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January

9 January, 2025

SIU Terminates Investigation Following Motorcycle Collision in Port Colborne

The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has terminated an investigation into a collision between two 40-year-old male motorcyclists in Port Colborne.

8 January, 2025

SIU Investigating after Woman has Fatal Fall from Whitby Apartment Balcony

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman this morning in Whitby.

8 January, 2025

SIU Concludes Investigation into Man Struck with Less-Lethal Firearm Round in Brantford

The Special Investigations Unit found no reasonable grounds to believe a Brantford Police Service officer committed a criminal offence in connection with shooting an Anti-Riot Weapon Enfield (ARWEN) at a 33-year-old man. The man was not injured. On September 12, 2024, officers were called to an apartment near Salisbury Avenue and Erie Avenue in Brantford. They sought to arrest the man after they had reason to believe the man assaulted another male with a weapon.

8 January, 2025

Former Toronto Police Officer Charged with Historical Sexual Offence

The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Joseph Martino, has reasonable grounds to believe a former officer with Toronto Police Service committed a criminal offence between 1981 and 1982. 

3 January, 2025

SIU Concludes Investigation into Mississauga Arrest

In the evening of September 4, 2024, Peel Regional Police received 911 calls from citizens reporting a man behaving strangely in the area of Cliff Road North and Central Parkway East. He was variously yelling, lying on the roadway, and seemingly hallucinating. Officers arrived on scene and attempted to calm the man pending the arrival of paramedics. The man fled on foot, entering the rear yard of a residence. The man was arrested. While being escorted out of the rear yard, the man fell forward, striking his face on the ground and breaking his nose. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the 27-year-old man’s arrest and injury.

2 January, 2025

SIU Closes File Involving Durham Regional Police Service Officers

On September 3, 2024, a 36-year-old man lapsed into medical distress while in the custody of the Durham Regional Police Service. The SIU was notified of the incident and initiated an investigation. Three officers were recognized as the officers with primary responsibility for the care of the man during his time in custody and were identified as subject officials. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that any of the officers committed a criminal offence in connection with the medical condition of the man.

2 January, 2025

SIU Concludes Investigation into Man’s Arrest at Vaughan Cannabis Dispensary

In the morning of September 4, 2024, York Regional Police officers attended the site of an illegal cannabis dispensary in  Vaughan to  arrest anyone found inside. When executing a search warrant on the premises the previous night, officers had posted notices that entry was prohibited and would constitute the offence of ‘break and enter’ under the Criminal Code. Officers located a man and woman inside. The woman was taken into custody without incident. Following an altercation, the man was arrested. At hospital, he was diagnosed with a fracture of the anterior wall of the right maxillary sinus and a broken nose. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the 21-year-old man’s arrest and injuries.

2 January, 2025

Notice of Correction to Director’s Report

Please be advised that the Director’s Report for 24-OCI-360, originally published on December 24, 2024, has been amended.