CRIME SCENE: Man sought after unprovoked Canada Day assaults

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Toronto Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a male suspect wanted in connection with three separate assaults that all occurred within 10 minutes on Canada Day.

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Cops said on Monday at about 11:50 a.m. at Queen St. E., near Morse St., it was reported a suspect approached a victim and allegedly assaulted them without provocation.

Authorities said the suspect then continued running west on Queen.

It was then reported at about 11:55 a.m., near Carlaw and Colgate Aves., that the same suspect allegedly approached a second victim and assaulted them without provocation.

It was further reported at noon that a third victim was in the Colgate and Natalie Place area when the same suspect allegedly assaulted them without provocation and the suspect was last seen fleeing the area on foot.

Cops said the suspect and victims were not known to each other.

The suspect is a 6-foot male, 20-40 years old, with a slim build. He was wearing a red basketball hat, a striped button-down shirt with a black shirt underneath, black shorts, running shoes, and a black backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or 222tips.com.

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TORONTO MEN BUSTED FOR STOLEN VEHICLE AT PICKERING CASINO

Two 22-year-old Toronto men face five charges each after Durham Regional Police say two suspects fled police on foot from a stolen vehicle in Pickering.

Cops say on June 30 around 1:30 a.m., an officer blocked a suspicious vehicle in the parking garage of the Pickering Casino and Resort after confirming the car had been reported stolen.

Authorities say two suspects then exited the vehicle and fled on foot and the officer pursued then on foot and took one of the suspects into custody without incident.

A short time later, with the assistance of the K9 Unit, the second suspect was taken into custody.

Cops say drugs, a stun gun, and GPS trackers were seized from the vehicle.

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One suspect was transported to a local area hospital with minor injuries but the other suspect did not sustain any injuries.

Charged with five offences each, including obstructing a police officer, are Shemar Thorne and Terell Rose.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Cst. Davis of West Division at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 3849 and anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.

MAN SOUGHT IN TORONTO ASSAULT

Toronto Police are requesting the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in an assault investigation in the Scarborough Golf Club and Ellesmere Rds. area.

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It’s reported that around 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, the victim was walking on the trail in the hydro field between Scarborough Golf Club Rd. and Brimorton Dr. when they were allegedly assaulted by an unknown man.

The suspect, who is described as a Black male wearing black clothing, fled westbound toward Brimorton Drive and the victim and the accused were not known to one another.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-4300 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

SEX ASSAULT ARREST

A 21-year-old Toronto man has been charged in connection with a June 25 sexual assault in the Yonge St.-Broadway Ave. area just before 10 a.m..

Jahmore Walker-White has been charged with sex assault and two counts of fail to comply with probation order after it’s alleged a suspect approached a victim and sexually assaulted her.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5300.

MAN STABBED IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO

A man in his ‘40s was located with stab wounds by Toronto Police in the area of Richmond and Victoria Sts. around 2:22 a.m. on Wednesday.

The victim had non-life threatening injuries.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information should call 416-808-5100.

MAN SOUGHT FOR 2 SEX ASSAULTS

A 39-year-old Toronto man is accused of two sexual assaults about two weeks apart.

Toronto Police said that on June 18, it was reported the accused allegedly took unwanted photos of the victim in the Bathurst St.-Sheppard Ave. W. area and then followed them into a residential building elevator where the victim was allegedly sexually assaulted.

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Police say the victim confronted the suspect who left the elevator and then fled.

In the second incident, on July 2 in the Bathurst St.-Wilson Ave. area, cops said the accused followed another victim into a residential building elevator and as they exited, the suspect allegedly sexually assaulted the victim and then fled.

Clifford Belda faces one count of voyeurism and two counts of sexual assault.

He is described as having short black hair, a goatee, and brown eyes with a scorpion tattoo on his inner left forearm and was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt with yellow writing, gray pants, and white shoes and carrying a black backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-3200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or go to 222tips.com.

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COPS PROBE TTC KNIFE ATTACK

A man is sought after an attempted knife attack on a TTC bus last month.

Toronto Police said officers responded on Saturday, June 15 at 2:10 p.m. to a call for a person with a knife in the Birchmount and Ellesmere Rds. area.

Cops said the victim accidentally made contact with a man who then confronted the victim with a knife. The victim exited the bus, fearing for their safety, and was chased by the accused but was able to return to the bus for safety and the man fled the area.

The suspect is described as 45 years old and about 6-foot-1. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket, dark-coloured glasses, red pants, black shoes and was carrying a black and white backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-4100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or visit 222tips.com.

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MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT

A 43-year-old Toronto man is sought after an assault in the east end.

Toronto Police said officers were called on June 17 at about 1 a.m. for unknown trouble in the Dawes Rd.-Victoria Park Ave. area.

Cops said a fight broke out between two people and the alleged victim, who tried to intervene, was allegedly assaulted by the accused and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The accused fled the area before police arrived.

Jason Laroche has been identified and is wanted for assault cause bodily harm, assault with a weapon and uttering threats.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or visit 222tips.com.

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