SIU invokes mandate after suspect hospitalized in Orangeville arrest

The logo of the Ontario Special Investigations Unit is pictured in this file image in Toronto, Ont., on Friday, April 12, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey)

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has taken over the investigation of a disturbance incident in Orangeville this week where an arrested suspect had to be hospitalized.

According to Dufferin OPP, officers responded to a disturbance call at a home at around 4 p.m. Thursday.

A suspect was arrested and taken to the Dufferin OPP detachment.

Police say the suspect then needed medical attention while they were in custody and they were subsequently hospitalized.

The OPP confirmed on Sunday that the SIU invoked its mandate to investigate the incident.