Man charged for allegedly driving car at parking officer 'numerous times' in downtown Toronto

A Toronto Police Services logo is shown at headquarters, in Toronto, on Friday, August 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

A 20-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly driving his car at a parking enforcement officer “numerous times” in downtown Toronto. On Sunday, shortly after 1:30 a.m., Toronto police said they responded to a call for an assault in theAn officer was conducting parking enforcement at that time and was starting to issue a violation notice to an illegally parked vehicle, the release reads.As the parking enforcement officer stepped back, police said the driver steered his vehicle toward the officer “numerous times” before fleeing the scene.

On Friday, Shahfaisal Qureshi, of Toronto, was charged with assault of a peace officer while threatening to use intimidation of a weapon.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 416-808-1600, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS .

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