Toronto Police Service lays charges against protesters at Trinity Bellwoods

Today, June 22, 2021, the Toronto Police Service attended Trinity Bellwoods Park to support the City of Toronto's initiative to move encampment residents to safe, indoor accommodations. The police role was to keep the peace and ensure the safety of the encampment residents, City of Toronto bylaw officers and staff as well as the broader community.

There were three people arrested today on criminal charges:

Rebecca McKay, 35, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with:

1. Assault with a Weapon

Devon Sutherland, 23, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with:

1. Assault Peace Officer

Jeremy Magyar, 33 of Toronto, was arrested and charged with:

1. two counts of Weapons Dangerous

Court dates for these individuals will be provided when information is available.

For information on the City of Toronto's encampment strategy, please contact the City of Toronto media team at Media@Toronto.ca.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2222, 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.


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