News Release
SIU Concludes Toronto Investigation into Teenager’s Arrest by York Regional Police Officers
Case Number: 25-OCI-241
At about midnight of June 13, 2025, York Regional Police (YRP) received a 911 call about a carjacking of a BMW in Thornhill. Members of the YRP Hold-up Unit became engaged in attempting to locate the BMW and a Honda that was reportedly connected to the carjacking. Police located the Honda. In the area of Lynnbrook Drive and Stoneton Drive in Toronto, the three occupants of the Honda exited and fled. One of the occupants, a 17-year-old male, was on the front yard of a residence when he was tackled to the ground. Following his arrest, the teenager was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a broken right lower jaw. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the teenager’s arrest and injury.
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 (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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
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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES