ACTIVE SEARCH Toronto LE looking for suspect in multiple assaults in Roncesvalles,May-July 2020

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July 29 2020
Police looking for suspect in multiple assaults in Roncesvalles - CityNews Toronto
''Toronto police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect believed to be connected to six assaults in the Roncesvalles area.

After police initially reported two assaults in the area, four other people came forward to say they had also been victims of an assault in the area of Roncesvalles and Howard Park Avenues over the last week and one dating back to May.

Between July 20 and July 28, a man approached four women and one man on separate occasions and proceeded to either assault them, spit on them, or throw a drink at them before fleeing.

There is also a report from May 13 in which a man approached a 50-year-old woman and assaulted her before leaving the scene.''

The man is described as 25 to 40-years-old, five foot eight to 10 inches, and has a thin to medium build with black hair. In the most recent incident, the man was wearing a black baseball cap, grey t-shirt and grey shorts.''

 

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Lengthy article.
Jenny Yuen Jul 30, 2020 • Last Updated 3 hours ago
Toronto cops probing four more Roncesvalles assaults | Toronto Sun
''Toronto Police are investigating four more assaults — the majority involving women — in the Roncesvalles area.

Investigators say on May 13, a man approached a 50-year-old woman, assaulted her and then fled on foot in the Roncesvalles and Howard Park Aves. area''.

''On July 20, a man went up to a 55-year-old man, assaulted him and then ran away.

The following day, on July 21, a man approached a 38-year-old woman and spat on her before fleeing the area.''

''A number of other people have come forward on social media with other upsetting or violent incidents in the area.

“I was biking home tonight around 12:15 p.m,” one person posted on Instagram. “I passed by an alley on the east side of Dundas, just a little north of the Dundas and Roncesvalles intersection. There was a man in a jumpsuit wearing a Michael Myers mask from the movie Halloween. He had a big bag and looked as if he was about to leave the alley.”

''Anyone with information or video footage of these incidents can contact police at 416-808-1100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).''

 

[oceanblueeyes]

Thank you for this disheartening information.

I pray they can find him quickly. Until then no one is truly safe because imo, he's not going to stop until he's caught. We are living in such scary times now with so much violence.

Jmho

 

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Toronto Police Service :: News Release #47713
Update,
Further reports made to police
''Case #: 2020-1365849
The Toronto Police Service is investigating multiple separate assaults in the area of Roncesvalles Avenue and Howard Park Avenue.
See previous release.
It is further reported that:

On Wednesday, May 13, 2020:

- a man approached a 50-year-old woman
- the man assaulted the woman
- the man then fled on foot

On Monday, July 20, 2020, it is reported:

- a man approached a 55-year-old man
- the man then proceeded to assault the 55-year-old
- the man then fled on foot

On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, it is further reported:

- a man approached a 38-year-old woman
- the man then proceeded to spit on the woman
- the man then fled the area on foot

On Tuesday, July 28 2020, it is further reported:

- a man approached a 36-year-old woman
- the man then sprayed contents of a drink at the woman
- the man then fled on foot

Police continue to investigate and determine if the reported incidents are connected.

The man is described as 25 to 40 years of age, 5'8" to 5'10", thin to medium build, black hair. In the most recent incident the man was wearing a black baseball cap, grey t-shirt and grey shorts .

The investigations are ongoing and anyone who may have witnessed the incidents, or has information, is urged to contact police.''

 

[Tealgrove]

I read about this just this morning. Bizarre and Scary.

 

[dotr]

I read about this just this morning. Bizarre and Scary.

It certainly is scary, meanwhile in the east side of the city this has been going on..
Toronto, Public Safety Alert, random Attempted hammer attacks on women, June-July 2020

 

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Toronto cops probing four more Roncesvalles assaults | Toronto Sun

Toronto police need help identifying this man, who is suspected of spitting on a woman near Roncesvales Ave. and The Queensway on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The same man may be responsible for numerous other scary incidents targeting women in the area since May 2020. Handout photo / Toronto Police

 

[Tink60]

The randomness of these attacks are disturbing. Hope the perp is caught before someone is critically injured or killed.

 

[dotr]

Wow, that was fast, arrest!
Toronto Police Service :: News Release #47731
''On Friday, July 31, 2020, Driss Zahri, 37, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with:

1) four counts of Assault
2) two counts of Assault with a Weapon
3) six counts of Fail to Comply with Recognizance
4) six counts of Fail to Comply with Probation

He is scheduled to appear in court on at Old City Hall on Saturday, August 1, 2020, 10 a.m.''