News Release
No Criminal Charges Warranted in Relation to Yonge Street Arrest of Man in Toronto Armed with Knives
Case Number: 17-TCI-106
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SIU Seeking Witnesses to Incident on Yonge Street in Toronto
On May 8, 2017, an individual reported to 911 that a man was walking along Yonge Street in Toronto, openly brandishing two knives. Toronto Police Service officers located the man and used several tactics in an attempt to disarm him, from using verbal commands, to using their own physical strength, to discharging a less lethal shotgun at the man, and then to using an extendable baton in order to force the man to drop his weapons. After eventually subduing the man, he was transported to hospital and later diagnosed with fractured wrists. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any officer in relation to this incident.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3055
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.
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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