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Community Safety and Security

Assault: Suspect Arrested

September 25, 2023
Location of incidentVictoria Street and Dundas Street East
Date and time of incidentMonday, September 25, 2023 at 12:15 p.m.
Date and time reportedMonday, September 25, 2023 at 12:15 p.m.

Incident details

Toronto Police Service informed TMU Security of an individual brandishing an axe. Toronto Police Service located the individual off campus and arrested them.    

Please reach out to the Toronto Police Service’s non-emergency line at 416-808-2222 for additional questions about the incident. 

Note: TMU Safe notified the community of the incident and provided status updates while the individual was near campus. TMU Safe is the university’s tool for mass notification that will send alerts in urgent situations that pose an immediate safety or security risk to the community.

Description information

The individual was described as male, with a light complexion and approximately 30 to 40 years old. They had short dark brown hair. They were wearing black headphones, black t-shirt, grey pants and white sneakers. 

Definition of Assault

An assault is when someone intentionally applies force (or attempts or threatens to apply force) to another person without their consent.
This is an abbreviated Canadian Criminal Code definition. Learn more about the terminology used in incident reports.

If you have any information about this incident or would like to report something that happened to you, please contact us.

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