
Over the course of the IIU investigation, the two officers who were involved in the arrest and three witness officers were interviewed. The man who was arrested was also interviewed. Investigators also reviewed the man’s medical records, 911 recordings and video footage.
Ultimately, the IIU determined that no charges would be laid against the officers.
“The use of force used by the officers was necessary and reasonable to effect the male’s arrest,” the report stated.
Once the charges against the man have been dealt with in the court system, the IIU will release their full report on the incident.
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