News Release

SIU Terminates Toronto Investigation

Case Number: 18-TCI-204   

Mississauga, ON (27 July, 2018) ---
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into the serious injury sustained earlier this month in Toronto by a 35-year-old man. 

At approximately 4:40 a.m. on July 10, 2018, police officers were patrolling the area of Temperance Street and Yonge Street when they came across a person of interest. That individual fled on foot towards Cloud Gardens. When he jumped off of a wall, he fell to the ground. Police located the man a short time later, and transported him to hospital where he was diagnosed with a right tibial plateau fracture. 

Director Loparco said, “The man’s injury were self-inflicted. As police did not cause or contribute to his injury, 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

Lisez ce communiqué en français.