The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) says it has ended its investigation into an arrest in Courtenay that left a man injured last year, saying the injuries do not meet the threshold of “serious harm” under B.C.’s Police Act. “Officers located a man inside the Escalade and placed him under arrest,” said the IIO in a release. The IIO says, after investigating the incident – including reviewing medical reports, witness accounts, and police reports – it has determined the man’s injuries do not meet the threshold of serious harm. Police Act defines serious harm as an injury that results in death, serious disfigurement – or substantial loss or impairment of mobility of the body as a whole, or of a limb or organ. “The IIO investigation is now concluded.”The Independent Investigations Office of BC is an independent civilian agency that investigates all police-related incidents that result in serious harm or death.