News Release
No Criminal Charges Warranted in Relation to Arrest of Armed Robbery Suspect in Mississauga
Case Number: 17-TCI-368
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On December 19, 2017, officers with the Toronto Police Service (TPS) tracked two armed robbery suspects to an apartment building in Mississauga. When two motor vehicles exited the parking garage, police arrested one of the drivers but the second driver – a 25-year-old man – attempted to flee from police. Police pursued the vehicle, and during the course of the pursuit, the man’s vehicle was rammed by five different unmarked police vehicles in an attempt to bring his motor vehicle to a stop. The man fled on foot but soon after was apprehended. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any TPS officer in relation to the serious injury sustained by the man during his arrest.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.
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