Toronto Police Service is on the lookout for a man who was making a nuisance of himself by insisting on walking home with a ten-year-old girl near Don Mills Road and Overlea Boulevard last week. The girl was crossing the soccer field of Gateway Public School alone around 4:15 p.m. when a man approached and pulled on her shirt sleeve. He was persistent that he should walk her home. The girl ran towards the school and the man left the area. He is described as dark in complexion, 30 to 40 years old, 5’ 8” tall with a medium build. He had short black hair, a moustache, and was wearing a dark blue zip-up hoodie, white T-shirt, light blue track pants and black shoes. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-5400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
Man grabbed girl’s wrist at Eg and Laird
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The Toronto Police Service has sent out an alert about a man who tried to force a 15 year old girl to go with him. It happened today (Monday, April 29, 2013) in the Eglinton Avenue East/Laird Drive area. The police report says, “It is reported that: − on Monday, April 29, 2013, at 12:30 p.m., a man approached a 15−year−old girl and asked for directions − the man then asked the girl to come with him and took hold of her wrist − a woman witnessed what was happening and intervened − the man continued walking eastbound along Eglinton Avenue East The man is described as having a light−brown complexion, in his 50s, 5’5″−5’6″, with a heavy build and bald. He was wearing a black jacket with dark jeans.” Readers of the South Bayview Bulldog will recall another incident which occurred near Overlea and Don Mills Road some five or six days ago.
