News Release
No Grounds to Proceed with Criminal Charges in Relation to Arrest Connected to Break-and-Enter at Mississauga Mall
Case Number: 18-OCI-376
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In the early morning hours of December 27, 2018, a 911 call was placed to Peel Regional Police (PRP) indicating that individuals were breaking into the Holt Renfrew store at the Square One Shopping Mall in Mississauga. The men then exited the store and entered a nearby Porsche vehicle. When a responding police cruiser became involved in a collision with the Porsche, the occupants of the Porsche fled from the vehicle on foot. Both men were apprehended a short time later. The Interim Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a PRP officer in relation to the fractured ribs sustained by one of the men who was arrested.
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