News Release
SIU Terminates Toronto Investigation
Case Number: 18-TCI-111
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into an April 2018 interaction that occurred between Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers and a 38-year-old man.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. on April 9, 2018, TPS officers arrived at the Seaton House to deal with a man who had been acting violently with personnel. The man left the shelter with the police officers, and as a precautionary measure, he was taken to hospital for a medical assessment. Upon arrival at hospital, the man became agitated and violent. He was arrested at the scene and transported to the police station. While at the police station, the man assaulted two police officers. When the man complained of left hand pain, he was taken to hospital again.
Director Loparco said, “There is an absence of evidence that any police conduct caused the man’s 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