Man wanted in bomb threat investigation, Bloor-Yonge subway station, Photograph of man released

Man wanted in bomb threat investigation, Bloor-Yonge subway station, Photograph of man released

Sunday, August 13, 2017 - 10:13 PM
51 Division:  416-808-5100

The Toronto Police Service requests assistance locating a man wanted in a bomb threat investigation.

On Sunday, August 13, 2017, at 1:55 p.m., officers responded to a call for a bomb threat at Bloor-Yonge subway station.

It is reported that:

- a man was on the southbound Yonge line train

- the train was crowded

- the man announced to the people on board that he had a bomb and would blow up the train

- this forced the evacuation of the train in an unsafe manner

- he was last seen leaving the station in the midst of the crowd

His photograph is now released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable David Hopkinson, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Andrew Nanton, 51 Division