News Release

News Release

SIU Investigating Injury Sustained by Man in Toronto

Case Number: 14-TVI-068   

Mississauga (19 March, 2014) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding a serious injury sustained by a 31-year-old man in Toronto last night.

Preliminary information indicates the following:
• Officers with the Toronto Police Service in an unmarked vehicle were in the area of Kingston Road and Midland Avenue investigating a man alleged to be breaking into parked vehicles.
• The officers identified themselves and the man fled on foot.
• Officers in the unmarked vehicle followed the man a short distance and there was contact between the man and the police vehicle. 
• The man suffered a serious injury and was transported to Toronto East General Hospital for treatment and later released back into police custody.

The SIU has assigned two investigators and two forensic investigators to probe the circumstances of this incident. Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the SIU lead investigator at 416-622-1988 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 1988.

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