Special Investigations Unit. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn Media)Special Investigations Unit. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn Media)
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SIU investigating after man suffers injuries during arrest

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after one man suffered serious injuries during an arrest.

The London Police Service said officers were called to a residence on Base Line Road West at around 4 a.m. Sunday in connection to a break and enter.

Prior to police arrival, a male suspect left the residence on foot.

Uniformed Division officers and a member of the LPS Canine Team attended and began to track the suspect.

Police said they located the 29- year-old male and arrested him.

According to LPS, during the interaction with police the suspect sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.

The Special Investigations Unit is now probing the incident.

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