Police request assistance identifying man in Assault with a Weapon investigation

Police request assistance identifying man in Assault with a Weapon investigation

Friday, March 23, 2018 - 4:00 PM
51 Division:  416-808-5100

The Toronto Police Service is requesting assistance identifying a man in an Assault with a Weapon investigation.

On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at approximately 3:20 p.m. officers responded to a call for an Assault at the Tim Horton’s at 261 Yonge Street.

It is reported that:

- a man entered the restaurant, ordered a coffee and began yelling at the cashier,

- the manager asked the man to leave,

- the man threw a cup of hot coffee in the manager's face,

- he then fled the scene.

The man is described as approximately 40 years old, with a medium build, a beard and was wearing glasses with black frames. He was also wearing a black jacket and a blue shirt.

Security camera images of the man are 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 Caroline de Kloet, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Mary MacNaughton, 51 Division

Police request assistance identifying man in Assault with a Weapon investigation