Yonge Street and Shuter Street area
Date: Sunday, Jan 21, 2024
Unit: Intelligence Services
Case #: 2023-2899583
The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of arrests made in a Mischief investigation.
On Sunday, December 17, 2023, at approximately 4:55 p.m., police were in the area of Yonge Street and Shuter Street for a demonstration.
It is alleged that:
- the two men were participating in a demonstration in the Toronto Eaton Centre
- the men were blocking the entrance to a store and preventing employees from closing
- both men began pushing security and were trying to gain entry into the store
- police were attempting to remove the protestors from the area, when one of the men pushed an officer
- the other man then used an umbrella to strike an officer
- the demonstrators banged on the store shutters and yelled at store employees and officers
- one man then made a verbal threat towards an individual in the mall
Police later identified the two men involved in this incident.
On Saturday, January 20, 2024, members of the Hate Crime Unit conducted a Criminal Code Search Warrant in relation to this offence.
It is further alleged that:
- at the time of the search, officers recovered items of evidentiary value related to the investigation
Amro Saeed Ahmad Abufarick, 19, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
- Unlawful Assembly
- Member of an Unlawful Assembly While masked
- Mischief Interfere with Property
- Assault Peace Officer
- Uttering Threats
He was scheduled to appear in court at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre, 2201 Finch Avenue West, on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at 10 a.m., in room 601.
Malek Said Ahma Abufarick, 34, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
- Unlawful Assembly
- Mischief Interfere with Property
- Assault Peace Officer
He was scheduled to appear in court at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre, 2201 Finch Avenue West, on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at 10 a.m., in room 601.
As a reminder, the Service respects people's right to demonstrate lawfully, but anyone whose behaviour crosses the line from lawful demonstration to criminality can be arrested. Just because someone is not issued a charge at the time does not mean that they cannot be laid at a later date. Officers will continue to investigate, gather evidence, and determine whether charges are appropriate.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.
Constable Shannon Eames for Detective Kelly Lukas
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