Police subdue knife-wielding man with cruiser
CURTIS RUSH
STAFF REPORTER THESTAR.COM
A dramatic standoff between a man wielding two knives and armed Toronto police officers at Yonge and Wellesley Sts. this morning was captured on video.
Footage of the standoff broadcast by CityPulse this morning showed an agitated assailant surrounded by police at about 7 a.m.
When the man refused to surrender, officers tried to use a police cruiser to herd the man into custody.
In the footage, the man is first bumped by the cruiser and ends up on the hood of the slow moving car.
When he jumps off, police surround him, but he continues to threaten them with his knives. The officers back off again.
The cruiser then strikes the assailant again, this time roughly pinning him between the car and a metal pole. He drops one knife when struck. After the car reverses, the assailant rises to his feet, drops the second knife and surrenders.
At this point, police close in and make the arrest. No charges have yet been laid.
The province's Special Investigations Unit has begun a probe of the incident. They are called in whenever death or serious injury results from an encounter between police and the public.
According to news reports, the assailant was only slightly injured.
http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20050308-007/Video-5-1.asx
CURTIS RUSH
STAFF REPORTER THESTAR.COM
A dramatic standoff between a man wielding two knives and armed Toronto police officers at Yonge and Wellesley Sts. this morning was captured on video.
Footage of the standoff broadcast by CityPulse this morning showed an agitated assailant surrounded by police at about 7 a.m.
When the man refused to surrender, officers tried to use a police cruiser to herd the man into custody.
In the footage, the man is first bumped by the cruiser and ends up on the hood of the slow moving car.
When he jumps off, police surround him, but he continues to threaten them with his knives. The officers back off again.
The cruiser then strikes the assailant again, this time roughly pinning him between the car and a metal pole. He drops one knife when struck. After the car reverses, the assailant rises to his feet, drops the second knife and surrenders.
At this point, police close in and make the arrest. No charges have yet been laid.
The province's Special Investigations Unit has begun a probe of the incident. They are called in whenever death or serious injury results from an encounter between police and the public.
According to news reports, the assailant was only slightly injured.
http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20050308-007/Video-5-1.asx
