Man charged with Assault on Toronto Police Parking Enforcement Officer, Yonge Street and Gerrard Street East, Shahfaisal Qureshi, 20

 

Man charged with Assault on Toronto Police Parking Enforcement Officer,
Yonge Street and Gerrard Street East, 
Shahfaisal Qureshi, 20

Broadcast time: 03:12 PM
Date: Friday, Jul 21, 2023
Unit: Parking Enforcement
Phone: 4168086600
Case #: 2023-1650142

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of an arrest made in an Assault investigation. 

On Sunday, July 16, 2023, at 1:38 a.m., police received a call for an Assault in the Yonge Street and Gerrard Street East area. 

It is alleged that:

• a Parking Enforcement Officer was conducting enforcement in the area
• the Parking Enforcement Officer was in the process of issuing a violation notice to an illegally parked vehicle
• the accused drove his vehicle toward the victim, unprovoked
• as the Parking Enforcement Officer stepped back, the accused steered toward the officer numerous time
• the accused then drove off 

Shahfaisal Qureshi, 20, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:

1. Assault Peace Officer While Threatening to use Intimidation of a Weapon

He is scheduled to appear in court at Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at 11 a.m., in room 203.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1600, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.

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Constable Shannon Eames for Brian Moniz