Toronto police detain man and canine after sequence of assaults

Toronto police say they’ve detained a person and canine after two violent robberies and an tried boat theft Saturday morning that despatched two individuals to hospital with critical accidents.

Police had been referred to as a couple of carjacking close to Third Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard West simply earlier than 3 a.m. Based on police, a person attacked the motive force of an Uber, earlier than setting his canine — described as a 100 lb. pit bull or mastiff — on the motive force.

The motive force is being handled in hospital with critical, nonlife-threatening accidents. Police say the suspect took the motive force’s pink, imported automobile and fled.

In the meantime, a girl and a person had been biking by way of Humber Bay Park about 90 minutes later. When the girl stopped to take some footage, police say she was approached by a person who set his canine on the girl and her companion.

The girl was bitten a number of occasions and is being handled in hospital for “pretty critical” accidents, police say. Her companion was not injured. Police mentioned the suspect took the girl’s bicycle and a few of her belongings, and ran away.

Police say the canine bit a 3rd individual because the suspect fled by way of the park.

A short while later, a person who was sleeping on his boat on the Etobicoke Yacht Membership was woken up by a 5 a.m. commotion. Police say the person discovered the suspect and a canine on his boat.

After a quick confrontation, the suspect and the canine fled.

Police say a person was arrested at about 10 a.m. and that the canine is now with animal providers.

Police say they’re nonetheless investigating the incidents. They ask anybody with info to contact them at 416-808-2200, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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