News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Toronto Arrest

Case Number: 25-TCI-435   

Mississauga, ON (24 February, 2026) ---
On October 31, 2025, a Toronto store’s alarm had been tripped and the owner called police to report masked men burglarizing the business. The first officers to arrive on scene approached an SUV and ordered its occupants not to move. The SUV accelerated away from the scene. The officers approached the entrance of the business. They observed a masked man and ordered him to raise his hands. The man was arrested. The 30-year-old man was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a possibly fractured rib. 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 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