News Release

Man’s Injury Sustained during Execution of Search Warrant in Toronto not Serious; SIU Terminates Investigation

Case Number: 18-TCI-047   

Mississauga, ON (26 March, 2018) ---
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into an interaction that occurred in January of 2018 between a 26-year-old man and Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers.

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on January 24, 2018, TPS officers breached the door of a residence in Toronto to execute a search warrant. Once in the residence, officers became involved in an interaction with a man. The man was transported to hospital where he was treated for a lip injury.
  
Director Loparco said, “The medical evidence indicates the man did not suffer a serious injury. Accordingly, this investigation has been terminated.”

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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