News Release
Witnesses Sought as part of Investigation into Arrest of Woman in Downtown Toronto
Case Number: 17-TCI-228
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Investigators are seeking the assistance of any person who may have witnessed the arrest of a 32-year-old woman in downtown Toronto.
Preliminary information suggests the following occurred:
- Close to 6 p.m. on August 23, 2017, a Toronto Police Service officer arrested a 32-year-old woman near the intersection of Queen Street and Jarvis Street.
- The woman was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a serious injury.
Investigators believe there may be a number of witnesses to the incident, given the time of day it occurred and the amount of foot and vehicle traffic in the area.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also asking anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.php
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