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IIO investigating after man taken to hospital following Saanich arrest
The watchdog is weighing whether the man’s injuries meet the Police Act serious-harm threshold and is seeking witnesses to the arrest.
- The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia is investigating a Saanich arrest on Woodhall Drive on September 18.
- Saanich police responded to a possible assault call shortly after 10 p.m., with support from the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team.
- After several hours of negotiations, police arrested the man using less-lethal weapons and a police service dog, and he was taken to hospital for injury assessment and treatment.
- The IIO is seeking witnesses and assessing whether the injuries qualify as serious harm and whether police actions or inaction were connected.
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