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Man arrested for threatening students, staff at local school

April 18, 2024 by Toronto Newswire

Man arrested for threatening students and staff at Kipling Ave. and Bloor Street W. school.

A Toronto man who allegedly threatened students and staff of a local school has been arrested by police.

Police said they responded to a call on April 15 at 3 p.m. for a suspect who was loitering around a school in the Bloor Street West and Kipling Avenue area making threats to students and staff.

The suspect became engaged in conversation with students and began swearing and threatening them.
Johnathan Taft, 44, of Toronto, has been charged with three counts of uttering threats, two counts of cause disturbance and breaching his probation order.

Police were called to the Kipling Ave. and Bloor St. W. school after being called.

He was slated to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on April 18.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com

 

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