News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Brampton Arrest

Case Number: 25-OCI-437   

Mississauga, ON (28 February, 2026) ---
In the early afternoon of October 31, 2025, members of the Peel Regional Police Special Enforcement Bureau were in the parking lot of a Brampton restaurant waiting to arrest a man wanted for being in unlawful possession of a firearm. Upon leaving the restaurant, the man was confronted by officers and shortly after taken into custody. The man was subjected to knee strikes and a conducted energy weapon discharge on the ground prior to being handcuffed behind the back. The 36-year-old man was transported to hospital following his arrest and diagnosed with a fracture of the right clavicle. 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.

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