InQuinte.ca | No criminal charges to issue in connection with ARWEN discharge at man in Renfrew

SIU says April stun-gun takedown in Renfrew was justified

You may recall a story from April about a Renfrew man who had cut off his ankle bracelet monitor and fled his home after threatening a family member. Renfrew OPP were called to investigate, and discovered the individual hiding between two neighbourhood houses. A struggle ensued between the man, and one of the investigating officers. Believing the man was possibly armed with a knife, a second officer immobilized him by discharging an anti-riot we…

InQuinte.ca | No criminal charges to issue in connection with ARWEN discharge at man in Renfrew

In the afternoon of April 10, 2025, OPP officers set out to locate a 23-year-old man who had cut off his GPS ankle monitor and had fled his home in Renfrew. The officers received information that the man might be in possession of a knife and that he had threatened to harm a family member. Officers found the man hiding between two homes. Shortly after a struggle ensued between the man and an officer, another officer fired an Anti-Riot Weapon Enfi…