SIU clears Toronto officers after man hurt in July arrest

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has concluded there were no reasonable grounds to believe any Toronto Police Service officer committed a criminal offence when a 36-year-old man was seriously injured during his arrest on July 14, 2026, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined in a decision announced Nov. 9.

The SIU said it was notified of the incident, opened an investigation and named two officers as subject officials. It said the investigation has now concluded. The agency’s file number is 26-TCI-323.

Martino made the decision “on his assessment of the evidence,” according to the SIU’s news release. The agency said the full director’s report, with the incident narrative, evidence and the director’s analysis, is published on the SIU’s director’s reports page.

The SIU earlier announced it was investigating after a man was hospitalized following a Taser deployment by Toronto police, in a release filed under the same case number. The unit investigates incidents involving police that result in death, serious injury, sexual assault or the discharge of a firearm at a person, and its investigators are civilians.

Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the director must decide whether an official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident. A decision that there are no reasonable grounds means no charges are laid.

The SIU said anyone affected by an incident under its investigation can reach its Affected Persons Program at 1-877-641-1897, a free and confidential service.

The decision is one of several the SIU has announced this month. Canada News Media has also reported on the unit’s clearance of a Toronto officer who pushed a rider off an e-bike and on its clearance of a Sudbury officer after a man’s collarbone fracture.

The Toronto Police Service has not published a statement on the decision that Canada News Media has seen. The SIU’s findings concern whether a crime was committed and do not address police discipline or policy.

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