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Suspect in custody after man seen with ‘large knife’ outside Toronto’s Dufferin station

April 4, 2022 Canuck Crime, Dufferin, dufferin station, dufferin subway station, man knife toronto, Toronto Police, toronto police man knife

Police say one person is in custody after a man was seen with a “large knife” outside a subway station in Toronto.

In a tweet Monday, Toronto police said a man was seen outside the Dufferin TTC subway station just before 3:30 p.m., with a large knife.

PERSON WITH A KNIFE:
Dufferin Subway Station
* 3:20 pm *
– Out front of station
– Reports of man with a large knife
– Threatening people
– Damaging subway property with knife
– Officers o/s
– Searching the area#GO624911
^dh pic.twitter.com/mLaOIBySrc

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 4, 2022

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Officers allege the man was threatening people and was damaging subway property with the knife.

In an update just before 4 p.m., officers said one man was taken into custody.

Police said officers are investigating, and Toronto Transit Commission service will resume “shortly.”

PERSON WITH A KNIFE:
Dufferin Subway Station
– Officers searched area
– Have located suspect
– 1 man in custody
– Investigating
– TTC service will resume shortly
^dh

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 4, 2022