No. 53 Division has reported a particularly brazen robbery of a teenager who was apparently at the wheel of a car which was stopped or parked near Avenue Road and Eglinton Ave. West.. This incident occurred at 5.45 pm. on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. The report does not say if the car was on a main route during rush hour or parked on a side street. According to the young man, who is 16, two male suspects opened the passenger side doors and entered the vehicle. The TPS reports says: “One of the suspects removed the vehicle key, while the other suspect threatened to shoot the victim, although no weapon was seen. The suspects removed a quantity of cash, a cellphone and a key ring from the victim. The suspects then exited the vehicle and fled the scene in an unknown direction. No injuries were sustained by the victim.” Police are requesting the assistance of the public in identifying the following described persons in connection with this offence. Description of Suspect #1: Male, black, 15 to 19 years, 5’10” to 6’, medium build, black hair. Suspect #2: Male, black, 15 to 19 years, 5’10” to 6’, medium build.
Crews were making steady progress against the piles of dirt encrusted snow filling the curb lanes of Mt. Pleasant Rd. north of St. Clair Ave E on Friday. The City’s excellent industrial snow blower is seen here blasting the filthy stuff into a truck at Heath St. At City Hall meanwhile there was some familiar hand-wringing going on about whether Toronto should have declared a snow emergency to deal with last weekend’s storm. Well, maybe. But here in Worry City we have to fret about things like streetcar delays, possible annoyance that a car might be towed (really?) and even whether Winnipeg might laugh at us. What could be more mortifying? God bless the hard working guys on Mt. Pleasant we say. They seem to be so functional, so useful. 
