The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public's assistance identifying a man wanted in an assault-with-a-weapon investigation.
On Sunday, April 14, 2013, at approximately 3:15 a.m., police responded to an assault/fraud transportation call in the Bremner Boulevard/York Street area.
It is reported that:
- a taxi driver drove three men and a woman to the Bremner Boulevard/York Street area and all fled the taxi without making a payment
- the driver managed to detain one of the men who resisted arrest and pulled out a knife
- the man threatened to kill the taxi driver if he didnt release him
- the driver complied and the man ran from the scene
Security camera images from the taxi have been released to try to identify the woman and three men.
Suspect #1: male, white, 18-22, 5'5", baseball cap, earrings, glasses, faint moustache, armed with a knife
Suspect #2: male, black, 20-24, 5'5", broken teeth, clean-shaven
Suspect #3: male, white, 20-24, 5'3", dark hair
Suspect #4: female, white, 20-24, thin build, wearing a hoodie
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
On Sunday, April 14, 2013, at approximately 3:15 a.m., police responded to an assault/fraud transportation call in the Bremner Boulevard/York Street area.
It is reported that:
- a taxi driver drove three men and a woman to the Bremner Boulevard/York Street area and all fled the taxi without making a payment
- the driver managed to detain one of the men who resisted arrest and pulled out a knife
- the man threatened to kill the taxi driver if he didnt release him
- the driver complied and the man ran from the scene
Security camera images from the taxi have been released to try to identify the woman and three men.
Suspect #1: male, white, 18-22, 5'5", baseball cap, earrings, glasses, faint moustache, armed with a knife
Suspect #2: male, black, 20-24, 5'5", broken teeth, clean-shaven
Suspect #3: male, white, 20-24, 5'3", dark hair
Suspect #4: female, white, 20-24, thin build, wearing a hoodie
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.