CRIME SCENE: Cops seeking ID of man who threatened TTC bus driver
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Cops are asking the public for help in identifying a man who allegedly threatened a TTC bus driver while armed with a knife.
Toronto Police said they responded to a person with a knife call May 11 at about 3:45 a.m. in the Jane St.-Yewtree Blvd. area after the suspect boarded a TTC bus and didn’t pay the fare. He complied after being asked to pay the fare by the driver and then sat at the back of the bus.
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Police said the suspect later approached the driver before exiting the bus eastbound on Yewtree and threatened them with bodily harm while displaying a knife.
The suspect is between 30 and 40 years old and has shoulder-length dreadlocks. He was wearing a grey long-sleeve shirt, grey cargo sweatpants and white sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.
MAN SHOT IN NORTH YORK
Toronto Police are probing an early morning shooting that left a man injured in North York.
Police said on social media that they responded to a shooting Sunday at about 6:10 a.m. after receiving reports of gunfire in the G Ross Lord Park area near Finch Ave. W. and Dufferin St., where they found a male victim.
He was taken to a hospital with an unspecified injury to his leg.
No suspect information was immediately available.
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MAN CHARGED OVER ALLEGED ANTISEMITIC INCIDENT
A 22-year-old Toronto man is facing mischief charges after an alleged antisemitic incident in the Beaches.
Toronto Police said they received a call June 6 at about 11:30 a.m. in the Woodbine Ave.-Queen St. E. area about a suspected hate-motivated incident that happened two days earlier at a place of worship.
Police said a suspect approached its front steps June 4 at about 10:30 p.m. and urinated on the property while allegedly shouting antisemitic slurs before fleeing.
Domenic Buchanan was arrested Friday and charged with mischief relating to religious property and mischief/interfere with property.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.
SUSPECT SOUGHT AFTER DOWNTOWN STABBING
Cops are on the hunt for a suspect after a 30-year-old man was stabbed early Sunday in the downtown area.
Toronto Police said on social media that they responded to a stabbing in the Queen-Church Sts. area at about 4:45 a.m. and found a man who had been stabbed. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said they are looking for a 5-foot-9 suspect with blond hair, a goatee, a white shirt and black shorts.
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