Police say a man carjacked a car from a ride-hailing service and had a dog attack the driver. The driver was seriously lost and taken to the hospital-threatening injury
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Toronto police on Saturday on a series of charges Overnight incidents, including multiple dog attacks, carjackings, and attempts to steal boats, alleging that a man was arrested that morning.
Police said at the beginning of Saturday there were a total of four reports at the western end of the city, all about what was thought to be the same man and dog. rice field.
"We're not talking about the French poodle here, we're talking about the £ 100 pitbull or mastiff," said Const, a media officer at the Toronto Police Services. David Hopkinson.
Police said just before 3 am, a man carjacked a vehicle from a ride-hailing service and carried a dog to attack the driver. The driver was seriously injured but was taken to the hospital without life-threatening.
The next attack reportedly occurred around 4:30 am in a local park about 2 km from the hijacking.
Hopkinson said women and men biking in the park paused to take pictures. The suspect then allegedly carried a dog on a woman and stole a bicycle. A woman's cyclist came to help and the dog attacked him, but police said he was able to escape.
The woman was sent to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, Hopkinson said.
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations)June 25, 2022
-The same man / dog believed to be responsible for both cases
-4 people attacked / robbed / Report of injury
-Some injuries are serious
-Description: Black skin, medium physique, dark sloppy beard, gray hoodie
-Dog: 100 pounds, brown, pitbull Or Mastiff
-Area Search Officer
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Then suspected The person traveled further down the path in the park, and the dog attacked another, police said.
Shortly afterwards, a sleeping man on a boat at the Tobiko Yacht Club woke up and found a suspect trying to steal a dinghy. The suspect abandoned the dinghy and ran away, police said.
Police issued a statement shortly before 10 am that police had detained the man and handed over the dog to animal services.
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