The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance locating a man wanted in a series of assault investigations.
Between Tuesday, January 19, 2021, and Thursday, January 21, 2021, officers responded to numerous reports of assaults in the Yonge Street area between Sheppard Avenue and Finch Avenue, and in the Bathurst Street and Wilson Avenue area.
See previous release.
On Friday, January 22, 2021, at 7:05 p.m., Derek Baptiste, 22, of Toronto, was arrested. He is charged with:
1. 13 counts of Assault
He will appear in court at Old City Hall on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 10 a.m., in room 112.
Police believe there are other victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
Between Tuesday, January 19, 2021, and Thursday, January 21, 2021, officers responded to numerous reports of assaults in the Yonge Street area between Sheppard Avenue and Finch Avenue, and in the Bathurst Street and Wilson Avenue area.
See previous release.
On Friday, January 22, 2021, at 7:05 p.m., Derek Baptiste, 22, of Toronto, was arrested. He is charged with:
1. 13 counts of Assault
He will appear in court at Old City Hall on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 10 a.m., in room 112.
Police believe there are other victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.