News Release
SIU Concludes Investigation into Arrest of Man in Brampton
Case Number: 24-OCI-335
On August 7, 2024, Peel Regional Police officers in unmarked police vehicles boxed in a stolen vehicle that they had been tracking. Officers ordered the driver to get out of the vehicle, but he ignored their directions and continued to try breaking free of the blockade. Through the passenger side, two officers deployed their conducted energy weapons at the driver, allowing for the driver to be pulled out of the vehicle and handcuffed. The 25-year-old man was transported to hospital where he was diagnosed with a broken 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 man’s arrest and injury.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations
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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES