News Release
No Charges to Issue in Relation to Mississauga Arrest
Case Number: 18-OCI-323
On the night of November 1, 2018, Peel Regional Police officers attended an address in Mississauga in relation to a domestic incident. When officers knocked on the door, a 53-year-old man opened it. A physical altercation ensued between the man and officers, beginning in the hallway leading from the front door and ending in a small bedroom off the hallway. The man was subsequently arrested and transported to the police station. He was later taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a broken left orbital bone. The Interim Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges in relation to this incident.
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