News Release
SIU Terminates Toronto Investigation into Arrest of Young Person; No Serious Injury
Case Number: 18-TCI-046
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into the arrest of a 17-year-old male in February of 2018 by Toronto Police Service officers.
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on February 18, 2018, the young man was arrested in the area of Jane Street and Weston Road for numerous offences. While the young man was in custody, he complained of soreness to one of his hands, and as a result he was taken to hospital for treatment. An x-ray examination was not able to confirm any serious injury.
Director Loparco said, “The evidence establishes that the young man did not sustain a serious injury. As such, I have terminated the investigation into this incident.”
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