News Release
Due to Man’s Lack of Cooperation, SIU Terminates Toronto Investigation
Case Number: 18-TCI-243
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into an incident that occurred in August of 2018 between Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers and a 60-year-old man.
On the afternoon of August 14, 2018, 911 received a call regarding an unwanted party at a business in the area of Queen Street West and John Street. TPS officers responded and as a result of their investigation, the man was arrested. The man sustained a nose injury and was transported to hospital for treatment.
When SIU investigators met with the man shortly after the incident, the man refused to provide a statement, sign a medical release authorization or provide additional contact information. Further attempts to seek the man’s cooperation were unsuccessful.
Director Loparco said, “The man refused to cooperate with the SIU investigation. 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