News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Scarborough Arrest

Case Number: 25-TCI-262   

Mississauga, ON (13 January, 2026) ---
On the morning of July 2, 2025, a resident of a Scarborough apartment building called 911. She then hung-up the call but not before the 911 call-taker heard yelling in the background. Two Toronto Police Service officers were dispatched to the apartment unit to ensure the caller was okay. En route, they learned that a man was before the courts on a domestic assault charge involving the caller, and that the man was prohibited from being at the address or having contact with the woman. The woman opened the door and allowed the officers entry into the apartment. The man was present. When an officer indicated he would be arrested for breaching his release conditions, a struggle ensued between officers and the man. The man was eventually handcuffed. He was taken to hospital following his arrest and diagnosed with 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 40-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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES