Police Constables. Anthony Melaragni No. 1192 and Darren Longpre No. 1139 were both charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault after a preliminary hearing; both were later acquitted by a jury. The officers claimed that the stolen vehicle driven by Lawson was approaching the officers head-on in a threatening manner, and they then discharged their firearms. An autopsy conducted by the Ontario Coroner's Office showed that the unarmed teenager was struck by a hollow-point bullet to the back of the head. This type of bullet was considered illegal at the time, as hollow-point bullets were not authorized for use by police officers in Ontario. Shortly after Lawson's death, the black Canadian community and the Attorney General of Ontario pressured the government to establish a race relations and policing task force. This task force made several recommendations and the result led the provincial government to create a police oversight agency known as the special investigations unit (S.I.U.) to investigate and charge police officers for their actions resulting in a civilian's injury or death. Public complaints The Peel Regional Police Public Complaints Investigation Bureau (PCIB) investigates all complaints made by the public in regards to the actions and services provided by police officers. PCIB is a branch of the Professional Standards Bureau. In 2005, 158 public complaints were filed: Two resulted in informal discipline One resulted in charges under the Police Services Act of Ontario None resulted in charges under the criminal code 155 were withdrawn by the complainants, resolved informally, or ruled invalid as they exceeded the time limit or the complainant was not directly affected In 2004, 180 public complaints were filed: Three resulted in informal discipline None resulted in charges under the Police Services Act of Ontario None resulted in charges under the criminal code 177 were withdrawn by the complainants, resolved informally, or ruled invalid as they exceeded the time limit or the complainant was not directly affected See also Peel Regional Police Pipe Band References External links Peel Regional Police Law enforcement agencies of Ontario Regional Municipality of Peel