A former director of Ontario's Special Investigations Unit said police handling of an alleged beating of a black man by an off-duty Toronto constable in Whitby last year was "very unusual," while another called it "deplorable." Neither Durham police nor Theriault's employer, Toronto Police Service, notified the SIU. Investigators were only made aware of an officer's involvement after Miller's lawyer contacted them directly in April. - Ian Scott, former SIU director"Any police officer who's aware of another police officer causing serious injury or death, has to notify, immediately, the SIU. (CBC)'Extremely rare' public mischief chargeFurther to the delay, Miller's lawyer, Julian Falconer raised other concerns about the conduct of Durham police.

Source: CBC News July 19, 2017 23:15 UTC