Communiqué de presse
SIU Terminates Vaughan Investigation
Numéro du dossier: 19-OCI-011
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The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into an interaction that occurred in January of 2019 in Vaughan between a 48-year-old man and York Regional Police (YRP) officers.
At approximately 2 a.m. on January 12, 2019, YRP officers attended a residence in Vaughan for a domestic situation. Officers spoke with the man, who then excused himself and went to the second floor of the home. When a large dog ran down the stairs, the police officers immediately ran out the front door to avoid the dog. While out in the front yard of the residence, the police officers heard a loud bang coming from the backyard of the residence. The police officers went to investigate and found the 48-year-old man lying on the ground with an injured leg. He had jumped from a second-floor window and landed on the roof of a gazebo which collapsed. EMS transported the man to hospital for treatment.
Director Loparco said, “The man’s injury was not caused by police and there is no evidence to suggest otherwise. Accordingly, I have terminated the investigation into this incident.”
L’UES est un organisme indépendant qui enquête sur des rapports d’incidents impliquant des policiers et qui ont causé la mort ou une blessure grave, ou qui comportent des allégations d’agression sexuelle. En vertu de la Loi sur les services policiers, le directeur de l’UES est tenu :
- de déterminer si un policier a commis un acte criminel lié à l’incident faisant l’objet de l’enquête;
- compte tenu des éléments de preuve, de déposer une accusation au criminel contre le policier, le cas échéant, ou de fermer le dossier sans déposer un chef d’accusation;
- de faire rapport des résultats de toute enquête au procureur général.
Read this news release in English.
Monica Hudon, monica.hudon@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES
Telephone/No de téléphone: 416-622-2342 or/ou 1-800-787-8529 extension 2342