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SIU investigating after break and enter near Ryerson campus

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Toronto police say the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked their mandate after a break and enter near the Ryerson campus area.

Police said they were called to the area of Mutual and Gould streets around 3 a.m. Saturday morning.

They said suspects were still on scene upon their arrival and one person is in custody.

The SIU invoked their mandate in relation to the incident a short while later.

Toronto paramedics said they were called to the area for a minor injury but could not confirm if it was related to the event.

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Later Saturday afternoon, SIU spokesperson, Monica Hudon, told Global News in an e-mail that a 54-year-old man was taken to hospital as a result of the incident.

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“As officers entered an apartment, a 54-year-old man fell from a balcony and fled on foot,” she said.

“During apprehension of the man, there was an interaction between the officers and the man. The man was then taken to hospital for treatment.”

There is no further information about the incident at this time.

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