News Release

News Release

No Charges to Issue in Connection to Arrest of Man in Vaughan

Case Number: 25-OCI-333   

Mississauga, ON (24 December, 2025) ---
In the afternoon of August 30, 2025, a York Regional Police officer was driving his cruiser when he identified a man matching the description provided by a woman who had called to report that her ex-boyfriend was harassing her. When the officer called out to the man, the man stopped his e-scooter momentarily and then fled the area. The officer followed in his cruiser. At some point, the man lost his footing and fell from the e-scooter, landing on his right side. He picked himself up and continued to flee on foot, but had not travelled very far when he was tackled from behind by the officer. There was a struggle, but with the assistance of additional officers, the man was arrested. He was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a broken right elbow. 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 36-year-old 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.

If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES