News Release
Toronto Police Service Officers Responding to Gun Call Used No More Force than Reasonably Necessary in Arresting Intoxicated Man
Case Number: 16-TCI-309
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, is satisfied that the actions of two Toronto Police Service officers fell within the limits of the law when the officers chased, grabbed, and pulled to the ground a 20-year-old man they encountered following reports of gunshots in the area.
The Director’s Report was delivered to the Attorney General, as is required by law under the Police Services Act. The Attorney General has directed that the document be posted online. It can be found at /en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3279.
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
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