News Release
Peel Regional Police Officer Charged
Case Number: 14-OCI-044
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Mississauga (23 May, 2014) --- The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Tony Loparco, has reasonable grounds to believe that a Peel Regional Police (PRP) officer committed a criminal offence in relation to the injuries suffered by a 22-year-old man in February of this year. Director Loparco has caused a charge to be laid against the officer.
The charge relates to an exchange that occurred between the man and the officer at the intersection of Cliff Road and Mississauga Valley Blvd, in Mississauga.
As a result of the SIU investigation, PRP Constable Tomasz Laskowski is facing one charge of Assault Causing Bodily Harm, contrary to s. 267(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
The officer is required to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at 7755 Hurontario Street, Brampton, on July 7, 2014. The Justice Prosecutions branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General will have carriage of the prosecution.
As this matter is now before the courts, and in consideration of the fair trial interests of the charged officer and the community, the SIU will make no further comment pertaining to this investigation.
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