Ontario‘s police watchdog has cleared an officer of any wrongdoing in the arrest of a 15-year-old boy who was seriously injured after attempting to evade arrest.
The incident happened on June 13, when Peel Regional Police were called to find a teenager who allegedly took his parents’ van without their permission, the Special Investigations Unit said in
The teen, who was driving the van, then drove around the cruiser and continued east towards Winston Churchill Boulevard, where the SIU said he turned right. They added that there were two male passengers in the back seat. The 15-year-old, also referred to as the Complainant in the SIU report, bolted across Thomas Street and onto the grounds of the plaza.
Under the Criminal Code, Martino noted officers are “immune from criminal liability” for the use of force to perform their duties as long as that force was “reasonably necessary.” Since the 15-year-old drove dangerously around a police blockade, nearly struck a gas pump, and run away from officers, the report concludes “some force was going to be necessary” to arrest him.
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